Underage Drinking

[Brad-and-Tafi0]

I am new to AirBNB and just received a booking for a younger group.

My concern is there will be underage drinking if I approve these types of reservations. Does anyone have feedback they can provide? Very concerned and want to make sure to take precautions.

Am I able to request that persons booking be at least 21 years of age so I don't have to worry about minors renting to have underage parties?

[Michelle2152]

Agree with your concern and would like to have the same ability to verify IDs Of all guests

[Helen3]

No at Airbnb you can't discriminate on the basis of age (unless you are a large scale property management company or your housing association has a 21+ restriction. You need to accept 18+ @Brad-and-Tafi0 

[Anonymous]

@Brad-and-Tafi0 Your Bunkhouse looks really fun, and it's easy to see its appeal as a party house. So in all honesty, underage drinking and/or drugs are a very likely scenario - if not with this group than at some point in the future. There isn't really a way you can prevent people from making these choices, but you can set and enforce clear rules about noise levels, and strictly forbid unregistered visitors. This minimizes the odds of a party that attracts police attention and damages your property. 

[John1080 · Accepted solution]

I would be and really, we should all be concerned about the criminal and liability implications related to underage drinking. 

Depending on the jurisdiction, I could see an incident leading to criminal charges and if someone was injured, insurance liability or even civil litigation. 

Thank you for bringing this up, as it’s something I am going to think more about. 

[Helen3]

@John1080  For many of us there aren’t legal implications as we have 18+ drinking age laws in the majority of countries around the world. 

[John1080]

@Helen3, sure, but 21 of course in the US and 19 in many provinces of Canada.

[Connie-and-Fern0]

What are the risks to us in the US as far as liability? I just had a 19 year old Who lives locally book for New Year’s Eve. Our home is attached to the apartment so we can keep a close eye on things but have no way to know if there’s underage drinking happening inside. 

[Jarrod31]

How did you know the age of the guest?