Airbnb Guest Leaves Damaged Hermosa Beach Home After 48-Day Stay Triggers Tenancy Fight
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Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 25
Airbnb Guest Leaves Damaged Hermosa Beach Home After 48-Day Stay Triggers Tenancy Fight
3 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 25
Summary
Evhan Lemarck moved out of Wendy Weissman’s Hermosa Beach townhome in a U-Haul after she entered during a water emergency and found the property damaged and in disarray.
48 days into the stay, Weissman said Lemarck stopped paying and refused to leave, turning the Airbnb booking into a civil dispute because California grants tenancy rights after 30 days.
Six months is how long eviction can take under that rule, attorney Daniel Bornstein said, leaving Weissman facing more than $70,000 in lost rent while still paying her mortgage, taxes and legal fees.
Airbnb said such cases are rare and removed Lemarck from the platform, but Weissman said police could not intervene and argued the company should offer insurance for guests who refuse to leave.
California’s 30-day threshold is drawing fresh scrutiny because Hermosa Beach restrictions force some hosts into monthlong bookings that can strip them of the right to simply change the locks.