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Landlord Left Furious After Person Uses His Words Against Him
A furious landlord, an older man in a red and blue plaid shirt, with a disapproving expression and arms crossed.

Tenant Saves Landlord’s Email Saying The Appliances Aren’t His, Then Uses It Against Him At Move-Out

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It’s common practice to pay a deposit when you rent a home. Unfortunately, dealing with a jerk landlord is also becoming the norm. While many tenants get their deposit back at the end of their rental period, about 10-20% never receive it.

This person had to deal with a similarly greedy landlord. When appliances needed fixing, he refused to chip in, claiming they weren’t his and that he wouldn’t pay for it. So, to get revenge on the jerk landlord, the tenant went through the lease agreement again and applied the landlord’s logic, but this time in a way that left the landlord fuming.

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    A tenant asked their landlord to fix appliances, but he refused, stating that they weren’t even his

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    So, the tenant applied that logic and found a way to get their deposit back using said appliances

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    In the comments, the tenant detailed other ways in which the landlord was the classic jerk

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    Commenters cheered for the tenant’s brilliant revenge, urging them to take legal action as well

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    Other people had similar stories about dealing with insufferable landlords

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    Steve
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a landlord like that once. I took video of the place before I moved in and after I cleaned and moved out. He didn't give me my deposit back, so I took him to small claims court. I won back 3x my deposit.

    Ace
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just how much was he able to sell an old (broken and repaired) washer and dryer for to make that much profit? I mean, the story might be true, but he was $300 down on the clothes, had paid to get the machine repaired, surely a minimum of at least $100, and I'd have expected his damage deposit to be several hundred as well.

    Steve
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a landlord like that once. I took video of the place before I moved in and after I cleaned and moved out. He didn't give me my deposit back, so I took him to small claims court. I won back 3x my deposit.

    Ace
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just how much was he able to sell an old (broken and repaired) washer and dryer for to make that much profit? I mean, the story might be true, but he was $300 down on the clothes, had paid to get the machine repaired, surely a minimum of at least $100, and I'd have expected his damage deposit to be several hundred as well.

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