He said he has been living a nightmare with an unwanted house guest
for more than two years.
Jovanovic had listed his modern studio guest house with stunning
views on Airbnb when 55-year-old Elizabeth Hirschhorn booked a stay
in September of 2021.
Jovanovic said it was fine for the first four months until February
of 2022, when he discovered water damage in the guesthouse and she
suddenly prevented him from making any repairs.
"And then from one day to the other day, everything changed so,
like, you know, she didn't want to allow anybody in anymore,"he
said.
But he extended her stay through April of 2022.
"I even said to her, like, 'OK, you can stay another two weeks, you
know, at no cost, just so you can relocate yourself,' and she just
then squatted and ... and has never left," Jovanovic said, and he
hasn't gotten any rent since then.
In one email from that same month, Hirschhorn writes she doesn't
feel safe being forced to vacate with a housing disability and the
high risks of COVID-19 complications.
She also cited the city's tenant protection policies.
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