Implementing and strictly enforcing a zero-tolerance policy for rule violations, ensuring a safe and respectful environment for both guests and neighbors.
Glossary Term: Safety
Implementing contactless check-in and check-out procedures using smart locks, keypads, or lockboxes, minimizing physical interaction and enhancing safety and convenience.
Renovating bathrooms to include zero-threshold showers, improving accessibility for guests with mobility issues and enhancing safety and convenience.
A legal doctrine requiring landlords to maintain their rental properties in a habitable condition, ensuring basic living standards like plumbing, heating, and safety.
Policies or plans in place to address potential disruptions caused by weather events, such as hurricanes or snowstorms.
Identifying potential hazards and liabilities associated with renting out a property, such as property damage, liability claims, and legal disputes.
The process of confirming a guest’s identity and legitimacy before allowing them to book a short-term rental. This can involve verifying government-issued IDs, checking social media profiles, and screening against databases of known fraudsters.
A request for maintenance or repair that requires immediate attention to address an issue that is impacting the habitability or safety of a short-term rental property.
The maximum number of guests permitted to stay overnight in a short-term rental property, as determined by local regulations, safety guidelines, and the host’s preference.
A community-based program where residents look out for each other’s properties and report any suspicious activity, enhancing security for short-term rentals.
Essential items provided for guest safety, such as smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers, and first aid kits.
Maintaining the highest level of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the property to ensure guest satisfaction and safety.