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Is your checkout list still allowed?

For Airbnb bookings made on or after Nov 20, 2026, hosts can't require dishes washed, beds stripped, laundry started or trash hauled away. Paste your list and see which lines need to change. Nothing you paste leaves this phone.

The example above is ours. Swap in yours.

Line by line

Your fixed list

Put it in Airbnb: Listings, the house, Listing editor. Turn on the standard house rule Lock up at checkout (add where keys go), then paste the rest under Additional rules, Before checkout. Airbnb removed the old Checkout instructions section, so that is the one place it counts now.

THE RULE

What changed on Nov 20

You can still ask guests to
  • leave dishes in the sink
  • gather used towels
  • sort trash and recycling
  • lock up, turn things off
  • use the bear-proof or animal-proof bins where there are animals (an exception Airbnb names)
You can't require
  • washing and putting away dishes
  • stripping the beds
  • starting laundry
  • taking garbage off the property
  • other jobs a cleaner usually does

Rules live in one place now. Every house rule and checkout request has to be in the listing's own sections before guests book. Messages, signs in the house and guidebooks can repeat them but can't add new ones. Airbnb is also sorting house rules into seven set categories, like quiet hours, pets, smoking and locking up at checkout.

What happens if you don't: Airbnb says it may explain the rule to you, ask you to change the listing or warn you. If it keeps happening, the listing can carry a notice to guests or show up lower in search.

Cleaning fees stay allowed. Your cleaner does the jobs above, and your fee can cover them. Want the whole turnover to run itself? Write your cleaner's turnover text.

Sources, seen Nov 11 2026: Airbnb, updated Nov 3 2026; Associated Press, Oct 22 2026; Skift, Oct 21 2026. Reports describe it as applying to reservations made on or after Nov 20. Check Airbnb's Help Center for your listing. This page sorts lines by keywords. It's a quick check, not Airbnb's ruling.

Got a guidebook too?

A free /stay page puts your Wi-Fi name, checkout, parking and trash day on the fridge with a QR, plus live local weather and alerts. Keep its house rules the same as your listing's.