Posted on 06/09/2024 2:06:38 PM PDT by lowbridge
A months-long Airbnb rental has become a nightmare for the North Carolina host, because the renters refuse to leave.
A single parent in the Triangle is out money and now is having to fight to get her property back.
"Now they're refusing to leave until there's an eviction order. I think they're just trying to gain time to stay there for free because they haven't paid," Farzana Rahman said.
This all started when Rahman's most recent Airbnb guests made a long-term rental reservation through Airbnb. They checked in on October 25 with a check out date of May 24.
When Rahman's cleaning lady went to clean the rental the renters were still there.
"They answered the door and they said, 'No, we haven't moved out.' She said, 'Should I come tomorrow?' And they said, 'No, don't come back,'" Rahman said.
Rahman then went to the rental with the police, and the renters promised the police officer they would leave first thing in the morning. The next morning, the renters were still not gone.
Instead, a handwritten no trespassing sign was on the front door, that stated, "We will vacate the property when you filed the proper paperwork with the civil magistrate for an eviction, for we are legal residents of this home."
"This is my place, and I mean, I'm counting on this income; my son is in college. I'm a single parent," Rahman said.
Rahman contacted Airbnb for help as she already had another long-term renter booked through Airbnb ready to move in. She said Airbnb has not been helpful.
"They're sending me messages as please get help for your safety and get whatever legal help you have to get to get them out," she said.
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Someone needs to open up a can of whoop @@@.
People should legally be allowed to shoot home invaders.
It had already occurred to me that this could happen when you rent your house out through AirBnB.
airbnb ran the other way when their tenants wouldn’t move out?
Sue them all.
I always thought the Airbnb business model was very risky. I did my homework on a renter. Seemed okay. Had to do an air-conditioning service there this week. There were about 20 bags of rotting garbage in the Livingroom. No surface in the kitchen was clear of dirty dishware and rotting garbage. They’ve gotten two small dogs who have peed all over the house, probably because they aren’t being walked. And that was with some research into who I was renting to. But to take not one, but dozens of strangers on short term and leave the place furnished? Absolute craziness. It’s like playing Russian Roulette with your property.
Is this sort of thing possible in Mexico? Asking for a friend.
Such squatters should be moved into a free prison cell.
I second that!
So funny really. AirBnB should be solely responsible for getting them out, liable for all damages and costs. Does a long-term rental invoke different laws than overnight or a few days or weeks?
I think this would last about 15 minutes in my county in N. GA.
I don’t think our sheriff would put up with this nonsense. Nor our DA. Nor the judges.
This happened to a friend of mine who used Airbnb to rent out a spare room in his own house. Get that? In his own house. The agreement was for one week. But then the renters wouldn’t leave and wouldn’t pay to stay on. The police said it was a civil matter. You’ve got to get an eviction order. Blah, blah, blah.
The squatters finally left after about three months. I suspect my friend paid them to leave. I didn’t ask, as I didn’t want to embarrass him.
Moral of the story: The next time my friend needs some extra cash, better to get a part-time job at Walmart.
What if they cancel that card AFTER they rent your place?
Had a friend who was always talking about building cabins in Colorado and then renting them out.
I told him, you have obviously never worked in a hotel. It’s not what you see on TV.
Set up an extremely loud sound system in the front of the property and play as loud as possible heavy metal and rap music from 11 PM until 6 AM every night until they are gone or run out by the neighborhood....
It was just a matter of time before this happened.
What is AirBnb supposed to do ?
This is a local police and court matter. How an area votes matters …
More proof at a trial they intended to defraud.
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