Send us Fan Mail A simple short-term rental turned into a yearlong fight to reclaim a home. We walk you through the DC case that had everything: a guest who wouldn’t leave, utilities flipped, cameras tampered with, police visits, child services at the door, and finally an emergency ruling that declared she wasn’t a tenant. The story is gripping on its own, but it also reveals how serial squatters exploit gaps between Airbnb stays and landlord-tenant law, and why so many owners feel abandoned ...