HELLPPPP need advise on HOSTING friend and Family

[Christina836]

Hello everyone,

happy hump day! I am trying to locate a document ( I know I've seen this before). Where aibnb suggests even friends and family book through their platform to ensure they are covered. ( you can host them for a $1.00) it helps with reviews as well.

I have had guests and friends / family stay at my home.

MY Hoa took it upon them self's to see how many reviews I have; and use that info to collect as they say "a piece of the pie" my argument is that not all people that left reviews were strangers!  It makes me sick that here I am the one actually FRONTING the costs to have this investment and they just want to collect? They want 100 per booking!  I really wish airbnb would make some info private. ( their basically using airbnb platform for their own benefit).

Has anyone had to deal with this? ideally if I can find the document ( they think im making this up) and want 3200 by may! ON top of the dues I pay yearly 1800!

HELPP

Thank you,

Christina

[Helen3]

Sorry that's not correct @Christina836  the minimum you can charge is $10 per night

How were you only able to charge £1.

If you use the search function on Airbnb Help hopefully you will find what you are looking for. I have never heard any reference to the document you refer to.

[Anonymous]

@Christina836  Airbnb used to encourage hosts to request written references from friends and family - which did not require them to actually place a booking. There was an automated email link in the profile editor you could use to do so (I don't know if it's still there).  And there are still incentives to refer new users such as friends and family to create new accounts. But to the best of my knowledge, at no point did they ever have some kind of document saying you should have mom and dad book through the platform when they come and visit (they'd have been a laughingstock had they done so), so unfortunately I think you were mistaken about this. 

Even if such a document did exist, it doesn't give you a good argument against your HOA. The best thing you can do is carefully review the terms of your contract and refer to the stated policy on short-term rentals. If the HOA policy allows you to rent the property in the increments that you did on Airbnb, they have no basis to levy a fine against you. But if it turns out that you were breaking the rules, you better deactivate your listing and lawyer up.