Another Airbnb Carbon Monoxide Poisoning?

Another Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at an Airbnb?

Another day, another report of  carbon monoxide poisoning at an Airbnb, this time in Mexico City.

In the wake of yesterday’s blog about possibly another carbon monoxide vacation death, today another story hit the news wires:

According to the Express News, a US couple were found dead inside a Mexico City Airbnb. Legal action is expected, with the couples relatives having already retained counsel to pursue a Carbon monoxide poisoning case. See

https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/164770/us-couple-found-dead-inside

Another day, another report of another potential short term vacation rental carbon monoxide poisoning.

Why are Airbnb’s ripe for carbon monoxide poisonings? The same themes that we continually bring up with hotel carbon monoxide poisonings apply here as well. Poor management, poor attention to preventative maintenance and failure to assure that there are working carbon monoxide alarms in place. These problems are intensified when you leave the United States where tort law creates at least some incentive to make premises safe.

There are two primary goals for tort litigation in the United States. First, is to compensate the victims of a defendant’s wrongdoing for their losses. The second is to deter future wrongdoers from unsafe conduct through the threat of large damage verdicts against them. When working properly, well managed properties work with their management and maintenance staff to assure that safety is a priority and insurers insist on this, or raise rates.

Litigation Necessary to Force Industry to Make Short Term Rental Safe from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

We will continue to monitor the Airbnb space to keep putting the pressure on this company and others in the hospitality industry to make their properties safer. Our law firm is actively pursuing serious carbon monoxide cases involving short term rentals and will keep pushing to change how this industry defines making for a safe and happy vacation.

Attorney Gordon Johnson