Random Horrifying AirBNB Stories (17 items)

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  (#3) The Nosy Neighbor

  And you thought your neighbors were uptight. Musician STEFisDOPE and his friends got quite a surprise after settling in to their Decatur, GA Airbnb rental. STEFisDOPE, along with musicians Xali, Willie Howard, and two other men were greeted by police officers after a nosey neighbor spotted them and thought they were robbing the place. According to Xali, cops showed up, "guns out," to confront the perfectly legal renters. They eventually left them alone when they realized the mistake. The neighbor, however, wasn't as accommodating. He apparently came over to the house later and opened the door without knocking.

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  (#13) The Extortionist

  After one renter booked his place and paid 50% of the payment, he was told that the rates were actually triple the amount, and there was nothing AirBNB could do. Although the date and price had already been agreed upon, and the first payment was made, the host told the guest that they could either pay the triple amount or they would cancel the trip. 

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  (#14) The Victims

  As repeat users of AirBNB, Maria and her sister knew to be careful when it came to reading comments on the site and treading lightly when choosing a host. When they needed a quick 3-day place to stay, they used AirBNB, though, and were a little less strict about paying attention to the comments. They regretted it. Their host, Leslie (a man), got drunk, and stood over them as they were sleeping. Fortunately, they got out before anything too horrible happened.

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  (#2) The Sneaky Adult Film Director

  An Airbnb owner in Ojai, California sued the company in 2015, alleging that renters had used her mansion to film an unauthorized gay adult movie. Kristina Knapic claimed she thought she was renting her property to a group of friends, but when she found enema kits, various sexual devices, and stains on the linens and carpets, she knew something was up.

  Knapic used a business card she discovered among the wreckage to track down the director, Michael Lucas (real name Andrei Treivas), who had even posted on Facebook that he was shooting "on location" at the home. Knapic's suit asked for compensation for property damage, emotional damages, and breach of contract
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  (#1) The Corpse in the Garden

  A group of friends rented an AirBNB in the countryside south of Paris for a party. What they got, instead, was a dead woman in the garden. Police described the decomposing body as "hunched in a dug-out area, her head against the ground, covered in branches and surrounded by wood stumps." She was dressed, but had no shoes - and a large diamond ring on. The investigation into her identity is ongoing.
  
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  (#12) The Poser

  Sometimes the guests aren't always to blame. One person had an AirBNB horror story come to life while they were staying at a Berlin rental. There was a knock on the door, and when the renter opened it, the REAL owner of the apartment was standing there, with the paperwork to prove it his ownership. Talk about awkward. But, at least he let the renter stay out the remainder of this trip.

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