Post by High Priestess on May 29, 2016 5:53:32 GMT
Yamil shared on Anecdotes Nov 2014
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Inventory!
Before the guests come to my beach apt they receive a full and detailed inventory of all and every thing they will find in the apartment. I also add the US$ value of every item. This is for them to understand about their material responsability in case anything goes lost or broken. Do you all think this is right or a bit rude???
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Deborah2 years ago
I don't think it is rude, but if I were a guest I would find it a bit off-putting if the list was quite long. I can see the reason for it,and actually this is a common practice of landlords renting out furnished apartments -- it would be just seen as part and parcel of doing business vis a vis security deposit issues, and making a proper full report of existing conditions. In my state, doing a "walk through" with a prospective tenant and doing a written report of existing conditions, and then doing the same when they vacate the premises, is actually required practice.
However, going through such a procedure is more understandable when one is taking on the "big" thing of renting an apartment for a long term period. For a short stay, particularly given the number of items that are likely to be in the apartment (compared to the fewer items one is likely to find in a furnished apartment set up for long term renting) my guess is that this would feel overwhelming. The guest would feel obligated (to protect themselves against false claims) to then have to go through the list and make sure that every item you were claiming to be present in the place, was actually present and in the condition it was claimed to be in. Legally, I don't think they could be bound to the list until they had had this opportunity upon their receipt of the keys, to check over everything on the list. The potential onerousness of this task, as well as the implication that you are watching every item like a hawk, is what could be off-putting -- again, more so for someone staying for a very short time, as opposed to a longer visit.
I think rather than send this list to the guest, it might be sufficient to make the list yourself, and then photograph every single item with a time/date stamp on the photo, for documentation purposes in case it were damaged. Other hosts have recommended this practice and apparently found that adequate as documentation in case a claim needed to be made.
I think it might be quite useful to contact Airbnb and ask them if the latter technique would be sufficient in case of your need to make a claim for something damaged or missing. If they say it is sufficient to have the list and photos in your own possession, then you could spare the guest having to cross check your list.
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Yamil2 years ago
Thank you Deborah for your lenghty and very relevant views and suggestions. Instead of sending a list, I will just keep it somewhere in the apt for the guest to have access in case they so desire. I had some of them asking questions such as "how many knives, forks and spoons are available? Are there some coffee cups? Is there a pressure cook that we can use? Is there a blender? Does the blender have a filter? What kind of coffee maker is available? How many pillows can we count per person?" and so on, and on. That is why I had the idea of sending them a list, the prices were added later as an extra security. I will be working on an album with the pictures of the most expensive items. Thank you, again!
www.airbnb.com/groups/content/content-93254
Inventory!
Before the guests come to my beach apt they receive a full and detailed inventory of all and every thing they will find in the apartment. I also add the US$ value of every item. This is for them to understand about their material responsability in case anything goes lost or broken. Do you all think this is right or a bit rude???
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Deborah
Deborah2 years ago
I don't think it is rude, but if I were a guest I would find it a bit off-putting if the list was quite long. I can see the reason for it,and actually this is a common practice of landlords renting out furnished apartments -- it would be just seen as part and parcel of doing business vis a vis security deposit issues, and making a proper full report of existing conditions. In my state, doing a "walk through" with a prospective tenant and doing a written report of existing conditions, and then doing the same when they vacate the premises, is actually required practice.
However, going through such a procedure is more understandable when one is taking on the "big" thing of renting an apartment for a long term period. For a short stay, particularly given the number of items that are likely to be in the apartment (compared to the fewer items one is likely to find in a furnished apartment set up for long term renting) my guess is that this would feel overwhelming. The guest would feel obligated (to protect themselves against false claims) to then have to go through the list and make sure that every item you were claiming to be present in the place, was actually present and in the condition it was claimed to be in. Legally, I don't think they could be bound to the list until they had had this opportunity upon their receipt of the keys, to check over everything on the list. The potential onerousness of this task, as well as the implication that you are watching every item like a hawk, is what could be off-putting -- again, more so for someone staying for a very short time, as opposed to a longer visit.
I think rather than send this list to the guest, it might be sufficient to make the list yourself, and then photograph every single item with a time/date stamp on the photo, for documentation purposes in case it were damaged. Other hosts have recommended this practice and apparently found that adequate as documentation in case a claim needed to be made.
I think it might be quite useful to contact Airbnb and ask them if the latter technique would be sufficient in case of your need to make a claim for something damaged or missing. If they say it is sufficient to have the list and photos in your own possession, then you could spare the guest having to cross check your list.
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Yamil
Yamil2 years ago
Thank you Deborah for your lenghty and very relevant views and suggestions. Instead of sending a list, I will just keep it somewhere in the apt for the guest to have access in case they so desire. I had some of them asking questions such as "how many knives, forks and spoons are available? Are there some coffee cups? Is there a pressure cook that we can use? Is there a blender? Does the blender have a filter? What kind of coffee maker is available? How many pillows can we count per person?" and so on, and on. That is why I had the idea of sending them a list, the prices were added later as an extra security. I will be working on an album with the pictures of the most expensive items. Thank you, again!