Accepting reservations for COVID-19 responders

Sarah3241
Level 2
New Orleans, LA

Accepting reservations for COVID-19 responders

I am uncomfortable with accepting this requirement "I acknowledge that while Host Protection Insurance and the Host Guarantee apply to these stays, there are coverage limits, such as lack of coverage for claims related to transmission of COVID-19 or actions taken in response to COVID-19" when the link to "learn more" doesn't work. What do y'all think about this?

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Martha707
Level 1
Los Angeles, CA

I am uncomfortable with it also. Airbnb should offer hosts more protections, not less, for opening up our homes to covid-19 responders.  Of course the "learn more" button does not work b/c then we would see that this deal is bad for us. 

Me too- I'm in a hot zone and absolutely do definitely want to host first responders (angels, really). They're needed and welcome here, but the broken "learn more" and the complete and absolute lack of further info ANYWHERE as to exactly we're agreeing to makes me afraid I'll be left holding the bag for something I didn't think of. What is it that's so obscured??

Imo, it's always been a PR stunt..... and has always been up to the host to decide whether they want to host first responders or not, whether they will charge normal nightly rates or not, whether they will host first responders as a sort of contribution....... even in the best of circumstances, Airbnb never provided much protection to hosts and they never will. 

 

If I wanted to donate or give back to my community in any way.... as a host or otherwise.... I personally would not do so thru Airbnb. 

I am uncomfortable with it also.