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People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics
Remember, there are two sides to every story. Even in stories about landlords and tenants! I know, I know, it sounds like something straight out of an upside-down fairytale, but there are genuinely nice landlords out there (while some renters are more akin to evil stepmothers).
Case in point, Jerry Ciro Ucci uploaded photos as evidence as to why rent and security deposits can sometimes be sky-high. The pics are… shocking, to say the least and perfectly illustrate what absolute pigs some people can be. Scratch that, pigs are cleaner.
Jerry’s post went viral as some people saw the landlords’ and property managers’ side of things for the very first time. Scroll down and feast your eyes. You’ll cringe. You’ll wonder how these tenants could live like this. You might even gasp. Be sure to let us know if you’ve ever seen people trashing homes like this in the comments below, dear Readers.
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Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci
Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci
Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci
At the time of writing, Jerry’s post got over 25k likes on Facebook and was reshared 49k times. Some internet users even shared the story with law enforcement and suggested that the family be brought to justice.
Bigger Pockets has some simple but to-the-point advice for fresh-faced landlords. Even if you believe in the inherent goodness of mankind, you can’t deny that there are some rotten apples out there. Apples that could spread the rot to your property. So it’s important to screen out potential problem-causers.
Two things that you should look at are the tenants’ incomes and credit scores. A poor credit score is more closely linked to risky behavior than a high credit score. Of course, there are always exceptions. But you want to do business with individuals who pay their rent on time, not those who always make excuses.
“Couldn’t pay rent but could always afford butts”
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“The living room/trash bin”
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“Bathroom #1. Where all the rabbits were living”
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Puking off the balcony on to the downstairs businesses trash cans”
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Got trash?”
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Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci
“Soiled diapers lay where ever the kid was changed!”
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“Petrified mix of poop, right next to where they slept!”
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“Trail of trash continued”
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“Destroyed 100 year old floors with layers of urine and poop”
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“The shower, also a trash bin/litter box”
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“Sink that looks to be a great ashtray as well”
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“Hardened poop in the kitchen”
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“Mix of poop, food and who the hell knows what in kitchen drawers…”
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“Windowsill with some sort of jellied something?”
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“Freezer snacks!”
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“Not sure what we have here?”
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“Ahh yes the room the dog was locked in! The black spots are a mix of diarrhea, and urine!”
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Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci
“Rabbit toilet!”
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Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci
“Actual toilet”
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“More extremely dirty diapers”
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“Another poop filled diaper….. let’s just toss that under the sink! Out of sight out of mind rite?”
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“Tampons and more dirty diapers. Mmmmm”
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“I found one hiding filled with poop stuck behind a dresser…”
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“This folks is a broken drug pipe of some sort”
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“Bahhh just dump that soda on the wall. Don’t worry the property manager will clean that up in 6-7months”
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“Anything goes with playdoe apparently?”
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Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci
“Yummo. Hairy toothpaste balls! My fav”
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“Someone practicing their addition”
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“The flies are also our pets! The more the better!”
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“More up and coming artistry”
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Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci
“Is that poop on your hands, best thing to do is wipe it off on the trim!”
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Everyone should be given a chance to redeem themselves. After all, we all have the potential to make serious mistakes in life due to desperation or factors outside of our control. However, landlords also have the right to look through tenants’ criminal records and refuse to rent to them.
Also, keep in mind that just because a person has incredibly positive landlord references doesn’t make them a good tenant. They don’t reflect the whole truth and can be faked, so they should be taken with a pinch of salt. Did I say a pinch? I meant a cartload.
Landlords should also check whether potential tenants got back their previous security deposits. And why. Previous behavior is an indication of future behavior. Keep that in mind. Because you wouldn’t want to have the same thing that happened to Jerry happen to you now, would you?
Here’s what people thought when they saw Jerry’s photos
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I’m Foxxy and I know it 😉 5 years ago
HOW can people live like that?? I may not be the tidiest person but seriously how can they not smell their disgusting mess. Just gross. I feel for the children and the animals, I hope they get some sort of help. They don't deserve to live in the filth their parent/s put up with.
Ellen 5 years ago
I think addiction is so gripping that it takes away a person's ability to see the destruction they're causing-even in front of their own eyes. Ergo, they were living in filth but so ravaged by the disease of addiction that they couldn't function or live by societal standards due to the drugs' grip. What's so tragic is that the parents addiction had a tragic effect on helpless creatures (the kids and animals) and to me, that is what is more disturbing than the filth itself: the fact that those creatures will be forever damaged from this experience
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jip 879 5 years ago
This article should be about the children who were raised in this mess. The landlord should have called social services asap.
