Skift Take

Varying state laws on price transparency may become confusing for consumers and a more complex issue for short-term rental providers.

Dennis Schaal

People who visit Airbnb's website and app in the U.S. first view the nightly rate and they can toggle to view the total price with all fees before taxes.

However, starting July 1, Airbnb said consumers in California will see the total price before taxes right away as the company gets into compliance with a new California law, SB 478, designed to expose hidden "junk fees."

Those junk fees would include host cleaning fees and Airbnb's service fee, for example.

In travel, consumers have been particularly incensed about "gotcha" cleaning fees in short-term rentals and resort f