<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Airbnb enacts ban on ‘party houses’ after 5 die in Halloween party shooting"/><ul class="gnt_ar_sh"><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Airbnb began conducting background checks on hosts and guests in 2016 to ensure safety.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Advocates for people with prior convictions say the growth of background check companies will lead to more people being barred from sharing economy.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">If a user gets an email saying they're banned from Airbnb because of something that appeared on their criminal background check, they have a right to see the report.</li></ul><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Bethany Hallam has made no secret about her past struggles with drug addiction. She ran for her current seat on the Allegheny County Council in Pennsylvania on a platform of improving the county's jail and public transportation system because she'd spent time in that jail and lost her driver's license for a time.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">So, she was confused in September when she attempted to book a short-term stay in Florida through Airbnb – something she'd successfully done many times in the last six years – only to have her reservation canceled and her account banned because of a past criminal conviction discovered on a background check.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">NO MORE HIDDEN FEES:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/2022/11/07/airbnbs-new-tool-show-total-price-breakdown-before-booking/8296534001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:3|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Airbnb will show total price before booking</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">NUMBER OF AIRBNB HOSTS SURGING:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/2022/08/30/airbnb-hosts-homeowners-extra-income-survey/7903240001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:4|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">45% say extra income helps them stay in their homes</a></p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"My background has not changed since they claimed the policy went into effect," she said. "And I have booked with Airbnb dozens and dozens of times and never had a single problem."</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Hallam learned she wasn't alone. After posting about the incident on social media and being interviewed by a local news station, she got...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiZGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzYXRvZGF5LmNvbS9zdG9yeS90cmF2ZWwvMjAyMi8xMi8xMS9haXJibmItYmFucy1jcmltaW5hbC1iYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNoZWNrcy8xMDc1MTg0ODAwMi_SAQA?oc=5">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
