Holiday warning – man reveals why he films himself leaving property after narrowly escaping fake fine

A MAN has warned others to always video themselves leaving a holiday rental after he narrowly escaped a fake fine.

Reddit user u/dafreshprints explained he was slapped with a fine after leaving an Airbnb when the host claimed he destroyed furniture and left a mess.

The man avoided paying any charges though, as he had a video which showed he left the property in a tidy state, proving the host was lying.

He took to the community sharing site to warn other Airbnb and holiday home users to do the same thing.

He said: "I recently stayed at an Airbnb and the host tried to claim I left a mess and destroyed furniture.

"They filed a complaint with Airbnb about it and tried to milk me out of money.

"Jokes on them because I took a video of the unit before I left and was quickly absolved of any wrong doing.

"Do it! People are scumbags – save yourself the hassle."

The man then went on to explain that it is key to timestamp your video to prove it was taken when you were leaving the property and not when you arrived.

If you don't have a timestamp, the host could claim that was what the property looked like when the guest arrived instead of when they left.

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He continued: "Make the video, timestamp it and you're all set. Remember, the burden of proof lies with the accuser – if they make a claim they have to be able to prove it."

The post has been voted on nearly 17,000 times and received hundreds of comments from people who had similar experiences.

One person wrote: "Had a guy in Italy try to scam my friend and me claiming similar infractions, like a broken pull out couch that we didn't even know pulled out.

"Luckily we took a picture before we left and in the picture [which was timestamped] you can see the brochures behind us are not in the same order as his picture so this proved we weren't the ones who committed the infractions."

Another person wrote: "This is very true. I went to an Airbnb once, took a video walkthrough before we left just in case.

"[The host] attempted to claim that we damaged the property and the pure mention that there was a video walkthrough eliminated all further questions on the matter."

Someone else warned guests to take pictures of any damage in a property as soon as you arrive so a host can't claim you caused it during your stay.

They wrote: "Do a walk through right when you arrive and take pictures of any damage that you might be accused of causing.

"That way you'll have a timestamped record that it was like that when you arrived."

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