

The host gave Kugler 48 hours’ notice to leave the premises. She simply told me the dates were blocked because she had a family emergency. Kugler has since said (updated 3/23) that wasn’t quite true, saying:Īlso, she never said being uncomfortable was the reason. That’s when she contacted Airbnb to let the company know she wasn’t going to be able to let him stay there anymore. The host asked Kugler to leave because she felt uncomfortable with the amount of requests he was making, such as to change the layout of the refrigerator and install different lights, she told TechCrunch. “I woke up to a message on my phone that said Airbnb had changed my reservation and that it ended in 36 hours and I was to leave,” Kugler told TechCrunch.

That’s essentially what happened with Kugler when he used Airbnb to rent a home in LA last month. That means, as it stands now, anyone has the right to kick you out of their car, house or apartment if they feel so inclined. Instead, let this serve as a reminder that we are living in an age of non-traditional services - be that via rideshare, home sharing, bike sharing and so forth. This story is not about any one party being right or wrong. That’s not because he wanted to, but because the host cancelled his reservation. The plan was to stay there for about one month, but Kugler found himself checking out just three days after checking in. Last month, Logan Kugler checked into the home of a Los Angeles-based Airbnb host.
