“Airbnb, along with the site host, should be held accountable for this senseless and tragic loss of life,” the family’s attorney said.
Now the online vacation-rental giant will have to answer to a lawsuit filed by the family of Elias Elhania, the teenager killed at that party, which drew as many as 200 young attendees on Aug. 7, 2021.
It’s the latest fallout from the tragic incident that led to Elhania’s death and left another man with injuries when shots were fired at the property after police arrived to respond to a noise complaint. The man suspected in the shooting was arrested in late 2021 and booked into county juvenile hall, having been 17 years old at the time.
Airbnb, which exploded in growth during the tech era by letting vacation-goers rent homes, never followed up to make sure Zhou’s property was in compliance with the city’s rules, according to the family’s lawsuit.Elias Elhania, second from right, pictured with his family, which immigrated from Morocco to Santa Clara. The 18-year-old was the victim of a fatal shooting on Aug. 7, 2021, at a house party in Sunnyvale.
The suit seeks damages from Zhou and Airbnb, plus injunctive relief against the company’s current enforcement standards for rentals listed on the platform illegally.for damages, alleging the property was rented from Zhou under false pretenses. But no record of such a lawsuit is available in court records, suggesting the company never ended up filing one, Li said in an interview.
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