What house rules should every rental have?

Quiet hours, smoking, maximum guests, parties, pets, and what to do with trash. Everything past that is specific to the house: hot tubs, fireplaces, stairs, shoes.

What size are the signs?

8 × 5 inches, two to a Letter sheet with a dashed cut line, so you trim them with scissors or a paper cutter and use any frame or stand.

Templates

Airbnb house rules signs to print

Rules buried in a listing are rules guests never read. A small sign where the rule applies, the no-smoking sign on the deck door and the quiet-hours sign in the hallway, gets followed because it is in front of them at the moment it matters.

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What to put on it

One rule per sign, in a few words anyone can read at a glance
A short line underneath saying why, which is what gets a rule kept
A simple icon, so the sign works for guests who read another language
The same style as the rest of the house, so it reads as yours, not as a warning

Getting it right

Put each sign where the rule applies, not in one list by the door.
Say thank you. “Quiet hours 10 PM – 7 AM. Sound carries further than you think.” reads better than “NO NOISE”.
Keep the rules on the signs the same as the rules in your listing. A mismatch is what disputes are made of.
Laminate signs that live outdoors or near water.

Questions

What house rules should every rental have?: Quiet hours, smoking, maximum guests, parties, pets, and what to do with trash. Everything past that is specific to the house: hot tubs, fireplaces, stairs, shoes.
What size are the signs?: 8 × 5 inches, two to a Letter sheet with a dashed cut line, so you trim them with scissors or a paper cutter and use any frame or stand.

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