US: Woman Stays at Airbnb Luxury Mansion in Los Angeles For Over a Year, Demands USD 100,000 Relocation Fee to Vacate
A judge recently ordered that the squatter can remain in the house for as long as she wants. Jovanovic is having difficulty evicting the renter since his guest home was not meant to be rented.
Washington, October 5: According to a Los Angeles Times report, an Airbnb guest has been residing in a fancy Los Angeles mansion for more than a year and refusing to leave unless the landlord pays him a $100,000 moving fee.
According to the publication, Elizabeth Hirschhorn rented the property from Aleksandar Jovanovic, a globally renowned periodontist, in September 2021.
As per the court filings, she rented the residence for six months at a rate of $105 per night, with fees totalling $20,793. The stay, however, expired in April 2022, and she has been living there rent-free ever since. Jovanovic is concerned about his and his family's safety. Creepy Airbnb TikTok Video: Women Discover Hidden Rooms, Secret Tunnels and Peepholes in Their Rental Rooms, Shocking Video of a Portland Airbnb Goes Viral.
A judge recently ordered that the squatter can remain in the house for as long as she wants. Jovanovic is having difficulty evicting the renter since his guest home was not meant to be rented. He rented the house without obtaining a certificate of occupancy or registering it properly. It also includes an illegally fitted shower in the apartment. In an email to the LA Times, Hirschhorn's attorney said that "$100,000 is [Jovanovic's] cheapest way out of the whole ordeal."
It is the home of the tenant until the landlord gets a judgment, however distasteful that is to your client. The landlord broke the law and tried to make money by renting out an illegal bootleg unit, Colin Walshok, her attorney, told the LA Times.
Sebastian Rucci, Mr Jovanovic's lawyer, described her as "the tenant from hell." "If she's right, the theory is that if a landlord has something that isn't permitted, you can stay in it rent-free forever." The stress began approximately five months in, according to the lawsuit, when Hirschhorn claimed her electric blinds stopped operating. When Jovanovic went in to fix them, he discovered water damage and mould around the washbasin, which he said were not present before her visit. Airbnb, Online Hospitality Major, Permanently Bans House Parties, Events.
He offered to pay for her hotel stay for five days, but she declined. He even invited her to stay at his place, but she rejected, claiming a severe impairment caused by cat dander. In a countersuit, she alleges he "inappropriately invited" her to move in with him.
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