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Airbnb bans house parties around the world as it tries to leave its reputation blank and meet the boundaries of coronavirus-related meetings.
The San Francisco-based shared housing company will restrict the occupancy of its rental sets to 16 people and may offer exceptions for boutique hotels or other places for special occasions.
Airbnb said it could take legal action against visitors and hosts who violate the ban.Last week, for the first time, Airbnb filed a lawsuit against a guest who had hosted an unauthorized party in Sacramento County, California.
Airbnb has banned unauthorized parties, and the company said nearly 75% of its ads explicitly prohibit parties.
But after a fatal shooting at an Airbnb rental in California last Halloween, the company has taken several steps to take strong action against the holidays: five others were killed in the shooting, which occurred at an unauthorized party.
Last November, Airbnb began manually reviewing US reserves.But it’s not the first time And Canada for suspicious rentals, such as a visitor who had booked an overnight stay near his home, and extended the program to Australia last week.
In July, Airbnb banned U.S. and Canadian consumers under the age of 25 with fewer than 3 positive reviews from booking entire homes near their home, and last week prolonged policy to the UK, Spain and France.
Airbnb said it also plans to expand a hotline that allows neighbors to report unauthorized people.
Airbnb says about 2% of the 7 million households indexed on its can accommodate 16 or more people.There are at least 53 in London, 277 in Beijing, 170 in New York and 116 in Los Angeles, according to the company’s website.
Airbnb, 12, has tried to get rid of its surf symbol on the couch and attract more types of travelers before its initial public offering.Last year, he announced an effort to verify all of his properties, for example.
Airbnb filed the initial documents wednesday for a percentage that it will provide to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.But the initial audience can take position by the end of this year.
The company also said it sought to meet public aptitude mandates.For example, Los Angeles County prohibits meetings of others from other households.
Airbnb said the closure of bars and nightclubs related to coronavirus had led to an increase in big parties, in their rents.
“We don’t need this kind of business, and whoever commits or authorizes this habit doesn’t belong to our platform,” Airbnb said in a message on its website.