—Airbnb house rules template
Copy the starter rules and fee schedule below straight into your listing — no signup, no email wall. Then, if you want the rules to be a fee you can actually disclose and bill, we'll explain the one step a template can't do on its own.
01The template
These five are the rules hosts most often need to point at after something goes wrong: smoking, parties, extra guests, pets, and late checkout. Paste the block into your listing's "Additional Rules" field, then edit the wording and the dollar amounts to match your property and your market.
HOUSE RULES 1. No smoking anywhere on the property, including outdoor areas, porches, and balconies. 2. No parties or events. Quiet hours are after 10:00 PM. 3. Maximum occupancy is the number listed on the reservation. No unregistered overnight guests. 4. No pets unless approved in writing by the host before arrival. 5. Checkout is at the time listed on the reservation. Late checkout must be pre-approved in writing. FEE SCHEDULE - Smoking remediation fee: $500 per incident. Deep clean and air treatment if smoking is detected indoors or out. - Unregistered overnight guest: $100 per guest, per night. Charged for any overnight guest not on the reservation. - Unauthorized event / party: $300 per incident. Charged if a party or event is held without written approval. - Late checkout: $75 per hour. Charged for departures past the listed checkout time without pre-approval. - Unapproved pet: $150 per stay. Charged if a pet stays without prior written approval. By booking this property, you agree to these house rules and the fee schedule above. Fees are charged only where the rule was disclosed and acknowledged.
Itemized fees — each with a label, an amount, and a unit — are far easier to charge and defend than a vague "additional fees may apply." Adjust the amounts to your costs.
| Smoking remediation fee | $500 per incident |
| Unregistered overnight guest | $100 per guest, per night |
| Unauthorized event / party | $300 per incident |
| Late checkout | $75 per hour |
| Unapproved pet | $150 per stay |
Amounts shown are illustrative starting points, not a recommendation. Set fees to your actual remediation cost and what your market and platform allow.
02The part a template can’t do
The template above gives you the first half of what gets a fee charged — the listing-side disclosure. The second half is acknowledgment: the guest confirming each rule and each fee individually, with a timestamp, before check-in. That second half is the disclosure–acknowledgment gap, and it's what most denied claims are missing. A static template can't close it — there's no record the guest read these specific rules and agreed to them.
—What changes when it’s signed
A rule pasted into a listing tells the guest it exists. A signed acknowledgment is dated, IP-recorded, and tapped line-by-line — and produces an immutable PDF on file before check-in.
Both halves cover the Resolution Center pattern: the disclosure (your listing block) and the acknowledgment (this certificate). Same packet, both halves.
Open the sample certificate PDF
03Turn the template into evidence
PreArrive takes the rules and fees you just copied and turns them into a packet the guest signs in about ninety seconds, before check-in. They tap each rule and each fee to acknowledge it, draw a signature, and you get a PDF certificate — disclosure and acknowledgment, in one file. The template stays free either way; this is the step that makes it enforceable.
The house rules template and the PDF above are yours to use whether or not you ever sign up. Nothing here is gated. If you do want the signed version, the Free plan covers one property at no cost — see how it works.
Take these rules, drop them into a packet, send on every reservation. The Free plan covers one property — no card, no time limit.
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