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People Are Sharing The Most Infuriating Things About Their Homes, Here Are 40 Of The Worst
It’s no secret that student-loan debts and skyrocketing housing prices have become so bad that millennials are now planning to rent forever. And it seems like very few of them, if any, have a different choice.
If you've ever lived in a rented flat, a flatshare or any other type of accommodation that essentially doesn’t belong to you (parents’ homes included), you’d know how bugging some things there might be. From people living with ¾ of an electrical outlet and ⅓ of the outlet to a “thermostat” hanging on a nail like it's some sort of decor, to landlords refusing to fix a shower you wouldn’t dare to call a shower, these are some of the mildly infuriating things people have in their rented homes.
Below we handpicked the most enraging examples, so scroll down below and be sure to share what things at home have been playing on your nerves in the comment section!
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#1
I Feel Like This Happens To Me More Often Than It Should
rebel _ phoenix 3 years ago
Yeah, this happens to me wayy often than I'd like and its usually a shirt sleeve.I'd be really frustrated whole the whole day afterwards🙃
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#2
House Sitting For Uncle. Reached The Final Boss Of The Game "Unfamiliar Shower Controls"
#3
Turns Out My "Thermostat" Is Actually Just Hanging On A Nail And Doesn't Control The Temperature Whatsoever. Shout Out To The Best Landlords Ever
No industry has managed to stay grounded since the global pandemic ransacked the globe. But the real estate industry seems to have take one of the biggest hits, making endless headlines for skyrocketing home prices, extended eviction moratoriums, and the young generation not being able to afford homes, like ever. Not that they were able to do that before, but after the pandemic, the chances for many millennials became virtually non-existent.
That means that properties to rent will stay the reality for most people. Even if more and more of them are no longer able to afford them. In fact, one study showed that more than 6.5 million American households are behind on their rental payments, meaning that landlords are collectively owed upwards of $20 billion.
#4
Sitting Under This “Vent” All Summer Wondering Why I Wasn’t Getting Any Cooler...
#5
The Image Speaks For Itself
#6
I'm Doing Renovations And My Roomba Found A Tiny Piece Of Sheetrock
Another portion of society is not able to afford a rented home at all. The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual “Out of Reach” report finds that in a vast majority, a whopping 93% of U.S. counties, workers can’t afford a modest one-bedroom. The average hourly worker currently earns $18.78 per hour, the report finds, more than $6 short of the wage needed to afford a two-bedroom rental.
According to the same report, an average minimum wage worker in the U.S. would need to work nearly 97 hours per week to afford the average two-bedroom home, taking each state and locality’s minimum wage. That equals more than two full-time jobs.
#7
Found This On Instagram
#8
My Father Forgot To Tell Me The Renovations Would Be Taking The Stairs Out Today
#9
Somehow, I Managed To Go 5 Blissfully Ignorant Stair-Traversing Years Without Noticing
But as if that wasn’t enough of a crisis already, Nathan Miller, the founder and CEO of Rentec Direct, property management software for real estate professionals, believes that rental rates continue to increase, even if availability is starting to increase. This is because Nathan believes that over the next couple of years, a high number of landlords will exit the market.
“The costs we’ve seen landlords incur over the course of the pandemic have brought a lot of attention to the delicate nature of a low-margin business. I think landlords in many markets across the country will take advantage of the real estate market by selling and moving away from the rental industry entirely,” he explained.
#11
The Cable Guy Installed The Cable Through Our Hula Hoop That We Left Out
#12
Bro How Stupid Can You Be
But it’s no good news for tenants if landlords decide to exit the market. “Supply will be affected and might be a catalyst for rent increases. In addition, landlords who decide to continue renting are likely to hedge against the next pandemic or policy change. Rents will need to rise in order for landlords to recoup costs and improve their profit margins,” Miller argued.
#13
Woke Up And Saw My Door Removed By My Parents. I Asked Them "Why?" And The Replied With "Privacy Isn't Necessary"
#14
After 8 Hours Of Class Everyone Comes Back To The Dorm Only To Find New Locks And Finger Scanners On The Doors And None Of The Staff Know The Codes Or How We Can Get Into Our Rooms
#15
Our Landlord Keeps Saying There's Nothing Wrong With Our Shower...
#18
The Door I Had To Get Through Last Night To Get To My Room
julia 3 years ago
Those are MOTHS?! I thought they were spiders. I feel like moths makes it even worse than if it were spiders
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Nathan Pogorzala 3 years ago (edited)
mayflies and caddis flies (sedge) don't eat or bite humans.
Memere 3 years ago
No, but they get inside the house, in your face, hair, on your clothing, & are just all-around irritating as hell. And with a swarm like that, there's no way you're not getting thru the door without a thousand or so coming in with you.
