35 Awful, Negligent, And Greedy Landlords That Made Their Tenants’ Lives Hell (New Pics)
Finding a reasonably priced and comfortable rental place that feels like home has become a challenge nowadays. Rent prices are rising due to a shortage of available rentals, very high home sale prices, costly construction expenses, and a demand for homes with numerous amenities.
Aside from the price, having a good relationship with the landlord is important for you to really feel comfortable in your new home. Just like with anyone else, some landlords can be jerks and can make your life a living hell. We have gathered examples of situations where renting apartments turned into terrible experiences because of landlords. So, scroll down and discover these terrible experiences that we wouldn't wish even upon our worst enemies.
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Landlord Hasn't Fixed The Hole In The Wall For 6 Months So Turning It Into An Art Piece
The landlord should be ashamed that Lego figures are doing a better job than him
My ex is a carpenter and handy man. He comes and fixes things for me. The landlady always hires cheap labour who do an awful job. The plumber reversed the hot and cold faucets in the kitchen and the bathtub.
But Rosie, that's such an easy mistake to make. Maybe if they standardized it, say hot water would always be on the left and cold on the right? No, you'd never get people to agree....
Load More Replies...Love the "reframing" of the situation. How about a frame to go with that art?
A frame is a great idea. Signed by " T. L. Landlord" (The Lazy Landlord).
Load More Replies...Many people have chosen to rent out their lovely homes. According to the market data at 'Statista', around 44 million homes were rented out, making up about 34% of all U.S. households. And diving into U.S. Census stats, the average household usually has around 2.6 people. We find that a whopping 114.4 million people, or roughly 35% of the whole U.S. population, were renting homes in 2021.
That's Incredibly Nice, Incredibly Invasive, And Incredibly Passive-Aggressive, All In One... Wow
I figured there was a reason I'm still single. I just can't make a good risotto.
If you even attempt risotto, you deserve diamonds. IMHO.
Load More Replies...Lol no that’s quite funny actually take them up and learn that risotto
damn bro. i feel like these two have a older brother and younger sister relationship
Absolutly, the conversation sounds rather like a teasing one among close Friends. 😂
Load More Replies...oh now he's a jerk?? few months back this popped up in a "wholesome" thread 🙄
I feel a generation gap here. Grandpa teaching a family member some good cooking.
Absolutely. That is so old school and charming in a “Don’t read too much into it” sort of way. Sounds like the landlord really cared and felt familiar enough for some gentle ribbing…
Load More Replies...I mean I would love a risotto and I would definetly take their offer
This guy is not awful, negligent, nor greedy. He's just a little bit...spicy!
One Of My Neighbors Has Had It With The Landlord
Comic Sans was developed for people suffering with dyslexia (my cousin uses it for that reason), so if it HAD been in CS, the typist could well have been Dyslexic for all you know ...
Load More Replies...Yep. We've had that type of landlord. They cut corners and then when the buidings fall down, they file for bankruptcy for protection. :-(
Not my floor, not my problem. If they actually worked I would use them. F*ck the PAC.
Thsi was my old apartment complex. When I bought my house and moved out I gave them so many passive aggressive things about the laundry room, their subpar fixing of my window with a leak and broken blinds, and focus on repainting the exteriors rather than keep the old maintenance crew from the previous ownership. They were not sorry to see me go and I was happy to leave
Call the health dept, and your county housing law folks-- under the habitabilty stautes, any appliances provided must be in good working order, health dept because moisture breeds mold
While renting provides flexibility and less responsibility compared to homeownership, there are definitely challenges. It costs a lot, landlords make the rules, leases might be shorter than you'd like, you can't change much, you don't own it, some landlords are horrible, and over time it might get too expensive. Plus, you miss out on homeowner perks.
No "Spices And Oils" In All Cooking
If I could give more than 1 upvote, I absolutely would! Brilliant.
Load More Replies...Cabbage, Brussel Sprouts, and Broccoli. The trifecta of stinkage.
Load More Replies...He may have had a bad experience with a particular tenant. There is cooking and cooking if you know what I mean. If cooking at high temperatures in oil with lots of spices, the smell can pervade the upholstery, carpets and furnishings. I have heard of this happening.
We do renovations for our landlord, and he had one tenant where we could not get the smell out of the apartment no matter what we did. Three coats of paint, replacing the flooring in the kitchen, hallways and bathroom, using a carpet cleaning machine in all the rooms with carpet (doing it twice), and the smell still didn't leave. I sort of understand why someone with a bad experience might say this.
Load More Replies...Bans spices and oils in all cooking.........so if I order in something with oils and spices...
They probably meant „smelly“ spices and oils. Like for example some westerner might not like curries
Check your states habitability standards-- this is illegal in most US states
I get that. When my son bought a beautiful house, it reeked of curry. Took scrubbing every inch to remove the odor.
Yeah, the smell lingers forever! I once bought a treadmill from an Indian couple and that thing never lost the scent of curry. But banning people from cooking their county's traditional food is not very nice.
Load More Replies...What are they supposed to eat? Dry bread and water? Everything has one or the other of those in!!!!!
Hmm, Landlords Don't Want Tenants That Know Their Rights?
I always got rejected for having kids, when we were looking for apts. In the NYC area. I reported so many landlords for it. It was my weekend activity for months.
Thank you for your service 🫡 I snitched on a landlord who was subletting a council house.
Load More Replies...My SIL is a lawyer. When they moved out of their rented condo, the landlord tried every trick to deny them their deposit back. She was ready for all of them. When he discovered she was a lawyer, he meekly cut her a check.
My tenants are a married couple who are both elementary school teachers, a surge med nurse and a lawyer for an HIV/AIDS housing & employment non-profit. I relished the idea of having a lawyer because I take pride in my business (that’s what a rental house is!!!) and even more pride in the relationships I foster with each of them. Also, the fair market value of the rental is 2.5 times more than I’m charging them, which is enough to cover my expenses of the property & to offset the exorbitant property taxes. My house is exempt from the very regulated rental inflation laws in SF & I could legally raise the cost to the FMV or median of what the TIC partners are charging for the other two flats. The attorney knows he’s getting a steal and we don’t have an adversarial business relationship. In other words, good landlords making great choices in tenants shoildnt exclude most attorneys.
