Australian estate agents have started including an " Airbnb clause " in their agreements to stop users from subletting their properties on the home - based site without informing agencies or landlords . The clause stipulates that users ' permission must be gained before subletting can occur and is intended to allay their concerns about potential security problems caused by it .
Australian estate agents have started including an "Airbnb clause" in tenancy agreements to stop tenants from subletting their properties on the home-sharing site without informing agencies or landlords. The clause stipulates that landlords' permission must be gained before subletting can occur and is intended to allay their concerns about potential security problems caused by subletting.