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The family of a tourist brutally gunned down in January in a triple homicide outside a Kissimmee Airbnb has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the homeowner\u2019s association for the community where the short-term rental is located.<\/p>\n

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Marlisa Kraft, widow of Douglas Kraft, 68, of Ohio, filed the lawsuit on Monday against the Indian Point Homeowner\u2019s Association in Kissimmee, alleging it had negligently failed to provide proper security for her husband and protect him from\u00a0his accused killer, 29-year-old Ahmad Bojeh, who has a violent criminal history.<\/p>\n

Kraft\u2019s daughter, Rachel Brooks, speaking Tuesday at a downtown Orlando news conference, said her father was the heart of their family, their protector and the ultimate \u201cgirl dad.\u201d She said the family wants to prevent his fate from befalling other unsuspecting families trying to enjoy their vacations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe many years to come have been taken away from us\u2026this isn\u2019t how his story should have ended,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cOur mom and dad met 52 years ago, and they were married for 40 years. They were looking forward to spending their golden years together, and they never got the chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Douglas Kraft, his brother Robert Kraft, 70, and their life-long best friend, James Puchan, 69, all of Ohio, did everything together, from family events to homecoming football games. After their retirement, the three automobile enthusiasts would go to car shows together, which brought them to Kissimmee in January for a classic car show.<\/p>\n

The three men had rented an Airbnb on Indian Point Circle for the trip. But while waiting for roadside assistance outside the rental, they were shot and killed by Bojeh, investigators say. Bojeh lived next door to the rental and had past run-ins with the law, they say.<\/p>\n

The day after the shootings, the Osceola County sheriff described Bojeh as a \u201cthreat to the neighborhood all the time\u201d and said there was no obvious motive.<\/p>\n

Bojeh has since been indicted on three counts of first-degree murder.<\/p>\n

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Court records show Bojeh had been arrested in the past for violent offenses, including a 2021 case of attempted murder and aggravated battery after he was captured on video shooting into cars outside a Wawa gas station. That case resulted in his acquittal by reason of insanity following a bench trial, with the judge ordering he undergo treatment at an outpatient facility rather than be involuntarily committed.<\/p>\n

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Michael Haggard, the Kraft family\u2019s attorney, said the Indian Point Homeowner\u2019s Association knew about Bojeh\u2019s criminal past, his return to the community and even received complaints about him from residents, yet did nothing to warn the Kraft brothers and Puchan that a potentially dangerous person lived next door to them, nor provide security for them.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit says the HOA should have provided \u201csecurity personnel, monitored cameras, or
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A representative of the HOA, reached by phone, declined to comment on the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

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Haggard said the killings are part of a larger problem \u2014 the lack of regulations in the short-term rental industry. He said if Bojeh had been a hotel resident, the hotel would have done something about him, since it operates under more regulations.\u00a0 He called short-term rentals one of the \u201cabsolute biggest new dangers\u201d in Florida.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been time and time again where the Legislature has bills to regulate short-term rentals and bring them in line with apartments, bring them in line with hotels,\u201d Haggard said, \u201cand those have failed because of the extreme giant lobbies of Airbnb, VRBO, and others.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lawsuit, which is seeking over $50,000 in damages, was also filed against the owner of the home the men rented. Haggard said it\u2019s possible Airbnb could be added to the lawsuit, if it is discovered the company received complaints about Bojeh.<\/p>\n

The Kraft family planned to visit the rental unit where the killings occurred Tuesday afternoon for the first time before flying back to Ohio.<\/p>\n

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