Airbnb can suspend or terminate your account, remove your listings, or restrict your access at any time and for any reason, without advance notice and without liability.
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Hosts who rely on Airbnb for income and guests with upcoming bookings can have their accounts suspended or listings removed without warning, creating financial and operational risk.
Interpretive note: EU/EEA business users may be entitled to procedural protections under the P2B Regulation that limit the practical effect of this no-notice termination right; enforceability in those jurisdictions is not determined solely by this clause.
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 →This reformulated provision explicitly states Airbnb can suspend/terminate 'without cause' and 'without prior notice', significantly strengthening Airbnb's unilateral right to remove users compared to the previous version which required showing breach or belief of breach.
View full change record →For hosts, sudden account suspension without notice can disrupt existing bookings and income. For guests, suspension can affect upcoming travel plans. The terms assert Airbnb has no liability for these actions, though applicable consumer and platform regulation may impose procedural requirements in some jurisdictions.
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Hosts who rely on Airbnb for income and guests with upcoming bookings can have their accounts suspended or listings removed without warning, creating financial and operational risk.
For hosts, sudden account suspension without notice can disrupt existing bookings and income. For guests, suspension can affect upcoming travel plans. The terms assert Airbnb has no liability for these actions, though applicable consumer and platform regulation may impose procedural requirements in some jurisdictions.
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