A recent study has shed light on a disturbing trend in the holiday rental industry.
According to the research conducted by Vivint, it was discovered that an alarming one in ten holiday rental owners, particularly on platforms like Airbnb, have resorted to installing hidden cameras or microphones in their properties.
Instances of rental homes being vandalized, property damage, and theft were cited by 50 percent, 50 percent, and 47 percent of hosts, respectively, as their reasons for taking such drastic measures.
While Airbnb’s guidelines clearly state that all security cameras or recording devices in or around a listing must be indicated, some hosts seemingly choose to breach these rules knowingly.