83-year-old wins settlement after Honolulu slapped her with $590K fine over website glitch
Sandra May's online rental listing was set to a legal 30-day minimum, but a tech error triggered a brutal $10,000-a-day city fine while she was hospitalized. After her rental unit was accidentally advertised online as available for short-term stays, the city fined her $10,000 a day for nearly two months.Because May was hospitalized following a serious car crash, she did not initially see the city's notices, allowing the fines to balloon to $590,000. Under the terms, the city will record a $30,000 civil fine lien against her home, but will not initiate foreclosure during her lifetime.
- ▪Sandra May's online rental listing was set to a legal 30-day minimum, but a tech error triggered a brutal $10,000-a-day city fine while she was hospitalized.
- ▪After her rental unit was accidentally advertised online as available for short-term stays, the city fined her $10,000 a day for nearly two months.Because May was hospitalized following a serious car crash, she did not initially see the cit
- ▪Under the terms, the city will record a $30,000 civil fine lien against her home, but will not initiate foreclosure during her lifetime.
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Media 83-year-old wins settlement after Honolulu slapped her with $590K fine over website glitch Pacific Legal Foundation attorneys argued the fines violated the Eighth Amendment's proportionality requirement By Kristine Parks Fox News Published July 27, 2026 3:50pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video An 83-year-old widow was fined $590,000 for a website glitch. Now she’s suing. Sandra May's online rental listing was set to a legal 30-day minimum, but a tech error triggered a brutal $10,000-a-day city fine while she was hospitalized.
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