The age-old question of who is supposed to pay for a home repair: the person who lives in it, or the person who owns it?
When you live in a home you don’t own, disputes are bound to follow every time something happens to the place. It could be an AC malfunction, a hole in the wall, or a clogged toilet; every single change drags a whole conversation about who is supposed to be the one paying for the repair.
Naturally, neither side wants to bear the cost of a repair. The owner never wants to pay for something in a home they don’t live in, and the renter doesn’t want to pay for something in a home they don’t own. But usually, a simple clause in their contract determines which one of them must take out their wallet, and that usually settles the debate.
When it comes to Airbnbs, things tend to get a little blurry because these standard contracts are not a common thing between a host and a guest. Anyone who has ever stayed at an Airbnb knows that some hosts tend to look for ways they can squeeze more money out of their guests, and one must be careful whenever they’re staying at an Airbnb for longer than a night.
The guest below is staying at an Airbnb long-term, which could be a risky deal, as they have just discovered themselves. For a while, they didn’t have any problems with their stay, until one night at 2:00 AM, they got locked out of the bedroom because the electronic lock suddenly ran out of batteries.
Since they only left their room to go to the bathroom, the guest didn’t have anything but their phone on them, so they decided to text the host and explain the situation. After a bit of back and forth, the host told the guest to wait until 7:00 AM, and the guest decided to spend the rest of the night in the communal kitchen. When morning came, the host called a locksmith who came to fix the lock. When the door was fixed, the host and guest got into a dispute about who should pay the locksmith for the job. The host claimed it was the guest’s fault for leaving the room in the middle of the night, while the guest refused to take the blame for a malfunction that had nothing to do with them.
Author: Kayitsi.com
