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Like we at Bored Panda have already shown, some landlords seriously neglect their tenants. A few even deliberately take advantage or abuse them. To counter their ill-treatment, people are uniting under the hashtag #VentYourRent. They are using it to call for better protection, highlighting the housing crisis that has made them fall prey to exploitative property owners.

The hashtag was started by Generation Rent. The organization is dedicated to improving life for renters while promoting networking and campaigning by the renters themselves. And even though the hashtag was intended to draw attention to the rental crisis faced by predominantly young and low-income people, it's open to everyone who is being bullied by their landlords.

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

And that ladies and gentlemen is when you call the Police. This is not legal.

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Rents in England (the country where the hashtag originated from) eat up household income and push people into financial hardship. According to reports, one in four private renters in England lives in poverty.

Also, more than half of the families with children living in private rented accommodation are below the poverty line. "We need rent controls that bring rents down to 30% of median local income, following the accepted yardstick of affordability," This National Renters Manifesto, created by Generation Rent and a few other organizations suggests. "Rent controls should be introduced incrementally, to prevent negative consequences for current tenants, and should be accompanied by a massive increase in public housebuilding."

A serious problem is that the majority of renters lack basic control over their home environment, even though being able to make decisions relating to one’s home is important for their well-being. "Private renters should have more control over their homes, including the right to install aids and adaptations to make their homes accessible, to redecorate, and to keep pets." The manifesto also says that tenants should be able to carry out anything short of structural changes that will improve their quality of life and allow them to flourish in their homes.

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However, whether or not the tenants will be heard relies heavily on how well will they be able to organize themselves.

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

Yeah breathing is kinda sorta important...lol slumlord right there

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

Again, where is this legal? A proportional cut in rent is theast thing to do, and the landlord could not evixt you for this.

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

Your friend (and probably the rat) has great taste in cheese though! I like snowdonia cheese 🙂

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

Bare walls makes Jeff a dull boy lol...no freaking way!!!

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

Why are the rent controlled cities the shittiest to rent in? Freakanomics did a pretty good book on the subject

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

There are students here (some German cities) living in tents because there are not enough rooms/apartments to rent.

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

If this isn't written down in the lease agreement call the police. This is not legal.

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Becca Scribner
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Call the Health Department and an attorney. You've got a law suit just begging to be filed!

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Dilly Millandry
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Call Environmental Health. Why do people rent and not know they have rights? It's not that hard to find the information. Or contact Citizens Advice Bureau.

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Riz Leslie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And what about the cat? The cat can’t wear any sort of mask. I hope this person gtfo quickly after this revelation and didn’t walk around wearing masks for too long. That poor cat is small and could get a bunch of issues from this.

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Monika Soffronow
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again: Buy a dehumidifier (compressor based). Your health is worth the electricity. http://www.dehumidifierbuyersguide.com/

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

how is this legal at all??? can't they get in trouble for letting you live in such awful conditions?

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Frank Gair
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's dangerous to live in those conditions, you could potentially die. No joke.

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Stéphanie Nadon
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

@magpie I lived it. Its better to leave and lost money than loose your health. Your good health dont come back but you can make more money.

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

They WILL lose the bond money, and probably be charged rent for the next X months on the contract even after they move out. No Not Fair at all. And then they will be trying to take the !@$%%$^ !$ to court ? All at the same time as trying to rent another place. ... it is extremely hard. yes i repeat myself ; find a tenant union. get info. good luck

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

Call your local Health Departmen, then Human Services. Make complaints then file reports. Make sure to get copies of the complaints and reports. Also find out if other complaints have been recorded and get copies of those, or at the very least the report numbers then call the best attorney you can find. They've made your life miserable, why not return the favor?!?

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

GET YOUR KIDS OUT OF THERE!!! You are risking so much more than their health. You're risking their physical growth, their mental growth, let's put it this way, your retarding everything in their young bodies!

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

I just couldn't pay rent after this sort of treatment....nope, no freaking way.

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

Its just as bad in America! Hubby and I are both disabled, lived in our rental 18 years. Spent our own money to keep the place healthy for us, because landlord nor owner would. Still paid exorbitant rent (last increase was $135 a month) then the place was sold under questionable circumstances and we've been homeless since mid Sept. SLUMLORDS OUGHT TO BE DRAWN AND QUARTERED AFTER A PUBLIC STONING!!!

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

Can we start an international slum lord data base? Just list the country, city, the property and name of landlord or holding company? Would that be legal?

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

Is THAT a repair attempt I see here???!!! Wait, no that's just someone poking at it, probably the tenant to boot....

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

I took in a roommate last month to help with expenses. My hubby died this year & I wasn't making it on just my income. When my landlady found out, she raised my rent by $250.

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

I'm surprised...they usually need as mushroom as possible to grow but then again, it is a bathroom and I had a pathetic pun to use here. lol

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

Read SHELTER's advice on this issue. Plus new Fit To Live In regulations apply to some rental agreements now and will be covering all the others soon. If you rent, know your rights.

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