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Buren 3 years ago
What are they? If they are those insects that are attracted to light (mind block), they are harmless. Annoying, yes.
Id row 3 years ago
Absolutely not. Backdoor, window or sleeping in the car. Then I'd order a flame thrower. What the hell kind of bugs are those anyway?
RafCo 3 years ago
My wife came home once to discover a broken hive of very unhappy bees in her bedroom. She's not entirely sure how they got there, but the landlord hired somebody to fix the some shingles after a storm, and there was a ladder up against the house. No roofer to be found. When she told me this story, I asked, as upset as she was about the incident, I can't imagine the roofer had an easy time making it down three floors of ladder while being swarmed with bees. This happened before we met.
Memere 3 years ago
No, they were mayflies, which have no mouths or stingers. Just swarmy & irritating.
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Merla Fonkin 3 years ago
That's a huge NO THANK YOU from me, I'd rather burn the place down than go through there!
Glynna Bowood 3 years ago
Okay, if those are Moths, but if they are some type of stinging insect that's a big Nope.
NatureBoy6284 3 years ago
Just turn off the light and use red light instead. The insects will go away!
On the Mark... 3 years ago
Like Texas in the summer: a gauntlet of June bugs that dive-bomb your head whilst unlocking the door.
Cydney Golden 3 years ago
When camping I hurried into a toilet stall (bathroom building) and closed the door only to see the door and walls covered with preying mantises.
Sue Sanders 3 years ago
They might get in through the kitty door, anyway. Just share your space.
Ruth Fichter 3 years ago
If those are just June bugs or May flies (depending on where you live), then this is just normal and no problem. In fact, along Lake Erie, this is a good sign: means the lake is healthy and fish and bugs are back.
Lori T Wisconsin 3 years ago
So turn off the damn light or buy a yellow bulb that won't attract them! Duh!
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Ashley Mccullough 3 years ago
This is where a water pressure would come in handy or even just a hose that's praying down with water but but I probably just go somewhere else for the night for the night lol
P. Mozzani 3 years ago
I hope that they're insects that are attracted to light and not some crawley thingies. I would definitely invest in a bug zapper.
Emmanuel Grey 3 years ago
I've gone through one of these before. Hope your karate skills are above par
GoldfishCrackers 3 years ago
Go get some bug killer spray and a zapper asap!!! I’m usually all about live and let live, but obviously the population of whatever those are isn’t suffering. 😵💫
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
Ah, no. Where's the nearest motel? Are there blankets in my car? Anything but approaching that door.
Julie Harden 3 years ago
Welcome to living on the Lake in June and September. Canadian Soldiers.
Farmboyatheart 3 years ago
Did you have to go to your room? I would have preferred to go to the park and sleep on a bench.
River Daski 3 years ago
...i think this is the first time i've ever gone I NEED A FLAMETHROWER to a picture..
Memere 3 years ago
OP said they were mayflies. I've seen the flying termites in New Orleans tho, & they look like this too, just not as big.
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#19
This
#20
You Guys Hate Carpet In The Bathroom? I Can One Up That. My Parents Have A Bathroom With Carpet That Goes Up The Bathtub Walls! Bonus Points For The Terrible Wallpaper
#21
Removing A Cheap Mirror Glued To The Wall, Only To Find An Even Cheaper Mirror Glued To The Wall Beneath It
#22
These Lights Switches In My Parents' House
#23
My Family Are Psychos
#24
To The Person With 3/4 Outlet. I Present My Apartments 1/3 Outlet
#25
So I Just Bought This Chair And None Of The Reviews Mentioned This...
#26
The Sun Has Travelled Roughly 150,000,000 Kilometers To Reflect Off A Car Windshield Through A Small Crack In My Blinds To Shine Directly In My Face
#27
I Live With Two Grown Men. Just Tell Me Why
#29
Sunlight Through The Window Melted My Keyboard
#30
All Three Of These Lights Are Off
#31
To The Guy That Said His House Is Infinite Content For This Sub.. I Call Your Crooked Floor Vent And Raise You 3/4 Of An Electrical Outlet
#32
My Brother's Girlfriend Moved In With Us, And She Refuses To Use Cutting Boards. This Is What Our Kitchen Table Looks Like Now. They're All Over It
#33
I Think My Stairs Fit Here
#34
Woke Up This Morning To My Light Full Of Water. Our Apartment Is Brand New
Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
Something off about this...how could submerged non-waterproof lights be still working.
#35
I Am Forced To Look At This Every Time I Get Up
#36
I Can't Even Think Of A Title
#37
I Live In Central Alberta, It Got Down To Roughly -45°c Tonight. Woke Up To Frost In The Corner Of My Bedroom
#38
I Get Mad Every Time I Walk Past This
#39
Every. Single. Time
#40
A Bullet Came Downwards Through My Sister’s Window After New Years
#41
Our Landlord Installed The Locks To Our Front-Door Backwards...
