‘Welcome to my Airbnb nightmare’: Guest says leasing office gave him host’s eviction notice

‘Welcome to my Airbnb nightmare’: Guest says leasing office gave him host’s eviction notice from the complex.

Aura reports that nearly a quarter of all complaints with Airbnb rentals are due to scams, or renters selling stays to customers when they don’t have the authority to do so. This could either be a violation of their leasing agreement, someone who gained access to an apartment that they don’t legally own, or a variety of other fraudulent bookings that often leave paying guests out in the cold.

The guest, TikTok user Mike Bishop (@mobizzles) states that he was a victim of one of these scams while staying at an Airbnb he booked after his own condo flooded.

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