I have been rejected or denied apartment rentals for the following reasons: I had a dog. The dog was a service animal, she’s passed away and getting a new one soon, but because they demanded absolutely no animals, they refused a service dog because they didn’t want ANY animals living there. My tattoos. I have many, particularly on my arms. They took one look at me, assumed I was in a gang & denied me not just the apartment, but the application too. For my income, I receive two different forms of disability payments. Guaranteed income. One from the VA, and the other from SSDI. They claimed they didn’t do section 8, which I'm not on. And the best one of all. I spoke to one guy on the phone. Made arrangements to view the apartment. I showed up and he took one look at me and blurted out he just rented the apartment that second. Mind you I am of Mexican descent. I live in Upstate NY and can say slumlords are all over. Reported every single one too!
After A Grueling Day At Work Without Food Where I Had To Wait 4 Hours For A Sample To Arrive Which Got Canceled, I Come Home At 7pm To Find All My Stuff In Garbage Bags
Because the cleaners my landlord sent cleared the wrong apartment.
I had cleaners turn up for our move out clean and open my front door while I was still in bed. They had got the wrong Monday. One of a few incidents which finally convinced me to start wearing pyjamas
and they never thought "geee, this looks strange, is this the right appartement, lets call to ask" ??? As a cleaner myself, ive NEVER thrown something away that i wasnt sure of. To start with, ill never throw something away thats not in the garbage bin (apart from for example used tissues or eaten apples)
They might have called, we're told by the landlord that it's the correct apartment, that the previous tenants skipped, just clean it already and stop wasting his time. The renter deserves restitution but both landlord and cleaner will claim the other is at fault.
Load More Replies...Ohhhhhhhh no.....I hope they also didn't "help" themselves to something of yours....
At least they didn't steal it. My slumlord hired tweakers to clear out a storage shed of a former tenant. Instead, they cleared MY storage of all my camping, gardening, sports and outdoor gear. Then, the slumlord refused to cooperate with authorities and tell them WHO the tweakers were so my things could be retrieved. At least $4,000.00 lost....
I'd ask the landlord when they want to help unpack or ask for compensation or both.
You should always sign a lease or rental agreement, as verbal agreements aren't as reliable in disputes. According to marketing manager Abhishek Singh, "The terms and conditions regarding the stay, the rules to be obeyed by the tenants, the guidelines for the landlords and the charges included/excluded from the rent should be clearly laid down in the agreement. This protects both the landlords and tenants as well."
Been Asking The Landlord To Investigate The Sagging Roof In My Kitchen For Months Now, Came Home To Find This Tonight
Problem solved according to the landlord. "Ceiling not sagging! Ceiling is now the floor, and some new artwork!
Load More Replies...MOVE. That's mold you ain't getting rid of anytime soon, and odds are no landlord will pay. Just be glad the upstairs furniture didn't end up in your kitchen.
Thumbs up for this comment. Only person to mention the very serious black mold problem, a major health hazard to anyone who breathes, including the pug.
Load More Replies...And when it rains they'll have a natural pond!
Load More Replies...I lived, VERY shortly, in a shared house in Brixton London, the rent was so cheap however it had issues, I managed a pub at the time and had our handyman who lived near by come over to see if we needed any work done. He checked out the house then turned round and said, 'Move out. This house is falling apart' Then showed me the sinking kitchen ceiling due to the bathroom having WOODEN SLABS for flooring. I moved out quickly.
Get An Oyster Mushroom Kit
Our Landlord Keeps Saying There's Nothing Wrong With Our Shower
Even if it is venom, they should direly go see a doctor.
Load More Replies...Tell your landlord since there's nothing wrong with your shower to test it and hop in.
Honestly, it looks like the tenant dyed their hair black in the tub and it simply isn’t drain due to clogging. I’m I wrong? I mean the tub looks dreadful but that doesn’t explain the hair clip and mess on the floor…
Nah, if it were hair dye, the base color of dark dyes is more purple, and this is definitely black, so we'd see purple splotches everywhere. This looks like sewer drainage or sewage water backing up into the tub. Bleghhhh
Load More Replies...But let's say you've got everything sorted. You discovered a comfy rental at a fair cost, sealed the deal with a lease, and were all set to enjoy a peaceful couple of years there. Then, enter the nightmare landlord. Suddenly, you stumble upon a hidden camera, silently capturing every move you make. You're hit with absurd house rules, the rent shoots up, or pesky roaches start appearing, with the landlord showing no interest in addressing the issue. Landlords can also be lazy and greedy, these issues can result in uncomfortable living situations and potential legal complications for renters.
Landlord Thought I Was A Government Agent And Decided To Lock Me Out To Do This. RIP 3080 FE
I sincerely hope you take them to court for this, we allow way too much crazy to do as it likes.
Take them to court they have no right to break in and no right to destroy your property.
Soooo...they're going to trash "government" property with no fear for federal retribution? Not a very wise landlord. Sue the pants of them!!
I believe I have seen this before but it was a girlfriend that did it.
Sue the landlord for the 20 Bitcoin you had on it.
Load More Replies...It looks bad, but really, leave it dry for a day or two, then it might work just as well. Water doesn't damage the circuits when there's no electricity running.
My Landlord (Shared House) Told Me To Take Down My Flag Or I Would Be Evicted. I'm Austrian. I Don't Know If I Should Be Offended Or Astonished By His Stupidity
He went mental! He legitimately thought this was a WW2 Nazi flag. His face when he looked it up was priceless though.
I'm not sure if he is the bad guy for not wanting Nazis in his house though.
Ok, not a bad landlord for not wanting nazi flag, I wouldn't either.
To be fair if my tenant had a nazi flag up, I'd kick them out too. Doesn't excuse his ignorance tho
OP literally states in the title that it is a "shared home". The landlord lives there.
Load More Replies...Idiot, but anti-Nazi idiot. You could certainly have a worse landlord.
And MOST Austrians (and Germans) in modern day are not nazis and would be appalled if someone called them one.
Load More Replies...If Karen Was Your Landlord
Years of cooking curries or other foods with aromatic spices can make the smell seep into the paint, and the landlords are too cheap or lazy to properly wash and repaint the wall. Their solution is to try to prohibit the tenants from living their lives (and no, that clause is not legal).
Load More Replies...Tell me you're xenophobic and racist without telling me you're xenophobic and racist. FFS. This is ridiculous.
I'm a landlord and all of the things on this post absolutely blow my mind. Get a nice family, make friends with them, give them leniency when they need it, set the ground rules from the beginning, and just carry on with your life. These guys are such misers. I make enough from the rent, I don't need to squeeze every last dollar.
I'm so glad that there are nice and decent people like you. Thank you
Load More Replies...Who has the time to be this petty, controlling and being a piece of garbage human?
