Locksmith

[David10532]

Hi, I am a licensed Locksmith in the Los Angeles area and I do a lot of airbnb lockouts and i charge cheap for my host's.

Question tho- there has seemed to be a debate about who foots the bill exactly and in the last customer I had was a guest who refused to pay and said it was the host's responsibility. This got me thinking..is there a clear path on who is to pay the bill?

I only charge $50 for lockouts for my airbnb clients, but I wanted to know if anyone here know directly.

[Helen3]

It depends on who is at fault. Whoever calls you out should pay you. Moral of your story don't do any work without being paid up front @David10532 

[David10532]

thanks for your reply. This is indeed a great point!

[Lorna170]

@David10532  Every host will have their own policy -- some will foot the bill for the lockout and others will charge the guest or require the guest to directly pay the locksmith.  

Perhaps it would be best for you to have a policy to always charge the host and have the host chase the errant guest for payment.  I am a host, and while it would tick me off to have to pay for guest stupidity and not be reimbursed, I would want to be assured of your continued service and would pay you for that service.

[David10532 · Accepted solution]

thanks for this reply. This does sound logical, I appreciate it

[Lando495]

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[Mike-And-Jane0]

@David10532 I would ignore the fact these are Airbnbs. Whoever calls you out should pay the bill and then the guest/host can bicker as to who actually ends up refunding who.