February 26th, 2026

What a $1.2M Lawsuit Taught This Airbnb Host About Insurance

Most short-term rental hosts spend time thinking about the risks they can see: a guest who damages the kitchen table, a broken hot tub, and a bad review. What short-term rental (STR) hosts rarely plan for is the lawsuit that comes from the mundane. For one Berkeley Hills, California, Airbnb host, that moment arrived more than a year after a garbage truck backed into a tree on…

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