A homeowner was stunned when she arrived home to find a family using her private pool.
Maryse Chaussé stopped outside her home in Repentigny, Canada, and spotted the strangers taking a dip.
They told her they had rented the pool for an hour for $35 using the Swimply app.
The pool had been listed by a former tenant who moved out of the property in 2022.
“Is this the first time he’s done this? I can’t say. We’re not always at home,” she said. Noovo Information.
Owner Maryse Chaussé was stunned when she arrived home to find a family using her private pool.
‘We arrived and there was a car in the parking lot. There was a small family swimming in the pool, with three very pretty little girls.’
The notice stated that parties were not allowed in the heated pool, but smoking, drinking alcohol and playing loud music were allowed. Pets were allowed as long as their owners cleaned up after themselves.
Chaussé reported the ad to the app and it was quickly removed, although he expressed concerns about the potential dangers.
“They took the ladder away because I had just done a major cleaning of the pool and they put it back,” he said.
Chaussé stopped outside his home in Repentigny, Canada, and discovered the strangers taking a dip.
The pool had been listed on the Swimply app by a former tenant who moved out of the property in 2022.
She reported the situation to the police, but they told her there was nothing they could do because there was no criminal intent on the part of the family.
Chaussé is now considering installing a closed fence to block access to his yard.
“I don’t want to spend the summer tending to my garden,” she said.
She is not the only owner who has found herself in this strange situation.
Last year, Eric and Katalin Thune were speechless when they were informed that people were using the pool at their California home while it was for sale.
She reported the situation to the police, but they told her there was nothing they could do because there was no criminal intent on the part of the family.
Thune’s pool cleaner informed him of the situation and put him in touch with the family by phone, who told him they had rented the pool through Swimply.
“How could someone post an ad without verifying that they actually own the property?” Thune said. nbc chain
Swimply is “an online marketplace for hourly rentals of pools, courts, patios and more,” according to the app.
There are over 25,000 pools available for rent throughout the United States and Canada. Hosts receive a $1 million insurance policy.