One Woman's Airbnb Home Rental Nightmare

[@helenakut4551]

I’m sorry but if somebody is not getting out my house I’m not paying then 1,700 to leave. One call to my brothers and it’s a wrap

[@weylincaucci9801]

Word!! 😂

[@laurenchristi]

i’m saying

[@knightshift8714]

Your brothers can possibly get killed and tenants get your house just for you sending them... (No pun intended) Js ... It is commifornia/DACAfornia/mexifornia after all 🤷🏽‍♂️ you legally can't kick them out so therefore it means you can't touch them either.

[@marukanyc]

My type of taking care of business 😉

[@Mallayah004]

Lol! If it was me, I wouldn't care! They certainly won't stay in my house if I don't want them there! I'll make sure of that!

[@sephinew3333]

Show their faces, air that shit wide open they dont deserve the privacy after what they did

[@db-rc5fr]

Matriarch Soul We live in a backwards and illogical society. We encourage bad and criminal behavior.

[@ellimach9519]

Matriarch Soul exactly!!!!

[@yosh1to]

db105 and this because historical laws are difficult to change...that or we have oh so smart people running the place

[@BeyondtheVeilwithKorah]

@@db-rc5fr really meanwhile the folks fighting at Popeyes faces were plastered all over the news and I'm certain some of them were minors. Wonder why?

[@BeyondtheVeilwithKorah]

@Meow Meow Meow ThisIsBatCountry I don't know what popeyes incident you are speaking of but regardless show their faces.

[@indiachrishon200]

Am I the only one who doesn’t like the idea of residing in a strangers house? I think it’s so weird.

[@katierojas8066]

I would not rent a room out in my house to someone unless I did a background check. So stupid how Airbnb is set up. I had worst experience in an Airbnb as a guest

[@indiachrishon200]

Dass e yeah I edited. Typing too quick lol

[@indiachrishon200]

Katie Rojas that would be smart.

[@hudsontoo1212]

SO weird. There’s no way I could control my temper

[@deepsoul3256]

Not while they are there

[@arlenesusanarivera7809]

It’s so strange how people are not embarrassed to act this way

[@SG-mf5nd]

most. better, nicer, people are few.

[@rconley95]

No fear of repercussions. A shotgun to the face would work in the past, but our leaders have made it impossible to defend your own property

[@BUCHOFLOSERSYOUAREYETAGA-ei3oz]

@@rconley95 Well they better understand that I ain't afraid of the cops you won't leave well looks like you won't ever be leaving the wall

[@roxyp7569]

Thank you for this comment. I don’t understand how they just go day to day doing things like in this video. We need to bring shame back!

[@louskuntz819]

Because they are failures

[@abriannalowery9213]

It’s people like this who ruin things for everyone.

[@saladbowlpyro3680]

It’s her fault though

[@cosmeticscameo8277]

@@saladbowlpyro3680 correct should not have said yes to the cash payments. no more paper trail.

[@HenryPaulThe3rd]

@@cosmeticscameo8277 I feel like even with a paper trail it still would’ve taken 30 days. California laws are crazy

[@cosmeticscameo8277]

@@HenryPaulThe3rd california is beyond ridiculous

[@JohnDoe-vi6xb]

Whites

[@ReaverLordTonus]

The key words there was that she agreed to switch to cash only arrangement and leave AirBnB out of it, that was her mistake.

[@YANAMization]

She tried to snub airbnb and then she got snubbed.

[@msmj9102]

Facts

[@Alyssa-senpai]

Most likely they asked to stay longer and she said sure.

[@Smurphenstein]

No rental agreement, no tax. Sounds good until the shite hits the fan.

[@jaytayGO]

Yup

[@Jeng_02]

If i were to be a tenant i would be scared to even touch a thing without asking for the owners permission. They're clearly very shameless

[@mteokay1246]

I wonder if they're that bold coz she's Indian descent. Would they have acted the same if owner was white or black ... ?

[@thatonenippleclamplyingaro3612]

@@mteokay1246 I don’t think it’s a race thing..

[@mteokay1246]

@@thatonenippleclamplyingaro3612 I hope so too. Just some out there with the thinking they can run roughshod over you coz they think they're "superior" and you're just far below them. Same time, a lesson to airB owners: don't make side cash deals coz you're stepping out of the protection offered under the contract.

[@mteokay1246]

@@equivalentexchangeisalie5726 yea ... looks like you didn't watch the video

[@markrenton2421]

The laws there teach trash people like this that other people's stuff is their right.

[@mireillepioger92]

My mother had a tenant not paying,she took the front door off,they left.Had a friend stuck with the same problem,I told him what my mother had done,he did the same thing and the tenants left.

[@Leo29568]

What a Brilliant idea! Everyone stuck in the same situation should do that.😄

[@main2333]

Front door to their room or the house/ apt?

[@mireillepioger92]

house@@main2333

[@sriranjanim1460]

❤

[@mireillepioger92]

of the house@@main2333

[@panderzbananderz9320]

She did not have an Air BNB nightmare. “...weeks into the contract, agreeing to a cash only payment, not involving Air BNB.” This has nothing to do with Air BNB.

[@DillHurley7]

@@RyGuy1127 nah dude makes a valid point. If it would have stayed with air bnb they wouldn't have been able to use the squatters rights loophole. They would have got removed by the police.

[@AcemanX]

yup

[@AcemanX]

@@RyGuy1127 clearly you don't get it, once she went outside of bnb and went cash, bnb is not involved anymore and the scum become squatters...

[@umadbroyo2388]

Austin ironyyyy xD

[@MrManic52001]

@@RyGuy1127 troll level 10000

[@mochgaming4873]

why blur the face? we need to know what they look like so we can avoid them, smh

[@MrHeatAz]

Slobs

[@yecats953]

And the name on legal papers.

[@tonij4073]

Just as California law they still protect them even news wtf!

[@eisenberg4799]

California law😂

[@loueretabrown9956]

Well because they would've sued her ass.

[@rhondah.1478]

Sounds like that couple are professional squatters. They should have showed their faces.

[@itzdrillza7497]

That was my thought when I first read the title

[@domkennedy6]

California is too big of a liberal shithole to show the faces of these "free living people"

[@MariaCristina680]

She definitely got scammed. The homeowner lost her legal protections by accepting cash when their Airbnb expired instead of extending their stay. She saw green and so did they.

[@wesbecool]

What would happen if they showed the faces? Pretty much most of that list after "people that don't live anywhere near there won't like those people" is stuff you would like to avoid if you are a news outlet. . .

[@renatofeliciano3155]

You are right, they know about the legal loophole of the tenant-landlord law.

[@christinehopping]

This happened to my coworker who rented her house to provide for her 2 handicapped children. The squatters slashed her tires, broke everything inside the house, poured soil into the garbage disposal, and did so much damage that my coworker cried for days. It cost my coworker $90K to get rid of them in the end. Only in California where criminals have more freedom than taxpaying citizens.

[@Motown-1966]

$90K is a bid much. Maybe you meant $9K instead?

[@ChucksCherubs3]

Then the renters committed a criminal act and the cops would have been able to arrest them. Your whole story sounds fishy.

[@mr.bhewjew3212]

Give me their names, I’ll put on a mask and I’ll break them. They’ll never do that again.

[@CitygirlRayA]

If you can’t get rid of non-paying leaching squatters go buy some Raid roach foggers. Wait in the middle of the night or until they’re sleep and place the foggers outside their bedroom door, hopefully it’s cracked open and wherever. Set them off and Make sure you leave the house and have somewhere to go. That’ll choke their asses in their sleep and give them permanent health problems. I betcha they leave then and if they ask why you set it off at night just say oh it was quiet in the house you didn’t think they was there and roaches do come out at night. Lol. Sorry bastards.

[@noreply3424]

This is why I’m very funny about allowing someone to live with me because people have a lot of never when they get a little power.

[@AudreyBradford]

All I can say is if I was in this situation I would be in jail right now.

