Comments on: Airbnb Host Attempts Extortion Over Damages https://www.airbnbhell.com/airbnb-host-attempts-extortion-over-damages/ Uncensored Airbnb Stories from Hosts & Guests Sun, 21 Oct 2018 23:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: girltraveler7373737 https://www.airbnbhell.com/airbnb-host-attempts-extortion-over-damages/comment-page-1/#comment-24481 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 23:26:14 +0000 https://www.airbnbhell.com/host-extortion-attempts/#comment-24481 You could delete your profile (if you really want you can later open new account, or try some another holiday rental pages) then they could not over charge you anymore. Yes similar thing happened to me. I rented one flat (not on airbnb but similar) and one worker was very angry so I didn’t pay more and left. Then the worker sent messages saying the floor is full of water and I have to pay the renovation (just similar) this is a scam some people does. Didn’t pay. Now I found airbnb flat and host pretend to be nice first and at checkout host tried to charge mattress (she left dirty old mattress to me). I didn’t pay it but somehow airbnb took so much service fee they took double service charge from me. They close my requests when I asked help so I don’t use anymore airbnb. They allow all kind of false accusations. I’m polite and would never steal or break anything but they decided to believe what host says. I had good reviews before but it doesn’t matter to them.

]]> By: Paul https://www.airbnbhell.com/airbnb-host-attempts-extortion-over-damages/comment-page-1/#comment-24361 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 17:27:44 +0000 https://www.airbnbhell.com/host-extortion-attempts/#comment-24361 I’d just close the credit card that is listed on AirBnB and open a card anywhere else.
If AirBnB tries to charge it $2K – they will not succeed.
And if they decide to go to court (which is doubtful), there’s a whole number of things that will pop up:
1) AirBnB has the license of Money Transfer Agent only. e.g. they take 100 dollars and transfer to someone else for their fee (say, 18% or whatever it is).
2) AirBnB does not provide travel services as they state in their Terms Of Use: they are not picking you stays, they are not liable for anything blahblahblah
3) Even their Terms Of Use do not mention that they are MEDIATOR in any type of conflicts. And even if they were – it’s a clear case of conflict of interests: the company that profits from hosts decides if the host is guilty or not 🙂 Any attorney will blow their defense into pieces
4) If the host goes to sue you, she will have to prove BEYOND reasonable doubt that it was you and only you who: a) used the bathroom, b) broke it. And she won’t be able to prove it because AirBnB records will show other guests stayed there as well, and any plumber expert as a witness will easily state that some issues can happen like that – just happen.

So just cut the credit card and get a new one and let them try suing you. They: 1) wont sure for sure. 2) even if they do they’ll lose.

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