[RICH1]

Airbnb rented out for one month. Unknowingly it became the set for a series of Porn movies.. This happened across the street from a friend of mine living in Winter Park Fl. Of course the Airbnbs have rules and guidelines but who really enforces them. Most owners are out of town or in this case living in another country. House parties and Drug cartels set up shop , sell their poison and move on …no protection for us Villagers

[Robbb]

Heck, for that they could have used my house.

[retiredguy123]

There are always lots of Villages houses and rooms available for rent on Airbnb, sometimes more than a hundred. The worst thing that can happen is a house party. Some renters will rent a house for the weekend and advertise and charge admission for the party on social media. The house can be destroyed.

The only way to prevent it is to prohibit short term rentals and to actually enforce it.

[Chi-Town]

A ring doorbell can let owners know of how many comings and goings occur. An alert for parties but maybe not for porn production except for the cast may give it away.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

A ring doorbell can let owners know of how many comings and goings occur. An alert for parties but maybe not for porn production except for the cast may give it away.

A piece of duct tape over the camera lens can solve that problem.

[Bay Kid]

It is a shame private homes in neighborhoods have become motel rooms.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by RICH1

Airbnb rented out for one month. Unknowingly it became the set for a series of Porn movies.. This happened across the street from a friend of mine living in Winter Park Fl. Of course the Airbnbs have rules and guidelines but who really enforces them. Most owners are out of town or in this case living in another country. House parties and Drug cartels set up shop , sell their poison and move on …no protection for us Villagers

Who would have thought using an airbnb as a production studio

[Michael G.]

What was the address again in Winter Park ?

[tophcfa]

AIR BnB’s totally suck for the residents in the neighborhood. We had a woman, who was renting long term, running a horrible operation out of the home. I contacted community standards to report she was violating two deed restrictions, running a business out of the home and not using the home as a single family residence. They agreed, but informed me it is an internal deed violation, which is enforced by the developer, not community standards. They transferred me to a representative of the developer, who also acknowledged two deed restrictions were being violated, unfortunately they looked the other way and opted not to enforce these particular violations. Apparently, enforcing these deed restrictions doesn’t sync up with maximizing the demand pool of potential home buyers for the new homes they are building as fast as they can. Makes one wonder why they have deed restrictions at all, when they choose to selectively enforce them. Talk about the fox watching the hen house.
I decided to go another route, and contacted the absentee owner of the home and explained to him what his tenant was up to and he was furious. As it turned out, she was renting month to month so he tossed her out the next month and our neighborhood is again back to normal. Happy ending until the next inconsiderate person decides to start up an AIR BnB in the neighborhood.

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

A piece of duct tape over the camera lens can solve that problem.

The duct tape person would be on camera. Also, that would be a red flag for the owners if their camera went black.

[Djean1981]

That could happen anywhere (with renters or owners)..?

[dewilson58]

Don't worry....................It won't happen in The Villages, you can't run a business out of your house.

[Djean1981]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Don't worry....................It won't happen in The Villages, you can't run a business out of your house.

You can "work" from home (remote work).

[Toymeister]

Energy monitors and water monitoring give you great insight on what is happening in your home. It is not personally identifiable as video images are, which is good, however it gives you enough to identify with great accuracy how many are living in your home.

It should surprise no one that people of all ages, races and sex behave in predictable ways at their home or rental. Energy monitors tell you what is/has been operating, people wash clothes in predictable ways/per person.

I charged 50.00/person for over two occupancy. I could spot who was lying, I didn't re-rent or extend for them. The neighbors confirmed my monitoring.

After a hurricane scare, I couldn't reach anyone, I checked the monitor, they were making coffee and toast. No one makes coffee if there is a problem.

Yes, the technology is that good.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Toymeister

After a hurricane scare, I couldn't reach anyone, I checked the monitor, they were making coffee and toast. No one makes coffee if there is a problem.

Yes, the technology is that good.

That's obvious.
If there is a problem or disaster you should make tea!