A couple of Vrbo renters tried to play dumb after causing massive damage to a Wisconsin property, but they looked even dumber after being recorded the whole time.
Ashley Deutsch, the owner of the vacation home, said guests flooded the place by putting pizza in the sink and clogging the drain, then leaving the water running for hours.
“We can say we woke up to this,” says one tenant in the footage, during a feeble attempt to clean up.
Deutsch said about 640 gallons of water from the sink caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, destroying his home and the business below it.
A pair of Vrbo renters thought they could avoid blame after causing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage to a Wisconsin property.
The video also features images of water-soaked sheets on the staircase and rolls of paper towels scattered haphazardly on the floor.
“Every time you took a step, water would run off onto the floor,” the owner said. CNN.
In footage from Deutsch’s Ring camera, the destructive duo can be seen drinking beers and tripping on stairs.
Later in the video, tenants throw soaked towels, bedding and rugs downstairs in a reckless attempt to dry up the flood they created.
Unaware that they are being recorded, the oblivious couple can be heard laughing as they plan ways to cover up their role in the damage.
“For now…we can say that we have woken up,” said one of the tenants.
It was difficult for Deutsch to hear these men plotting in such a despicable way.
The vacation home owner said guests deliberately flooded the property by letting the water run for hours, wasting about 640 gallons.
“It’s very frustrating to hear them trying to make up lies to justify their behavior while he’s wringing out a towel with his feet,” the heartbroken owner said.
The video also features images of water-soaked sheets on the staircase and rolls of paper towels scattered haphazardly on the floor.
Around 4 a.m., Deutsch started receiving notifications from his camera outside his door.
When he arrived at the property, he found it in a state of chaos.
In footage from Deutsch’s Ring camera, the destructive duo can be seen drinking beers and tripping on stairs.
“The sink was clogged with pizza and things they might have eaten for dinner,” Deutsch said. CNN.
But the destruction wasn’t limited to the Vrbo property. A tattoo parlor in the unit below also suffered severe damage from the flood.
Jamie Princen opened her shop less than nine months ago, but now the small business owner will be forced to remain closed for the foreseeable future as she tries to get her tattoo parlor back on track.
“I was completely soaked,” Princen said emotionally. “There were hundreds of hours of work to make this studio what it is and just to see all of that go away,” he said.
Less than nine months ago, Jamie Princen opened her shop. But now the small business owner will be forced to remain closed for the foreseeable future as she tries to get her tattoo parlor back on track.
Faced with the chaotic situation on the property, Princen and Deutsch have decided to take legal action.
But both women have been forced to sell their possessions to cover the costs of repairing the property.
Throughout this ordeal, they have come to rely on each other for support.
“I think we’ll come back a lot stronger,” Princen said.