STVR Burns Down – Violating COVID order
A short term rental was destroyed by fire in Indio. The building was still operating as a short term rental,...
Stabbing at STVR
Cathedral City police responded to a stabbing at a short term rental that had been advertised on Airbnb. The home...
Student Shot at Plano, TX STVR
Across the country, STVRs are providing unregulated, unsupervised venues for parties. COVID has driven a demand for party houses that...
Airbnb Rentals and Criminal Activity
There continue to be reports of violence and other crimes at Airbnb rentals. Airbnb is one of the largest online...
Sexual Assaults at STVRs
Owners of short term rentals are not required to check the backgrounds of renters. While some companies like Airbnb do...
Murder at $1 Million Airbnb
Coachella Valley is seeing its own share of crime related to short term rentals. But this problem is not limited...
Court View – Restriction of STVRs is Legal
Courts often cite the California Sixth District Court of Appeal case of Ewing v City of Carmel-by-the-Sea in upholding a...