Airbnb has always banned unauthorized
parties, but it plans to increase enforcement
of that policy. Chesky said Airbnb will expand
manual screening of “high risk” reservations
that are flagged by its system. Reservations for
one night at a large house, for example, might
get extra scrutiny.
The company also plans to crack down on hosts
who allow their homes to become long-term
nuisances in their neighborhoods. Effective
immediately, the company will remove guests
and hosts who fail to comply, Chesky said.
Chesky said Airbnb is also forming a rapid
response team dedicated to house parties. He
didn’t say what the team would do that police
don’t already do.
Margaret Richardson, Airbnb’s vice president
of trust, will oversee the rapid response team.
Airbnb will release more details on its policy
after Richardson conducts a 10-day review to
determine the scale of the problem and the best
way to fix it.
Five people died after a Halloween party
shooting in the San Francisco suburb of Orinda.
“What happened in Orinda was horrible. I feel
for the families and neighbors impacted by
this tragedy. We are working to support them,”
Chesky said in a tweet.
The woman who rented the home lied to her
Airbnb host, saying she was renting it so her
asthmatic family members could escape wildfire
smoke, according to a person with knowledge
of the transaction, who was not authorized to
publicly disclose the information and spoke only
on condition of anonymity.