#42
Our Toilet Seat Broke So The Landlady Sent Us A New One And Ignored Our Request For It To Be Square
#43
My Shower Door Exploding While I Was Away
#44
Ouch
Hayhaypaula 3 years ago
If I couldn't grind that off, I'd get out a big hammer and a stick to bend it down. I would put the stick on the protruding edge and hit it hard!
#45
The Way My Parents Display Their Books...
#46
Just Moved Into A New Home And Found Where The Landlord Patched The Carpet
#47
Shin Buster 9000
#48
Found Out My Sink Has Been Glued To The Counter This Entire Time. I Hate It Here
#49
I Almost Fell Down And Rolled My Ankle On This
#50
My Husband Doesn't Want The Case To Get Scratched And Cause An "Eyesore"
#51
Contractor Got Angry And Left The Job When We Asked Him To Use The Spacers We Bought For The Backsplash
#52
Why Is My House Just Infinite Content For This Sub
#53
We’ve Had This “Home” Sign For 7 Years, New Friend Comes Over And Points Out It Actually Says “Hame”
#54
I Have No Words...
#55
Ended Up Putting Pepper In My Pasta... Why Is The Pepper White And The Salt Black?!
#56
My Mom Had Her Guest Bathroom Remodeled While She Was Out Of Town. She Wanted The Shower Head Up High So Tall People Didn't Have To Crouch Or Lean Way Back. Came Home To Find This, Which Shoots The Water Straight Across To The Opposite Wall
#57
My Friend Just Finished A Kitchen Remodel
#58
This TV At The Resort I’m Staying In
#59
Roommate Broke The Toilet Seat. No Worries Though. He Replaced It
#60
Went To Pakistan To Visit My Cousins. Saw This Monstrosity
#61
After 17 Years Of My Life I Finally Notice This In My House
#62
I’ve Owned My House For Almost 2 Years And I Just Saw This In My Kitchen
DuchessDegu 3 years ago
I'd have to paint it another colour and pretend it was a border all along
#63
Today My Mom Hit Her Toe With This And Was Bleeding. I Hate This Kitchen So Much
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
You can buy self-adhesive foam bumpers for these situations. You also have them for furniture with sharp edges.
#64
The Shelf In My Shower Is At An Angle And Nothing Stays Put In It
#65
The Corner. The Hellish Corner
#66
I Dont Think I Need To Explain This One
#67
This Deck
Louie Cooper 3 years ago
I love how this shows that being only a few millimetres off once can screw up everything ..and my OCD brain is crying at how screwed up it actually is!
#68
The Bathroom Door Of The New Place My Girlfriend And I Just Moved Into. I Was Sat At The Dining Table When I Took This
#69
This Cooktop
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
Which they could have checked and returned to the shop before installing....
#70
Landlord Replaced The Doorknobs Yesterday. They're Like This All Over The Apartment
#71
This Maritime Inspired Decoration Ant My Aunt's House
#72
After 9 Hours At Work I Come Home To See My Roommate Had Smashed My 250 Dollar Monitor With My Air Duster
#73
You Have No Right To Misplace 26
#74
When The Robo Vacuum Ruins Its Perfect Track Lines Retuning To Base
#75
The Circle On The Netflix Volume Control Isn’t Centred On The Line
#76
This Is Where The Battery Died
#77
Forgot To Tell The Wife I Uncrossed The Plugs...guess Who Doesn’t Have A Ready Dinner Now
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
Lesson learned: Never change anything in a household without telling anyone.
#78
My Stuff Is Circled. The Other Stuff Is My Sisters
#79
I Live In The Artic Circle
Hayhaypaula 3 years ago
Does the Arctic Circle get super hot? Or did the OP not notice this is shown in Celsius, and not Fahrenheit?
#80
Every Night Like 2000 Times A Night, Having To Fix This
#81
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Cattress511 3 years ago
A few years ago I pulled the plywood that was under the kitchen sink up because it was sunken in the middle, which itself was indication of lazy craftsmanship. I discovered that instead of wood or the particle board the cabinets were made from creating a solid platform for the plywood to rest on, along the back wall, that a soda can had been partially crushed and placed as "support". It took me all of ten minutes to find a piece of wood and cut it to fit. Kind of wish I snapped a picture showing how the can was crushed to just the right height.
