Apartment Complex Owner Pulls ‘Nuclear Revenge’ On The Site Manager Who Was In Charge Of His Property But Neglected It Instead
This viral story posted on the Nuclear Revenge subreddit comes from a 35-year-old male and the owner of an apartment complex with 72 units.
The author explained that after signing contracts with the new site management company, his real estate friend and lawyer gave him a crucial piece of advice.
“They recommended having a clause added in there. The short of it is ‘If there are any legal actions brought up against me for the apartment complex due to neglect of the property management staff, the property management will be responsible for all those costs and any legal fees incurred,’” the property owner explained.
It turns out, this clause became crucial in dealing with the aftermath of the site manager’s neglect of a bad roach infestation that tormented the tenants. Read on below to see how this story turned out, and it will become self-evident why it ended up on the Nuclear Revenge community.
Recently, an owner of an apartment complex shared how he made the property management lose over half a million after they neglected his property and the tenants who lived there
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And this is what people had to comment about this whole ‘nuclear revenge’
And to whitewash landlords. I find it extremely hard to believe that a property manager would ever sign a clause like that
Load More Replies...I cry BS. You have a lawyer, and a real estate "friend" who takes such good care of you, that you potentially save MILLIONS and you take them to GenCon? And one is sleeping on your couch? Don't you as an apartment house owner , have an extra bedroom? In your own I'm sure at least middle class home? Plus if you " anonymously " encourage other of your tenants to get on board with the lawsuit, while I am so sure you are doing it purely for altruistic reasons, since you are becoming a therapist and all, I'm sorry, but that's illegal. It might be a fun idea, but if you do it in real life people find out. There are so many red flags in this, from the cadence of the writing giving away the writers age, to the"reward" I'm surprised BP was snookered.
I'd rather sleep on the couch than get cozy in a bedroom if I knew I was gonna leave early the next day and not.come back for awhile
Load More Replies...Yeah, Im calling BS on the whole situation. OP is essentially saying “I spent several million dollars in renovations but dont want any return on my investment, then at the first complaint with a property management company I did everything I could to cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars l, then decided to post about it online in a light that makes me seem like the best landlord ever”.
In my brother's experience, it's the property managers who screw over tenants far more than landlords, but it's *always and only* landlords who get the blame. My brother rented a place where the windows leaked and mould grew on the ceilings. He complained and complained and eventually witheld his rent (in a separate account so it could be paid once the landlord/property manager fulfilled their side of the contract). Finally managed to get hold of the landlord directly and the issue was resolved in *days*. Turns out the property managers had also not been forwarding the rent to the landlord on time either. On the other hand, he also rented from a guy who only had two properties, and no managing agent and he was every inch the scummy landlord of stereotype. I've only ever rented once, and my landlord was awesome *if* the property managers ever passed on our queries/complaints. Again, contacting him directly solved the problems. Property managers are just sh1tty gatekeepers.
Oh look! More confabulated performative semi-virtue for ad clicks! This site never fails to disgust.
I live in the area. I can't find a single thing to verify this. I call BS.
See maybe this is my issues with landlords talking but I read this as “wealthy man exploiting renters can’t be bothered to manage building so pays someone else to do it”. Maybe it’s “communist” but why are we allowing people to profit from a basic human need?
Any property manager or owner worth their salt would know that roach treatments must include all units, rooms, halls, storage, etc. in an entire building at the same time. Roaches migrate. Just kill them all at one time and go back two weeks later to get the offspring that hatched. And then treat regularly. Some tenants bring roaches with them.
This doesn't seem like negligence, just not quite competently dealing with a problem. Also it would have to go to court to determine if the company was negligent so why would the property manager take the risk of having all that extra expense if it was not found in their favor? That much money and the company would fight it so there would be a lot of legal expense too. I don't call bogus on these stories much but I call it on this one.
Today I learned about Gen Con and now I want to go there even more badly than I wanted to go to gamescom (Germany), when I was younger.
Hubby and I rent a house in NOC. We deal with a management company. They are A@&$hls. They act like any maintenance they do to the house comes out of their own pockets. I can't wait until we move out and the owner(s) find out what condition the house is really in.They will have to spend a s&&$tload of money in order for it to be rented again. I really wish I could see it all unfold.
