Airbnb squatters have avoided process server thus far.
In Palm Springs, California, condo owner Cory Tschogl is having trouble getting a man and his brother who will not leave her condo after renting the place on Airbnb served with court papers for an eviction hearing. Maksym Pashanin had reserved Tschogl’s condo for 44 days through Airbnb. The reservation ended in Mid-July and he only paid for the first 30 days of his stay. The condo owner is being forced to go through the entire legal eviction process due to California law because Maksym Pashanin paid for the first 30 days. This can sometimes be considered month to month tenants. They have occupied the condominium ever since. They are free to come and go until the condo owner gets a judgment the legally evicts them. The process server claims that Maksym Pashanin and his brother have been avoiding service by disguising themselves and lying to process servers
claiming to be someone else. Most judges want personal service where the defendant where they identify themselves then are handed the papers directly. Most judges will not proceed until a compelling argument has been made that he is avoiding service. After that, a judge will usually agree to an alternative method of serving papers such as mailing it to an address or publishing a notice in the paper or in this case perhaps leaving it at the door. All of that takes time, however, and also increases Tschogl’s legal expenses. In the meantime, Tschogl seems to be stuck in legal limbo with her condo, not able to rent it out to others, even when the squatters leave the premises.
Airbnb squatters have avoided process server thus far.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/squatters-avoid-eviction-with-disguises-2014-7#ixzz3ANmRtCep