A Florida mom is suing a company that vets guests for Airbnb after she says she was banned from the short-term rental platform over a pair of past felony convictions that have since been expunged.

The mistake, which the lawsuit argues never should have happened, left the woman unable to take her daughter to a series of potentially lucrative rodeo competitions, and prevented the girl — whose winnings provide the family’s main source of income — from qualifying for the barrel racing national championships.

  • Zahtu@feddit.org
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    3 hours ago

    Imagine having your Kids success in Sports and competitions be the main source of income for the whole family. What are these parents doing? Thats a Lot of Stress and pressure for a kid to experiences in their formative years.

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      I agree, but it’s not the main point. They may have few options when they can’t get their expunged records to go away.

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    5 hours ago

    Booking the family into hotels and RV parks became the only option for Doe, which were often either unaffordable or too small for everyone to fit, the complaint states.

    I dunno about all that…

    It’s a legit question about how the expungement of records works tho. Back in the day no one kept records on hand, now if a record exists and part of it is expunged…

    Those records still exist out there somewhere.