A concerned citizen tried to alert Airbnb that a known registered sex offender was living in a house being rented out on the platform, but this offender, although registered, was not listed in the public sex offenders database. The situation raises questions about the safety checks Airbnb and other companies can do.



An infamous registered sex offender in the upscale community of Carmel Valley, CA, wound up living as a host in an Airbnb, regularly entertaining guests — even though Airbnb was notified about his history by at least one person who recognized him. The situation points to a frightening idea: that Airbnb may not always be aware of all the people living in the homes rented out on its platform, or the people who have access to them, and wouldn’t have done its typical safety checks on them.

Discussion

Source: [H]ardOCP – Registered Sex Offender Winds Up Living as a Host in an Airbnb