In June, two dueling gunmen shot up an elevator and third-floor lobby. Over the past three years, there have been 397 9-1-1 calls, and alleged crimes by transient users have included robberies, assaults and at least one rape allegation. The property’s condo association hired a person to deal with related headaches and has had to spend an additional $200K on janitorial services, plus an annual $560K on security, it said in the complaint. As those proliferated, common areas have gotten crowded and waits for the elevators in the 56-story building can stretch for 15 minutes. The complaint alleges that about 450 units at Opera Tower are used by full-time residents while the others are used for short-term rentals. Additionally, short-term rentals in that part of Downtown Miami are prohibited by zoning laws. While rentals are not expressly prohibited by condo rules, residents are supposed to be screened and registered by the association and present leases during that process. The Opera Tower is a 665-unit condo that opened in 2008. More than 40 listings across 12 counties that received complaints or otherwise violated company policies were suspended from the platform.

Separately, Airbnb last week began cracking down on Florida properties used to host parties.

“Airbnb has misappropriated the condominium property and turned it into its own de facto, unlicensed hotel,” according to the complaint, filed by Opera Tower Condominium Association Inc. Transient renters have led to problems including a shootout in an elevator and increased costs for security, maintenance and insurance, the condo association alleges.

The condominium association of a luxury tower in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood has filed a civil lawsuit against Airbnb, and several additional lawsuits against Airbnb hosts, over short-term rentals at the property.

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