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If you've ever lived in a rented apartment, you know the drill. Mold is sneaking out from the corner of your bedroom? Call the landlord. Your only hot water source for the past week has been a kettle? Call the proprietor. But often, it sounds easier said than done.

Not only are landladies and landlords notorious offenders in not picking up the phone when you need them the most, they are also sometimes known for “look at all these property problems, I don’t give a damn.” Spoilers: zero damns given.

So no wonder many tenants are taking photo evidence as their last resort in a fight to make their houses somewhat more livable. And the corner of Reddit called LandlordLove [sarcasm detected] documents the most troubling cases of "leeching landlords" in hopes to "abolish the archaic practice of landlording where housing is not considered a right but a privilege to be paid for."

Of course, troublesome tenant and landlord dynamics don’t end there. Sometimes, the former are not innocent either when refusing to pay rent or subletting their couch to some random dude at uni. And although we may never find the truth, we can at least take a glimpse into what it takes.

Psst! More examples of how some landlords neglect their tenants can be find in our previous post right here.

As if the communication between landlords and tenants wasn’t hard enough already, the worldwide pandemic has put an extra strain on it. In a previous in-depth interview with Bored Panda, Joshua Browder, the CEO of DoNotPay, which is the world’s first robot lawyer, explained more about the current situation in the US.

“Landlords are straining their relationship because they are desperate. Across the world, there are laws in place that prevent evictions and allow tenants to get an extension on their rent.” According to Joshua, “landlords are using extraordinary tactics, including even checking a tenant's tax refund with the IRS, to get a payment.”

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My Landlord Pretended To Do Work The Flat But Ended Up Installing This 360° WiFi Surveillance Camera Which Also Records Audio Without Telling Me About It

My Landlord Pretended To Do Work The Flat But Ended Up Installing This 360° WiFi Surveillance Camera Which Also Records Audio Without Telling Me About It

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Landlord Would Like Picture Proof The Hot Water Isn’t Working

Landlord Would Like Picture Proof The Hot Water Isn’t Working

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Sarcastic Panda
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what kind of photo did you expect? One where you can feel what temperature it is through the screen?

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In addition to common property problems that don’t always get sorted with one phone call, many tenants are feeling pressured to pay up during quarantine. However, Joshua suggested that tenants ignore the pressure since “There is nothing the landlord can do and they are best by not responding.”

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“If the landlord keeps messaging or visiting the tenant, then they should document these actions and may even have the basis for a harassment claim.”

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Landlords Are Among The Worst People Ever To Exist

Landlords Are Among The Worst People Ever To Exist

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Laura Craig
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Get that f ing landlord look at those little boys in the face and tell them what he did to their daddy!!

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Imagine Paying For Someone’s Negligence

Imagine Paying For Someone’s Negligence

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My Landlord Told Me He’d Pressure Wash My Deck

My Landlord Told Me He’d Pressure Wash My Deck

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Wall Of Shame

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With the pandemic putting our lives as we knew them before to the test, Josh believes that changes will stay in the rented property market too.

“Over the past two years, landlords have had the upper hand. They have treated tenants as disposable customers that they could charge incredibly high prices. In the future, not only will landlords be much more reasonable about prices, but also focus on retaining tenants by treating them with much more respect and leniency,” he said.

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Won’t Anybody Think Of The Poor, Unfortunate L A N D L O R D S ?!

Won’t Anybody Think Of The Poor, Unfortunate L A N D L O R D S ?!

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Tabitha L
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is being a landlord not a job? You have to maintain the property, collect rent, advertise vacancies, field inquiries and tenant issues, etc. I've never heard someone say that being a landlord isn't a job, but apparently this is a common thought. My WWII vet grandfather owned a few apartments. You better believe he treated that as a job.

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Are You Sure?

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

In the US, you pay for a mold expert to come in, then they bill your landlord for their services after notifying the state licensing/etc. people that the properties are unsafe. There are mold expderts who will not charge *you* at all. I found one once.

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This Is How The Landlord Fixed The Leaky Ceiling

This Is How The Landlord Fixed The Leaky Ceiling

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My Landlord Is Super Serious About Fire Safety

My Landlord Is Super Serious About Fire Safety

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In What Reality Is This Normal?

In What Reality Is This Normal?

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

It's not .... mass rent refusal, then boycott and protest to stop others being snagged in the same trap !!