Victoria Yaste 5 years ago
Not to mention the f*****g animals.. like, they just left them all behind and locked them in? The could've starve to death. It must've been beyond horrible.
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Pittsburgh rare 5 years ago
Those tenants were clearly some crackheads, and there should be a way to make them pay for the damage. HOWEVER, the vast majority of us renting face abusive conditions from our landlords. Like a 7-month deposit PLUS a bank certification (illegal in my country), or a 40% price raise without having made any refurbishment whatsoever
Łukasz Markuszewski 5 years ago
In Poland once media informed about the group on facebook, where landlords advising other landlords how to drag the money from tenants for fake damages, to reduce the deposit. It is a big problem in Poland, so tenants usually treat deposit as a money they will not get back.
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Carol Emory 5 years ago (edited)
First..this looks like a single house, not multiple houses. Second, in the whole time you rented this place, you never once conducted an inspection just to make sure the appliances and hvac were being maintained. Apparently you didn't have enough need to protect your investment. As long as you give them 24 hour notice that you are entering the property, you have the right to inspect the place. And if they are making it a cesspool like this, you have the right to have the health department called to give you the ability to evict them. That's what our apartment complex does. I've had two neighbors get evicted. One for hoarding and the other for leaving piles of old cigarette butts on their balcony and letting their dog chew everything to bits.
RitaGG 5 years ago
Where I live a landlord is not allowed to inspect unless there is due cause such as non-payment of rent. (Even with 24 hours notice). Otherwise, you have to cross your fingers and hope for the best until the term of their lease is up.
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Human #1,232,867 5 years ago
Suddenly, my home look super clean!, Thanks for make me feel better.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I'm watching Hoarders right now. Makes me want to clean my clean house!
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Dwayne Dixon 5 years ago (edited)
I love all these reactions and comments. As a former building manager of 2 three story walk ups, I can say from years of experience that this happens more often than not. People have NO respect for themselves or their environment when they don't own it. It has nothing to do with alcohol or addiction, just people being disrespectful to themselves and property owners.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Sometimes it has to do with addiction. They found a meth pipe near children. This is more than being disrespectful and dirty. Maybe they were dirty people anyway, but since there is drug paraphernalia drugs are definitely part of their situation. The pipe wasn't there by accident.
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Jeff Requier 5 years ago
Thats a bull s**t excuse for jacking rent, Ive been renting since 97 and have always cleaned my places before moving and have always been screwed over on getting my deposit back. If someone leaves you place dirty you take it out of their deposit and than charge more through the court system to fix it.
Terry Rex 1 year ago (edited)
That is just landlords in general. Doesn't matter how clean you leave it they never WANT to give you money back. Period. You have to fight to get the deposit back. Or just expect it to be kept at the end of the lease. That is why I don't bother cleaning the place up before I move other than just a cursory cleaning. I seldom do more than pick up the trash and sweep never mind scrubbing anything
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Yael Gillette 5 years ago
My one and only concern is the kid(s) that were living here. Please provide all info and pics to authorities. The kid(s) need to be removed away from these adults immediately. It's clear that adults in here have a substance abuse problem and possibly some mental health. They will need help, if they want it. But the kiddos and animals do not to be or should ever be exposed to this level of abuse.
Elina Kuusisto 5 years ago
I really hope someone is following up on the abuse those poor animals are suffering, too. Absolutely horrendous
Beachy 5 years ago
I'll never understand why drug users keep animals?! Like, yes you can get pregnant by accident which explains the babies but why animals? And why animals like bunnies?
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Id row 5 years ago
I have a two family rental and we let a woman with her kid rent the downstairs because she seemed like she was struggling and really needed it and seemed like all she wanted to do was provide a good home for her child. My husband felt bad for her and let her rent it. Well, she ended up moving her convict bf in without notifying us. She turned it into a meth house and ended up getting her child taken away by CPS. They'd get high, fight and trash the place. They ripped off French doors, put glitter nail polish all over the wood floors and destroyed so much more before we were able to get them out. It took a solid three months to get it back to being livable again. We're selling the place now and are officially sick of people, they suck. Oh, and the dumb b*tch even asked about getting her deposit back. Unbelievable.
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Yep. Punished for having low rent. Just like every landlord. And then these people have the nerve to complain to us.
Load More Replies... I’m Foxxy and I know it 😉 5 years ago
HOW can people live like that?? I may not be the tidiest person but seriously how can they not smell their disgusting mess. Just gross. I feel for the children and the animals, I hope they get some sort of help. They don't deserve to live in the filth their parent/s put up with.
