Key Takeaways

  • Brooklyn Diener is suing Airbnb and the property owner over a November 2025 shooting that left one dead and nine injured.
  • The lawsuit alleges Airbnb facilitated a rental in Bath Township despite a local ban on short-term rentals in residential zones.
  • Since 2017, at least 26 Ohio parties at short-term rentals have ended in shootings, most at Airbnb properties.

A survivor of a deadly Ohio Airbnb shooting has filed a lawsuit against the homeowner, Airbnb and several party organizers, claiming negligence contributed to the violence that erupted during a large gathering last year.

The lawsuit stems from a November 2025 shooting at a rented home on Top-O-Hill Drive at Bath Township in Summit County, about 30 miles south of Cleveland, where dozens of people had gathered for a birthday party, according to local NBC affiliate “WKYC-TV.”

Authorities said multiple gunshots were fired during the event, leaving nine people injured and one person dead.

According to court filings, the plaintiff alleges the property was operating as a short-term rental despite local zoning rules that prohibit such use in Bath Township.

According to the Bath Township Zoning Resolution, the township does not permit short-term rentals, transient lodging, or bed and breakfast-Airbnb-style uses in residential zoning districts, including the district where the property is located.

The filing noted that “since 2017, at least 26 parties in Ohio have ended in shootings at short-term rentals, with all but a handful of these shootings occurring at Airbnb rentals.” It also argues that the homeowner and organizers failed to properly supervise the event and allowed unsafe conditions to develop before the shooting occurred.

Airbnb is also named in the complaint for allegedly permitting the listing to remain active despite township restrictions.

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The victim’s attorneys claim the party drew a large crowd and lacked adequate security measures.

The filing contends that the defendants should have foreseen the potential for violence at an overcrowded late-night gathering.

Two suspects were previously arrested in connection with the shooting and face multiple criminal charges, including murder-related offenses, according to investigators.

Bath Township officials have previously voiced concerns about unauthorized short-term rentals and large parties being held in residential neighborhoods.

The lawsuit is expected to renew debate over the enforcement of local zoning laws and the responsibilities of rental platforms in monitoring listings.

No trial date has been announced.