Public liability insurance for approved hosts

Sniffspace now has the ability to protect approved residential home owners who host with Sniffspace against personal injury claims.

We are the 1st and ONLY Australian Business that has been able to secure this kind of insurance and we are proud that we can help our Hosts rent their space safely.

Our public liability insurance extends to approved Sniffspace hosts who list and rent out their space through Sniffspace in the event of a third-party claim of personal injury. It does not, at this stage, cover the dogs or damage caused by a dog. This is covered within our Dog Waiver.

Our policy only covers residential property within Australia that has no commercial activity being carried out on the premises, (ie: it does not cover boarding kennels, doggy daycare centres.) and Sniffspace visits booked and paid for through the Sniffspace platform. This insurance WILL NOT cover any extra guests above the 2 allowed adults and any extra dogs attending that are not booked through the app. If you are liaising directly with a guest this is at your own risk. Commercial properties should utilise their existing liability cover for Sniffspace activities.

Examples of relevant claims:

• A guest is running through your space and trips on an unseen hazard and breaks an ankle.
• A guest is sitting on provided furniture and it breaks causing a fall.

Examples of what is not covered

• You leave an obvious hazard in your space such as corrugated iron and a guest cuts themselves.
• A guest's dog is injured whilst playing.
• Extra guests or dogs approved by you directly.

To be covered by our public liability insurance you must adhere to and acknowledge you have adhered to all requirements for hosting.