Matthew O'Steen 3 years ago
These really trigger me, even when I don't have OCD. A message to the people who made/built these.... you had one job
Charlie B 3 years ago (edited)
Finally a post I can join in on! In my rental there’s black mold all over the place, there’s been mushrooms growing through the skirting boards in the bathroom, and there are damp spots on nearly every wall. When it rains, every damp patch grows, a puddle of water spreads on the floor of one window, and the roof leaks in the kitchen, running right down to the light switch. Underneath the lino in the kitchen is all wet, to the point where water squirts out when you walk on it, and there is an infestation of mold lice in there (haven’t cooked or stored food in the kitchen for half a year now). There is no room for the fridge in the kitchen anyway, since I moved in a year ago, I’ve had a little kitchenette set up in the sitting room. Oh and the other day a pipe burst in the bathroom. I was homeless before I moved in here, so I try to be grateful for just having a roof over my head….reeeeallly starting to struggle with that now lol
Rei 3 years ago
I would try talking to the owner about it to see what can be done. Especially mold can be a bad health hazard. If they don't want to do anything about it please consider finding a new place. Yeah before moving in somewhere you always wanna look out for mold in the kitchen/bathroom area, any suspicious spots from moisture and dampness on the walls, ceilings and floor. Always take your time inspecting the place before moving in. I am so glad for you though having found a place and not being homeless anymore and I wish you from the bottom of my heart a clean place you can call your cozy home soon.
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Joyce Blodgett 2 years ago
I rented an apartment for a very brief time that was owned by a "professional, licensed" builder. In just that one apartment, there was an outlet just hanging out of the wall, not secured into it, and he just shrugged when I said something. The "heater" was an ancient tiny furnace from a very old trailer house, and it heated only the living room. The bedroom was so very cold (northern MI winter) that the windows were thick with frost inside all day every day. The refrigerator was FULL---and I do mean thick with, absolutely FULL of cat hair. Previous tenant was a real piece of work, shrieking at her husband all the time about how her cats were far more important than he was, and they could go anywhere and do anything they wanted to without him being able to intervene. She allowed them to sit inside the fridge with the door open for hours at a time. They were both mentally challenged, with her being the worse one. I managed to live there for all of 3 months before just leaving.
Cattress511 3 years ago
A few years ago I pulled the plywood that was under the kitchen sink up because it was sunken in the middle, which itself was indication of lazy craftsmanship. I discovered that instead of wood or the particle board the cabinets were made from creating a solid platform for the plywood to rest on, along the back wall, that a soda can had been partially crushed and placed as "support". It took me all of ten minutes to find a piece of wood and cut it to fit. Kind of wish I snapped a picture showing how the can was crushed to just the right height.
Matthew O'Steen 3 years ago
These really trigger me, even when I don't have OCD. A message to the people who made/built these.... you had one job
Charlie B 3 years ago (edited)
Finally a post I can join in on! In my rental there’s black mold all over the place, there’s been mushrooms growing through the skirting boards in the bathroom, and there are damp spots on nearly every wall. When it rains, every damp patch grows, a puddle of water spreads on the floor of one window, and the roof leaks in the kitchen, running right down to the light switch. Underneath the lino in the kitchen is all wet, to the point where water squirts out when you walk on it, and there is an infestation of mold lice in there (haven’t cooked or stored food in the kitchen for half a year now). There is no room for the fridge in the kitchen anyway, since I moved in a year ago, I’ve had a little kitchenette set up in the sitting room. Oh and the other day a pipe burst in the bathroom. I was homeless before I moved in here, so I try to be grateful for just having a roof over my head….reeeeallly starting to struggle with that now lol
Rei 3 years ago
I would try talking to the owner about it to see what can be done. Especially mold can be a bad health hazard. If they don't want to do anything about it please consider finding a new place. Yeah before moving in somewhere you always wanna look out for mold in the kitchen/bathroom area, any suspicious spots from moisture and dampness on the walls, ceilings and floor. Always take your time inspecting the place before moving in. I am so glad for you though having found a place and not being homeless anymore and I wish you from the bottom of my heart a clean place you can call your cozy home soon.
Load More Replies... Joyce Blodgett 2 years ago
I rented an apartment for a very brief time that was owned by a "professional, licensed" builder. In just that one apartment, there was an outlet just hanging out of the wall, not secured into it, and he just shrugged when I said something. The "heater" was an ancient tiny furnace from a very old trailer house, and it heated only the living room. The bedroom was so very cold (northern MI winter) that the windows were thick with frost inside all day every day. The refrigerator was FULL---and I do mean thick with, absolutely FULL of cat hair. Previous tenant was a real piece of work, shrieking at her husband all the time about how her cats were far more important than he was, and they could go anywhere and do anything they wanted to without him being able to intervene. She allowed them to sit inside the fridge with the door open for hours at a time. They were both mentally challenged, with her being the worse one. I managed to live there for all of 3 months before just leaving.
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