Family sues Airbnb over 18-year-old's death at Sunnyvale house party
When a raucous house party in Sunnyvale's quiet Raynor Park neighborhood led to the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old, questions arose about why Air...
When a raucous house party in Sunnyvale's quiet Raynor Park neighborhood led to the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old, questions arose about why Airbnb had allowed the residence to be rented out in violation of numerous city rules. 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 that drew as many as 200 young attendees on Aug. 7, 2021. 'Airbnb has a legal obligation to follow the law,' Teresa Li, the family's attorney, said in a statement.