I couldn't agree more. As someone who made some stupid decisions by letting friends (or so I thought) borrow my car and take care of my cats (opened my home whi

I couldn't agree more. As someone who made some stupid decisions by letting friends (or so I thought) borrow my car and take care of my cats (opened my home while I wasn't there) and who got totally fucked over for thousands of dollars, I'd never ever let anyone rent my car or in my house without me being there. I learned my lesson the hard way and many people are now learning the same hard lesson. The thing is, it doesn't have to be this way. Companies like airbnb, flightcar, etc. have more than enough money to easily cover the damages that do occasionally happen. Their failure to act and remedy things basically shows what shitty companies they are. It's amazing to me that the biggest percentage of users of such services don't get fucked over, but it's even more amazing to see companies shirk their duties. In fact, if the company doesn't clearly list what they'd do in case of such foul play and their insurance policy, I don't even think they should be allowed to legally operate a business. Of course, this is part of a growing trend of companies trying to get rid of any liability they have and put it on their customers. I'm hoping that as more horror stories happen, someone will start legislating these companies and demand that they pay for any damages. Until then, I would stay away from such companies as a "host." It's just stupid to do business with such companies, just as stupid as letting your friends borrow your car / stay in your place unsupervised. And that is indeed, quite stupid.