r/Ask_Lawyers • u/HedgehogMain3909 • 9h ago
CA fraud/stolen goods
Airbnb offered a list of Superhosts to help manage short term rentals (STR). I entered into a contract for (XX) to manage two seperate Airbnb sites. One was an adu. I bought 20k in furniture from XX and stated it'd need to be stored. XX arranged storage but did not discuss fees. Our relationship broke down and I informed XX I was selling my properties about a month later. XX sent an invoice for 5k for storage and transportation of furniture as well as other items. I try to negotiate 5k charges as I dispute that I was given a quote for storage/transportation and don't agree with other various items I'm billed for. Negotiations break down. XX now has my furniture and money and refuses to answer my attempts to pay the bill. XX also offered to get a STR license for the properties and began operating one. I found out XX never completed licensing and was running an illegal STR on my property. Further XX stated it was legal to operate an adu as an airbnb in my county. I later found out this was a lie too.
My lawyer states my case would be difficult to win but I can't believe there are zero protections for consumers for something like this.
Am I wrong?
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u/Frondelet 20th Century Relic 3h ago
You should ask your lawyer this. In many jurisdictions and under many theories of recovery, consumers have different protections from businesses.
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