[@worm4254]

I would have thrown their asses out

[@MFbaZz]

🧢

[@cherylkay1636]

Sameeee

[@TheDetroitblack]

This is when you need to always have good friends that are police officers and that work for the sheriff's department nobody likes the police nor the sheriff but when you in a situation like this they should be your best friend and then people would have never been in your house like that believe me,in Santa Cruz I love the police and the sheriff there!!💪🔥🔥

[@Beadledom2024]

@@TheDetroitblack That's just great. Advising everyone to be like you, that you use the citizen's police as your own personal enforcement officers. Aren't you the special one. Terrible behavior, immoral, theft and manipulation, undermining your city's trust in unbiased policing. And if you do have these police buddies doing moonlighting for your personal gain, shame on those officers too. Do you pay them in cash or return favors, or are you just that special you get these unethical favors for free? F "liberty and justice for all," screw "serve and protect," and forget about the civil rights of the people you don't like. Your so proud of your advantage, so clueless of your skewed moral compass, your advertising unabashed in a public forum. When we have vigilantes and narcissists getting personal justice we all loose.

[@naynay055]

Rummaging around the house like trash pandas. Just ridiculous.

[@ooohrob]

hey that's an insult to pandas

[@sweetlildevil7597]

At least Pandas are cute - these people are more like bacteria feeding on a host

[@latriciaholmes8336]

Pandas are GORGEOUS

[@themoneyclass1325]

That was probably after she disrespected them and tried to kick them out

[@SayRahSays]

“trash pandas” aka raccoons 😂😂

[@AndrewTwoTen]

Pay someone to leave your house...? Only in America...only in America

[@calebwinfield1403]

Only in California*

[@Chris-pk6yb]

Only in cali homie

[@charlesparsons6071]

It's the lady's fault. She signed a contract without educating herself on the laws. The 30 days notice for renting is meant to make it so landlords can't kick you out without notice.

[@CB-bb2ix]

Had to do it here in Jamaica too. It was a ridiculous experience. Because the 30 days notice.

[@JM-fo1te]

California

[@dbloyd2]

I got weirded out staying in a Airbnb. I didn't realize it is someone's home with people living in there. I didn't stay the entire time and checked into a hotel the next day.

[@jbird1173]

Remove all of the food, shut off the water and power. They will leave

[@jbird1173]

Poop on the floor if necessary

[@LadyDae]

They probably would still stay. Smh

[@User-g9b2c]

Why not just beat their ass

[@jeremyhubbardTX1]

@@User-g9b2c Correct answer.

[@sheree1994sa]

unfortunately that's illegal also

[@1stdaughterofcain]

why do news people blur their faces? show their faces so that they wouldn't be able to do this thing again.

[@autumngrace3135]

Criminals are protected so the real criminals that make the laws are allowed to do far more to America while they tie the hands of it's public slaves.

[@AngelHxze]

^ In this case, they weren't criminals. What they did can be viewed as "morally wrong", but, as you heard, their actions were legal by California's standards. The couple could be there up to 30 days. The woman paid them off because she was aware that them staying was totally legal- but she PERSONALLY no longer wanted them there. People need to take this as a learning lesson; if you rent out with Airbnb, stick within their contracts. When you go into other territories and extend stays outside of them, it's YOUR own fault. If she hadn't done that and the people refused to leave, she could have called the police and they would have had to go. People need to read the fine print and take responsibility of their stupid actions.

[@crustinagohard9049]

To the best of my knowledge, each state has different laws concerning showing images without consent

[@braddelany6234]

so they don't get sued.

[@MrZimeir]

easy just to kill them and put them in a hole few 100 miles in the woods

[@TreachourusJdogg]

"30 days so they can find a new place to live, and that can be expensive!" This guy is acting like the squatters are the victim here.

[@frankreynolds7404]

They are prick!

[@jamesrichard6377]

Lol

[@TreachourusJdogg]

@@frankreynolds7404 they definitely are not. The poor woman who was just trying to use a popular way to make a little extra money and ended up having her house held hostage is the victim here.

[@womanofgoldenwords3881]

TreachourusJdogg you misunderstood- The reporter was just quoting the law. The law, in California and a lot of other states says that you must give the person 30 days notice if you want them to leave. The law is set up that way so that you, as a citizen, can’t be kicked out of your apartment with zero notice essentially leaving you homeless” It’s a great law, unfortunately some people take advantage of it. The reporter was not siding with the squatters, he was mearly pointing out the law

[@TreachourusJdogg]

@@womanofgoldenwords3881 it seems that you are the one that has misunderstood. It is not part of the law that it is "expensive" to move. That is an opinion, and it is victimizing the squatters in this story.

[@shanemcconnell1736]

This happened to my friend in the 80s, him and his brother and five guys with baseball bats drag them out of there in the middle of the night.

[@portnuefflyer]

There is a time and a place for physical violence, at least strongly implied violence, this situation could have been resolved quickly and peacefully with the proper number of really large men, just saying. That shirtless dude with the long hair, would have quickly seen it was in his best interest to leave the premises ASAP.

[@saharaloveland]

80s 😅 unfortunately we in a new millennium. I rather avoid jail time and just not let strangers live in my house

[@danielclark3618]

Not AirBnb's fault - if she'd followed their procedure, this wouldn't have happened.

[@bpaige12]

Daniel Brazil exactly

[@ceciliem1811]

So true!!

[@lifeisgood2542]

she does not want to pay fees and wants to pocket everything.

[@nikkiforever2007]

Atheist what?

[@febbysapulete]

@Atheist the fuck??

[@gabbie3174]

Nah, this is crazy. They’re walking around her house like it’s theirs

[@outlawJosieFox]

One punch should sort that. Too middle class, blatantly.

[@user-gm6ho9sq2v]

I once phoned the police to get rid of someone unpaying (and his friend) but this was after waiting months and complaining to our landlord (I was also a tenant) and there was drug usage involved too

[@charlesparsons6071]

Because while they pay rent... it is theirs. She didn't make very many specifications in the agreement. That's her own damn fault

[@bobshenix]

@@outlawJosieFox That would be stupid... the law is always on the criminal's side these days. Making that mistake would end up with her being removed from the house and charged probably. It's hardly fair but this is the world we live in now.

[@michaelbrunner8891]

This happened to a friend of mine and he would cut the breakers of anything they tried to use and had a lock on the box. No hot showers, no oven, no washer and dryer, he got a small fridge for his room and cut the breakers to the kitchen, he cut the cable and wifi to their bedroom, they left within 2 weeks. As long as the electricity and water are on its completely legal to control the breakers in your home no matter who lives there.

[@maggieroodt]

Lol I love your friend

[@chrisinedison]

That’s a smart man

[@janinedekoker9405]

It's sad to have to do that in your own home though. At least it didn't go on that long.

[@pistoffpussycat5778]

I would add to that making sure tgey woke up at all sorts of odd hours, but I can easily do that. I have very bad sleep habits and only need 6 hours a night

[@mizzLopez]

This is so awesome! Thank you!

[@BlondeMafia89]

I mean, WHY would you rent your home to a bunch of strangers when you know how CRAZY people are these days!

[@techiegirl2927]

because it works when you follow the rules of the site, she didn't, when they asked her to take cash payment to stay OFF the airbnb contract that was her problem

[@36willb]

She elected to go off the Airbnb platform to rent directly to the tenants. That's risky.

[@trevorreznik3908]

Living in California is risky. The government in California is not on your side.

[@joshlarochelle1298]

Proud American wrong, Airbnb is designed against this flaw so California Laws are. It relevant until she decided to rent to them herself without doing any checks. Airbnb has a nonpayment policy where you can absolutely kick them out WITHOUT 30 day notice after nonpayment. That’s why you don’t rent a house unless you know the housing industry and learn HOW TO RENT A HOUSE.