Ellen 5 years ago
I think addiction is so gripping that it takes away a person's ability to see the destruction they're causing-even in front of their own eyes. Ergo, they were living in filth but so ravaged by the disease of addiction that they couldn't function or live by societal standards due to the drugs' grip. What's so tragic is that the parents addiction had a tragic effect on helpless creatures (the kids and animals) and to me, that is what is more disturbing than the filth itself: the fact that those creatures will be forever damaged from this experience
Load More Replies... jip 879 5 years ago
This article should be about the children who were raised in this mess. The landlord should have called social services asap.
Victoria Yaste 5 years ago
Not to mention the f*****g animals.. like, they just left them all behind and locked them in? The could've starve to death. It must've been beyond horrible.
Load More Replies... Pittsburgh rare 5 years ago
Those tenants were clearly some crackheads, and there should be a way to make them pay for the damage. HOWEVER, the vast majority of us renting face abusive conditions from our landlords. Like a 7-month deposit PLUS a bank certification (illegal in my country), or a 40% price raise without having made any refurbishment whatsoever
Łukasz Markuszewski 5 years ago
In Poland once media informed about the group on facebook, where landlords advising other landlords how to drag the money from tenants for fake damages, to reduce the deposit. It is a big problem in Poland, so tenants usually treat deposit as a money they will not get back.
Load More Replies... Carol Emory 5 years ago (edited)
First..this looks like a single house, not multiple houses. Second, in the whole time you rented this place, you never once conducted an inspection just to make sure the appliances and hvac were being maintained. Apparently you didn't have enough need to protect your investment. As long as you give them 24 hour notice that you are entering the property, you have the right to inspect the place. And if they are making it a cesspool like this, you have the right to have the health department called to give you the ability to evict them. That's what our apartment complex does. I've had two neighbors get evicted. One for hoarding and the other for leaving piles of old cigarette butts on their balcony and letting their dog chew everything to bits.
RitaGG 5 years ago
Where I live a landlord is not allowed to inspect unless there is due cause such as non-payment of rent. (Even with 24 hours notice). Otherwise, you have to cross your fingers and hope for the best until the term of their lease is up.
Load More Replies... Human #1,232,867 5 years ago
Suddenly, my home look super clean!, Thanks for make me feel better.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I'm watching Hoarders right now. Makes me want to clean my clean house!
Load More Replies... Dwayne Dixon 5 years ago (edited)
I love all these reactions and comments. As a former building manager of 2 three story walk ups, I can say from years of experience that this happens more often than not. People have NO respect for themselves or their environment when they don't own it. It has nothing to do with alcohol or addiction, just people being disrespectful to themselves and property owners.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Sometimes it has to do with addiction. They found a meth pipe near children. This is more than being disrespectful and dirty. Maybe they were dirty people anyway, but since there is drug paraphernalia drugs are definitely part of their situation. The pipe wasn't there by accident.
Load More Replies... Jeff Requier 5 years ago
Thats a bull s**t excuse for jacking rent, Ive been renting since 97 and have always cleaned my places before moving and have always been screwed over on getting my deposit back. If someone leaves you place dirty you take it out of their deposit and than charge more through the court system to fix it.
Terry Rex 1 year ago (edited)
That is just landlords in general. Doesn't matter how clean you leave it they never WANT to give you money back. Period. You have to fight to get the deposit back. Or just expect it to be kept at the end of the lease. That is why I don't bother cleaning the place up before I move other than just a cursory cleaning. I seldom do more than pick up the trash and sweep never mind scrubbing anything
Load More Replies... Yael Gillette 5 years ago
My one and only concern is the kid(s) that were living here. Please provide all info and pics to authorities. The kid(s) need to be removed away from these adults immediately. It's clear that adults in here have a substance abuse problem and possibly some mental health. They will need help, if they want it. But the kiddos and animals do not to be or should ever be exposed to this level of abuse.
Elina Kuusisto 5 years ago
I really hope someone is following up on the abuse those poor animals are suffering, too. Absolutely horrendous
Beachy 5 years ago
I'll never understand why drug users keep animals?! Like, yes you can get pregnant by accident which explains the babies but why animals? And why animals like bunnies?
Load More Replies... Id row 5 years ago
I have a two family rental and we let a woman with her kid rent the downstairs because she seemed like she was struggling and really needed it and seemed like all she wanted to do was provide a good home for her child. My husband felt bad for her and let her rent it. Well, she ended up moving her convict bf in without notifying us. She turned it into a meth house and ended up getting her child taken away by CPS. They'd get high, fight and trash the place. They ripped off French doors, put glitter nail polish all over the wood floors and destroyed so much more before we were able to get them out. It took a solid three months to get it back to being livable again. We're selling the place now and are officially sick of people, they suck. Oh, and the dumb b*tch even asked about getting her deposit back. Unbelievable.
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Yep. Punished for having low rent. Just like every landlord. And then these people have the nerve to complain to us.
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