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Short-Term Rental Co-Host Agreement

Bring in a co-host for your holiday let or short-stay listing with the jobs, the fee split and the ground rules in writing.

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Short-term rental co-host agreement
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What is a short-term rental co-host agreement?

Many hosts share the work of a short-term rental with a co-host — a friend, neighbour or local business who handles guests, cleaning and check-ins for a share of the income. Platforms let you add co-hosts, but they don't set out what each of you agreed.

This template lists the co-host's services, who sets prices, the fee and how it's paid, cleaning costs, a spending limit for repairs and supplies, the host's legal responsibilities (permissions, registration, taxes, safety, insurance), keys and access, damage and guest problems, a cap on the co-host's liability, guest data and no off-platform bookings, and ending the arrangement with bookings already made.

Best for
Hosts sharing the running of a holiday let or short-stay listing
Signed by
Host and co-host, initialled on every page
Fee options
Platform payout split or paid by the host; cleaning included or separate
Length
2 pages

When to Use a short-term rental co-host agreement

  • An owner living abroad with a local co-host
  • A neighbour handling check-ins and turnovers for a share of bookings
  • A small co-hosting business taking on a new property
  • Clarifying who sets prices and minimum stays
  • Agreeing what happens to future bookings if you part ways

What You Fill In

15 blanks, then the name and email of each person who signs: host, co-host.

1 The parties

  • Date of this agreement*
  • Host name*
  • Co-host name*
  • Property address*
  • Listings covered*
  • Start date*

2 Services

  • Co-host's services*
  • Who sets prices* The Host sets nightly prices and minimum stays. The Co-host may suggest changes. · The Co-host may adjust nightly prices and minimum stays within the range the Host sets in writing.

3 Fees

  • Currency*
  • Co-host fee*
  • How the fee is paid* through the booking platform's payout-split feature, where available, or otherwise by the Host within 7 days after each guest checks out · by the Host monthly, within 7 days after receiving the Co-host's statement for the previous month
  • Cleaning costs* are paid by the Host (usually covered by the cleaning fee charged to guests) and are not part of the Co-host fee · are included in the Co-host fee, and the Co-host pays the cleaners
  • Repairs and purchases allowed without asking*

4 Other terms

  • Notice to end the agreement (days)*
  • Governing law*

5 Who signs

  • Host signature and date, initials on every page · The owner, or the tenant with permission to let, who holds the listing.
  • Co-host signature and date, initials on every page · The person or business who will help run the listing.

What the short-term rental co-host agreement Covers

  1. Appointment
  2. Services
  3. Host's responsibilities
  4. Fees and expenses
  5. Access, keys and security
  6. Damage and guest problems
  7. Confidentiality and guest data
  8. Ending this Agreement
  9. General

Using the short-term rental co-host agreement, step by step

1 Name the parties and listing

Enter the host, co-host, property, listings and start date.

2 Agree the services

Edit the list of tasks and choose who sets prices.

3 Set the money

Enter the fee, how it's paid, who pays the cleaners and the spending limit.

4 Send for signature

Set the notice period and governing law and send it to the co-host.

Tips Before You Send It

  • Use the platform's own co-host or team access rather than sharing your password.
  • Check that short-term letting is allowed — by your lender, landlord, insurer, association and local rules — before you start.
  • Change door codes between guests and keep a list of who holds keys.
  • Keep the signed agreement and monthly statements together in Files for tax time.

Sign It Online In Minutes

  1. Fill in the blanks. Names, dates and amounts go straight into the agreement — the preview shows exactly where.
  2. Name who signs. Tick “This is me” for your own part. VergeHR builds the PDF with every signature, date and initials box on the right line, and you can check or move anything before sending.
  3. Send it. Each signer gets a secure link and signs from any device — no account needed. The signed PDF, with an audit trail and a Certificate of Completion, is filed in Files and emailed to everyone.
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Short-term rental co-host agreement: frequently asked questions

Who is responsible to guests and the platform?

The host stays the host of record and responsible to guests, platforms and the authorities, unless the platform's co-host terms say otherwise. The co-host is an independent contractor.

Is the co-host liable for guest damage?

No — guests are. The co-host is responsible only for loss from its own negligence or failure to follow the agreement, capped at 12 months' fees except for fraud or wilful misconduct.

What happens to bookings when we stop?

Bookings made before the end date are handled under the agreement unless you agree otherwise, and the co-host's fee for them is still payable.

Is an e-signed co-host agreement valid?

Electronic signatures are generally accepted for ordinary agreements like a co-host agreement in the US (ESIGN Act and UETA), the UK, the EU (eIDAS) and Canada, though local rules can add requirements. VergeHR keeps an audit trail and a Certificate of Completion with the signed PDF.

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