[@joshlarochelle1298]

Proud American wrong, Airbnb is designed against this flaw so California Laws are not relevant until she decided to rent to them herself without doing any checks. Airbnb has a nonpayment policy where you can absolutely kick them out WITHOUT 30 day notice after nonpayment. That’s why you don’t rent a house unless you know the housing industry and learn HOW TO RENT A HOUSE.

[@trevorreznik3908]

Josh, you are pretty good at victim shaming. Supporting deadbeats is exactly what I expect out of liberals in California.

[@trevorreznik3908]

It’s called victim shaming and it’s the fundamental flaw with all of you liberal idiots. You defend the deadbeat bloodsuckers and condemn the victim under the argument of a person who wants to capitalize. So you defend the big business (Airbnb) and because an individual wants to do the same thing, they are not entitled? Please explain.

[@nonawolf7495]

"Transitioning to a cash only payment" - sounds like she was trying to cut Airbnb out of the deal AND avoid paying federal taxes. Going rogue is very risky...

[@cosmeticscameo8277]

go rogue go broke.

[@tonishawilliams6154]

Yep totally back fired

[@Tmr1221]

Should have saw that coming Poonam.

[@vicvic2081]

Americans so lame.. like taxes are used for anything.

[@justoo5935]

@@SpeakSteph awwwwe shut your ass UP!!! Go get them pots to rattling

[@SlasherChick]

This title is incredibly misleading. This is not an Airbnb nightmare are she clearly violated Airbnb policies by taking offline payments.

[@justinetadena1238]

I have to agree, it's absolutely unacceptable from the renters side. However, Airbnb has policies set in place to avoid these exact situation. Be safe, play by the rule~

[@jessied.6741]

@quenga wildside "life threatening behavior"??? How?? 😂 Are you hallucinating or what

[@veronicasaitta9688]

@@jessied.6741 ignore this idiot, he's clearly out of his right mind 😂😂

[@veronicasaitta9688]

@quenga wildside you ain't gonna sue me too are you? 'Cause in that case please tell me when the police are coming home, I'd like to hand them some cookies while we laugh at your stupidity

[@braddelany6234]

exactly

[@patrickgallegos113]

Opening your home to strangers, it's a recipe for disaster.

[@thequake180]

What does this have to do with Airbnb? The owner went outside the system so she don't have to pay Airbnb fee. That's what you get for being greedy!

[@lifeisgood2542]

Starfish humans are greedy. very good example

[@noodengr3three825]

You are correct this is not an Airbnb problem. This is just another example of the media distorting the truth for it's own agenda to take away personal rights. The homeowner stepped outside of Airbnb's guidelines.

[@alyssam8977]

This is exactly why you want to go through airbnb. They have the ability to back you up when stuff like this happens

[@lushfanatic8028]

Next she will probably be trying to sue Airbnb.

[@MamaMOB]

It's clickbate

[@larissaleann6081]

I don’t see why they are calling this an “Airbnb nightmare”. This has nothing to do with Airbnb but rather the homeowners own stupidity...

[@haniefestejo6474]

and yet others blamed airbnb for the bad decision of the host

[@andyramirez5367]

She can pay me and ill beat them up real fast.

[@LaLigaNoLaDan]

Larissa LeAnn perfect analysis

[@pedrodepalm1769]

stupidity = greed

[@davekowalewski4493]

Precisely

[@HarqoGames]

All she had to do was call a male friend/family member to come over to force these bums out

[@ReaperKezia]

Males are excluded from California law?

[@BPtruth]

Nobody is excluded from California law, buuuuuut it’s going to be hard for squatters to prove you hired a alpha friend that respects a ladies space to come teach them some manners. You can’t prosecute someone if you don’t know who they are just turn the cameras off. No lawyers going to take this case without evidence or a down payment. It’s sad they take advantage of a already sad situation, then proceed to scam her into paying them more then they owed her for the rental to begin with, it’s a lesson learned though because it’s her fault for voiding the Airbnb contract.

[@BPtruth]

Since there’s no record of them ever getting a rental on Airbnb then there’s no evidence you ever accepted their cash or made a agreement. If they call the cops just deny the rental arrangement, say they are robbing your house, and that you’ve never seen them before in your life.

[@HarqoGames]

@@BPtruth I agree 100%. Really it could have been a more simpler resolution: Have male associate come over, "Hey, my female friend and I would like some privacy. Please leave.". *Sternly*. These bums would not have the heart to challenge the male (or males) to a confrontation. That along with the bums' lack of any legal proof that they have rights to the home would surely be enough persuasion for them to leave.

[@HarqoGames]

@Casey Christian props 💯. At that point, it's a bully-yields-to-bigger-bully type of situation.

[@ca94-]

⁠Something similar happened to me this weekend. A lady who was supposed to check-out at 11 am maximum ended up checking out at 5:30 pm. From that morning she asked to extend her reservation for two more nights which I agreed to her request… she kept putting on excuses not to pay saying the system didn’t notified her etc… at 3:30 pm Airbnb’s Ambassador tells me she is not willing to cooperate and she yelled on the phone to him saying she was shopping and she didn’t had time to attend the call. The Ambassador recommends me to set on the security alarm, which as soon as I turned it on she begs me to turn it off telling me she will be out of the house in 15 mins (she obviously lied about doing shopping and was actually at the house). I don’t understand how this lady stayed for 6 hours after check-out time without any guilt. She started insulting me calling me every bad word you could imagine, threatening me that she would sued me because I forced her to leave my home with her children. I don’t live in the same city as the house. I did what I could to prevent her staying for free. The police told me what she did was trespassing because she had no authorization to be at someone else’s property since check-out time had passed. I am traumatized by this and hopefully it never happens again.

[@beatrixbrennan1545]

Maybe instead you could just rent the house to a regular person who needs a place to live and do a background check on them?? Ohhh, that's right, you'd lose all that income you don't work for.

[@MaJieMao]

This had nothing to do with Airbnb she became a landlord when she started collecting rent outside of the Airbnb deal.

[@goldensvixen08]

THANK YOU 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@redzoom7857]

Yep, the bums made her pay for that poor decision.

[@valiantbrawler8391]

@@redzoom7857 wait im confused, what happened, so she has a home and people rented it?

[@redzoom7857]

@@valiantbrawler8391 Yeah, she owns the home and rented a room through a 3rd party service, but they didn't leave after they stopped paying.

[@valiantbrawler8391]

@@redzoom7857 oh ok

[@cbv7207]

Only a matter of time when they step their ass in a wrong person's house

[@pattie8574]

And they end up in someone's basement / refrigerator.

[@rogeliocorona6837]

Yea yea yea blah blah blah. Touch them they will sue you for so much they might even own the house. Their is legal process of eviction. Sucks it's the law.

[@cbv7207]

@@rogeliocorona6837 That's why i said a WRONG person's house. There is literally a dude who killed three teenagers over a stupid prank (they buzzed and then ran away the the guy got in the car and ran them over) Now what do you think he would do to these people? Do you think he even cares about law or jail?

[@jakeylakey619]

Yeah, I’d definitely have some hood dudes come & beat some ass

[@sentinela8775]

Kinda wondering the same 🤔

[@beccamarie9782]

Similar thing happened to my sister. She had a friend from work stay with her, because she needed help, and when my sister returned from a weekend in Vegas, the friend boyfriend was at her house living there. My sister told her she cant have him living in her house, and they threaten her that they will call the cops, because she pays half the rent. Well, this was a not a signed documented agreement kind of thing, and when our family heard about what happened..It did not sit well with my brothers. They went to have the couple removed and they locked the bedroom door on them. One of my brothers kicked the door open, and they tried to call the cops but my brothers took their phones and busted it, and had them out with their belongings in matters of 10 minutes. They did call the cops from someone else's phone, and my sister spoke with the cops and told them that she dont live there, and was there for a weekend only, and she did not pay rent. The couple couldn't prove that they were living with her, and so the cops had them escorted off the property. My sister did lie to the cops, but she knew that they couldn't prove anything, and didnt want to deal with the bs of their damn rights..Give a person an inch, and they take a yard! Lesson learned!

