To capture remote workers and mid-term digital nomads, the company spent years aggressively advertising month-long reservations. That expansion exposed homeowners to major civil real-estate pitfalls. When a booking crosses municipal duration thresholds, standard platform protections run into municipal tenant laws.
In July 2026, ABC7 Los Angeles reported on an incident in Hermosa Beach, California, where a homeowner found herself locked in an eviction battle. A guest booked a long-term reservation, stayed past the checkout date, and refused to leave. Because the reservation exceeded 30 consecutive days, California civil code granted the individual full legal tenancy rights. The homeowner could not lock the doors, cut utilities, or summon police officers to remove the occupant for simple trespassing.
Such disputes reveal the outer limits of AirCover protection. While the platform's insurance covers certain physical structural damages and property losses up to multi-million-dollar limits, it cannot bypass state housing courts. Removing an entrenched squatter involves thousands of dollars in legal retainers, civil process servers, and court dockets that take six to twelve months to resolve.
