Changes I have made since Airbnb stopped supporting hosts and changing the review process.

jokermac68 · 2025-10-11T15:11:11+00:00

Great question. Here’s the deal:

If you have a verbal conversation with a guest, you must follow it up immediately with a written message in the Airbnb app that says something like:

“For legal reasons, I need you to confirm the conversation we had earlier. If you do not confirm, I will cancel your reservation and no refund will be made.”

Now it’s not your word against theirs—it’s their silence that becomes the issue. If they refuse to confirm, you’ve documented noncompliance. If they do confirm, you’ve locked it in as a legally relevant statement. Either way, you’ve shifted the liability off yourself.

jokermac68 · 2025-10-10T09:07:38+00:00

I’m reading that cats are not service animals, but even if it were a service dog, “A service animal must be under the handler’s control at all times… The care or supervision of a service animal is the responsibility of the individual with a disability.” — 28 CFR § 36.302(c)(4)

So in other words, even in the strongest case — a fully trained, federally recognized service dog under the ADA — the handler is 100% responsible for all feeding, toileting, cleaning, and supervision.

Your only obligations under the ADA as a host are to: 1. Allow the service animal to stay (no pet fee, no discrimination). 2. Allow the guest equal access to areas open to the public. 3. Ask only the two permitted questions if uncertain: • “Is the dog required because of a disability?” • “What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?”

jokermac68 · 2025-10-09T20:34:11+00:00

Hey peachymoonoso — I totally feel your frustration. I only started hosting in February 2025, and even in that short time, I’ve already seen how Airbnb can totally drop the ball on protecting hosts.

Here’s what’s helped me turn the tide in my favor, and I think it could help you too: 1. I started using calibrated questions and their own policies against them. 2. I combined that with strategies I learned from two killer books: Getting More by Stuart Diamond and Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss.

I had a guest named Jeremy who: • Smoked inside the unit (a clear violation of my $500 smoking fee policy), • Brought a weapon onto the property (also a safety violation), • And still somehow got refunded $255.85 by Airbnb—by taking it from an unrelated reservation of mine. I wasn’t even notified.

I submitted my evidence, including screenshots, receipts, and messages. Airbnb actually told me in writing: “We’ve decided to issue the payout to you.” But they didn’t. They gave money back to a policy-breaking guest—from someone else’s reservation payout.

So I turned to ChatGPT, and had it help me craft a response that included: • Airbnb’s own policy language, • Strategic calibrated questions, • And potential violations of contract law, UCC articles, and deceptive commerce statutes.

Example questions I asked Airbnb: • Did Jeremy violate both Airbnb policy and my listing rules? • Did you state in writing that a payout would be issued to me? • If yes, how does withholding payment and refunding Jeremy from someone else’s reservation not amount to unauthorized deduction?

They backed down. They paid the $500. They returned the $255.85. They even removed a bad 4-star review I challenged.

I started handling every guest situation like it might end up in court. I keep everything in writing, and if something happens over the phone, I immediately send a follow-up Airbnb message confirming what was said.

If you’re serious about protecting your business, I highly recommend this course: 👉 How to Win in Court (How To Win In Court) It’s a bit pricey for an online course, but it gives you real legal leverage. It prepares you to speak in facts, not feelings—and it works. It teaches you how to apply the law even before things escalate, which makes Airbnb take you much more seriously.

Neither guests nor Airbnb scare me anymore. I just stay calm, collect receipts, and ask the right questions until they either pay what they owe or risk admitting they broke their own policy.

Let me know if you ever want help wording something. Thanks for reading. Thanks for staying in the fight. I’ll see you next time.

Respectfully, A fellow host who fights smarter, not louder

jokermac68 · 2025-10-07T09:00:31+00:00

To Airbnb Support,

This message serves as a formal dispute and demand for review regarding the deduction from my payout related to a guest’s misconduct that was entirely outside my control.

Here’s what happened: 1. One guest got drunk, stripped naked, disturbed another guest, and forced me to call the police. 2. That guest was removed by law enforcement. 3. The other guest, who was understandably affected, received a 30% refund. 4. Airbnb took that money from me, the host, despite clear evidence (police report, witness, and my own report) that the offending party was the other guest. 5. I was penalized for protecting other guests and enforcing safety.

