Airbnb long term tenant potentially 7 months w/ cat?

[Eric Piccione]

Hello all! We have an Airbnb rental which is currently being rented out by a guest for two weeks. She is saying she will want to move some furniture in since she is an interior designer and when she’s at the unit she’ll want to use it as her “studio” she’s implying that she will want to be here for a while “maybe 3-6 months” but hasn’t mentioned it yet.

Later in the day, we got a booking request from someone who wants to book for an entire 7 months. He is a doctor and is rarely home but needs a place to sleep. He also mentioned he has a well behaved cat which only uses the litter box. We have carpet so we’re nervous about that.

When it comes to long term tenant situations, how does it work. We know that after 28 days the guest legally becomes a tenant and if they decide they don’t want to leave we have to evict them.

But in term of payment, would you request payment from them for the time that they want (all 7 months up front) or would it be a monthly payment situation? Thank you for the responses everyone and stay safe out there!