I was just contacted by the support team issuing a refund due to extenuating circumstances. As one might guess, the booking was a short notice type, but those are fine mostly. Just to illustrating the immediacy of the booking and short notice cancelation in 24hrs time.
Anyway, here is live experience teaching and expanding on AirBNB policy. Extenuating circumstances allows a government issued letter to be acceptable for this refund. So, you'd think that would not be something too trivial a matter right? Well, it seems like there is a very trivial loophole here for parolees--or anyone else who can't fly or travel out of state. In this case it was a coast to coast booking.
The guest is to be refunded having submitted the proper government document-court order to not leave the state!!!
I fought tirelessly on the phone with the rep and got comped for one of three days they'd booked. Fortunately, I had another booking come through the following day that covered the other days. What a headache! Certainly not a win for me, but a tiresome lesson. Do I really have to submit a suggestion/feedback to see this policy loophole close?