Very very sad and unfair to the host from Airbnb side
if such guest stayed in the small private hotel do you think such guests can ever go away with this type of behavior ? This is why they taking security deposit upfront in case of any damage.
Airbnb is also has policy for security deposit, but how it works is unclear.
i have noticed that some of the guests just have jealous filling toward host and tried to make negative things just for purpose , just to satisfied their pay to host
Airbnb is never explained to guest how their payments breaks, they have no idea they paying 14% of their pay as a tax to the city and this is not going to host.
They have no clue Airbnb takes from host fees for advertising and other things and host pay taxes for every penny they earned.
My suggestion to you is to calculate damage and place it toward your income tax as loses.
i did this last year when bran new electrical cook top guest damaged by placing measuring cup, made from plastic to warm some liquid and plastic dissolved into the heating plates and cook top was ruined
i made picture from the cook top, place the purchase check from and deduct as a loss from income tax
its absolutely legal because we all run officially registered business .
same things I did for coffee maker when they break bran new ,just from the store
just keep records and receipts as a proofs in case of IRS check up
dont ever call Airbnb just write to them about bed behavior and loses made by guests. Check with your tax advisor about loses, they will advise you properly.
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