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Josh expects landlords to be much more compliant in order to “keep the tenant for the longer term.” This may change some of their common tactics like charging a late fee if the tenant was unable to pay their rent on time. However, these are just forecasts and the overall dynamics may well stay just as problematic.

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I'm Pretty Sure This Is Illegal

I'm Pretty Sure This Is Illegal

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It’s Almost Like What’s Bad For Landlords Is Good For Everyone Else

It’s Almost Like What’s Bad For Landlords Is Good For Everyone Else

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"Landlords Provide A Service, You Should Feel Lucky!"

"Landlords Provide A Service, You Should Feel Lucky!"

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When Landlords Can't Legally Evict, They'll Do Whatever They Can To Get You To Self-Evict

When Landlords Can't Legally Evict, They'll Do Whatever They Can To Get You To Self-Evict

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

Someone doing this with my cat would likely not survive - and I likely wouldn't feel sorry. Coldheartedness cannot be fought with kindness. You gotta asshole-up on them then.

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Christians Love Abandoning Their Morals When It Comes To C A P I T A L

Christians Love Abandoning Their Morals When It Comes To C A P I T A L

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

People don't seem to understand, that even though they got out of paying rent for X amount of months, the landlord still has to pay the mortgage to the bank, otherwise the property will be foreclosed on. The landlord then loses the property, and the tenant still ends up out on the street. And generally that rental income is what is paying the mortgage.

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Eliška Hůlková
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That makes sense. But I feel like the landlord should have tried to work something out for her.

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Hans
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe the landlord is living of that very rent and struggling also in the crisis? Not every landlord lives in wealth. We cannot judge based on a single Tweet!

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Owns multiple properties but somehow doesn't live in wealth. Wait until you find out that some people own no properties at all.

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Johnny
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Many landlords are struggling too, so without more details about the situation, it's hard to put this only on the shoulders of the landlord who might be struggling to pay the mortgage.

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Karin Jansen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well to be fair, we don't know why they're being evicted. So to call this landlord "greedy and delusional" just because the renter is a mom with a sick kid, is pushing it. For all we know she hasn't paid rent in a year.

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Smart blobfish
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

just because he s christian doesn't mean he will treat you different i am sorry about your situation tho

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the one dude who likes cheese
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

not all Christians are like this. my guess is that this guy isn't really a Christian. there are a lot of people out there so claim they follow christ but really don't.

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

Nobody is personally attacking Christians. They are attacking this dude for being hypocritical.

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KT
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So just because he's christian means he has to give everyone with a sob story free rent?

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

that's like saying there's a black person in prison therefore all black people are criminals

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

we need to know both sides of the story really cuz i knew of a person who was friends with their landlord and they stopped working and tried not paying rent for half a year and then got mad at the landlord cuz he asked the person to leave. The landlord was paying bills for the apartment and etc so it wasn't just having his apartment used but also him having to pay the bills for the other person.. if the mother and child were just late for the rent or needed to postpone 1-2 rents it would've made sense for the landlord to show some empathy and work things through but we don't have enough information on how many rents did they plan on skipping and etc

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Rannveig Ess
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't bash Christians because some ass uses it as an excuse. Soooo tired of the generalizing...whoever it's about

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Darth Kittius
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So many hot takes in this comment section my phone just caught fire

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ERIN W.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

SEEMS THAT HUH?! It's like my pastor said in one if his sermons "on Sundays people come into the church with their "CHRISTIAN" mask on and their attitude will be so "sweet" but after they leave the building it gets taken off and they're back to their "old selves" again"!

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Lexi Mitchell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone is struggling, though. His religion doesn’t mean he should put up with people not paying for an exorbitant amount of time.

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

The title isn't true. Call me a Karen, but seriously, there are good Christians out there.

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Hello
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nobody is personally attacking Christians. They are attacking this dude for being hypocritical.

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

So? He's expected to take on someone else's financial burden? Why? How many of you have allowed someone to live under your roof for a free and for a week, let alone a month? exactly... now shut the f**k up.

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Gilbert Soup
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Faith, hope and charity? Or prosperity gospel? I forget the one which is Christian.

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Logically Reasonable
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People have been brainwashed to think that "Christian" or "religious" means something GOOD.......when in fact it means EVIL of the most heinous and deadly levels of malevolence and maliciousness.

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Don’t mean to be rude, but don’t say all Christians are like this! This guy is just giving the religion a bad name!

