I arrived at the apartment block after a long train journey with my tired parents to be welcomed by Jörn's partner.
We followed him through to a room where he sat us down and presented us with a form and booklet to sign before he could give us the keys.
I have never come across such a procedure in all the other lovely Air BnB accommodations I have stayed at in the past and found it incredibly unusual.
When my father questioned why we needed to sign a separate agreement form with them when we have already booked and agreed to the Air BnB conditions, he became very harsh in his manner of speaking and made broad claims of how he has been doing this for 10 years and never had anyone question it till now.
One of the main issues we had was that we were being made to sign this form on which it stated 'damages would be charged for' and without a formal inventory done, this could end up being a massive scam.
I hope you can see how this really did not sit well with us and after briefly reading up on the regulations in the country, I have found out that you can only sublet / rent out particular properties legally.
The way Jörn's partner spoke to my father was totally disrespectful and despite him totally refusing at first and then coming running back saying he is prepared to make an exception after speaking with Jörn just made the whole situation feel that much more illegitimate.
I am not one to skirt the laws of a nation knowingly, and so I am writing to you to inform you of what has happened with their 'take it or leave it' attitude that was completely out of line, after having signed and agreed to the Air BnB Terms and Conditions.
I then stood outside the apartment block with my parents and all our luggage, urgently searching for another accommodation in the area and found a lovely place to stay - meeting what I have come to expect from Air BnB! :-)