Key Takeaways

Airbnb will stop hosts from fining guests who ignore chore requests such as washing dishes or stripping beds for reservations booked on or after November 20.

The platform will flag requests that violate its policy and let hosts appeal, while allowing exceptions for circumstances such as drought-related water restrictions.

Hosts can use guest contracts only when laws, homeowners association rules, or similarly limited circumstances require them.

Airbnb is changing its rules on what a host can ask a guest to do before handing over the keys, leaving a number of hosts ranting about it online.

According to BBC News , the new rules apply to every reservation booked on or after November 20.…