Looking forward to the New Year holiday, my friend and I flew all the way from Los Angeles, California, to New York, considering Airbnb as a good option to stay at, in which we trusted through previous experiences. However, the stay at Nadia and Myles' place in South Harlem reputed in a terrible case of PTSD, financial damage, and may still result in future medical bills due to exposure to biohazards conditions, and hantavirus. The fallacious behavior of the owner, who very reluctantly, after a few long emails, and images forwarded, admitted the obvious rat and rodent infestation; and refused any type of refund or remedy, due to his personal thoughts, regardless of evidence found in the unit, in which there were previous roach and rat traps.
First of all, the unit was highly infested by the rats, and roaches. Upon arrival, cockroach feces on "clean plates" left in the kitchen drying slats, on silverware, on the walls, and rat feces smeared into the floor, and left in various places in the kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom; along with evidence to show this infestation has previously caused a hazardous condition; resulting in the unit being uninhabitable, due to biohazards conditions. A large rat, within a matter of hours, at large holes in belongings, (including leather), with clear financial damage far exceeding any perceived advantage of staying in a BNB, versus a four star hotel. (Owner cited in response text he knew "it was difficult to find a hotel during the New Year", alluding to the fact the owner raised the rates of the unit, in a predatory fashion, before the New Year, in response to this. (Quite the contrary, my flatmate and I found a wonderful four star hotel, last minute, in Manhattan, for the exact same price). In our room, there was a partially eaten cookie on the bed, o n a plate, which demonstrates the owner's lack of due diligence, and inaction of infestations- using BNB as an alternative to renting or selling the uninhabitable unit, and circumventing city inspections; placing occupants in danger in a knowledgable way, for unjust enrichments. There is an obvious hole, at the left base of the floor, under radiator in the bedroom, with rat chew holes in the floor, which has caused heating/gas problems and leakage in the radiator; to which the rats travel freely from the basement, and sewers, into the guest's rooms, and onto the bed, and the desk, near the footing of the bed, and under the bed; where the rats received previous treats on a plate, under the guest bed leaving biohazards conditions including but not limited to: gas leaks, hantavirus, and a multitude of diseases, not to mention the multiple bites resulting from an infestation in the bedspreads, of the fleas on the rats. The owner very reluctantly admitted he had found a rat, after we sent images, showing proof; and claimed to be shocked, even though there were many obvious places contains rat feces, evidenced and displayed by images.
Attempting to communicate with Myles, he, very reluctantly, after many texts, termed this infestation, "a problem we have tried to manage", which clearly displays his awareness of the hazardous conditions, and uninhabitable condition of the apartment. Moreover, a large older Combat trap was found under the sink, as evidence of this awareness, yet lack of due diligence in performance.
In addition to the factors discussed above, many other factors must be considered. There is an old bullet directly above the sleeping position above the bed, that appears to be from a previous suicide, with a lighter pink paint showing around the bullet hole. There is an inordinate amount of pubic hair everywhere in the bathroom, on everything from the sink to the toilet, and the shower curtains, to the walls. The "fresh" towels left by the owner in the bathroom hanging on the towel rack on the door, have such a strong odor of mildew, the smell has permeated the wall of the door, and nothing can be hung anywhere near the door, or will result in the same strong odor. Additionally, there are avoided inspector notifications on the door from October, (we stayed in the very end of Dec, display owner avoidance of city regulator/government inspections regarding and notifying gas heating, etc. If all of these conditions weren't hazardous enough, the unit reeks of ammonia as if someone has been smoking illegal drugs in the unit, that have permeated the halls and bedroom walls. The advertisement for this B&B promises guests various walking distances to train stations, (which were closed at this time). It is important to note, that the street, during this 48 hour time frame, were closed, due to law enforcement officials having to close the street, with an ambulance and a coroner. Uber and Lyft refuse to drop anyone off in front of this address, resulting from having to walk, in the middle of the night, through the adjacent Harlem projects. In essence, the unit is unsuitable for any type of human habitation. The owner having no alternative but to circumvent local NY laws and inspections, and with a lack of any interest for local renters or buyers, due to obvious hazardous conditions, has attempted unjust enrichment, by using this B&B service to rent an otherwise uninhabitable unit, by city, state, and government standards and inspections. Our 48 hour stay, (after a matter of hours, we could not leave, as it was at night, and again, had no way to leave the unit safely), unfortunately show a dark side of B& behavior of an owner of a unit with shockingly.
In addition to the factors discussed above, many other factors must be considered. There is an old bullet directly above the sleeping position above the bed, that appears to be from a previous suicide, with a lighter pink paint showing around the bullet hole. There is an inordinate amount of pubic hair everywhere in the bathroom, on everything from the sink to the toilet,