An enraged mum is fighting back after receiving a massive Airbnb bill for damages she claims she did not cause.
Illinois-based Amy Peto went away on a girls’ trip to Douglas, Michigan in June this year. After an innocuous but pleasant time, Amy returned home to find a scathing review from her Airbnb “superhost” and a bill for more than $18,000 (£13,500).
According to the review, obtained by WLS, “Amy made huge damage to the house that will result in very expensive repairs. Horrible guests.”
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Attached to the review was a picture of the house’s bathtub which had a large hole on one of the sides. The woman and her friends denied all knowledge of the damage, meaning it was their word against the host’s.
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“I had absolutely no idea what he was referring to,” Amy told the local news station WLS. “That, to me, looks like a sledgehammer. And this is not damage that we did.”
She added: “He’s having me not just repair the bathtub, but pay for his plumbing fixtures, his tile, his glass door, painting, management fee, plumbing, trash and demo to the tune of $18,820.”
Amy claimed the host “knew exactly what he was doing” and had set her up because he wanted “some fool” to pay for his new bathroom.
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“You messed with the wrong girl,” she said. “I’m single. I have two young boys. There’s no way I would be able to drop $18,000 on a teacher’s salary.”
Amy said the “scarring” incident means she is now through with Airbnb. “I don’t think I will ever use or recommend Airbnb because he is still a Superhost,” she said.
According to Airbnb’s website, a ‘superhost’ is “a host who goes above and beyond to provide excellent hospitality.
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