{
  "name": "House Rules Check",
  "rulesAsOf": "2026-10-28",
  "policy": {
    "appliesToReservationsBookedOnOrAfter": "2026-11-20",
    "listingEditorChanged": "2026-10-20",
    "standardRules": [
      "Maximum overnight guests",
      "Quiet hours",
      "Events",
      "Pets",
      "Smoking",
      "Commercial photography",
      "Lock up at checkout"
    ],
    "mustBe": [
      "Disclosed in the House rules and requests section of the listing before booking (no new rules later by message, signs or in person)",
      "Consistent with the rest of the listing",
      "Compliant with Airbnb policies: no separate contracts or personal info such as government ID, except where required by law and other limited circumstances",
      "Reasonable"
    ],
    "generallyNotAllowed": [
      "Tasks a cleaner would do or that take significant effort: stripping beds, taking trash off-site, washing and putting away dishes",
      "Restricting a feature advertised as part of the listing; fees for advertised features must be in the price at booking",
      "Fines or other penalties (damage: AirCover; HOA/local fines: notice in the Local rules section)"
    ],
    "allowedExamples": [
      "Leave dishes in the sink",
      "Gather used towels",
      "Sort trash into designated indoor bins",
      "Turn off lights/AC when leaving",
      "Optional add-ons with prices (breakfast)",
      "Safety information",
      "Local exceptions such as animal-proof bins or drought shower limits"
    ]
  },
  "japan": {
    "guestRegister": {
      "minpaku": {
        "law": "住宅宿泊事業法 art. 8 + MLIT guideline (最終改正 2024-12-24)",
        "items": [
          "name (氏名) of every guest",
          "address (住所)",
          "occupation (職業)",
          "dates of stay (宿泊日)",
          "foreign guests without a Japan address: nationality (国籍) and passport number (旅券番号), see the passport and keep a copy (旅券の写し) with the register"
        ],
        "notes": "Identity must be confirmed before the stay, face-to-face or by ICT (e.g. a tablet or video call at the property). Contact details are recommended, not required. Keep the register 3 years."
      },
      "ryokan": {
        "law": "旅館業法 art. 6 + 施行規則 art. 4-2",
        "items": [
          "name (氏名)",
          "address (住所)",
          "contact details (連絡先)",
          "foreign guests without a Japan address: nationality (国籍) and passport number (旅券番号)",
          "other items the prefecture requires"
        ],
        "notes": "MHLW guidance also asks hotels and ryokan to see and copy the passport of foreign guests without a Japan address. Keep the register 3 years."
      }
    },
    "explanationDuty": "住宅宿泊事業法 art. 9: explain noise, trash and fire-prevention points; in a foreign language for foreign guests.",
    "trash": "MLIT guideline: minpaku trash is business waste the operator must dispose of; guests leave sorted trash at the designated place in the home."
  },
  "findings": {
    "likely_flagged": "Likely not allowed",
    "review": "Check this one",
    "move_to_section": "Move to another section",
    "legal_exception": "Allowed if required by law",
    "use_standard_rule": "Use a standard rule",
    "likely_ok": "Likely fine",
    "no_match": "No pattern matched"
  },
  "patternCount": 26,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/4168",
    "https://www.airbnb.com/resources/hosting-homes/a/important-changes-to-house-rules-21",
    "https://www.airbnb.jp/help/article/4168",
    "https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/429AC0000000065",
    "https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323M40000100028",
    "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/minpaku/content/001622384.pdf",
    "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/001253672.pdf"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Educational pattern check, not legal advice and not affiliated with or endorsed by Airbnb. Findings are likely outcomes from keyword rules based on Airbnb's public help article and announcement (as of 2026-10-28), not Airbnb's decision; Airbnb's own listing editor and support decide. Japan notes summarise the 住宅宿泊事業法, 旅館業法 rules and the MLIT guideline; confirm with your local health centre (保健所) or a professional.",
  "docs": "https://house-rules-check.vercel.app/openapi.json",
  "checker": "https://house-rules-check.vercel.app/api/check"
}