Terms & content policy
Short version: we publish guests' own accounts and summaries of public reports, clearly labeled. We don't claim any of it is proven. Anyone named can respond.
What's on this site
- Guest stories: first-person accounts submitted by users. They are the submitter's opinion and recollection. We do not verify them and they are not statements of fact by The Renter's Court.
- NitemAirbnb: a daily feed of unverified public claims about short-term rentals, collected from posts on X, Reddit threads, reviews, forums, news reports and court or city records. We summarize each claim in our own words and link the source; we do not verify them, and they are not statements of fact by The Renter's Court. A claim, charge or lawsuit is not proof, and people charged are presumed innocent. NitemAirbnb is not affiliated with or endorsed by Airbnb, Inc.
- Regulatory updates: summaries of public news and government sources, linked.
Content rules for submissions
- Only your own experience, or a public report you link to. You must affirm it's truthful.
- No home addresses, phone numbers, emails, ID documents, or images of people. No threats, harassment, hate speech, or sexual content.
- No knowingly false claims, no reviews in exchange for compensation, no posts by competitors.
- Name a host only as they appear on the platform. Stick to what happened; avoid calling anyone a criminal unless a court has found so.
What we publish
- We remove personal contact details, and may edit for length and clarity (not meaning) or ask for evidence.
- We don't publish submissions that are abusive, unverifiable in a way that targets a private person, or appear coordinated or retaliatory.
- Published stories are labeled “Guest's account · unverified.”
- Emails and IP information are never published. We keep a hashed network identifier only to fight spam.
Corrections, responses and removal requests
If you're a host or anyone named in an entry, you can submit a response or correction request. We will publish your response alongside the entry if you'd like. We correct factual errors in our summaries of public sources as soon as they're confirmed.
No legal advice; no affiliation
Nothing here is legal advice. The Renter's Court is independent and not affiliated with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Expedia or any platform; platform names are used only to describe where an experience happened.
Your submission
By submitting, you grant us permission to publish, edit for length and clarity, and display your submission (without contact details), and you confirm you have the right to share it. You can ask us to remove your own story at any time.