A German woman who stayed at an apartment rented through Airbnb has sued the company, saying she was filmed by a hidden camera while she walked around naked.

The plaintiff, Yvonne Schumacher, says that the camera captured "personal and intimate" conversations with her partner, Kevin Stockton. She's also suing the residents who listed the Irvine, California unit on the site, Fariah Hassim and Jamil Jiva. Schumacher's lawyer says his client has "limited English skills" and it was Stockton, who is not a party to the case, who handled the rental details.

According to the complaint (PDF), Schumacher arrived at the property on December 16, 2013, intending to stay for about a month. She didn't know then that "her privacy would be violated on a daily basis," she states. Schumacher's lawyer states that his client has "limited English skills" and was invited to the apartment by Stockton.

"[W]hile staying as a guest in the property, at night Mrs. Schumacher would sleep without any clothing, believing that with the front door closed and the window blinds drawn throughout the property, she was protected and free from prying eyes," writes Schumacher's lawyer. "This natural presumption proved to be incorrect."

It was Stockton who eventually noticed a light coming from a living room shelf. "Hidden between some candles stood what was later discovered by the couple to be a remote-controlled camera," the complaint says.

Stockton, who has an IT background, could see that the camera was turned on, fully operational, and had a wide-angle view of the living room. The camera was moving as well, "demonstrating that it was being remotely controlled by the camera's operator."

The camera captured Schumacher many times as she walked naked to use the guest bathroom rather than using the "filthy" master bathroom.

"Mrs. Schumacher is deeply humiliated and angry about the fact that the camera was and/or could have been used to spy upon her while she was completely undressed and walking around within the property," the lawsuit says. Now, Schumacher is worried that "images of her exist in electronic form and could make their way onto the Internet or some other medium."

She's also embarrassed that her private conversations with Stockton were captured, which she believes Hassim and Jiva, who rented out the unit, have heard. Without elaborating, the complaint says that "certain events demonstrate that the oral communications by and with Mrs. Schumacher within the property were intercepted by the Lessors via the use of the camera."

Airbnb is being sued for negligence, as the complaint claims the company doesn't do any kind of vetting or background checks on its hosts. Hassim and Jiva are being sued for violating privacy laws and infliction of emotional distress. The lawsuit was filed on Monday in San Francisco federal court, and it asks for unspecified damages.

"Airbnb takes privacy issues extremely seriously, and all hosts must certify that they comply with all applicable laws in their locations and are of course expected to respect the privacy of their guests," an Airbnb spokesperson told The Recorder, which first reported the story.