@Manuel18 @Matthew285 @Huma0 @Alfredo10
Manuel, thank you for coming back here and updating your situation. When someone takes the time to do this it helps us all. It is a bit like finishing the last chapter in a book...it closes all the loose ends!
I am pleased you have ended up on good terms with your Landlord. That previous statement I made about the 'quick buck' was not a reference to your scenario, I was just stating what someone may have said to get you going down this path and I didn't mean it was your particular motivation.
One thing that needs to be understood here Manuel....and @Sarah977 alluded to it her post, there are insurance implications here when you sub-let!
As Sarah says, a Landlord will accept the risk of a tenant based on certain risk factors! Insurance companies are exactly the same. They will offer insurance coverage based on the perceived risk. Where a long term tenant is in an insured space the company accepts that risk, but when you short term rent you increase that risk factor many times over and the insurer has no idea at any given time who is in their insured space. And as soon as they find out that this activity is happening they will cancel their insurance cover!
Landlords, property managers aware of this specifically forbid short term rental, but many are not aware of this because, the situation has never arrisen to be tested.
So Manuel, it's not a matter of a landlord being a bit unfair because he didn't specifically spell it out in his rental agreement. I am certain you would not like someone taking advantage of you, just as I am certain you would not want to take advantage of them.
It is an unfortunate situation, I am so pleased Airbnb have not taken too hard a stand with you and I would suggest, If you wish to short term rent in the future seek out a short term rental insurer who specifically covers what you wish to do...there are a growing number in the field! Take a properly prepared proposal to the landlord....possibly offer the landlord a percentage of each hosting to go towards a property management fund, and lay all the cards on the table.
I have seen this work to a hosts advantage in the past....everyone is a winner!
And by doing this you will also have satisfied Airbnb's regulations in that you will have 'got all relevant approvals prior to hosting'
All the best mate, I wish you a long and properous future.
Cheers.....Rob