I guarantee they are talking about "ethnic" foods. While I agree that curry tends to linger (and it's really hard to remove the smell) I can't believe they are allowed to inspect tenants' kitchens! That's just crazy! It's also a way to be subtly racist without actually saying "we only rent to white people". :(
This pasty white person cooks curry several times a week in addition to some Thai/Chinese fusion stir frys. My rice cooker is on every day. No landlord ever told me off but I've heard landlord reps talk c**p about "that family," down the hall before (and called them out for it). Absolute bare faced racism.
Load More Replies...People who are generally happy and well-adjusted usually act kindly. But we also need to deal with unkind behavior in society to stop it from getting worse. We looked into human psychology to understand why people can be mean to each other sometimes.
I Found A Camera, That A Landlord Tried Hiding In The Laundry Room Of A Rental, That Faces A Mirror In My Entryway Where I Sometimes Change Clothes In Front Of
Ru. To the nearest police station and lawyer's office
Load More Replies...You were totally victimized and dehumanized. This POS took something from you. Sue and take from THEM. It may or may not leave them unable to continue holding and renting out properties, but it'll bring them that much closer to the day they will, and it'll make them think twice about victimizing others like this in the future. As far as I'm concerned, this is a sexual violation, and this person is a sexual predator. This is a few miles down the exact same road as revenge porn, public sexual displays, groping, sexual coercion, child molestation, sex trafficking and rape. ***GGRRRRR***
I hope you called the police. That IS a crime, let the police take him to court.
Landlord Goes The Extra Mile For Rent Money
They tell you wich unit didn't pay.
I don't think it was the landlord who put up that sandwich board but the manager. In the places where I have lived the manager gets a bonus from the landlord if s/he collects all the rent before the 5th or so. That makes them very motivated to come up with some embarrassing methods.
May be deemed discrimination-- check your local tenants rights groups
i dunno. eviction notices and late notices taped to front doors are effectively the same thing: the scarlet letter, as it were.
Load More Replies...Landlord Said There Wasn’t An Issue. I Hired A Private Plumber To Check And This Is What I Come Back Too
It’s been smelling like poop in my room and outside for months so I contacted my landlord about it. He said there wasn’t an issue and so I went and got a plumber to come to take a look at it. The main sewer line has rusted out and looks like clogged from toilet paper and most likely paper towels. Now I'm staying in a hotel paid by the landlord.
Mold is serious, caused by moisture-- it often leads to respiratory compromise, and even occasional fatalities (Yes, there's mold in those pix)
So is sewer gas. High level exposure or long term mild to moderate exposure can lead to heart and brain damage as well as breathing issues and serious infection.
Load More Replies...Ignorance often plays a bigger role than we realize. We might underestimate its impact on various unfortunate situations. Imagine this: if I were to withhold part of your rent due to a misunderstanding, would it be genuinely disrespectful or even a breach of contract? Could it be a simple case of confusion that needs clarifying?
Landlord Said He Was Installing Shower Doors
I'm 6'3", and shower heads are typically this height on me in apartments and hotels. Those are some short doors though
Load More Replies...well.. the height of the shower to begin with should have been a red flag. Unless this guy is like 8ft tall or something.
Those are the shower doors that normally would be set atop the side of a built-in bathtub. And in this case, I actually don't mind this as much as others. Particularly because of the frosted glass. Keeps the privates private while allowing the bather to see and communicate with company.
Considering how low the shower head is they'll work just fine. But as people have said, unless the guy is 8 foot tall that shower is way too low.
Load More Replies...My husband hung a mirror for me that only caught the top of my forehead. He hung it for his height not mine.
I almost hung a bathroom mirror to low for the average person's height... I'm fairly short compared to the contractor who painted my bathroom (after a flood because of the water heater). The new mirror was smaller than the one that the builder had glued to the wall. XD
Load More Replies...My Landlord Told Me He’d Pressure Wash My Deck
Is anyone else looking in vain for swear words in there? Does he have no sense of childishness left in him at all?
My friend and I are 50ish and when I was there the other day he was pressure washing. I asked him if he drew penises with the pressure washer, and he said he did til his wife yelled at him lol
Load More Replies...Thank you for proving me I'm not crazy. I love this style, no kidding.
Load More Replies...Did the landlord look at his work when he was finished and think 'eh close enough'
This Is How The Landlord Fixed The Leaky Ceiling
Not true. It only fixes half. You need a can of WD-40 to fix the rest!
Load More Replies...If were a temporary measure to prevent more damage until a pro can come fix the roof properly, I'd call this brilliant
Only brilliant if he cut off power to that light fixture that’s collecting water…
Load More Replies...What in the meth binge is this Rube Goldberg-esque monstrosity I'm looking at?
The landlord thinks they can rent the house to people in the future with that there? Landlords are just ruining their pwn property with stupid moves like this.
Many times, we unintentionally hurt others due to ignorance. We would make better choices if we were better informed. But what about those who understand right from wrong and still make poor decisions?
Mummified Roommate
This is absolutely disgusting and vile. That this picture is here. BP is a roach-safe community, and many would find this incredibly rude, since it features an unalived roach.
At least it's one with its head. Maybe that's why she's been gone so long-- maybe she's looking for her head.
Load More Replies...this photo has been circulated for no less than 10 yrs - some posts say "my husband painted over this" etc. stop posting other peoples pictures
Everybody was cockroach fighting, it was a little bit frightening 🎶
Load More Replies...This is probably the most photoshopped roach in the world. After this pic went viral people put it in all kinds of hilarious situations.
When Your Landlord Responds After Almost Three Weeks
and make sure you do not misplace your records, you will probably need it for court.
Load More Replies...Sounds like we don’t know the full story to this incident. As a landlord, I would want to know WHY the toilet got clogged in the first place. I had this (sorry to say: stupid) girl as a roommate when I was a student. She clogged the toilet regularly every 4 weeks. Our landlord had all rights refusing to pay for the bills, once we found out WHY! She‘d dispose her tampons (and who knows what else) in the toilet.
17 days sounds amazing... I live in a housing project and have work orders I put in two years ago that still haven't been addressed despite reminders. They make me sign a paper saying I will report cracks in the wall paint ASAP so they can check for lead but two years later, the paint is still just peeling away. Who cares about the poor & disabled who pay their rent on time every month and keep the place clean? My bathtub faucet leaked for nearly a year before they got to it (only because a federal inspector was coming) and the maintenance worker failed to turn off the water outside before removing the faucet and flooded my apartment, leaving me, a disabled woman, to clean it up. I also had to give him first aid supplies because he cut his hand while "fixing" the problem 😐 I do not have money to hire someone else to do these repairs, or I would.
