Airbnb cracks down on Florida ‘party houses’ in Orange County and statewide | Orlando Area News | Orlando

Beleaguered rental app Airbnb is set to begin a crackdown on “party homes” across Florida effective immediately, with properties in Orange County and Lake County among the targeted hotspots.

Among COVID party haters news across the country over the summer, Airbnb instituted an indefinite, global ban on “parties” and events and rental attendance caps from the end of August.

This new crackdown targets specific listings across the country that have proven problematic for the company, with 40 rentals in Florida alone suspended from the Airbnb platform.

The properties in question were scattered across Florida, in Alachua, Broward, Duval, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Okaloosa, Orange, Palm Beach, St. Johns and Walton.

In addition, young tenants will be subject to increased monitoring in the future, because potential tenants under the age of 25 with less than three positive Airbnb reviews will not be allowed to book accommodations in the immediate vicinity of their place of residence.

Airbnb has taken a serious physical blow due to the massive effects of the coronavirus pandemic on tourism and travel, and the company has lost about $1 billion since the start of the pandemic.

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