We are blessed with a wonderful landlord; and it is so good to see other wonderful landlords out there who really care about people. Well done.
We all deserve a decent place to live, safe from harm, bugs and good management to do their job. I think, the company itself told the property mgr., too do as little as needed to keep it up. I think, your lawyer, is a genius !
Far too many rental units are now owned by equity firms and such that have no involvement in the process other than receiving their profits. That's a large part of the problem.
And to whitewash landlords. I find it extremely hard to believe that a property manager would ever sign a clause like that
Load More Replies...I cry BS. You have a lawyer, and a real estate "friend" who takes such good care of you, that you potentially save MILLIONS and you take them to GenCon? And one is sleeping on your couch? Don't you as an apartment house owner , have an extra bedroom? In your own I'm sure at least middle class home? Plus if you " anonymously " encourage other of your tenants to get on board with the lawsuit, while I am so sure you are doing it purely for altruistic reasons, since you are becoming a therapist and all, I'm sorry, but that's illegal. It might be a fun idea, but if you do it in real life people find out. There are so many red flags in this, from the cadence of the writing giving away the writers age, to the"reward" I'm surprised BP was snookered.
I'd rather sleep on the couch than get cozy in a bedroom if I knew I was gonna leave early the next day and not.come back for awhile
Load More Replies...Yeah, Im calling BS on the whole situation. OP is essentially saying “I spent several million dollars in renovations but dont want any return on my investment, then at the first complaint with a property management company I did everything I could to cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars l, then decided to post about it online in a light that makes me seem like the best landlord ever”.
In my brother's experience, it's the property managers who screw over tenants far more than landlords, but it's *always and only* landlords who get the blame. My brother rented a place where the windows leaked and mould grew on the ceilings. He complained and complained and eventually witheld his rent (in a separate account so it could be paid once the landlord/property manager fulfilled their side of the contract). Finally managed to get hold of the landlord directly and the issue was resolved in *days*. Turns out the property managers had also not been forwarding the rent to the landlord on time either. On the other hand, he also rented from a guy who only had two properties, and no managing agent and he was every inch the scummy landlord of stereotype. I've only ever rented once, and my landlord was awesome *if* the property managers ever passed on our queries/complaints. Again, contacting him directly solved the problems. Property managers are just sh1tty gatekeepers.
Oh look! More confabulated performative semi-virtue for ad clicks! This site never fails to disgust.
I live in the area. I can't find a single thing to verify this. I call BS.
See maybe this is my issues with landlords talking but I read this as “wealthy man exploiting renters can’t be bothered to manage building so pays someone else to do it”. Maybe it’s “communist” but why are we allowing people to profit from a basic human need?
Any property manager or owner worth their salt would know that roach treatments must include all units, rooms, halls, storage, etc. in an entire building at the same time. Roaches migrate. Just kill them all at one time and go back two weeks later to get the offspring that hatched. And then treat regularly. Some tenants bring roaches with them.
This doesn't seem like negligence, just not quite competently dealing with a problem. Also it would have to go to court to determine if the company was negligent so why would the property manager take the risk of having all that extra expense if it was not found in their favor? That much money and the company would fight it so there would be a lot of legal expense too. I don't call bogus on these stories much but I call it on this one.
Today I learned about Gen Con and now I want to go there even more badly than I wanted to go to gamescom (Germany), when I was younger.
Hubby and I rent a house in NOC. We deal with a management company. They are A@&$hls. They act like any maintenance they do to the house comes out of their own pockets. I can't wait until we move out and the owner(s) find out what condition the house is really in.They will have to spend a s&&$tload of money in order for it to be rented again. I really wish I could see it all unfold.
We are blessed with a wonderful landlord; and it is so good to see other wonderful landlords out there who really care about people. Well done.
We all deserve a decent place to live, safe from harm, bugs and good management to do their job. I think, the company itself told the property mgr., too do as little as needed to keep it up. I think, your lawyer, is a genius !
Far too many rental units are now owned by equity firms and such that have no involvement in the process other than receiving their profits. That's a large part of the problem.
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