Semd Bill with Rent to Landlord and His Text Message also But MAKE SURE You Keep Originals!! Start a FILE Called Landlords!!
Perhaps it's Flanders parents as landlords: https://youtu.be/lkKwyjsJGxk?t=37
One time my toilet clogged and then I got sick and I was too embarrassed to call the maintenance company. I did it myself. It was horrible.
I wonder if this is First key Homes (super awful company. Avoid at all cost)
Moved Into This Apartment With My Girlfriend Less Than A Month Ago. Last Night, The Sky Started Falling
Landlord claims the ceiling collapse was an “Act of god” and they’re not liable for negligent damages; maintenance confirmed that negligence by throwing electronics already possibly damaged in a pile underneath wet towels. The infuriation continues.
In court, the landlord can plead that it was God's will to make him a bit stupid and therefore he is not responsible for anything.
I was thinking the same thing, why is nobody talking about that 😭
Load More Replies...And taht's why you spend to hire an independent assessor, who will take your landlord to he** and court alike, and how are you negligent for the leak? His building, his problem!
Yep. All he has to do to win the case is prove that god exists.
Load More Replies...Where is this, that landlords bear zero responsibility for their properties?
but God loves me. This is an act of Satan which should be covered.
The most harmful types of "othering" come from a mix of ignorance (lack of familiarity with different races, religions, or social groups) and damaged self-esteem due to emotional hurt from relationships. Studies show that people displaying racist or hateful actions often have low self-esteem and experience feelings of isolation.
"Don't Cook A Big Meal In The Kitchen"
Worming your food is incredibly important 😔
Load More Replies...This seems to be the deepest desires of many landlords, just someone is finally saying the shîtty part out loud
Load More Replies..."Pay me for this to be your home but do not treat it as one". OK, bring on the sledgehammer!
Is this a landlord of a residence, though, or something like an office building?
Load More Replies...And where exactly is the food thats warmed in the kitchen supposed to come from?
I don't think this is from a landlord, it seems like an employer said it about the break room.
My Landlord, While Painting The Apartment I Am Moving Out Of, Drank My Limited-Release MF Doom Beer That Came Out After The News Of His Passing
I’ve had this beer for about a year.
Wow that’s so seriously rude to drink stuff without permission.
I dont get the title. The landlord drank the beer that came out after the landlord passed away? What??
Apparently there was this British Rapper called MF Doom that died a few years back.
Load More Replies...We Call This One “The Landlord Supremo”
Part of me want to just sit and calmly peel the paint off it as 'therapy'
This seems more like a contractor pissed off at the landlord. Oh, you want me to paint everything? I’ll paint everything, and then we can talk about the last three jobs you stiffed me on.
nah. this is an old old alarm panel keypad. Circa 97-99. I doubt that keypad has been on in 20 years which is likely why it got painted over. Napco hasnt made these in forever. Its a napco magnum alert. I put in so many of those that I wonder if this is a place I was in at one point in a past life.
Load More Replies...Let's aim to be kinder to each other, starting with ourselves. Who knows, maybe in a long run it might help us avoid difficult landlords. Keep reading to discover rental nightmares and explore our previous stories on this topic (here and here) that will surely raise your eyebrows.
Landlord Suggests We Move Instead Of Repairing Leaky Ceilings
Todd will ultimately pay a price much bigger than the cost of repair. ANY decent property manager knows that ANY problem issue involving water keeps ringing the cash register every minute it goes unrepaired. That is why they are priority repairs.
If you move out, Todd won't get anymore money from you. I would be petty and take him to court and then after you win move out.
Todd, if they move out, how are you going to make any money on the rent house? Because no one is going to move in with that unless it's free. Or else they live in the landlords house
The Paint On My Apartment Window Sill Is Peeling. Turns Out It's Marble That They Whitewashed
You'd be surprised. I've seen this twice but, my personal favorite was the bathtub that was painted white instead of being properly cleaned or replaced.
Load More Replies...I have these through out my house. So easy to clean and you don't have to worry about paint chipping. Landlords an idiot or whoever did this.
Landlord "Didn't Know" He Wasn't Paying A Water Bill, A Water Company Guy Came, Reported Fraud And Took The Water Pipe With Him
I'm guessing this is America. In the UK they can't actually cut off your domestic water supply like that. Water is considered a fundamental human right. You still have to pay for it and they can send in the bailiffs to take stuff to cover the costs.
They can put a lien on the house due to an unpaid water bill. The house can't be sold until the lien is paid.
Why does every topic on BP turns into USA bashing? Are you people really this hateful? It must really suck being you
No one's bashing, just providing examples. In the US we aren't treated as well as some other developed countries.
Load More Replies...My Landlord Entered My Apartment Without Notice (Illegal) To Tell Me To Clean My Lint Trap
I mean, but also keep that lint trap clean. That's super dangerous. If I were the landlord, I'd ask them to clean it out too, but maybe a blanket reminder to every tenant instead of, you know, breaking and entering.
I have dogs. One hairy blanket will fill the lint trap! But I always empty it after every use
Load More Replies...In my city the overlord has to give you 24 hour notice before entering the unit.
A minimum of 2 weeks where I am. And it has to be mutually agreed and alone only with special permission.
Load More Replies...Is it illegal in the US? Or just certain states? Does it apply to maintenance workers for unscheduled work? The maintenance workers where I rent will come in whenever. Last month I came home to find my lease renewal paperwork sitting on my dining room table, when they used to leave it inside the screen door or come back when they see my car in the parking spot. Felt weird. In June the maintenance worker went to let pest control in my apartment (thats scheduled, I get a notice) and didn't even knock, just unlocked the door - but I had the safety latch on, so then he just closed the door and walked away, rather than knocking to see if I'm available. I am really paranoid about it at this point, trying to make sure that safety latch is on so I do not end up waking up one morning with with a man I do not know walking into my bedroom while I am half awake and half dressed😭
The different states I lived in it was illegal to enter without prior notice.
Load More Replies...If this were AITA, I'd post "yes." The dryer's list trap should be emptied EVERY TIME THE DRYER IS USED. What is shown is a fire hazard.
I can only guess the dryer is on the balcony, maybe?
