Squatters refusing to leave a Palm Springs apartment at the centre of an Airbnb 'horror story' have complained THEY are the ones being harassed. Hiding his face with a hoodie and scarf, a man who claimed to be the brother of squatter Maksym Pashanin answered the door of the home in a gated community in Palm Springs. Videogame programmer Maksym is currently locked in a legal battle with Airbnb host Cory Tschogl, 39, who initially agreed to rent him her property for 44 days from May 25 to July 8. But now he refuses to leave. Hooded: A man claiming to be the brother of Airbnb renter Maksym Pashanin answers the door to San Bernadino County process server Sean Dacy - who left without handing over the eviction notice
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Cory Tschogl, 39, locked in 'horror story' after squatter who rented her Palm Springs home is refusing to leave
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Under California law Maksym Pashanin is treated as a month-to-month tenant so a legal process to evict him will take up to six months and cost thousands of dollars
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A man claiming to be his brother yesterday said he was 'harassed' as a process server came to hand Maksym eviction notice
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Airbnb apologised for not dealing with the nightmare quick enough, have offered to pay Cory's legal fees and refunded her the unpaid rent
After paying his initial 30 days rent, @placeholder has not made any further payments, and ignored repeated requests to vacate the property by both Airbnb and Cory.