The Responsible Hosting Oath

Responsible hosting matters. Most guests and most hosts of short-term rentals (STRs) are good people, who behave as any good neighbor would.

However, when a guest or a host acts in a way that is disrespectful or disruptive to the property, the neighbors, or the neighborhood it can cast a shadow over all guests, hosts, and the entire STR industry.

As responsible hosts, we seek to model the practices and behaviors of hosts who make a sincere effort to attract good guests and to be good neighbors.  Responsible hosts make a diligent effort to draw clear distinctions between themselves – and the homes they host – from those that could be considered “problems in the neighborhood”.  

We welcome visitors to our areas; we are hospitable; but we don’t welcome problem behavior from guests.  We want our neighbors to understand this about us, and understand that we have a shared vested interest in our communities.  

Take the Responsible Hosting Oath

As responsible Arizona hosts, we commit that:

• We want good guest behavior, and we don’t condone bad guest behavior
• We want be both proactive and responsive
• We love our Arizona cities, neighborhoods and communities, and we seek to represent the best of them
• We believe part of being a good host is being a good neighbor 
• We welcome hearing from our neighbors 
• We contribute to our neighborhoods and have a vested interest in our community
• We consider city officials and community leaders to be our partners
• We add value to our communities, neighbors and guests
• We are open to continued dialogue to foster a positive relationship with our communities
• We will address any problem with guest behavior and update our hosting practices to prevent similar issues in the future

The solution to a problem guest is not “ban STRs” (a bad long-term renter is actually much worse for the neighborhood); the solution is the implementation of additional Responsible Hosting measures.  There is value to a responsible host to continue to host good guests only.