Milwaukee, WI USA: False AirBnB license complaints submitted against us.
LOCATION: Milwaukee, WI USA.
My husband and I have been running an extremely successful AirBnB (many 5 star reviews) for years. We were recently given notice that a legal action had been initiated against us due to our alleged “violation”? Not exactly sure how to put it, but the notice says “TRHA license required”.
Not only would this cost many hundreds of dollars per annum, but we also have reason to suspect that this is a vindictive attempt by the city to gain access to our home after we recently prevailed against inspectors who tried to extort permit funds for a deck and railing we had specifically been given permission over email to build without a permit.
Additional context: My family and I have been the target of more than 50 SWATTings over the last decade, all committed by the cyberstalkers repeatedly trying to kill us. This has been well documented in national news, and is not up for debate. It. Happened. Repeatedly.
Recently, we were awarded a six figure settlement against the city of Milwaukee for police misconduct related to these SWATTings.
Even more recently, these same stalkers submitted a false complaint to the city regarding our deck alterations, which we had already received permission from the city to conduct without a permit. After explaining the reality of the situation, they dropped the issue and issued a variance.
At the risk of my mother paying for attorneys *again*, are there any other avenues available to us?