“You are responsible and liable for your own acts and omissions and are also responsible for the acts and omissions of anyone you invite to join or provide access to any Accommodation...”
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Guests bear legal responsibility for the conduct of their invitees, meaning a guest-caused incident by a third party invited by the Guest can be attributed to the Guest under these Terms.
Interpretive note: The excerpt establishes two related but independent propositions: the Guest's responsibility for their own acts and omissions, and their responsibility for invitees' acts and omissions. The canonical claim covers the invitee proposition as the primary legally notable effect. The self-responsibility proposition is recorded in omitted_material.
The updated Terms of Service no longer explicitly state that users must be at least 18 years old to book a reservation or host a place on Airbnb. Previously, this age requirement was stated as a binding community policy. The removal of this language creates operational uncertainty about Airbnb's age eligibility requirements and enforcement. While Airbnb's actual booking and hosting practices may not have changed, users can no longer point to an explicit contractual age restriction in the published terms.
View change record →If you invite or grant access to others at an Accommodation, you are responsible and liable for their acts and omissions.
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"You are responsible and liable for your own acts and omissions and are also responsible for the acts and omissions of anyone you invite to join or provide access to any Accommodation...Excerpt from Airbnb's Terms of Service
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Guests bear legal responsibility for the conduct of their invitees, meaning a guest-caused incident by a third party invited by the Guest can be attributed to the Guest under these Terms.
If you invite or grant access to others at an Accommodation, you are responsible and liable for their acts and omissions.
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