[@EpitomeofALady22]

Good for your sister and brothers! That's what I'd do. But hope they don't return with weapons. Scary!

[@gabrielperez4062]

U just tricked on your sister. Hope they don't find this comment n use it to sue your sister

[@beccamarie9782]

@@gabrielperez4062 Seriously?? Explain to me how my comment would get her sued? No names were mentioned!

[@gabrielperez4062]

@@beccamarie9782 true true. U right

[@Muskers92]

@@-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-.. as the saying goes, only bitches complain about snitches. 👍

[@CapulloSpawn]

As a Swiss, I can tell you that I would never book an Airbnb. Here in Switzerland there are many black sheep who install hidden cameras in bedrooms and apartments. For example, there were some incidents in Interlaken, Spiez, Zug, Zurich, Flüelen, etc. These are usually not even Swiss but rather foreigners who rent the apartment, then put it online as Airbnb and, for example, put nude photos of women online. There have been a few reports about this, but nothing like this has ever been widely publicized. Who wants to know something like that?

[@bobby3269]

You should have never accepted direct money. Lesson here is follow policy. Stick to that and you’ll be safe.

[@naturesbest7977]

Perfect

[@ggtracy02]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@bobby3269]

Thanks everybody! :)

[@TK_111]

Exactly that’s what they get for trying to be a sneaky cunt and not use the website

[@glo1168]

What she should’ve done is keep through Airbnb for $1 a night and take the rest as cash. That way it’s still “official”

[@jhantoinkz]

Worked for Airbnb and Property Managements, this is what happens when you go on your own. Always stay within your rental agreement on the booking platforms. Always communicate with the guests WITHIN THE PLATFORM. The host disregarded these things which made her ineligible for Airbnb's Host Insurance Policy which could've covered her.

[@IslanderloverBKK]

You look like a Filipina actress named Thea Tolentino😃

[@angelmedina2762]

Thank you for clearing up this bs story.

[@ADWebTV]

@@angelmedina2762 I caught that and was like ummm the host has some major responsibility in why they stayed longer. They didn't even ask her why she was okay with that.

[@maggieroodt]

I once had a dispute with a host and Airbnb 100% had my back because everything happened on the platform. You play stupid games, you win stupid prizes.

[@John-lq7hs]

Getting your own rental agreement and covering yourself legally is not that hard. Airbnb and company’s like that don’t have some special ability to do something you can’t. In Commi California A rental company would have been legally tied up by the 30 day eviction notice as well. This whole thing is a twist on the situation to make people think they can’t do things on their own.

[@ghostofreagan3181]

Yeah, I'd just turn the cameras off and invite over a few friends.

[@iRxcKs81]

lol

[@RONANAWAY]

lolll underrated comment

[@yendifenelon994]

Hahaha 🤣🤣, I laughed way too hard at this

[@jaydrider8871]

Good one 👍 👏 👌

[@madamshay749]

Yup and what a party that will be lol

[@LadyO_333]

This is the world we live in now folks, get comfortable. I've been in her situation before, actually more than once -- I will never do it again, no matter what hard luck story they give me. I couldn't give a flying flip how bad their situation is. I'm done helping the downtrodden, homeless and addicted. They've ruined it for decent individuals who are really down on their luck and could use a helping hand.

[@essieessie5399]

Agree!! I don't fall for the hard luck cries anymore. I now say, "TOO BAD, I DON'T CARE"

[@BUCHOFLOSERSYOUAREYETAGA-ei3oz]

If your renting you better have no heart or you will either die or lose your house

[@ThePecanTan]

Agreed. I'm a landlord, and I've learned whenever someone begins a conversation with a down-on-their-luck/woe-is-me story, it's an instant NO.

[@kimmichaud4064]

I could never let strangers in my house period

[@no1aviator]

Can I sleep over tonight?

[@tonymunoz7400]

@@no1aviator 😂😂😂 my guy!!!!!

[@jesvinmathew5103]

Yoo we still hanging out at your house?

[@zainahmed6502]

Bruh she was renting out the house. She should've done some background checks though.

[@ohiovolsman8146]

I once had a client who had this same problem. The police always said it was a civil issue. I told the client to find four of the meanest looking dudes and invite them to ‘move in’ with the squatters and make life miserable for them. They dominated the bathrooms, the beds and the kitchen. When the squatters called police to complain, the police told them it’s a civil matter. The squatters were gone within 48 hours.

[@mkay2925]

Wait this is beautiful lol

[@IamHueGraves]

Then the mean dudes become squatters... then you get 8 of the meanest looking dudes you can find... then...

[@k8schmate]

perfect

[@havad3938]

I LOVE IT

[@johnbannister501]

Gee...maybe that could be a business model...."Four mean Dudes for Hire"!!😂

[@tobydammit6599]

Its her fault for switching to cash only. She was protected when using the airbnb TOS. The moment you cut then out. Youre on your own. And california is notorious for making almost impossible to evict people.

[@13DF79]

@Dyno Spectrum yes it is lmao

[@MaryJane-tp3qd]

I’m curious why it’s almost impossible? My family has been evicted once and we have the 30 day notice law here as well. But when we where evicted we didn’t get a note and the place just said “uhhm yea we did, now you’re going to court because you didn’t leave” giving them a solid case. I’m from Michigan btw and I was underage and just had a baby; my mother was also pregnant at the time and we lived here for 6 years.

[@graigg5932]

So what allows them to go through her property and take her stuff?

[@kevinp1879]

@@13DF79 u tellin me if you have a house and u want to rent a room for money for cash you wouldnt do it.? the only mistake she did was asking for cash and not getting them to sign any other paper to protect herself. it still dont give the people the right to take over house and not pay nothing

[@13DF79]

@@kevinp1879 uhhhh yes I'm telling you that. Because I'm not fu ck ing re tar ded

[@skivijimmy]

the way to solve this problem is... DON'T RENT YOUR HOME

[@krzemian]

A while back in Poland there was that story of a couple who stopped paying the rent but wouldn't move out of the property, the law standing on their side. So the owner posted an ad online to rent his apartment once more, this time free of charge, but specifically catered to declared heavy party people who obliged to make the life of anybody staying in that apartment a living mess. Needless to say, the couple who overstayed moved out after 2 days or so. That was completely legal, too.

[@eastbow6053]

HAHAHAHA 😅🤣😂

[@vicdamon3551]

Dude this from that show on Netflix. Dude ended up killing his brother

[@assilemisawesome]

I love this! Smart thinking!

[@goofballbiscuits3647]

You love to see it lol

[@mitchellrich7389]

@@vicdamon3551 good show

[@minacerra]

If that was my house, I'd have a party every night until they moved out. She's too timid. It's her house...move in with a stack of friends.

[@DvineWakandandian_Warrior]

Mina Cerra 🤔good idea 😈🤣

[@stonednyc1]

Seriously

[@stonednyc1]

Id have family friends and all their kids over everyday. Starting with me hosting breakfast for them at 6am. LoLLLL

[@stonednyc1]

Then if they dont smoke id smoke cigars every where too. LoLLLL

[@stonednyc1]

Inscents and all of the above. Shes indian? Curry every fkn day lollllll

[@wideglide03fxdwg]

I like how the attorney says they have to find a new place to live and that's expensive. You mean more expensive than free????

[@scottnunnemaker5209]

He’s talking about the law. Many people rent homes in California because homes at expensive and all the rich people already bought them all(good luck Texas and the rest of the states where these rich people are now moving their businesses to, you’ll have the same problems soon enough). For a normal person who isn’t scamming or trying to do anything wrong, getting evicted overnight is horrible and it can take time to find another affordable place to live so 30 days is reasonable. In a situation like this, well, it’s the homeowners fault for making their home a hotel to begin with.

[@wideglide03fxdwg]

@@scottnunnemaker5209 yeah it is expensive. They're not paying anything now so yeah, more expensive than free!!!!