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

Hate to break it to you, but the Christian religion already has a bad name. 100s of years of blood-spattered brutality and crimes against humanity in the name of Christ kind of did it in

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Whether or not this "landlord" is a "Christian" has nothing to do with the terrorism he is doing.

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That's not a fair caption. Just saying.

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

What are you talking about? It's very fair. Millions of Christians do abandon their Christian "morality" when it suits them. Joel Olsteen leaving people out in the middle of a hurricane, because he didn't want blacks and gays in his multi-million dollar church, is a perfect example.

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he's a christian so i guess he thinks the child is possess

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How is that his problem. Is that his family? That's business and not charity.

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

That's not how Christianity is supposed to work, unless you're a hypocrite. You should try a little empathy. Someday you'll wish someone has some for you.

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Left The House This Morning With A Small Leak Dripping From The Ceiling. I Informed My Landlord And He Said He Would Take A Look At It Today. I Came Home At Night To This

Left The House This Morning With A Small Leak Dripping From The Ceiling. I Informed My Landlord And He Said He Would Take A Look At It Today. I Came Home At Night To This

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Most Leeches Are Morally Bankrupt But Trump Really Takes The Cake

Most Leeches Are Morally Bankrupt But Trump Really Takes The Cake

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

we all know that Trump has no regard for anyone else. Glad that he is no longer president and I am not American.

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Landlord Left A Note Saying That We Need To Be Prepared For Tours From 8:00am-8:00pm For Two Weeks

Landlord Left A Note Saying That We Need To Be Prepared For Tours From 8:00am-8:00pm For Two Weeks

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Landlord Decided To Turn Down The Heat Today In My Mn Apartment As It Reached -40°. But The Idiot Must Have Forgotten He Pays My Electric And Doesn't Realize That I Value My Comfort Over Safety Or Energy Conservation

Landlord Decided To Turn Down The Heat Today In My Mn Apartment As It Reached -40°. But The Idiot Must Have Forgotten He Pays My Electric And Doesn't Realize That I Value My Comfort Over Safety Or Energy Conservation

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

Its -40 and he's turning the heating DOWN? that's not even being a d**k, that's being borderline criminal.

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Landlords Response To Coronavirus. Had A Fever, Sore Throat, Cough, All The Symptoms And He Simply Disregards

Landlords Response To Coronavirus. Had A Fever, Sore Throat, Cough, All The Symptoms And He Simply Disregards

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Even Though His Tenants Didn't Pay Rent, This Generous Landlord Helped Them Move Out

Even Though His Tenants Didn't Pay Rent, This Generous Landlord Helped Them Move Out

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Joined A Facebook Group Looking To Rent A Place That Turned Out To Be 95% Landlords, Here's A Nice Comment One Left On A Post

Joined A Facebook Group Looking To Rent A Place That Turned Out To Be 95% Landlords, Here's A Nice Comment One Left On A Post

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Any Tips On Making A Couple Homeless Before Christmas

Any Tips On Making A Couple Homeless Before Christmas

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Landlords Grow Rich In Their Sleep

Landlords Grow Rich In Their Sleep

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

he did't have more money... the value of his property has increase... so his TAXES as well... i understand this one to be angry but he need to understand the economics. if my house value raise so do my taxes for my house. yeah i could make more money IF i sell it but for now, the same house cost me more money to live in.

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A Rodent Died Under Our Sunroom This Winter And Stunk Up The House. This Was My Landlord's Answer To Fixing The Smell

A Rodent Died Under Our Sunroom This Winter And Stunk Up The House. This Was My Landlord's Answer To Fixing The Smell

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Room Temperature Is A Privilege

Room Temperature Is A Privilege

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Landlord Brings Jesus Into The Conversation

Landlord Brings Jesus Into The Conversation

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

“To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service that they do, their service in the tent of meeting" Not very Christian of the landlord.

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How My Landlord Handled A Nest Of Spiders In The Closet Of The Apartment I Used To Rent

How My Landlord Handled A Nest Of Spiders In The Closet Of The Apartment I Used To Rent

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It's Rape, Dont Call It Anything Else

It's Rape, Dont Call It Anything Else

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

For those defending the trash: Sex requires informed and willing consent. By having the option of being homeless or sleeping with your landlord, though you are making an informed decision to not be homeless, you are being coerced into doing the act, and thus not willing, which withdraws the consent, making it rape.

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Our Landlord Just Parked This Out Front... Time To Start Apartment Hunting

Our Landlord Just Parked This Out Front... Time To Start Apartment Hunting

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