If KitSplit wanted to pursue this, they could just sue for the unpaid rental at the daily rate. E.g: at $95/day after two months, KitSplit can sue the customer

If KitSplit wanted to pursue this, they could just sue for the unpaid rental at the daily rate. E.g: at $95/day after two months, KitSplit can sue the customer in civil court for $5700 in unpaid rental fees. Likely they're just overwhelmed with all kinds of crazy things going on and are short on cash to follow up. I don't believe them when they say this is not illegal. Here's the statue in NY: This is unambiguously a crime. > https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/165.00 https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/165.00 > NEW YORK CONSOLIDATED LAW SERVICE PENAL LAW PART THREE. SPECIFIC OFFENSES TITLE J. OFFENSES INVOLVING THEFT ARTICLE 165. OTHER OFFENSES RELATING TO THEFT > § 165.00. Misapplication of property > 1. A person is guilty of misapplication of property when, knowingly possessing personal property of another pursuant to an agreement that the same will be returned to the owner at a future time ... (b) he intentionally refuses to return personal property valued in excess of one hundred dollars to the owner pursuant to the terms of the rental agreement provided ... While the victim is in NY, dev is in LA. So if NYPD were to call LAPD, he can be charged there as well with Larceny: > https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=484.&lawCode=PEN https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio... > Part 1. Crimes and Punishments Title 13. Crimes Against Property Chapter 5. Larceny § 484. > ... a person has leased or rented the personal property of another person pursuant to a written contract, and that property has a value greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and is not a commonly used household item, intent to commit theft by fraud shall be rebuttably presumed if the person fails to return the personal property to its owner within 10 days after the owner has made written demand by certified or registered mail following the expiration of the lease or rental agreement for return of the property so leased or rented ... So all the victim has to do is send certified mail requesting the property to be returned. Otherwise the renter gets charged.