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Airbnb sued over ‘horror movie’ vacation rental with bat infestation
October 31, 2023 6:55PM ET
A group has sued Airbnb, claiming a vacation rental was infested with bats. - GoranJakus/Dreamstime/TNS
A group of women has filed suit against Airbnb, claiming their Michigan vacation rental was infested with bats that attacked them. The claimants rented “The Castle,” a Victorian-style house in Alpena for their 50th high school reunion in late July, according to the lawsuit, which was filed by Detroit-based Marko Law. “This is every renter’s worst nightmare. What was supposed to be a fun vacation turned into a house of horror for my clients. No one expects to be attacked by a horde of bats,” attorney Jon Marko said in the press release. “This played out like a scene from a Halloween horror movi...