- Linda Bliss and Mark Honold want to enjoy a quiet life in retirement, but claim the short-term rental house they live behind is making their lives miserable
- The couple called Phoenix police at least five times about the disturbance and filed multiple complaints with the property manager
- However, they say the problem has still not been resolved and they are being held “hostage” in their own home as disruption occurs most weeks
An elderly couple in Phoenix has been granted a temporary restraining order over complaints about a “noisy” rental property often used for late-night parties.
According to local TV station Arizona Family, Linda Bliss and Mark Honold want to enjoy a quiet life in retirement, but claim the short-term rental home they live behind is making their life miserable.
The couple called Phoenix police at least five times about the disturbance and filed multiple complaints with the property manager.
However, they say the problem has still not been resolved and they are being held “hostage” in their own home as disruption occurs most weeks.
The situation escalated when they said the property owner had recently served them with a restraining order as a result of all their complaints.
Elderly couple Linda Bliss and Mark Honold have been hit with a restraining order following complaints about a “noisy” rental property often used for late-night parties
The Phoenix couple wants to enjoy a quiet life in retirement, but claim the short-term rental home they live behind is making their lives miserable
The situation escalated when they said the property owner had recently served them with a restraining order as a result of all their complaints
Bliss and Honold are increasingly frustrated by the regular noise, parties and strangers looking into their backyard.
“We are being held hostage in our home. “It’s just so loud, you can hear everything,” Honold said.
The couple said the landlord gave them a restraining order after they heard some guests yelling at them not to be so loud.
“It was very humiliating because I have a license from the state of Arizona to do insurance and work with children and the elderly, and they came and treated me like a criminal.”
The manager of the property at the center of the controversy said all guests would be screened and loud parties would be banned.
The short-term rental manager claimed the elderly couple were the only neighbors who complained about the guests.
The couple called Phoenix police at least five times about the disturbance and filed multiple complaints with the property manager
Bliss and Honold are increasingly frustrated by the regular noise, parties and strangers looking into their backyard
However, they say the problem has still not been resolved and they are being held “hostage” in their own home as disruption occurs most weeks
Bliss and Honold believe homeowners in the state will suffer if cities like Phoenix cannot adopt stricter rules for short-term rentals
Phoenix attorney Jonathan Dessaules advised homeowners who find themselves in a similarly difficult situation.
“My advice would be to document everything, keep a journal, go home and take photos,” he said.
“When you go to court as a victim or a witness or a party seeking a restraining order, you want to be able to present all of the evidence to a judge.
“And don’t just say, ‘Judge, believe me. This house is crazy.’
Bliss and Honold believe homeowners in the state will suffer if cities like Phoenix cannot adopt stricter rules for short-term rentals.
“It’s very disturbing,” she said. “It has completely changed our lives.”