[@komlat253]

Lol. I mean i do agree with the attorney, life is hard and i personally don't think its necessarily a bad law but i thought that applied to actual renters but i guess they technically were .but it doesn't mean u can abuse it and at that point prison should be waiting for them after especially if they ruin the place. Although probably 30days is too long in general but altho it sucks ,I do believe the law should allow responsible people a few days or a week before having to leave by force

[@ryanwatt754]

I think he meant expensive for the home owner

[@lornajean7286]

Lol

[@gamelord3135]

A guy i was doing a home renovation for after squatters messed it up told me back in the early 2000s "the hardest part of being a detroit landlord is pondering shooting up your own dam house" we laughed so hard but i felt his pain

[@lilprodegie]

I've been in a similar situation. The law was on their side so I shut off my electricity, water, everything. We had a nice little camp out for about a week. I think what finally made them leave was me singing my version of 'Opera' as loud as possible whenever I was home.

[@kennethrussell5604]

It's sad you actually had to do that! But good job lol

[@pfb74]

I would've watched adult films as loud as possible on a speaker until they left. In case you get tired of singing

[@fabiolasandoval6318]

The thing is they can easily put the utilities back under their names. It happened to me.

[@lisafloren9159]

@@fabiolasandoval6318 what????????? WOW 😣. At this point I would never let strangers into my home. Heck, I have some relatives that I would never let live with me. People are so entitled nowadays. Smfh

[@lizzie8845]

I just made a comment about forcing them on their own to leave!! I’m glad you were able to think of something I think the law is ridiculously ignorant sometimes. In this videos case I would not have spent my own money for them to leave. 😩

[@armanddehorta]

"The shirtless male seen creeping through out the house at night." Sounds like a nature documentary. Lol

[@EPHtheChemist]

LMAO

[@alisonm.1182]

It does lmbo 😂😂😂😂

[@shila8379]

😂😂

[@XOXO-mb2vh]

I thought it was the woman?

[@naina4288]

i thought they were lesbians-

[@nspiredb]

I grew up in the hood so I still have hood connections. Don't want to leave my property and I promise you you will be removed by force, no law enforcement involved.

[@tuttukakaruk5826]

Girl, that's how we do it in Queens!

[@yvonnesamuels5582]

Period 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@legion4698]

Get your own gun

[@leelee3582]

Lol vewy scarwy

[@12567NoYouCannot]

N J, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Good One, Sometimes is Good to know the Right Kind of People.

[@kennethwilliams1390]

Protecting the identity of the bad guys is why they are allowed to do this.

[@ecmonkey13]

This happened to my uncle. He lived in Mexico and was renting out a home in Texas. The tenants were a family of 4(parents and two kids). They started off paying late, then skipped on months, and finally stopped paying for over a year. Police wouldn’t do anything about it because the owner was out of the country. Eventually they ended up leaving BUT not without first setting the kitchen on FIRE! They were so afraid of the fire department and police showing up that they left in a hurry. The inside of the home was destroyed, walls torn up, animal(maybe human) feces on the floor, and trash everywhere. Literally the worst nightmare

[@lunarcorpse]

Yeah, with some people it's, "not my house, not my problem" kind of deal. I've known a few people like that who allowed their dog to pee on the floor and didn't clean it up and wouldn't take their dog outside to go poop. And they walked through the house barefoot. This person lived there for 5 years walking through their dog's pee and poop barefoot.

[@Stokedhavok]

LunarCorpse OMG, that’s horrific! They knowingly/ purposely walked through all that dog-mess?! My Gawd!

[@jetnight88]

Well it’s your uncle fault he should not invite them in

[@TheAceTroubleshooter]

@@jetnight88 They were RENTERS

[@jetnight88]

Why do you need two houses you only need one?

[@nicolekuros9811]

Lady thought she was slick with under the table payments

[@johnpkang]

She didnt know she was dealing with smarter ppl than her lol

[@davekowalewski4493]

Technically she was a slick EMEFFER she knew law was on her side

[@dallasdoll_23]

@@davekowalewski4493 But it wasn't which proves you are as dumb as her.

[@davekowalewski4493]

A wise old man once told me "Greedy people eat dead last"

[@davekowalewski4493]

@Darknight These slick muthereffers knew they would have at 30 days or more before they got the boot

[@RuaWaterwalker]

Never ever let strangers in your home, not even some family!

[@Summerbunny15]

Reminds me of story here in the UK...a good Samaritan woman befriended a rough sleeper and gave him a room in her house, and he eventually murdered her and her young son. Fortunately her older daughter was away at uni. The poor girl says she feels really alone in the world now 😢

[@mf8898]

@@Summerbunny15 jesus.... that was very dark

[@daviddiehl-gy2sq]

Close and lock the door and tell them they will never leave.

[@offroad_adventures2934]

She tried to make some extra unreported income by going away from the airbnb website and go cash-only... just to save paying some tax. She ended up paying much more!

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

I'm out of Vancouver, BC and her "culture" does this ALL THE TIME. Bring "kash". It's engrained as the lowest common denominator is the "model". Just as in the highest order is the Japanese "model'. This culture in endemic in BC and this is the way the roll: race to the bottom, in business, rents, a employee pay.

[@israeliteonlycampkilluhi.o2108]

Wow How long did it take you to figure that out???

[@tammyduncan719]

@@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki .. taxation is theft We're just slaves they get half of our damn money anyway and come tax should not be legal

[@goosewhisperer6275]

I've heard of nightmarish occurrences even when homeowners stayed within the confines of AirBnB. I would NOT rent a house to ANYBODY, either privately or through an agency.

[@KodyEFT]

@@tammyduncan719 you, m’lady, are a dumb ass

[@savannahvasquez600]

Man why y’all gotta ruin it for everyone else. I love Airbnb. And people like this just make it harder.

[@blackice3022]

She shouldn’t have made that additional contract with them. They knew exactly what they were doing. Squatter legal rights are very annoying.

[@GhostOfSparta96]

Savannah Vasquez I was about to say this 😴they didn’t wreck it for everyone and I love Airbnb aswell

[@haniefestejo6474]

the bad thing about this is that airbnb is dragged on this contreversy when in fact it is the decision of the host to do outside transaction.

[@katierojas8066]

Btw, she lives in Lynchburg Virginia on Lakeview drive and her name is Katherina. Don’t stay in her insect infested home if u are considering it. Such a crazy woman! Her house was filthy and infested w crickets and spiders

[@GameFuMaster]

@d b if you don't think someone should get a refund for shoddy products/services, then you're an idiot who deserves expensive and horrible products/services

[@Borg14]

You never take cash from someone who wants to extend. I always tell every person that new guests are coming that same day they are suppose to check out. I get them out by noon and tell them new guest are checking in at 3:00 so I need to have the place clean(even if I don't have any guest coming). One time a couple looked suspicious and weren't making any attempt to leave, I had 2 friends show up with suitcases as if the were checking in. That got the couple to pack and leave.

[@3sons66]

Yep, just tell them politely...re-book if you want to extend your stay. If they complain about the fee, well, I guess they don't want to extend their stay that bad.

[@breewashere]

Can honestly just hire 2 bodyguards to get them and throw them out on the street, on their a-s.

[@jazlupa6576]

Would that work on leeches?

[@WhoTFVotedBiden]

Bring two friends with suitcases full of guns next

[@tubucoco]

In these types of cases why can't you just call the police to harrass or scare them into leaving?? I don't know the rules or laws concerning something like this.

[@stevengoldstein114]

I was just scammed twice, two hosts delayed my extensions, forced me to rebook rooms and then say oh we do not provide refunds.

[@roycehendrickson2118]

Here's a tip, don't let strangers stay in your house

[@russell3461]

They're in Commie-fornia, what do you expect?

[@mynigga7451]

Here's a bigger tip, shut the fuck up

[@zodiac890]

she was renting her house what is wrong with u talk like u have common sense or dont talk at all

[@roycehendrickson2118]

@Donald Trump hahahaha!

