A recent lawsuit has brought to light serious allegations against a popular home-sharing platform and two individuals, concerning the safety of their rental property. On March 28, 2025, Fannie Mae Broome filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida, against Aleksey Belov, Tatsiana Zavilenskaya, and Airbnb, Inc. The lawsuit seeks damages exceeding $50,000 for injuries sustained due to alleged negligence.

According to the complaint filed by Broome’s attorney Crystal Sebago, the incident occurred on November 2, 2023. Broome was lawfully present at a property located at 1339 Buckingham Drive in Largo, Florida—premises owned or controlled by defendants Belov and Zavilenskaya and listed on Airbnb. While walking in the front yard of this property, Broome stepped into a large hole that was obscured due to inadequate lighting. This fall resulted in a broken hip requiring emergency surgery. The plaintiff claims that both Belov and Zavilenskaya were aware of the dangerous conditions on their property but failed to address them adequately.

The lawsuit accuses Belov and Zavilenskaya of several counts of negligence including failing to repair multiple holes in the yard despite being aware of them and not ensuring adequate lighting that could have prevented such an accident. Additionally, they are accused of failing to maintain their premises safely or warn Broome about these hidden dangers. These failures allegedly violate nondelegable duties imposed by Florida law on landlords to ensure safety through proper design, construction, maintenance, inspection, and compliance with applicable laws.