@Christine615
So you think that background checks, signed off by the guest, should be performed by the host on every guest who requests to book? I think that’s the only way a host would be able to provide a copy to the HOA.
Or...maybe you think that Airbnb would just hand background checks to all hosts who ask. I don’t think that is even legal, but even if it was, how recent would the background checks need to be? Would Airbnb be performing background checks on all of their members every year, every few months, or just once at sign-up, which may have been years ago? Would the HOA accept a 10-year-old background check?
No, I think the HOA would require an up-to-date, certified background check, with permission signed by the guest, which means hosts would have to provide them for every guest and every booking. This seems excessive and quite impractical, which is why I think the major impetus of the HOA is to curtail STR hosting in general.