[@roycehendrickson2118]

@@zodiac890 I can't take you serious when you don't use proper grammar or punctuation.

[@user-bn8ui9wm3u]

i thought it was a lesbian couple

[@topdogpitbull5xxx82]

Lol me too at first

[@dr_amalia]

Me too 😂

[@spikefivefivefive]

Pretty much

[@OhMySack]

It's Santa Cruz, CA. If you're familiar, you'd realize how incredibly stupid the homeowner was in the first place. It's a town full of socialist loving, don't have a job, dirty hippies that are trying to revive the 60's.

[@beautifulbutterfly140]

this ain’t it lol me too 😅

[@universaleducationsystems2722]

I see something like this having the potential to become deadly

[@sto2779]

that is a possibility, could hire someone to teach u a lesson.

[@burningdaylights]

Yeah, deadly for the losers that won't leave.

[@elisyaomorose957]

Yeah, especially in America

[@tempgirl00711]

Amen. No doubt, especially as I watch them cooking in ur kitchen, using ur shower and hot water, walking around in their boxers all day, lounging on ur couch, having parties in ur house. Washing all their dirty clothes, and when u leave the house for work they're definitely gonna search every nook in cranny in ur spot! I'd def say, things could get hectic real quick

[@Pulapaws]

That already happen a tenant that refused to leave was beating to dead by 4 guys. They did try everything to get him to leave but he wouldn’t leave he did want to be homeless on the street.

[@Babu-kr3cr]

They saw that she was sweet, and law abiding and decided to walk all over her. If she was a nuisance herself, yelling at them and complaining all day at them, maybe they would have left. How can people just be milling around your house when you don't want them there? Take their stuff, put it outside, lock the door, and don't let them back. She wasn't aggressive to deal with that creepy couple. I would be so furious with them pawing through my food and walking around half nude.

[@DAWN001]

I had a similar tenant and my eviction lawyer said if I take out her stuffs and change the lock, I would be breaking the law and the nonpaying tenant would be able to sue me and win the case. I had to wait for the slow eviction process to run its course while she stays rent free and breaking my walls, painting graffiti on doors and stealing roommates’ properties. The police came many times and couldn’t do anything with her. That’s the reality faced by many landlords in California

[@EeliusAstaroth]

She was most likely advised by a lawyer to not engage and to ride it out the way she did so as not to cause more liability on her side. That way the law directly deals with the squatters rather than it potentially backfire. Clearly it's not their first rodeo, and just because you're nice and timid doesn't mean you're weak/vulnerable/unable to do anything about the situation. Just means work smart not hard.

[@Babu-kr3cr]

@@EeliusAstaroth When you are around certain people, being nice doesn't pay.

[@EeliusAstaroth]

@@Babu-kr3cr depends on your perspective and how well you handle the situation. In this case obviously it quite literally pays as she is in favor of the law thanks to her niceties rather than against. Otherwise, you can retain boundaries while still being nice, and people forget to distinguish the two as they sacrifice their protection while simultaneously putting the blame on their behavior when it's not actually the case. It's simply the easier thing to do. There really isn't any deterrent or negativity of being nice. If there is it is minimum in comparison. The main thing is whether or not you allow others to take advantage of it, and even then there isn't much to lose from it when in the face of other alternatives. Even if you fail to succeed at what you were trying to accomplish there's still lessons within that time to learn from if you allow yourself to do so. I think given the outcome and reasonings this case is a good example of that to prove otherwise. Especially since someone else here commented previously supporting that basis of debate. Yes they had to deal with the aftermath, but the other course would have led them to an even greater loss where they wouldn't even be able to have a chance to fix the damages. Even in critical moments being nice provides a calm demeanor that allows the person to think and react more appropriately to the situation. You can still defend yourself be it with words or action. Most other emotions would get you in trouble/may cause you to react in a way that ends up being more at a cost. People like this count on others to react poorly so they can continue to utilize the law in their favor whereas others who react in retaliation have the disadvantage of playing into the other person's hand. In this case, the squatters.

[@mumbles215]

As a former bouncer, I used to put on Air Supply really loud to get the drunks out after last call. It always worked.

[@pray4mojo35]

I like Air Supply😔

[@jacquir8331]

🤣🤣🤣

[@payrolldepartment5678]

Even the Nights are Better. Now that we're here together....

[@FireCracker-vd8pq]

I guarantee nothing would work much faster on me than that... lol

[@karenzielke9898]

@@payrolldepartment5678 woe, woe,woe

[@blancaw6280]

The first thing that would have happened is a chain would have gone up around that fridge. No more food in the house for them. Next door removed from their room, water turned off to all but my own bathroom which would be deadbolted. Then music would be blasted at all hours day and night. That would be a start for me, by the end they were begging to leave.

[@AnonymouslyForgotten]

I think that you'd start dealing with some legal problems after that. I think they might be able to sue you for unlivable conditions or something like that.

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

Blanca, I like your style.

[@lgroach1934]

I was thinking something similar. Remove all doors, change locks, remove all of my valuable belongings, turn off utilities, do whatever it takes to make it uncomfortable for them. But the best advice is to NEVER let any one move in with you unless you are willing to have them stay (for free). The only time it's "safe" is when you are a renter and you can move out at the end of your lease.

[@user-tj1rk3sx7c]

during covid no one had to pay rent for like 8 months. It was illegal to evict anyone. So alot of people were stuck in this situation for months and yes, you could be sued for "emotional damage" of having no door, they could go out to eat every day and sue you for how much it cost, you would get the cops called for disturbing the peace. In almost every state you have to have a months notice. Why people who get evicted get sympathy idk they got a free months rent essentially. Then if they pay any % of it they can basically cancel it because usually (depending on the state) the document says a specific amount and if its not that amount owed it gets thrown out. Then if you pay the months rent that was due at the end of the month it also negates it and they have to restart the process. I feel nothing but pity for the landlord that has to evict a tenant.

[@MAX-de8fe]

@@AnonymouslyForgotten they could take it to court but a judge would have to be a raging lunatic to rule in their favor

[@juliehicks7858]

My life was ruined over a squatter. You can not let anyone in your home.

[@michaeldavid2857]

Julie Hicks How?

[@zaydapsychonaut6051]

Right like fr? If you not getting help legally you take that shit into your own hands and beat they ass

[@anabel1208]

Michael David Laws in California protect squatters. It’s absolutely ridiculous. They can actually fight you for your home. It’s so stupid it doesn’t make any sense.

[@tealight2074]

Connecticut has squatters rights too. Don't even let anyone us your address for mailings. That can be used as proof if residency. Evict them. That's what eviction is for.

[@AMan-xy3lx]

@@anabel1208 😂😂😂 bruh!

[@RabbitAndTheLabBestFriends]

I would physically make them leave

[@wyattj.sullivant3494]

Remember when they used to blur faces to protect the INNOCENT? How times have changed.

[@tuyinc]

I don’t understand why there are so many homeless people in California when all they have to do is stay at a place and refuse to leave.

[@user-dw2tm3jm5h]

Those were the ones whose faces wernt blurred..

[@cstkch]

Because they'd have to get in first or else it's trespassing lol

[@user-dw2tm3jm5h]

@@cstkch jail is sometime an unwelcome option

[@madihakiranfarhan]

Lol

[@Dr.Dabber]

People just arent smart. Socrates would be ashamed of our modern times

[@metzger5850]

My cameras would conveniently turn off and they would be laying in the hospital an hour later. "That's how they looked when I came home, I guess they tripped or something"

[@cesarcueto1995]

They deserve it

[@joshuagonzalez2594]

Wasn't trying to make that number but I have to like your comment as I agree with it.

[@inveele]

They were preying on a poor single woman

[@ThePopbanks007]

Hope you enjoy prison.

