I have searched the forums and see that Airbnb provides no standard mechanism to charge a pet fee or to add a pet specific deposit. This is a gap in functionality. I had a bad experience with a guest and their pet. Airbnb informed me that the standard security deposit and host guarantee do not cover damages or cleaning fees due to pets. With the standard policies not covering pets, and no way for hosts to charge pet fees or deposits, this is a gigantic gap in functionality. Yes, I know I can manually request additional fees after a reservation is paid in full. This is not a managable process or an acceptable solution for hosts with multiple properties.
Airbnb development support: Please fix this gap and provide a standard means to ask gusts if they have pets and add charges to the reservation based on their answer. I use other property management softwares that offer this functionality.
Community members, please reply in support of this enhancement. Thanks.