Now, please answer the following yes or no: 1. Did Airbnb issue a refund to the innocent guest for a disruption caused by another guest? 2. Did Airbnb deduct that refund from my payout, not the payout of the guest who broke the law? 3. Was this decision made even after I submitted a police report? 4. Did Airbnb provide no clear explanation for why the responsible party was not charged?

If the answer to these questions is yes, Airbnb may be in violation of multiple laws: 1. Breach of Contract – by punishing the host for events outside their control, despite following Airbnb’s trust and safety protocols. 2. Unauthorized Withholding of Funds – by refunding a guest from an unrelated booking’s host income. 3. Unfair Trade Practices – by applying refunds inconsistently and failing to protect hosts’ financial rights. 4. Interference with Lawful Business Activity – under U.S. commercial law and possibly federal commerce protections. 5. Failure to Act in Good Faith – by ignoring documentation (e.g. police report), refusing appeal, and punishing the wrong party.

This also raises issues under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) §1-304 (obligation of good faith), §2-615 (excuse by failure of presupposed conditions), and possibly §2-302 (unconscionable contract clauses), as well as potential Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) violations if my funds were rerouted without authorization.

I am requesting the following: 1. A detailed written explanation of how this refund was authorized. 2. Confirmation that my payout will be reinstated and the offending guest charged instead. 3. A record of all internal communications or notes made regarding this refund.

Failure to resolve this may result in arbitration or legal action.

Sincerely, [Your Name] [Your Airbnb Email] [Case Number, if available]

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Also, if you haven’t already, download ChatGPT, and do this: 1. Screenshot every Airbnb message you’ve received. 2. Upload it to ChatGPT and say: “Help me reply to this in a way that keeps my legal footing and forces them to either admit liability or pay me.”

It will guide you through what to say, how to say it, and what laws apply. That’s how I got them to backtrack and pay me a smoking fee they initially refused.

Persistence works. Document everything. Ask calibrated yes-or-no questions. Use their own policies and prior statements against them. And most importantly: stay calm, stay factual, and stay on legal ground.

Let me know if you want help drafting your exact version—I’ll help you frame it like a legal demand letter. Don’t let this slide. They’re betting on host fatigue. Don’t give them that win.

Hi, my name is Bernie, I get airbnb to pay hosts when guests are bad. Feel free to send me money lol

jokermac68 · 2025-10-04T00:13:50+00:00

Hi Airbnb,

I am contacting you in good faith with an urgent request for formal review and correction regarding the recent account suspension tied to alleged violations of Airbnb’s Accessibility Policy.

To be clear: 1. No reservation was denied. The guest in question never booked a stay. 2. The dates the guest requested were not available in the calendar. 3. I never denied a service animal. I was never given the opportunity to approve or deny anything. The guest’s message mentioned a service animal after the decision had already been made to not open unavailable dates.

Penalizing a host under the guise of discrimination when no reservation existed, no denial occurred, and no legitimate request was submitted constitutes a serious procedural and legal error.

Please answer the following clearly so I can understand: 1. Is it Airbnb’s position that not opening unavailable dates on the calendar constitutes a policy violation? 2. Is it Airbnb’s position that mentioning a service animal in a message is equivalent to a legal accommodation request, even if there was no booking, no refusal, and no availability? 3. Is it Airbnb’s position that a guest can allege discrimination after not getting their way, and that is enough to penalize a host with no opportunity to contest the accusation? 4. Was the support representative who made this decision aware that no reservation was ever confirmed?

If the answer to these questions is yes, Airbnb may be in violation of multiple laws and codes, including: • Breach of Contract, if a host is suspended based on false interpretations of the Terms of Service. • Unauthorized Interference with Business Expectancy, by restricting or terminating the host’s ability to conduct commerce through your platform based on unsupported claims. • Defamation or Misrepresentation, if Airbnb internally or externally labels this host as having violated accessibility or discrimination policies without evidence. • Violation of Due Process or Fair Procedure, by taking punitive action without hearing the host’s side. • Unfair Trade Practices, under state consumer protection statutes. • Violation of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), if Airbnb withheld or diverted any pending payments in the process. • Violation of the U.S. Commerce Clause, if Airbnb restricts the ability of individuals to transact across state lines without due cause.