[@margarethrodrigues9299]

Tipo, pode ser que depois que você agir assim, vai morar de graça lá no presídio com refeições e toda privacidade que você merece kkkkk

[@josephyeo6966]

Renting out your investment property is not a good business model. With maintenance and capital depreciation, the income is not a good return on investment and that is not even factoring in vandalism and destruction of your assets.

[@sadiefraser2417]

To be honest this was stupid of her, my dad rents his house but we are not there and he empty’s the fridge and locks some of the doors like the rooms they don’t need to be in such as pantry

[@bensmith4009]

because they know she a single woman if a man was living there..they would been gone long time

[@shouldntfckwitme3737]

Im more scared of indian women then the men

[@jacquir8331]

All women who live alone should own a shotgun

[@inouskehashibira1045]

She just needs a weapon that's all. 🤣😂

[@saltycashew9807]

@Flush Abesei Just because your a women doesn't mean you can't live alone. Lots of women are perfectly capable of taking down men if needed

[@intj1434]

@@saltycashew9807 I don't think you understood the point of the OP. That chick ain't one of the women who can do karate or stand up for herself, and no matter how tough you think you are all it takes is one bad move on your part to get tackled down by two people. Good luck trying to fight *a couple* with a dude who is at least 20cm taller than you, with that chick's size.

[@frey828]

Homeowner needs to be more forceful. Make it unbearable for trespassers to stay. If it was happening in my house, those trespassers would be running down the street screaming from fright!

[@prophetseven728]

+Researcher its fucked up in California you get arrested for doing just that! They can sue you! Its fucked up thieves can do this to honest people! Scum bag tenants!

[@BadCookWhoJudgesChefs]

@@prophetseven728 all she had to do was not be greedy for a small percent of money and this never would have happened.

[@prophetseven728]

@@BadCookWhoJudgesChefs No such thing as greedy! People that are broke or dont want to pay a fair price say that. Everyones greedy, because everyone wants to make more money. Nothing wrong with that! People breaking the law though. Should just get shot!

[@joshlarochelle1298]

Prophet seven it’s entirely about greed. She booked through Airbnb to get their procedures, then wrote up a lease agreement without doing the proper background checks you HAVE TO DO every time you rent to someone. Clearly she was not knowledgeable in the industry and had no fucking clue what so was doing and therefor she shouldn’t have been renting her house out period.

[@HackerActivist]

I was thinking of it today. Its illegal to change the locks. But I repulse blast the music as loud as I could I would put eye drops in the food. I would put poisen ivy on the door handle (yeah it would suck but I'd deal with it) I would hire creepy men on craigslist to come into the home that could possibly rape or murder the girls while I wasnt home I would throw knives randomly into the wall out of the blue (cant do it near them its illegal) I would buy live lice which is a thing and threaten to unleash it if they dont leave I would tell the police they threatened to stab me I pour ketchup all over what little belongings they had. If they tried to mess something of mine up I'd act like fooseytube and make them afraid of me. Yep :)

[@gravyz2cute4u]

I watched a video about a similar occurrence a few months ago. Except this happened with a granny flat/guest house type property and the "guest" pulled the same scam, then proceeded to threaten the owner and try to write him up on things that weren't up to code. But when the owner tried to fix things to be compliant, she refused to let them in for the repairs. She ended up staying there for free for over 6 months I think. I can't remember what eventually forced her to move out but apparently she had pulled the same scam at her previous airbnb booking as well but that owner paid her to leave. So ridiculous.

[@roya9356]

I had a scary Airbnb experience too, only I was the renter! I had rented from this guy who had two cats. He wanted someone to rent his place and take care of the cats because he was away. He insisted that I feed his cats only RAW meat. I thought it was weird and creepy. The cats were very strange. I grew up with cats and was a nursing mother to lots of kittens, sick, or injured cats. My house was like an animal shelter. My Mum has a good heart, so we took em all in. Point is, I KNOW cats, and these cats just weren't right. I don't know what he was doing to them. Anyway, about one week into staying there, he told me he was coming to town and he needed to share his place with me for one night. I was naive and said okay but something just didn't feel right. The bedroom was designed differently. Sure it had a door, but one of the walls had a HUGE opening in it to the living room, so there was no privacy. I told a friend of mine what was happening and asked him if I could stay with him for one night, he said "Of course!". When the guy came to town, I told him that I was staying elsewhere to give him his space, and that he could have his apartment to himself (even though I had paid for it). He insisted for us to meet up, but when I told him that my friend would give me a ride, his energy shifted. He told me that he didn't feel well, and that he had decided to stay another night "You should come stay here" he said. I told him not to worry about it. The next day, he insists again to see me, "I want to show you something in my apartment" he said. I had a knot in my stomach, I just knew something wasn't right. I decided not to mention my friend this time and told him that I would meet up with him. I told my friend what was happening and asked him to come with me. He did. When we got to the building, the guy thought that I had Ubered. When he saw my friend with me, his mood changed, he face changed color, and he got MAD. We walk into the apartment and he goes like "Look I cleaned the balcony, this is the shower, this is the kitchen" I'm looking at my friend like "Is he serious right now?". Long story short, before you know it, he was attacking my friend "You don't live here, you're trespassing". He pushed my friend outside and locked the door with me inside. Thankfully, my friend is an athlete and is very strong, so it wasn't easy to push him out, it took a while, and during that time I managed to called 911 and give the address. Once my friend was out, he yelled off of the top of his head and viciously kicked the door over and over again, this got the attention of the neighbors and the guy inside who had started walking towards me got scared. He walked back to the door and opened it. BIG mistake. My friend kicked the door into his chest and made his way in. The neighbours had called the manager by now and the guy had no other option but to let me get my stuff and leave. He then quickly took his strange unfriendly cats, ran into his car and drove away before the cops showed up. I feel very lucky, and very grateful for my wonderful friend and for my intuition. My advice to all of you is, avoid Airbnb, you never know what kind of freak you're renting from or to. And always listen to your intuition. If something doesn't feel right, it properly isn't. This man had bad intentions. Rape, murder, kidnapping, who knows...Be aware, be careful, be safe ❤️

[@YA-qj8fx]

I don't doubt your story, however, a raw food diet for cats is not unusual. My Bengal cats eat raw food and was recommended by the breeder.

[@adevore1971]

What a creeeeeepy story!!! 🤤

[@Anna-zp2gk]

@@adevore1971 and you got left smelling like cat odor and that smell never really comes out of your stuff or suit cases or shoes and moving with any man is a big NO to begin with now i bet your scared of woman for no reason because this man put so much fear in one body and mind that even when a person would offer a flyer on the street you probably think the worst. i seen to many people effected like this and yet in the end still love men and think some how woman are even worst for years that they will end up on medication or need a therapist which is understandable but during this main time is to never target anything random of just it being harm to them or scared of life or people out of no where just by a bad experience and argument and yes i get it scary episode in life time. but many people carry a smile on there face and bring god into there life and love everyone and that's the people god loves not the ones for years effected and hate others who are not even the human not even related to this Guy?

[@Anna-zp2gk]

also if someone does read this maybe just maybe stop and read and look at the world and then read it again instead of just being stupid saying WHAT? or what does this mean keep reading until you got it, if not then sorry this world took your mind and heart for anyone to not function

[@chriswhynder8311]

wtf

[@rosiemackenzie5976]

Letting complete strangers into your home, never sounds like a good idea! Have in the past rented with enough people who looked good on the outside but where complete slobs on the inside. A lot of people these days have the mindset, if it isn't theres they don't care.

[@juliebraden6911]

*theirs

[@army-atiny-stantalents2765]

I know what you mean. They got no respect for house rules and just do what they want with your stuff because "they're on vacation"

[@corey1923]

U know what costs less than buying them to leave your own house? A gun.

[@RendezvousWithRama]

You know what sucks more than squatters in your house? Life in prison.

[@WdnUlik2no]

@@steeldriver1776 some states have laws that even brandishing a firearm equates to assault. It's a shame, but it is what it is.

