‘Did they not know?’: Woman blasts Airbnb for false advertising after sister, niece die in house fire

While visitors to an Airbnb may assume that their rental is up to the same standards as a hotel, this isn’t always the case.

Municipalities may have rules around what is and is not allowed to be rented out on services like Airbnb, but the rules from Airbnb itself are shockingly sparse. While the company says that it “encourage[s]” and “ask[s]” hosts to install smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms, they are not actually required to do so before renting their space out. 

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