One incident. One guest injury. One lawsuit. The STR industry moves fast — but liability moves faster. Certification isn't a credential. It's your protection.
Unlike hotels, which are governed by strict fire, health, and building codes inspected by state and local agencies, vacation rentals operate in a regulatory gray zone. That gap is your liability.
Courts are increasingly holding property managers and owners to a professional standard of care — whether they know it or not. Ignorance is not a defense. Certification demonstrates that you met the standard.
Carbon monoxide poisoning and fire are the leading causes of preventable death in short-term rentals. Both are silent. Both are invisible. And both are preventable with the right protocols in place.
Without a recognized safety standard, you have no benchmark to point to in a dispute. STRSCA certification gives you that benchmark — documented, credentialed, and defensible in court.
Platform algorithms and guest reviews increasingly reward safety-conscious operators. Certification signals professionalism at the moment guests are deciding where to book.
Airbnb, Vrbo, and other platforms have begun mandating safety device disclosures and compliance requirements. Getting ahead of these mandates protects your listings before enforcement begins.
Most STR insurance policies contain exclusions for negligence and failure to maintain a reasonable standard of care. Without documented safety practices, your policy may not cover the very incidents you fear most.
Whether you manage one property or a portfolio of a hundred, the exposure is the same. The difference is how prepared you are when something goes wrong.
You list your property. You welcome strangers into your home. You are responsible for their safety — whether you realize it or not. STRSCA gives individual hosts the same knowledge and credential that professional managers rely on.
Your team enters properties daily. They identify hazards, respond to emergencies, and interact with guests. A single untrained team member can expose your entire company to liability. STRSCA gives your whole team a unified safety standard.
Built on 35+ years of safety expertise by Eric Thibodeaux MPH, CSP, CHMM — the STRSCA Standard of Care is the only credentialed safety framework built specifically for the short-term rental industry.
A certificate signed by certified safety professionals and backed by EZcare — the industry's leading property management platform.
Add your STRSCA credential to your LinkedIn profile and signal professionalism to every owner, guest, and partner who views it.
10-minute modules designed for field teams. Complete certification between property turns — no classroom, no travel, no downtime.
A documented record that you trained your team to the industry standard of care. Invaluable in the event of a guest injury claim.
Built directly from Eric Thibodeaux's Standard of Care for Vacation Rental Safety — the most comprehensive safety framework in the industry.
PMC owners and managers see exactly who has completed what — giving you real-time visibility into your organization's safety readiness.
Join the growing community of STR professionals who take safety seriously. Certification takes less than 2 hours. The protection it provides lasts indefinitely.