Load More Replies...Never Argue with a Landlord!! Just Call News Media and the Building Inspectors Immediately!! City Building Inspectors!! Even Fire Chiefs at Firehalls know & have Special Inspectors!! How Would Landlord Know you Had Lint in your Dryer Trap?? That is a Whole Other CREEPY!!
A Lovely Paint Job
I hope you’re not planning on using electricity any time soon
Even though the landlord probably knows they are already paying for it!
Load More Replies...my dad is a landlord and i would like for you all to know that before he paints he removes these so they aren't like that
I sometime will paint the cover so it will blend better but take it off first. It's also handy if you ever need to do touch up painting - take it to the paint shop so they can match it. Not everyone saves the color codes
Load More Replies...I guess you can cut out along the edges and expose the screws to take them off the wall and scrub them but what I am more concerned with is the thickness of that coat of paint... like what kind of paint did they use?
Jeez, how many coats did they put on? I would call the fire department over the outlet though.
This Landlord Tried Using The Bible To Raise The Wrong Person's Rent
HOLY MOLEY!! The verse refers to a tithe! He really is claiming to be God!
Load More Replies..."The Lord said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any share among them; I am your share and your inheritance among the Israelites." In case someone is wondering.
Thank you for saving me the trouble of getting up and going to find a bible. Also I don't think the landlord chose the best verse. There have to be better. It doesn't fit properly
Load More Replies...Numbers 18:21 "And the Lord said to the people, I have created landlords, and they will all be greedy a**hats. Sorry, my bad."
Landlord Says We Have "Too Many Plants" And Wants Us To Get Rid Of Them. This Is Our Only Personal Yard And I'm Growing Mostly Vegetables
He has No Right to tell you Get Rid of them!!They are in Pots and Kept neat So he is overreaching his Rights!! None of his Business!!
meanwhile our landlord - well, the manager really, is absolutely delighted with our balcony garden.
Has Anyone Ever Seen This? Just Moved Into A New Build And The Landlord Straight Up Just Painted Over A Couple Of Wasp Nests In My Closet
Yikes! I thought they were paint rollers!! Couldn’t figure out why the painters would leave them attached to the walls!
I suspect the wasps were gone, they only use nests for a short while and I'm quite sure they would.habe given the painter too much he'll to get the job done if they were there!
Load More Replies...That was my thought. Hopefully there were no wasps still in them
Load More Replies...Landlord Says The Home We’re Renting Doesn’t Have Hard Water. This Is After Boiling Water One Time
He’s right, it’s not hard water. It’s just straight up acid from some mad scientist lab XD. (Btw I said "acid" because it looked like acid had burned through it lol)
Not to be a pedant but it's the couple opposite of acid. That's why acids like vinegar and lemon juice remove it 😅
Load More Replies...What? Did you just butcher the classic "Lime in the Coconut"?
Load More Replies...Definitely not drinking from the tap. As for the shower, I would be curious on what color my hair would be after a month of using it.
They aren't required to treat water, buy a tap filter, and change it per the manufacturer spec
My apartment has hard water. And yes, if I boiled an entire pot of water dry, the pan would look like this. Couple things though: Welp, you just ruined the pot by dry-boiling it anyway, toss it. Though I go through them fast, my filtered pitcher gets me drinkable water. To be fair, I haven't even bothered to look up if hard water itself is drinkable, I'm guessing it is but hey, filtered pitcher. I go through a lot of Jet Dry for the dishwasher, but that's an expense of less than $1/ mo. I got this thing for the shower. I was skeptical at first, but I know that my shower curtain no longer has 'chalk raindrops' on it. I dunno, unless it was an actual condition of renting the place that the place doesn't have hard water, it's not world-ending...especially if you don't dry-boil your pots.
We have hard water and this is what our dishes look like after being in contact with the water
Our Toilet Seat Broke So The Landlady Sent Us A New One And Ignored Our Request For It To Be Square
Some people might take it as a challenge to get pee through the sides
From some manufacturer that will be out of business
Load More Replies...Also checked the other apartments she owned and every single one of them was in urgent need of repairs as well and for every day she didn't get them fixed she had to pay a huge fine and the tenants got reduced rent until the repairs were completed. All because she didn't want to pay for a janitor or roofer.
Which meant no hot water or washing machine so I ended up boiling water with a kettle and a big pan on the stove. I finally got a response from her 6 months later. She had been in India for 8 months?! No substitute for tenants to call. By this time the snow had come again and again, too dangerous to go on the roof. Spring came again and the leak was worse and still she refused to fix it so I had to find a different apartment, that was unfortunately not wheelchair accessible but I just couldn't live in the place I was in any longer so gave notice. She sent 4 sets of potential tenants to look at the apartment and I told all of them what a bad landlord she was, the leak that hadn't been fixed for over 2 years. They turned down the apartment and she stopped sending them. The day before I moved out I found out there was a new county tenants association that dealt with bad landlords so reported her. She was banned from renting the apartment until it was fixed to their standards and the
She refused to pay for a janitor, even part time, and instead would send another tenant who would only confirm that I did have a fault but he couldn't do anything about it and she refused to spend money on a professional. Redecorating was stopped. She told me if have to pay for it myself which I couldn't afford, same with the dishwasher. My laundry room/storage was in the apartment and developed a leak in the ceiling. She sent out another tenant who confirmed that I had a leak. She said well it isn't bad so we'll just see what happens. Then the snow came, a lot, which stayed for 6 months so of course it was too dangerous for anyone to be on the roof and it didn't leak when it was covered in snow. Spring came, the roof started leaking again and this time had spread so that the water was coming in right next to the ceiling light and I felt like it was dangerous so kept sending in reports with no reply and couldn't get hold of her so ended up having to switch the power off to that room,
I loved my old landlord at a previous apartment. The whole apartment was wheelchair accessible and I loved it. Landlord lived right around the corner in another of his apartments and any time I report a fault he'd be there quickly to check on it and if he couldn't fix it himself he would call a plumber or electrician or whatever to come fix it, regardless of whether it was weekdays, evening or weekends. He was amazing. The longest I ever had to wait was 48 hours and that's because he had to order a new fridge/freezer and he gave me money back from my rent to pay for the food that got ruined and for the inconvenience of being without it. He had also asked if I wanted the apartment redecorated plus a dishwasher in the kitchen and we were discussing what colour paint. A few days later I got a message from his daughter saying he had passed away. That she was the new owner and landlord. Problem with her was that she lived over 600km away and rarely ever came up north.
Told Our Landlord To Replace Our Gas Fireplace Because It Was Leaking CO, Came Back To This Monstrosity In Our Living Room
The landlord thinks they can rent the house to people in the future with that there? Landlords are just ruining their pwn property with stupid moves like this.
