Poonaam Sandhu, Santa Cruz
Poonam Sandhu, a 33-year old resident of Santa Cruz, California, decided to use Airbnb to rent out one of her extra rooms. She got a hit from a couple who was interested in renting the extra room for 2 weeks. The couple was seemingly harmless, so when they asked if they could extend their stay longer and just pay cash, Sandhu agreed. And that’s when everything went downhill.