You agree to cover Airbnb's legal costs and damages if a dispute or lawsuit arises from your actions on the platform, including from bookings, guest interactions, or violations of platform policies.
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Hosts in particular can be exposed to significant legal costs if a guest or third party brings a claim related to their listing or a stay, and under these terms Airbnb can require hosts to cover Airbnb's own defense costs in such situations.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of broad consumer indemnification clauses varies by jurisdiction; EU/UK unfair contract terms rules may limit application of this clause against individual consumers.
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 a claim arises from your hosting activity or a booking you are involved in, you may be required to indemnify Airbnb for its legal fees and losses, which creates financial exposure beyond the value of the booking itself. This obligation is particularly material for hosts who experience guest disputes or property damage claims.
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"To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to release, defend (at Airbnb's option), indemnify, and hold harmless Airbnb and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including but not limited to, Airbnb Payments and their officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with: (i) your breach of these Terms or our Policies, (ii) your improper use of the Airbnb Platform, (iii) your interaction with any Member, stay at an Accommodation, participation in an Experience or other Host Service, (iv) your failure to comply with any applicable law, (v) Third-party claims relating to actions or omissions of you or your co-host(s).Excerpt from Airbnb's Terms of Service
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Hosts in particular can be exposed to significant legal costs if a guest or third party brings a claim related to their listing or a stay, and under these terms Airbnb can require hosts to cover Airbnb's own defense costs in such situations.
If a claim arises from your hosting activity or a booking you are involved in, you may be required to indemnify Airbnb for its legal fees and losses, which creates financial exposure beyond the value of the booking itself. This obligation is particularly material for hosts who experience guest disputes or property damage claims.
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