&gt; But he is not liable to anyone for unknown latent defects, that could not be discovered by the exercise of reasonable care.<p>And that&#x27;s exactly the rub. People renting out their AirBNB properties will not study the law beforehand to establish the limits of their liability, nor will they review the entirety of their property for being safe for guests. They will go online and click a few buttons and expect some extra income from guests in their house and therefore accidents can and will happen. Nor will AirBNB send around their friendly safety inspector to make sure everything is A-OK before accepting the listing. I&#x27;m very sorry that person died but with private operators your normal expectations of service levels should go right out the window in return for a less cookie-cutter experience.<p>I can&#x27;t see a way in which you could rule out these sort of accidents without ending up in the regular hotel business. So either AirBNB operators are hotel operators and their hosts are franchise operators and they should all just &#x27;follow the rules&#x27; <i>or</i> AirBNB guests will have to take into account that they are entering an unknown private home with an unknown history of maintenance. Caveat emptor... Because in the end it is your life and the lives of your dear ones that are at risk.