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We all know very well how some landlords are. If you call to say there’s been no hot water for the past week, they won’t pick up their phone, they get their way with a pet deposit by adding to your rent price, and they worry about young home buyers who may push them off their front lines in the overpriced real estate industry.

Thanks to the Twitter user @retrograde, we now have even more evidence of some very unethical tricks landlords play on their tenants. The author wrote that she weaseled her way into a landlord Facebook group to observe what’s happening there, and shared some findings in this viral thread.

“I’m gonna start showing you guys some of their secrets and tips so you can stay ahead of their game,” @retrograde added and continued with sharing a bunch of screenshots from the group. So let’s see what she found out right below.

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"looking inside of someone’s car...they’re so creepy."

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Becky Samuel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It may sound creepy, but it's kinda genius too. If someone can't be bothered to keep their own car to a basic level of cleanliness then why would they be any different in a house that doesn't even belong to them?

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"here are some other memes they’ve recently posted...when someone steps on families and people that aren’t as well off to get ahead, you have to question their morality."

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Lance d'Boyle
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG! This is F*&ked in so many ways I don't even know what is most offensive. The worst thing is out there is a landlord looking at this and thinking 'so true, so true".

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"so basically they “can’t discriminate” means they’ll find something else to deny you housing that falls within legal bounds."

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"most of them are, as you’d expect, terrible human beings"

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Brandy Grote
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rent is $2500 a month for a 1 bdrm in a decent area. A mortgage on a $450k house at recent rates is $2300. So yes, you've priced rents too high.

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"so...what i’m hearing is that you shouldn’t tell landlords you have a service animal?"

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"as we knew, these “investors” are driving young adults, who more than often cannot meet these insane standards, out of housing. units will sit empty for months and you might be denied because of your JOB."

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Gareth Graham
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If a tenant can suddenly no longer pay. It can take 3-6 months to evict plus the cost of legal fees. So finding a tenant that can afford the full lease is just good businesz

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"here are some other memes they’ve recently posted...when someone steps on families and people that aren’t as well off to get ahead, you have to question their morality."

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JennyLaRue
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So grateful for the UK's mandatory deposit scheme, gone are the days of landlords trying to claim it all back under the guise of repairs and cleaning that are completely fictitious.

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Becky Samuel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this supposed to be a bad thing to post? Can you think of any other business where one quarter of their customers are behind on payments and yet the Government is blocking any means of collecting the money owed?

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"here are some other memes they’ve recently posted...when someone steps on families and people that aren’t as well off to get ahead, you have to question their morality."

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Eucritta
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This cartoon ... the tenant is a gross caricature, dark-skinned, hook-nosed, flabby and the landlord is portrayed as bandaid pink, blond, muscular, hung. The racism/antisemitism here isn't subtext.

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"here are some other memes they’ve recently posted...when someone steps on families and people that aren’t as well off to get ahead, you have to question their morality."

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"expect changes in the future in regards to pet deposits and service animals"

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Gareth Graham
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn't this mainly a US thing? Most landlords I know either a straight yes or no on pets rather than charge extra

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"landlords can and will take the deposit you put down to hold a unit if you end up not being able to come up with the rest of the money to move in. i recommend not giving them a deposit to hold until you’re ready to move in."

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"they’re getting more strict with paystubs. be aware!"

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Becky Samuel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Surely this is a good thing. Do you want to have your rent increased because your landlord is trying to recoup costs caused by tenants that have lied and cheated their way into one of their properties?

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"people with felonies also deserve housing. everyone deserves housing."

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Casey McAlister
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They do, but you also are entitled to decide who gets to live on your property and who doesn't.

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Denise Lewis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you know some people do there time and become productive citizens felons are not discriminated against enough don't get to vote hard time to get jobs people make mistakes they should not have to pay the rest of there lives for them give them a chance you might find the nicest person in the world is in front of you and possibly more responsible than most people who check out with no criminal record remember justice is blind so don't blind fold your self on giving someone with a past a chance

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Steph Edsall
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah man. I am now a fully licensed therapist. We change. America is wild.

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