Do yourself a favor and avoid this host at all costs. Ro was a host nightmare. After accepting my 8 week rental, Ro demanded a $2000 security deposit be paid to him via money order after I had already committed to stating in the unit: red flag #1! I explained to him the AirBnB security deposit policy, which mandates that AirBnB deals with it, and AirBnB insurance policy and he was ok. The nightmare continued once Ro got his first months payment. He demanded the final three weeks within 24 hours via money order or he was ending my rental early, after 21 days: red flag #2! AirBnB Support spoke to him to let him know the AirBnB long term rental payment policy, but he still refused to follow the AirBnB terms of service. He sent his Aunt into the unit the next day to collect the $3,000: red flag #3! (Also creepy that others besides my host had access to where I was sleeping. Needless to say I began putting the chain lock on my door because I was afraid someone would come in when I was sleeping, demanding the $3,000). AirBnB Support continued to work with him to explain their payment policy. He then told me that he informed AirBnB that he was cancelling the rental on the 1st since I did not pay him the $3,000 via money order within his 24-hour demand leaving me to find alternate accommodations at last minute. It was a nice unit but a nightmare host.
I’m sure Ro will say that he was lied to by AirBnB that he would get all of the payment for the rental within 24 hours, but a quick online search displays the clear, concise, and transparent policies that AirBnB has as part of their terms of service. In all fairness, it seemed like his first time on AirBnB as a host so he didn’t know much about any policies, but continued to violate the Terms of Service after becoming aware of each one he broke. Good luck!