We were obliged to leave one week into our month-long stay after we found mold covering the back of a dresser and on the ceiling. Our five year old was having an allergic reaction to it, and removing the dresser didn't help because the whole room was musty. Up to that point we had attempted to overlook the dirty state of the house and discrepancies from the listing that were becoming apparent (the house is on a shared lot with a duplex, the general condition has declined, it is smaller than stated) because we needed the place to stay through the holidays with our young kids.
When we found the mold and also noticed that the bedroom windows were not egress windows (for ease of escape in case of a fire - a requirement in bedrooms), we documented and brought these issues to the attention of the host and air bnb. The host was at first responsive, but later refused us a refund for the full remaining nights of our booking once we found another rental that we could relocate to, referencing only the ability to book the place again regardless of the safety issues we'd found.
Several days after we left, we received a request for over 1200.00 with pictures of fabricated "dog urine stains" and what appears to be the contents of the vacuum canister spread on the furniture and floor. Luckily, we had taken pictures of every room of the house after we cleaned before leaving. We did reimburse the host for a blanket that our dog chewed in distress after our other dog passed away. When that singular incident happened we immediately reported it to the host with an offer to pay for or replace it. After we left, the host photographed the blanket repeatedly, claiming damage to multiple blankets in addition to the rest of the fabricated claim.
This was a sad and tumultuous time for us, made so much worse by the neglect of this property, the stress and expense of relocating multiple times over the holidays to cover the rest of the month, and the false damage claim.