If that gas fireplace was the only heat source, in terms of efficiency, the furnace is a WIN. Unfortunately it's placement made it a LOSS.
Agreed and in some areas a fire code issue. My area you cannot install those without a fire wall. Like a basement or garage.
Load More Replies...We had a gas heater leaking carbon monoxide. The landlord took 6 months before they even got someone out to look at it. Then they took about 3 more months trying to decide what to do because of expenses and ended up installing a reverse cycle air con instead, which took a month to be installed. Unfortunately this was about 18 months prior to the national rental board decided heating was a right and all places had to have a working heater. We almost froze through winter and ran up our electricity bill using plug in heaters in each room.
Landlord Wants To Increase My Rent 1 Month After I Just Moved In If I Stay Home During The Weekends
It's like the landlord thinks they are children to be told to go play outside.
We All Know “The Landlord Special” But This Is Overkill. Like Why?
That is incomplete. The white is a layer of primer laid down first in order to properly re-paint in a lighter color than the dark black/blue.
I’m no professional but I think even I could do better than that.
I can’t stand people who can’t paint, painting 😆 the poor glass too
Several Very Large Tree Branches Fell On House During The Storm. Landlord Refuses To Do Anything
They’re just too busy making other people pay outrageous prices for rent
Load More Replies...For those asking why the landlord wouldn't want to fix his/her property: because it was property bought with the express intent to rent, never to live there. They don't care how run down it gets as long as they can get tenants - and in this market, they can get tenants as long as it isn't condemned. Why should they spend that rental money on repairs if people are desperate enough to live in it as is? That might cost *them* a new car, or a vacation, or a shopping spree.
Does he want his house damaged? I would think that would cause a leak.
Waited 4 Years, Through 2 Rent Spikes, To Have One Of My Broken Windows "Fixed"
My Landlord Sprayed Painted This Tree Guard And The Wind Blew The Paint Onto This Person's Dodge
Pretty sure that is not a Dodge but in fact a Chevy, quite possibly the Camaro.
Let's just agree that both the landlord and the car suck.
Load More Replies...My Friend Just Moved Into A New Apartment. Landlord Claims It Was “Professionally Cleaned”
Ugh!!! One time the landlord offered first month free if we cleaned ourselves... had to scrape dog s**t ground into every floor surface in the house.. don't start me on the fridge. Wasn't worth it.
In my first place the shower looked similar when we moved in, except there were no tiles on the floor, just concrete
Apparently, A Friend's Landlord Fixed Their Fire Sprinkler
The risk manager side of me just spontaneously combusted.
Well, that's good. Now you won't have all that pesky water ruining your bonfire.
Landlord “Fixed” Nice Hardwood Floors
How the floors looked when I signed my lease and how they looked on move-in day because the landlord fixed some “scratches” from the previous tenant.
That hurt my soul. Those were some gorgeous floors. The homes in my area were built in the 1940’s and a lot of the buyers back then slapped wall to wall carpet over wood floors. When I bought mine, I pulled up all the carpets and found gorgeous beechwood flooring I had refinished.
Pretty Nice Of This Landlord To Incentivize His Tenants To Exercise
"Starting at x you have to use your scan card to use the elevator." Me: Okay, can kinda see why. to inconvenience robbers (and visitors/mail people). "But you have to pay for it" Me: WTF???
Got The Keys To My New Apartment Today. Walked In To Find That The Unit Has Not Been Cleaned, Even Though The New Landlord Says It Has
Landlord Changed The Locks On My Apartment Without Informing Me. I Work Late Hours, So All The Leasing Employees Have Left And Maintenance Isn't Picking Up The Phone
Kinda curious about the outcome, did they go stay with a friend, or in their car? Did they get ahold of maintenance, break in thru a window or just karate kicked the door down?
From OP on Reddit: "Just got a hold of them. Apparently there was yet another leak flooding the apartment below us and they snapped their key in the lock so they had to drill it out. We’re not being evicted or anything, thank God."
Load More Replies...Landlord Renovation Special, Mosquito Sealed Under Countertop Epoxy
Fantastic! Im used to all my friends being dead to me 🥰
Load More Replies...It's a warning to other mosquitoes that if they stick around the same fate awaits them.
Landlord Ordered A New Gas Oven To Replace The Old Broken One. He Only Paid To Have It Dropped Off. He Is Very Shocked That I’m Not Happy
Until you have to clean them! I'm sure they just collect dust.
Load More Replies...In the UK it's illegal to fit a gas appliance yourself if you're not Gas Safe registered. I would expect similar legislation elsewhere, surely?
Are those cloud light fixtures on the ceiling? If so where can I purchase?
Why Cut The Door When You Can Cut The Carpet Instead (Found In The New House Basement)
Lol my house must have had shag carpeting in the 70’s because all the doors have about 2 inches cut off the bottoms of them.
Ahhhh... The 1960-70's wood-paneled basement with tacky institutional tile. Brings back memories.
That's some redneck ingenuity. I wonder what other "simple" fixes are in the house.
My Landlord Cut My 50-Year-Old Bonsai Too Short And Now It Won't Grow
Yes! My sister's friend (who lives with us rent-free) had my 15-year-old loquat tree "pruned" by our gardeners one day when I wasn't home. My poor loquat pretty much resembled OP's poor bonsai tree here. It's finally starting to leaf out again like a year later, but it'll be another half-decade before it puts out fruit again. I was infuriated when it happened, and I still am. There was NO reason for my sister's friend to tell the gardeners to prune MY loquat tree other than the fact that my sister's friend doesn't like me. As an aside, my sister's friend has a papaya tree that she planted in our backyard, and it's just starting to get up to a decent height. I am absolutely 100% planning my revenge.
Load More Replies...sometimes this kind of cutting needs time, perhaps you will see shoots in a few months, let's hope so
This Is Our Tap Water That We've Contacted Our Landlord Multiple Times About
It's not the city's water, it's just our side of the house. We live in a duplex and the neighbors' water doesn't look anything like this.
My A/C Went Out, The Landlord Says It Won't Be Fixed Until The End Of June. Texas Is In A Heat Advisory. It Was 95 Inside My House Today
Oh, and I work from home, so no escaping it either.
This happened to me when I lived in Vegas, with a newborn. It was 100 INSIDE my apartment. I ended up calling code enforcement and they came and fixed it the next day.
