Fraudulent Listing

[Emi6308]

Hello,

I was informed that my tenant has listed my home in AIRBNB illegally and without my knowledge let alone permission.  He has had three reviews on my home.  How can I go about getting these removed?

[Alex1485]

Hello,

Step 1 would be to speak with your tenant and verify they are/ arenot subletting the space.  

If they are subletting without your approval, and after a conversation, you decide you want them to stop vs. offering them conditional use  with increase in the rent,  ask them to unlist, as they can remove in under 1 minute..save you the steps of calling airbnb. 

If it is a scam listing, vs. your tenant…  then contact the airbnb customer service phone number, advise it is a scam, and then will direct you for next steps.

[Emi6308]

Hi Alex,

He is not subletting.  He literally had three AIRBNB reviews already indicative of at least three different guests renting out my home.  I am not really sure what his intentions were or agenda when he signed my lease, only to turn around and lease out my property on AIRBNB and VRBO.  

I did demand that he take down both listings and he indicated it takes 24 hours to be deleted, but supposedly the reserve link is no longer functioning, which I find hard to believe.  I have been able to go through the reservations last night and 30 minutes ago, smh.  

It is definitely not a scam listing since his name is listed as the host and on Facebook he posted "a new purchase" and had pictures of my home  So he essentially claimed my home to be his new purchase towards an AIRBNB business. This guy is totally scheming openly, smh. 

You entioned "offering them conditional use with increase in the rent" .. may I ask what you mean by that?

Thank you so much for giving me insight and looking forward to your response.

Emi

[Helen3]

Regardless of whether he takes them down, I would evict him.

The trust is broken. If he would lie about something so much what else would he lie about @Emi6308 

[Alex1485]

thanks for more info..

Such a disappointment to find tenant is not following your lease rules, being a landlord can be exhausting..

In terms of police reports, lawyer, suing…may cost you more in your time, energy and effort…than the results 

If you thought there was an opportunity for increased income, you could 

"offering them conditional use with increase in the rent" ..sublet agreement allowing him to sublet on airbnb/vrbo in exchange for a large %  of the rental income; as he would become co-host earning 20%-25% and you would have the balance. 

[Kitty-and-Creek0]

@Emi6308 

Do you have in your lease that subletting and STR are not allowed? We do! 

[Emi6308]

Absolutely!  I do.

[Mike-And-Jane0]

@Emi6308 Then evict them per the terms of the lease.