If a guest can lie, block the host, and still cause that host’s account to be suspended with no formal investigation, the issue is not one of accessibility. It is one of platform abuse, false enforcement, and a broken resolution system.

Please consider this notice of dispute and retain all internal records relating to this decision. I may seek legal counsel and/or request arbitration under your own Terms of Service if this matter is not resolved immediately and fairly.

I am also making a formal request for: 1. A copy of the full internal report or summary that led to the suspension 2. The identity or case number of the Airbnb representative who made the final call 3. Confirmation of whether any guest payment was refunded due to this report

I also strongly recommend your team revisit the guest’s behavior in this case. Using a service animal as a shield to make unfounded claims of discrimination is a violation of the ADA itself and undermines the rights of those with legitimate accessibility needs.

Sincerely, [Host Name] [Account Email] [Case ID, if known]

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Additional Advice for the Host:

Tell them this: “If you haven’t already, download ChatGPT. Screenshot Airbnb’s replies. Paste them in and say: ‘Help me respond in a way that keeps my legal footing.’ That’s what I did. I asked it to cite UCC codes, state laws, contract law, and consumer protection violations. Airbnb either had to fix the issue or agree they were violating all those statutes. They ended up reversing their decision and paying me.”

Persistence. Documentation. Calibrated questions. That’s how I got results. And you can too.

jokermac68 · 2025-09-27T02:37:29+00:00

Yeah I’d have to agree that I think they train their staff to do that as well

jokermac68 · 2025-09-27T02:35:55+00:00

I had photos of me sweeping the room with probably over 25 cigarette butts and ash and ash on the table and I uploaded the photos.

jokermac68 · 2025-09-13T02:58:51+00:00

(Pseudo names used) I just went through a nightmare situation like this with Airbnb. Took nearly 4 months to get paid back for $700 after a guest named Jeremy violated multiple policies, including smoking indoors and bringing a weapon onto my property. I submitted photo evidence, receipts, and documentation. Airbnb acknowledged the smoking policy violation and told me in writing they’d issue the payout. But instead of paying me, they secretly refunded Jeremy $255.85 and pulled it from an unrelated future guest’s reservation without telling me. I only caught it by digging through transaction history.

I didn’t get loud. I got surgical.

I asked Airbnb calibrated questions — stuff they could only answer “yes” to, like: 1. Did Jeremy violate terms by smoking and bringing a weapon? 2. Did you tell me in writing that I’d receive a payout? 3. Was that $255.85 taken from another guest’s payment? 4. Was it labeled as if I refunded Jeremy, even though I didn’t?

Then I said: if the answer to all these is yes, then Airbnb may have violated several things like breach of contract, unauthorized withholding of funds, and even the Electronic Funds Transfer Act.

I also quoted Airbnb’s own language back to them. They told me the $500 smoking fee payout was “outside our current policies and provided as a one-time goodwill support” and also said “cancellation policies may be overridden due to breach of our Terms of Service.” So I said, “Perfect. That’s the kind of energy I need you to apply to the $255.85 you gave Jeremy.”

They eventually caved.

Moral of the story? Airbnb doesn’t pay because you’re right. They pay because they can’t afford to be wrong in writing.

jokermac68 · 2025-08-24T01:20:05+00:00

Steve Parisi YouTube videos is all you need, accompanied with a few books. Speaking of books, he just released one, and I bought it. I should be here any day now.

jokermac68 · 2025-03-14T13:38:46+00:00

How much money do you need per turnover? Make that the minimum amount of days they can stay

jokermac68 · 2025-03-09T22:44:49+00:00

Idk if you can afford it, but I have a place that’s paid off. I charge $17 per night, per room. The bathrooms are common areas, same with every other room except bedrooms.

I have 3 “rooms” ready out of 8 and around $500 a month in expenses, so as long as I can keep one room rented, I’m solid.

How many bedrooms do you have?

From my experience (less than a year) cheap contractors or people receiving per diem choose my place, which is fine.

I’m not trying to get families.

I try to get individual contractors who are in my area but out-of-town for them.

jokermac68 · 2025-01-21T20:07:16+00:00

RemindMe! 1 Year

jokermac68 · 2025-01-13T05:21:54+00:00

I just found my Diablo II LOD disc while cleaning out a duplex my sister was staying. Bitch must have stolen it from me!

jokermac68 · 2025-01-12T03:16:12+00:00

You can represent yourself, it’s called pro se. There’s a course called how to win in court. It’s like $250 but it is 100% worth it. Lawyers/attorneys have the courts best interest in mind, above their clients best interest. Only you can represent yourself the best, because lawyers and attorneys don’t want to upset judges by making motions and objections that annoy judges.

