All Forum Posts by: Cory T.

@Michaela G. Yes, while slow to help in the beginning, airbnb did come through in the end.
The substitute service (as scammers evaded process server) for the UD delayed things, but ultimately August 19th I got the place back. Maksym and Denys Pashanin had vacated sometime before that as a direct result of the media attention. As crazy as the press attention was, it certainly moved the timeline forward. This was my closure discussion with Emily Chang and Cory Johnson at Bloomberg West: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/airbnb-how-do-they-...

If any vacation rental owners have specific questions about this whole saga, feel free to direct message me.

Thanks again to all BP members for your support throughout this crazy ordeal.

Sincerely,

Cory

@Account Closed et al... I'm still here, and no, airbnb has not stepped up (yet???). I look forward to sharing more soon.

@Michaela G. Yes, this "situation" is unfortunately complex... there is more to the story than I've shared here, and much more than what SF Chron reported. And now we have a Venture Capitalist attempting to high-jack this thread for character assassination. Yuck!

@k. 

@Account Closed UD was filed Thursday afternoon/posted today. 

FYI Article in SF Gate:

http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Squatters-do...

I meant BP novice/newbie :)

I want to take a moment to thank the BP community and all who have offered their advice, support, feedback, comic relief and general comments. I really have no clue how I would have gotten to this point with out the help of those on this forum. It has been a stressful ride for this BP notice/newbie, and I am so grateful to have found this community of support.

I hope my experience will help other property owners understand the risks involved with long-term rentals, and I anticipate that my experience will help shape Airbnb's practices and procedures in the future. 

Here's to positive change. :-)

~Cory

I also got an okay to start blogging, (no names though)...I started with initial reservation/initial text communication on May 25th, and will update piece by piece to more present status of things:
www.myairbnbsquatter.com

I've received traction from a few reporters/writers...I may give exclusivity to one reporter in particular in order to obtain coverage with the hope of promoting consumer awareness around this issue. 

@k. 

@Account Closed Yes, I was delayed on this update as I received confirmation of just this morning. The 3-day notice posted last Friday July 11th, 9:30am, advised to wait until July,16th Wednesday morning to file UD.