In 2020, Portland, OR was 116°/47° and the 100+yo house I lived in had no ac. Cue sleeping naked on the linoleum in the starfish position.
Dude, people have been dying in TX lately. Hope you figure something out soon!
I would buy a window unit. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to sleep ... then I would make him pay for it.
My AC died when Los Angeles was in a triple digit heatwave and the part needed to fix it was backordered for 5 days. My house was a hellhole.
Landlords Started A Vlog
This entire thread is infuriating. Landlords always want the perfect tenant and for them to treat the house as if it was their own and yet the owners are the hacks who are depreciating the value of their own home. I also think that a majority of these so called Landlords either inherited these income properties or had significant financial help in order to purchase these homes...like how did such stupid people make it this far in their lives? It really boggles my mind and frustrates me beyond belief.
Why is the security deposit over 3 months of rent? And why TF are you responsible for maitenance? Cleaning supplies I understand but if a door or lock breaks, wh would the tenant be responsoble if it was not negligence?
My partner and I are splitting up and I've been looking for a new place. I've seen 3 months rent up front on top of a deposit a few times. Unless you can provide a guarantor who owns their own property. My father is in a care home, my mother is dead, and I would never THINK of asking that of anyone else. In the UK btw.
Load More Replies...How The Landlord Fixed The Tiles Falling Out Of The Shower And The Water Leaking Into The Unit Downstairs. “It’s Fine, You Can Use It Now”
I just don't understand why landlords wouldn't fix things professionally in order to avoid damage to their own property? Eventually the damage will end up costing MUCH more and devaluing the property, causing the owner to loose a lot of money.
Yep. They don't care at the time, though. As long as you're paying rent, it can wait.
Load More Replies...Landlord Didn't Listen To My Concerns About Water Damage, Now I'm Without A Ceiling And He's Out
I've been here for almost 6 years and have constantly had water issues with my roof. The ceiling really started cracking 7ish months ago. Finally got his ceiling guy out who determined that spacking to appease the borough wouldn't work and the whole thing needed to be replaced. 6 hours today and now there is dust/grit everywhere (including inside my fridge).
Landlord hired a hack...who doesn't put down some type of protection like plastic sheeting? Even a tarp or a large sheet would be better than nothing.
Our Oven Broke Just Before Thanksgiving, And We Spent The Week Without It. We Got The Replacement From Our Landlord Today, And Now The Dishwasher Won't Open All The Way
Our landlord said we should've measured correctly. That was not the responsibility of their maintenance man.
Before the oven was replaced? And you can kind of reach in...a bit.
Load More Replies...Unfortunately most of the houses in our neighborhood are like this ... It sucks!
Moldly Infuriating, The Landlord Finally Took Responsibility For This After 6 Months
We’ve got 2 other toilets, a big house. Been avoiding this for a long while.
I had this problem in an old apartment as well… I have horrible allergies so I was really suffering. I did a rent strike to get it fixed. It’s legal and you have to put your rent in an escrow account and file documents. He had it fixed immediately.
This is beyond moldly.. mildly infuriating. It is disgusting and not to mention a huge health hazard. Keep in mind that this is only what you can see and if it's been avoided for a long while who knows how far and to where else in the home it has spread..
My Friend Just Received Some Questionably Specific House Rules From Her Landlord After Signing
Guidelines that MUST be followed, which are delivered AFTER signing. 😅💀
Omg i didn’t realize that do you think they can get sued for that??
Load More Replies...Did that friend rent a whole appartment or just a room in another persons home? Because if it´s the latter I can understand at least some of these rules. But still a scummy move to drop that on the tenant AFTER signing.
pretty sure they negate the tenant's obligation to adhere to any of them if they were given after signing. If they haven't signed agreement with those After having been given the opportunity to review them then they have 0 obligation to follow any of them.
Load More Replies...Them: "We are against premarital sex Also, them: "meet our son. He was born 5 months premature"
You can ignore every single one of them in every civilized environment. Pretty sure that, even without tryint to enforce. This is ... well ... it doesn't read like somebody who finished any school had written it, but pretty much reads like some kid setting up rules for their room to annoy siblings or to feel a little glimpse of power. Most people grow out of that, landlords don't need to grow up.
I'm imagining Judge Judy holding the actual lease up and saying "if it's not in these four corners then it doesn't exist".
I Asked The Landlord To Fix The Entryway. She Actually Paid A Guy And Fabio Was Super Proud Of His Work. He Said It Was Temporary
I'd say younger.. my 10yr old could do a better job...
Load More Replies...Landlords Installed A Wall Between Laundry Machines So You Can’t Easily Transfer Your Clothes From One To The Other
Brake it down. People need to understand that landlords don't have superpowers and nobody needs to accomodate to their attempts to make life difficult, but make THEIR life difficult. Just brake it and don't have seen anything, unless there's cameras. In most countries, cameras, especially hidden ones, are prohibited unless the people about to be filmed are high visibly informed thereof.
You would think that it would be easier and safer, since washers and dryers usually don't come with very long cords to plug them in, that both machines would be against the brick wall. You need a certain type of plug/voltage to run them as well..🤦♀️
Airbnb/Landlord On Twitter, Replies Just Got Worse And Worse
not only that ... constant new people and an owner that is never there ... I would be surprised if they didn't act out. Poor babies.
Load More Replies...I hope lightning strikes Todd on the golf course, repeatedly. What kind of monster declawed a cat.
I see “declawed” I see red 😡 it’s so unbelievably cruel. My friend’s moronic ex wife got 2 kittens for their daughter and the little girl is super attached to them… she is now “getting rid of them” or getting them declawed because they are scratching the furniture. The daughter called her dad sobbing because even she knows how cruel that is. He’s going to adopt them so she can have them at his house. Yo.. dipshit… cats have claws.
I am so glad your friend is being his daughter's (and the kittens') hero! I've had cats for 3 decades and I've never had any of them scratch ANY furniture. You just, you know, get them TONS of scratching posts AND you get them used to nail trimming (NOT declawing). My current two cats get their claws trimmed every week or so. They love it, because they get treats before, during, and after XD My personal advice is, if you can, to tell your friend to be sure to get the kittens used to getting their nails trimmed. It CAN be done at the vet's, but so much less stressful to have the owner do it at home. Plus, then the kittens can't hurt each other during playing, nor will they accidentally scratch the daughter during play :)
Load More Replies...Declawed? Who does that? The landlord needs his nails pulled out to see how he likes being declawed. It’s illegal in most countries.
I was gonna say that! Is it the same Todd from the other post further up?
