Post by High Priestess on Jan 5, 2017 15:12:11 GMT
Several tenants are suing, alleging that after their eviction, the building was not removed from the rental market as had been planned, but instead units were rented out on Airbnb. The surpise is that they are not suing only the landlords, but also suing Airbnb. I guess deep pockets are attractive, regardless of responsibility.
A half-dozen former tenants of a Hollywood neighborhood are suing Airbnb, alleging that Airbnb aided their landlords in terminating their tenancies, then re-renting their residences in violation of a municipal ordinance.
The suit states that all of the plaintiffs rented apartments in the 1300 block of Formosa Avenue before Belmond Homes acquired the units last February. The property is subject to Los Angeles’ rent stabilization ordinance (RSO) because the property was built before 1978 and has more than two dwellings, the suit says.
In March, tenants received notices from Belmond Homes to vacate within four months, according to the suit, which says all of the occupants left by June based on their landlord’s written notice that the units were being removed from the rental market and the property was being redeveloped.
However, Belmond Homes then offered the plaintiffs’ former units for rent on Airbnb in July without first giving notice to the city, the suit alleges. Airbnb thus assisted the landlords in circumventing the city’s RSO because the partnership with Belmond Homes allowed for rents to be collected in excess of those allowed by the RSO, the suit states.
The suit states that all of the plaintiffs rented apartments in the 1300 block of Formosa Avenue before Belmond Homes acquired the units last February. The property is subject to Los Angeles’ rent stabilization ordinance (RSO) because the property was built before 1978 and has more than two dwellings, the suit says.
In March, tenants received notices from Belmond Homes to vacate within four months, according to the suit, which says all of the occupants left by June based on their landlord’s written notice that the units were being removed from the rental market and the property was being redeveloped.
However, Belmond Homes then offered the plaintiffs’ former units for rent on Airbnb in July without first giving notice to the city, the suit alleges. Airbnb thus assisted the landlords in circumventing the city’s RSO because the partnership with Belmond Homes allowed for rents to be collected in excess of those allowed by the RSO, the suit states.
losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/01/04/hollywood-tenants-sue-claim-they-were-displaced-by-airbnb/
