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I registered with Airbnb when I had an enormous apartment with many extra rooms. I offered my entire fantastically located studio in Seattle for a very low price, wanting to beat out the massive competition.

I later quit due to unbelievable abuse of female hosts by Airbnb.

I was expected to host 100% of the people they sent me, primarily males who had no last name, no picture, no verified ID and no phone number. Let's talk rape and theft. I protested and finally they started to make all people looking for a place, to post a picture, full name and verified ID. I used my current passport to verify myself as a host.

One group of "guests" stole my expensive cell phone which I had left in the studio. Sad.
Another thing that happens is "piggybacking." A single male would register for the studio, then I would hear two people in the studio (I was in another room in the same building) and two people in the bathroom, etc. Because I charged more for each additional guest because of the utilities I had to pay in the studio (water, etc.) this was a blatant ripoff. The original guest does the initial meet & greet then later let's in their girlfriend, etc.

The worst was when a ripoff couple invited at least 6 other people to stay for free, so I had 8 people in my studio and 8 people using my shower. Getting paid for one. When I confronted them and demanded being paid for 8 guests, they called the police! Who showed up and screamed at me! These parasites know what they are doing.

Single males would expect sex!

And Airbnb rates hosts on how many times they host whatever low lifes they send. This does NOT happen to males, it happens to female hosts.

Another couple showed up to sell illegal drugs out of my home (happens all the time, dealers don't want to use their own homes to sell drugs out of, so they use female host's homes to do it). They travel into Seattle to make drug sales. Airbnb did not care, as long as they get the money. So dangerous armed drug dealers in your home.

Then Airbnb reduces the "rating" of the female host, if she refuses or kicks out drug dealers!
They do not screen people looking to stay, and they offer ZERO protection for female hosts. None. If you are attacked they still expect you to host.

I wrote the three MALE owners of Airbnb to protest this abusive drug and sex trafficing site. No response, they are millionaires and why would they care if you are raped or completely ripped off.

Airbnb is a rape culture and drug dealing facilitating site. It needs to be shut down.