Party At Air BnB Rental Runs Amok In Southington

SOUTHINGTON, CT — A loud party at a Southington home being rented through the Air BnB network left the property heavily damaged, police said.

Police released details of the June 13 incident Thursday.

That day, at 5:18 p.m., police responded to a vandalism complaint at 375 Defashion St.

According to a report, the owner of the residence, Adam Levine and the "property manager," Tom Saat, told police Levine was "trapped" in Ecuador because of the coronavirus.

While in Ecuador, Levine made the home a rental property through the Air BnB service with Saat handling all transactions, according to a report.

Levine and Saat told police that the residence was rented on June 12 for a one-night stay by an Air BnB customer who was identified as "Kay" on the web site. "Kay" originally advised Saat that there would be a total of 10 patrons at the home overnight, and the rental was "to get together to relieve stress brought upon by Covid," according to a report.

Saat said it appeared that "hundreds of people" were actually at the house, based on what he observed through video, according to a report.

Records show that Southington police responded to the residence twice during the overnight hours on June 13 for "loud noise complaints." Officers did not take any action because the noise was contained to inside the home and "no criminal activity was observed," according to a report.

Saat and Levine said the residence was left in extremely poor condition, and there was a great deal of damages.

Police added that no further action will be taken.