Airbnb bans house parties worldwide

Airbnb is banning house parties worldwide.

The San Francisco-based company said it will limit occupancy in its rental homes to 16 people.

It may offer exceptions for boutique hotels or other event venues.

Airbnb has always prohibited unauthorized parties but the company has taken multiple steps to crack down in the wake of a deadly shooting at a California rental last year.

Last November, Airbnb started manually reviewing U.S. and Canadian reservations to weed out suspicious rentals.

In July, Airbnb banned U.S. and Canadian guests under 25 with fewer than three positive reviews from booking entire homes close to where they live.

It also wants to make sure it’s complying with COVID-19 public health mandates.