[@ginabina8944]

Which is why we should defend the second amendment so ding bats like them can't steal your property.

[@YouTubeAIbot]

@@WdnUlik2no yeah like California, in this situation the squatters have all the control and all she can do is hope she doesn’t get hurt and her house isn’t destroyed

[@RendezvousWithRama]

@@steeldriver1776 In this case it would be brandishing and / or assault. Because the owner tried to game the system and bypass Airbnb, these guys are legal tenants in a rented residence. So the owner would actually be an intruder brandishing a gun. The law would come down on her like a ton of bricks.

[@LarryLawfer]

She went wrong when she went off when she went for the cash funds. Her own greed doomed her to these people who knew the laws in her state. Airbnb is only one of the many short term rental portals. When a greedy owner forgoes their protections the consequences are on them. You got me to click on this, so good for you. No respect for the homeowner trying to cut out her protections for 3% more. Shameful

[@Dragon228833]

“Hey 911 there are 3 intruders in my home I’m not sure if they are armed”

[@TrickeyFitness]

Hi police officer. I have a contract with this landlord to let me stay here. I now under state law have 30 days to vacate the property. Nothing they can do.

[@kennethrussell5604]

@@TrickeyFitness so you'd support bums in your house?

[@laannw4263]

My thoughts exactly

[@HillaryMarek]

Said every Karen ever

[@BubblesPleasant]

Lmao

[@mysteryman2219]

A lady did this to me and my boys in our college house. Lets just say we took turns playing loud music by her door every night all night while some of us slept at other houses. We harrassed her to the point where she had to leave because of lack of sleep. We also took everything out of the fridge and all our appliances. Just make it a living hell for them they will leave.

[@cerogravity8653]

Have to pay someone to leave your own house wtf I am seeing

[@kottyking]

Cerogravity california is great isn’t it ?

[@joeybagohdoughnuts387]

Ryan No Thanks Hollywood is a fucking cesspool.

[@Lillithina]

You’re seeing the wonderful world of Commiefornia. Isn’t it a utopia?!? 😐

[@kalisto69jade]

Hearing A LOT of problems with AirB&B..... Please folks, Be careful!

[@SHOORTYS]

1st mistake - Accepting a “cash” payment. 2nd mistake - Not figuring out a simple solution to get rid of them. 3rd mistake - The refrigerator raid. 4th mistake- Agreeing to do the interview on National news.

[@DvineWakandandian_Warrior]

SHOORTYS 🤣🤣🤣💀🤣🤣🤣

[@colbyperkins794]

Just give them the option, “get out now or you’re never leaving this house alive again”

[@syameze2227]

This.

[@loserlover3808]

exactly

[@13DF79]

Ahhhh yes, genius. Turn an inconvenient situation into prison time.

[@HenryPaulThe3rd]

I would just turn the thermostat up to 90 and lock it. Or invite pest control to come fumigate the house with a bug bomb

[@christislord137]

@@HenryPaulThe3rd smart. Bug bombs great idea. Cheap as well. Toss multiple in every room at once, they'll have to leave.

[@clarasgift3067]

Never just accept cash, that’s weird right there. This is in the safety of your home. Thank God she is ok.

[@Mike-yz6oo]

This is what happens when everyone tries to be a landlord

[@PlanetZipp]

Sounds familiar. I faced something similar with a person I thought was a friend. I was helping him to leave a toxic living situation by renting one of my art studios to him. After I rejected his sexual advances he stopped paying rent and refused to move out for multiple months. It was a total nightmare. I totally get it.

[@CarlosTheGreat-j7i]

So you got him a place to live and then he wanted some more? What a clown he is...

[@sda9995]

Now u know he was lying about everything that what narcissist do red flag 🚩

[@Marzyart]

What a bit*ch he is

[@DewTime]

You look familiar. Is your husband Adam?

[@anthonyjackson5942]

How did you get him out

[@kevinyancey958]

Never rent a residence for more than two weeks at a time. Once they stay long enough, they become tenants, have rights, and have to be evicted. That's why hotels/motels have a 28 day policy. You can check out and back in, but you can't stay 30 days on one contract. And don't expect Airbnb to help you, either. Guests could burn your house down and you're left with the mess!

[@ErtuğrulBeySon]

Very smart move, my friend.

[@goldensvixen08]

Is it just me or is this entirely her fault...This wouldn’t have happened if she didn’t break the air bnb CONTRACT to do CASH ONLY. this is what she gets for being money hungry

[@sabrosavegana5373]

Yup spot on.

[@Moose_VII]

She was pretty aware that she messed up. Not a single time did she or the reporter claim otherwise.

[@Mr_Reb3llion]

Lol she doesn't deserve this... she made a mistake by trusting them, that's all. And dont we all want a little extra cash?

[@powersfam5]

@@Mr_Reb3llion brittney strikes me as the type to do this kind of squatter thing. Not sure why but anyone siding with the squatters has to be one or steps away from it 😂

[@Mr_Reb3llion]

@@powersfam5 Haha fr...

[@izziestevens5835]

If you’re this trusting with strangers living with you, why not go the extra mile and do a background check on them?

[@oh-iobuckeyes9869]

Forget paying them to leave. I'll just call my friends Smith and Wessen. Maybe even Winchester!

[@anderstermansen130]

Who Are they

[@anderstermansen130]

???

[@chwepheshe3968]

Smith and Wesson**

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

*Wesson 😁

[@likeabosslinc]

@@anderstermansen130 you don’t hone who they are there the coolest guys 😎

[@StacyForest738]

We also had an airbnb nightmare...house had bugs, dogs that were not house broken, door that wouldn't lock...we paid for a month and left after a week and they refused to reimburse us...even with documentation and the host admitting it...Airbnb still wouldn't refund our money.

[@JanatCalifornia]

Omg! I had the same problem. I had a squatter unlawful detainer tenant. Due to covid she put me through 10 months of hell. I later found out that she’s been serially doing this for 25 years!!! Do not ever get a roommate if you can avoid it. So not worth it.

[@LittleLulubee]

That sucks!!

[@miab.1916]

Background checks are $1 for a 7 day trial. And everything shows up.

[@biazer9517]

Me as a contractor worker, I use Airbnb a lot when I travel for work. I usually book a weeks stay and talk to the host about cash payments since it’ll be cheaper on my part and usually they cooperate and we come to an agreement. I would never have imagine someone would do this to anyone, just comes to show some ppl have no type of dignity.

[@laracroft1063]

Wait!! She rented a “room” as in she actually lived in the home, too? No way, I’m not renting a room out in my house, that’s creepy and weird.

[@tmar8959]

When my mum and I first moved from another country we rented out a room in this lady's house. At first it was only kitchen and bathroom but after a while she let us use the living room, we watched tv together, shared our food and we always cleaned the house. She loved the way we always kept the gas stove spotless! But she did say her previous tenant took her cutlery when she left, a bit weird. It can work out but you need to be very careful.

[@kelsey753]

Lucky you don't have to be in that financial situation to do so

[@laracroft1063]

Kelsey, you don’t know what state I’m in, financially or otherwise. If I want “extra income” I get an “extra” job. NO WAY I HELL do I put myself and well being in harms way! She is letting strangers sleep in her home for the sake of (“extra”) money. She lucky this is all that happened to her🙄

[@cherylfryfry8399]

I've rented a room at a ladies house once. It's quite common where I live. Very cheap if u can't afford ur own place. It is kind of weird but if u get to know the owner it's not so bad.

[@ElysianFeilds93]

@@laracroft1063 Such harsh words simply because you wouldn't do something that others are doing and making good money from.

[@dianarockwell6256]

For nonpayment, New York has a three day eviction.

[@Whooshta]

I think my Opera practice would start as soon as they try to go to bed every night and early into the morning.

[@prometheus5700]

excellent idea. Or just play the same Bee Gees song over and over. 24/7

[@rudygonzalez1482]

These are the ideas we need to be considering