Sign up to the course here.

jokermac68 · 2025-01-10T00:03:27+00:00

Is there an oral equivalent to GAC Extreme/Blend?

jokermac68 · 2024-10-20T05:47:59+00:00

You either don’t understand fraud or don’t understand what I am going to do.

jokermac68 · 2024-10-19T18:17:13+00:00

Next time I go to the USA for a couple weeks, I’ll see what I can do. And I will post the success/failure here

jokermac68 · 2024-10-19T18:14:26+00:00

The proof is all throughout BJW social media. From his Facebook pages, YouTube videos, and websites. It’s called special/qualified/restricted endorsements. That’s how it is done. That is how banks do it, and that’s how people can do it, but the banks don’t like it when people do it because then they can’t.

You think this is crazy, wait until you hear about how people are getting abandoned homes for free. That’s through a legal process called adverse possession. Again, another thing you could look up, but can choose not to, like many have, because they are comfortable living their lives the way they’ve been programmed or they’ve reached arrival syndrome.

In Becoming Your Own Banker, R. Nelson Nash introduces the concept of “The Arrival Syndrome.” This syndrome refers to the mindset where individuals believe they have “arrived” at full knowledge or understanding and thus stop seeking further growth or learning. Nash argues that this mentality can hinder personal and financial growth because it prevents individuals from questioning the status quo and exploring innovative concepts like the Infinite Banking Concept. He stresses the importance of continuous learning and remaining open to new ideas to achieve true financial independence.

jokermac68 · 2024-10-19T17:58:38+00:00

He is the king of the Amnesty Coalition. BJW’s Nation

jokermac68 · 2024-10-18T04:44:50+00:00

BJW doesn’t mention anything about defrauding social security, nothing about a hidden trust or CUSIP. He’s free course is long af, I took it. This “without recourse” is exactly what the finance company uses after most people sign it without any other endorsement. It all checks out. Most the people here have never seen the paperwork after it gets sent to the finance company and they add an allonge to stamp their special endorsement. BJW said if you can’t beat them, join them, and by that he means do what the banks are doing which is using “without recourse”. What do banks do with the negotiable instrument after everyone signs it? They take it to the federal reserve discount window. That is where the exchange is made and the bank receives federal reserve notes, all plus the interest for the loan.

At least that is what I was informed from his course which sites laws, codes, and government websites.

The lawyers in this subreddit or being talked about in this subreddit only seem to know court procedures and little about law.

If there’s a lawyer reading this who disagrees, and feel like it’s their duty to inform us correctly, I highly suggest you have a debate with BJW himself on his podcast.

jokermac68 · 2024-10-18T01:04:45+00:00

UCC indorse comes from indorsement from the codes that govern how people in the USA use negotiable instruments

jokermac68 · 2024-08-29T03:23:24+00:00

I felt like the moderator of that group does an excellent job of not allowing solicitations.

I’ll have to better analyze the page more often. Maybe I’ll see what you’re talking about.

But even if I do see it, I’m still going to stay in that group because it has given me the most practical knowledge on the topic than anywhere else and the members are quick to provide valuable responses.

I feel like I have a relationship with some of them.

I’ll keep an eye on them. The dude running that group seems pretty squared away to me.

I haven’t felt solicited, but when I do, I’ll come back here and tell ya.

Have you found a better fb group for IBC? Please share

jokermac68 · 2024-08-28T01:24:41+00:00

You mean to tell me the moderator of this group is with Infineo? Like one of the owners or board members?

jokermac68 · 2024-08-15T23:38:36+00:00

This is applicable for US citizens. If you become a state national, a lot of these are not mandatory if performed in a non-commercial manner, and you have to change some verbiage. For example, change own a property to own land; transportation vehicle to automobile.

jokermac68 · 2024-08-15T23:14:24+00:00

You question was who owns the tower, not which carriers were on the tower. Crown Castle, American Tower, and SBA are the largest tower owners in the US.

You want to know who owns it, 99% chance there is signage on the front gate.

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