All articles tagged with #illegal subletting
A woman in Los Angeles discovered her tenant had turned her $1.7M home into an illegal Airbnb, generating over $215,000 in 16 months. Despite paying rent on time initially, the tenant stopped after an eviction notice was filed. The homeowner faced significant losses and legal battles, eventually obtaining a writ of possession to reclaim her property.
Nikeeta Sriram is embroiled in a legal battle to reclaim her Mid-Wilshire home in Los Angeles after her tenant, Nicholas Jarzabek, allegedly turned it into an illegal Airbnb rental. Despite Jarzabek's initial appearance as a responsible tenant, Sriram discovered he was subletting the property without her consent, causing significant property damage and financial loss. Sriram has filed an eviction lawsuit and received a writ of possession, but faces delays due to a backlog in the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. Airbnb has since removed the illegal listings, but Sriram continues to face challenges in regaining control of her home.
Immigrant businesses operating underneath the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles, rented from a Calabasas businessman who illegally sublet the spaces at higher rates, were devastated by a recent fire that caused severe damage to the freeway. The landlord, Apex, owned by Ahmad Anthony Nowaid, had failed to pay rent on the property and owed $78,000 to Caltrans. Nowaid's firm had secured leases for government-owned property with restrictions, but illegally sublet them to various businesses. Many of the businesses did not have insurance and lost all their inventory and equipment. The relationship between Nowaid and his tenants had soured, with tenants stopping rent payments after Caltrans planned to evict Apex. The cause of the fire is believed to be arson.