I hosted Buddhist monks and they did a smoke rituals every night in my back yard (I didn't know this until I saw all the evidence and they admitted doing so). They accidentally left something smoldering after one of these rituals and the fire dept had to come to put out the fire. I have $5413.00 worth of damage to my yard and patio (trees, bushes, patio umbrella, melted garbage can). I had a no smoking in the house, yard, patio, deck anywhere on the property, but never thought about smoke rituals I guess. I have lots of photos of all the residue from the rituals. They also broke my house rules by having many people over every day. I had them removed by airbnb for having events and parties. I had even emailed at the time of reservation to be clear with the guest, a woman from China about how many people were staying and that no parties or events were allowed, she responded with inaccurate information - stating 2 people were staying in the house (at times there were 4-6) and that only one person would visit for a business meeting and that they would be gone at a nearby convention (untrue they were almost always there). They left my home a disaster with food and dirt everywhere. used matches and incense throughout the backyard. I have two ring cameras.
Can anyone comment on making a claim for the damages? I've never done anything like this before. I have 'caution' tape across all the burned areas but my next guests will be impacted. Should I make a claim with Airbnb with photos and estimates and receipts and then start repairing it? Will they send out an adjuster? I want to follow protocol. Anyone been through a claim like this before?
