Hi Lisa, Thanks for the advice and for responding. My family home has been in this neighborhood longer than anyone else. I grew up in this house. The neighbors next-door are the newest people on the block. I think they’re very angry about having an Airbnb next to them. Even though it’s not rented six/seven months out of the year. This is my family home and we still use it for family get together’s and when family comes to town. I grew up in this house. We have always been great neighbors with everyone. These people are unfriendly and shady. I’m not a racist and I don’t discriminate against anyone. Several times my guests have been Hispanic, black or mixed families, that’s when they call in a complaint. They did it once before but Airbnb contacted me immediately we spoke about it, I let them know that there was nothing wrong with my guests, the complaint was uncalled for. (The gas vehicle has broken down and he’s Hispanic men were fixing it in the driveway with music playing while they worked on it. That’s why they called and complained. My guess I’ve never gone on their property I’ve never bothered them I’ve never paid any attention to . I have never had a bad experience with guests. They’ve been asked to contact me if they ever have an issue. I live across the river which is less than five minutes away. If anything was ever happening I could be there in a heartbeat. Plus I have two daughters that live within blocks of the Airbnb. The neighbors never contact me, they’re shady. My son-in-law is the city attorney. He’s a partner in a very large reputable law firm. I’ve had a conversation with a couple other attorneys in my family I have nieces and nephews that are attorneys. It’s illegal to slander and defamate somebody and/or their business. Especially if you cost that person a loss of income with your slander. I will reach out to them again and make some sort of peace if I can. If it’s not possible, I’ll take legal action. Hopefully a letter from an attorney will solve the situationI. I have a great Airbnb and everyone loves it! Other people in the neighborhood have rented it for their families when they come to town. I am going to put a 6 foot fence between the properties so the wife cannot be watching my guests come and go. These are young people! The wife went to school with two of my daughters. They say this girl has never been friendly. She has never been friendly when my 98 yr old mother was still alive and living there. The husband was always friendly and he even helped me move something in the house one time. I think it’s her, I think she badgers her husband to death to complain. Just a feeling I get. I did remove the wordage from my description immediately in case that is the case and I’m overthinking this. Another woman responded that Airbnb did the same thing to her because she has a pizza oven in her description and she says it’s great for pizza parties. They removed her listing for using the word “party”. It sounds like she eventually got in contact with a real person from Airbnb and they worked it out. This just doesn’t make sense to me, it seems awful aggressive and over the top. They could simply ask the host and hostesses to rephrase their descriptions. Why hit them with a horrible disciplinary action? Canceling my guest reservation Without speaking to me or the guest make me physically ill. He was just as confused as I was. I didn’t even have his contact information anymore because Airbnb removed everything that we had texted and I could go back to that thread and communicate with him. He said it just disappeared and his money was refunded to him. I really need to speak to someone. I always help you believe that Airbnb stands by their host and hostess is first and foremost. Thanks for giving me your input it feels like it’s more than just a sentence in my description as well. Thanks Judi
