* Kicked out of the apartment at 2:30 am during the Covid-19 lock-down *
This was my first time renting a place through Airbnb and I have had a terrible experience with the host. The place is not the same as one in the pictures; it looks like the same building from the orientation but it's a different apartment (a couple of other reviews also mention this). I was planning to stay for five weeks and had booked the place for two but ended up going alone. The host started by complaining that I was using too much water while washing utensils (I had to cook as I was home due to the lock-down). This went on for a while with the host saying that he was having really high bills as everyone was home and that I’d have to pay up for it. I was already using half the water during this time since my friend did not turn up. Nevertheless, we agreed to wash utensils once a day and use disposable cutlery. The host then went on to say that I couldn’t store food in the room (I told him that I had to skip lunches sometimes when I was working and we came to an agreement with him letting me keep a pack of biscuits in the room). He also accused me of slamming the door too hard. I started tacking extra care to close it as slowly as possible after this. This went on for a while. One Saturday around 10:30 pm, the host turned up and told me I had to leave the place by Monday. I protested and he became more combative and said that I had to leave the place the next day, going on to say that I had to leave it right then. I pleaded to him to let me stay on till the morning on humane grounds (LA was in a lock-down and I had a lot of luggage with me). The host did not concede and I had to leave the place by 2:30 am with all my belongings and had to spend the night on the street. This has been an extremely traumatic experience for me especially because of the Covid-19 situation in LA. I was scared for my life as well as of being robbed. I frankly don’t think I had committed any act that was so egregious that I had to be put on the street. I understand that these are stressful times for everyone. I had booked the room and moved in 2 days late to give Noel time to clean the room and have a buffer between 2 successive guests. Since then I have had to self-quarantine. I just wanted to get this out there to gain a sense of closure over the whole incident.