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New York Post
22 Apr 2023


NextImg:Florida vacation plans turn into Airbnb rat-fest: lawsuit

A New York family expecting a dreamy Florida getaway instead got a rodent-infested Airbnb nightmare, according to a lawsuit.

Darren Sheehan and his family forked over more than $6,000 to stay at a home in Delray Beach last year, he said in the Suffolk County Supreme Court filing.

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They arrived with kids in tow on Feb. 18, 2022 to find piles of dirty sheets, filthy dishes and utensils, old food in the fridge, countertop stains and, “worse of all, the bathroom toilet was splattered with feces,” Sheehan said in the legal filing.

The home had “a suffocating reek of mildew and mold,” he contended in the litigation, which noted the roof was encased in shrink wrap.

Upon closer review, the couple found “a rat trap, dead rodents, a broken and dust-filled air-conditioning vent. … and no hot water for showers or cleaning dishes for the entire week stay.”

The hosts listed on Airbnb were in reality the property managers for the owners, Richard J. Martin II, 57, and Jennifer Lowney, 56, of Waterford, Ct., according to the lawsuit.

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Sheehan is suing for breach of contract and fraud, and seeking more than $2 million in damages.

Sheehan, an attorney who is acting as his own lawyer, declined comment. Martin and Lowney could not immediately be reached for comment.