ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. —
The owner of an island home off South Carolina’s coast is suing Airbnb, claiming it only reimbursed him for a fraction of the damages that a guest who threw a big party did to his home.
In a federal lawsuit filed this week, Scott Shaw said the party left his home smelling of a mixture of marijuana, cigarettes, beer and vomit. Blood and vomit were found on the walls, towels and bedding, the lawsuit states.
Shaw says he believes he is owed about $150,000 in both property and punitive damages. He did not say what the company paid him. He said Airbnb claims in its marketing materials that it guarantees up to $1 million reimbursement for property damage.
Airbnb’s host guarantee’ is nothing close to any type of guarantee’ and in fact it is false, misleading and deceptive, the lawsuit states.
A representative of San Francisco-based Airbnb said Friday that the company was looking into the matter.
Shaw says the Airbnb guest in his Isle of Palms home threw a party with about 100 people or more attending. They left holes in the walls and broke a staircase railing, door and countertop, among other things, he said.
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