Developed since 2004, these leases are iron clad and based on actual experience and are the leases that I use for my own rentals. To have an attorney write one up will cost you $1500, and I promise you theirs will never be as robust.  Protect yourself from the vague rules and Airbnb's lack of support for hosts.  Think of this as your insurance for Airbnb's insurance.  

These will also give you the freedom & confidence to take direct bookings when you combine them with STR specific insurance for your rental that covers rental losses.  Take it one more step and offer your guests a damage protection policy and you will have just as much protection + the best part?  You are 100% in control.

These contracts have protected me from squatters & lawsuits and have supported me in Airbnb claims.  Defining your policies to this level will serve you and your hospitality business well.

In fact, over the years, I have developed this contract to address every issue I have come across where my contract didn't protect me, as well as issues that other hosts have suffered through.

I continually update and improve this contract as new issues pop up, because those sneaky guests keep getting more and more clever with their scams.

You will always be notified of any updates or improvements for FREE as long as I am updating this contract!

What you get:

🌟 Booking platform lease: written especially for your bookings received through Airbnb, VRBO etc. (This can be altered to also be used for direct bookings through your PMS)

🌟 Direct booking lease: This is for manual direct bookings.  It covers payment details, security deposits and other protections.

🌟 4 video trainings: How to use the templates, How to implement the leases in your booking process, How to manage guest resistance to signing, How to import the template to 17Hats (a client management software with e-delivery, optional).

You could opt to hire an attorney to write up a rental contract for you, but if that attorney has zero experience with short term rental guests, I guarantee you, there will be gaps in your protection when certain common issues come up, plus again, it will cost you over $1500.

These contracts started as an attorney contract written for a vacation rental company, and since 2005 I have evolved my contract template to include 33 clauses + a pet addendum.  It even includes Covid & service animals, pools/hot tubs and the most recent scam, "internet outage refunds".

They are the most robust rental contracts on the market and are 100% editable.  You choose which clauses work for you and which don't.

These can work in any state and even most countries because they are customizable.  

I will also share the full stack of protections that I use in addition to these leases, which keeps you just as protected, if not more, as booking through Airbnb and their "AirCover" insurance.

Last updated 3/5/2024

NOTE: Although my lawyer approves of these leases, they are not intended as legal advice and should not be used as such.  The user holds full responsibility for their use. It is recommended to have a local real estate attorney look over your personalized lease prior to putting it in to action.

FAQ'S

❓ "Won't it cause me to lose bookings?"

Yep! That is the contract doing it's job and filtering out guests you likely don't want booking your place anyway.

❓"But I don't have time to send out a rental contract every booking. It isn't scalable".

Think again buttercup. It costs me 0 minutes and 0 seconds because 100% of my rental contract delivery is automated.

❓"What if my guest doesn't want to sign it? I don't have time to chase them".

Proper disclosure & presentation is everything and I teach you this in the training. This is a non issue for me because by the time they have booked with me, they are already willing to sign it.

❓"I can't send a rental contract before they book".

Exactly. They sign it after they book. If you want to disclose it up front, there are ways.

❓"Won't it cause my occupancy to go down?"

I started in the STR game in 2005 and every booking was a direct booking so I have used a rental contract for nearly 20 years. It has never slowed me down from earning bookings.  This contract protects the guest also.  

❓ "Is this contract good anywhere?" Yes. It is 100% customizable.

❓ "Has an attorney vetted this contract?" Yes. I have added clauses to it since, but I recommend that you have your local real estate attorney look over your customized version to ensure that it is aligned with your local laws.

❓"Why wouldn't I just pay an attorney to write it for me?" Because unless they have been a STR host as long as I have been, they will give you some boiler plate contract that will only cover the most major issues and not all of the nuanced nitty gritty issues hosts face.