31-01-2025
Vacation rental is a complete nightmare with bugs and dog urine
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Please help me get my money back from these scam artists!
MARY BREWER,
Weldon Spring, Mo.
A.
No one should have to stay in the rental unit you described. The home that you reserved on
Typically, when you check in, and the unit hasn't been cleaned (this happens sometimes), the rental management company will send someone over to remedy the situation. But I believe there are cases in which a rental unit is unsalvageable. Examples of this include finding black mold, a fire hazard, rodents — or the powerful stench of animal urine.
Yes, Vacasa could have cleaned the carpet and bathtub, but if you have a dog allergy, there's no way it would have been enough. As you note, neither Vacasa nor
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