Load More Replies...Declawed? Anybody telling me they got any cat declawed in person is in for some well deserved experience. In civilized areas, animals have at least some level of protection, as with this - it's prohibited around here, and no place on earth has any excuse not to ban this cruelty. It's cutting of the FINGERTIPS, not like cutting nails. So, what do we do here with Mr. and Mrs. Exhaust Orifice, who think it's still ok? Let them taste their own medicine. Scissors are in every household, any type will do.
"I'll Have The Landlords' Special, Please". Guess Who Tried To Ninja Paint Our Door Without Telling Us First
ahahaha they did this with my moms house. Made an appointment to paint the door at monday 9am. Mom waits at home, no comes, makes phonecall. Guy said "yeah we will make new appoinment" Mom goes to yoga class on wednesday and comes back to find her door like this 😂😂😂 it also took months for them to fix it. They also once replaced a new panel of a double glazing window. The adress was written on it with marker, and they placed it with the adress to the inside so you couldnt wipe it! Also took months... and my mom rents from an official, big, housing association.
I Tried Opening The Vent At The Airbnb I'm Staying At On Vacation. It Seems That The Wife And I Are The Victims Of This
I never understood this. Why would you damage your flooring and waste time and money on a register(floor vent) that is not functional? The stupidity of some people is the main reason I fear getting older.
They probably had a floor vent, and just closed it off. I have done a similar thing in rooms that I don’t use. If my heater is on, I want the hot air to go to the parts of the house we spend the most time in, and heat those first
Load More Replies...Landlord Wants To Evict Tenants For Having A/C Set To Under 75 Degrees
Right? Like if they can pay enough to fix it, why not replace it?
Load More Replies...I like 68 degrees throughout the year. I wouldn't put up with this.
I keep mine on 64. It still gets hot so I can't imagine having to keep it on 75-78 in the summer. That's just boiling
Load More Replies...I mean... its a valid complaint and the tenants a bit of an a*s. Not paying utilities and cranking up the AC without care. Lesson to landlords, never cover electric utilities
The Freezer Apparently Caught On Fire Last Night And The Landlord Said It's Not An Emergency And Nothing Can Be Done Until Wednesday
It has an electrical compressor to move coolant around. Freezers work by the coolant taking heat from the inside and dissipating it on the outside.
Load More Replies...Hold up, the FREEZER set on FIRE. Isn’t the freezer supposed to be cold???
Good thing it's not an emergency.
Load More Replies...Just Moved Into My New Apartment And Saw This
Some puzzle is out there forever incomplete 😭
My dad had surgery, as my mom and I waited we did a puzzle and there was one piece missing. I was so mad at the the ahole that did that. Got home, it was in my bra 🤷♀️ I was the ahole
I laugh that most comments are more upset about the puzzle missing a piece more so than the wall ruined by a puzzle piece painted into it. Only on BP I love it
I hate it when I am missing a piece of a puzzle. Somewhere someone is very upset.
They didn’t even attempt to stay off the walls with the white! 🤦🏼♀️
My Landlord: Is It Ok If The Replacement Tile Is Not An Exact Match? Me: Yeah That’s Fine. The Tile:
Landlord Fixed My Wobbly Clothes Rail, No Handyman Needed Here
You made me snort and dislodge Bouche. She says you owe her a new soft can-opener, as she's about to shred me.
Load More Replies...This is crazy. It's such an easy fix that it probably took more time to do the stupid nail thing and stop it from wobbling then it would have to do it right!
Leaving This Without A Comment
Is it even in service though? That looks like a really old style of breaker box. One from the 70''s. I wonder if it's even got power running to it, and just has never been removed after another one was put in place.
Who would ever need to go to the breaker box?🙄I'm sure the electrical components in this house are superb.
Where Do We Submit For The Landlord Of The Year? Got An Early Contender
Who tf turns off the water supply daily and why would one do this? Are you really saving much money and shutting it off before 4 in the afternoon until the next day is absurd. How about fix the leaks or whatever issues they have instead of making your tenant suffer..
Checked OP, work is being done on the system, it's not a daily occurrence.
Load More Replies...I'm sure they just had to do a repair. At least they warn them before they turned it off.
I'm in a condo several buildings 12 units each. There is no main cutoff for each unit just a few local shutoff valves due the toilet, dishwasher etc. So if someone say needs to replace a water heater the whole building gets shut off. Pretty annoying and not singing I even knew to ask when buying. Half the time don't even get notice if it's an emergency
Rent Went Up So High, My Mother's Gonna Have To Move For The First Time In A Decade. Meanwhile, The Landlord Got A New Toy Today
Yeah, but do you think such people can appreciate all the brain and tech that went into it? I don't.
Load More Replies..."I’m Waiting For My Guy To Come, I Want A Nice Job" My Landlord
I put down marker tiles a lot so I know where stuff goes when I'm building and sometimes I forget to tidy things up so there'll just be obnoxiously coloured carpet squares outside.
Load More Replies...Whenever you put in tile, you are supposed to save a few extra for repairs. It’s EXTREMELY difficult to match tile color/size.
I Noted A Tear In My Porch Screen When Moving Into My New Apartment. This Is How They Fixed It
They in fact have not been watching YouTube videos. If they had, the job would have been simple. Take the door off (very easy), peel the little piping that secures the net into the door (also very easy), put new net and put piping in to seal the new net (overall pretty easy).
Load More Replies...Landlord Said The Screws Weren’t Holding
25 Bees Since I Woke Up At 8 And They Don't Stop Coming. My House Is Fully Closed And They Still Find A Way In, My Landlord Said "Learn To Live With Them"
Look like yellowjackets. It's a wasp but black & yellow. They usually build nests in the ground or under logs, so may be coming through where the slab and walls connect. I get millipedes in my home this way when it's been really rainy, and they are looking for dry ground.
Load More Replies...learn to live with me deducting my rent because I have to get someone to take care of this.
Downstairs Landlord Came Round To Fix Some Stuff A Week Ago. He Left The Shared Front Door Like This
If you look at the side of the door, it doesn't look like either one actually functions.
oml you're right, it's all been painted over.
Load More Replies...Well, that's an interesting door. Which door handle to use ... hmmm
This Landlord Special
Not sure I could paint that many hairs into a wall if I tried.
My dads pretty hairy like that all over 😆 European men
Load More Replies...What did they do lean the back of their head or something worse against the wet paint??? Real smart people we got here
😬I’ve done this with my head, tried to get the cat away from the wet wall, should of let it happen.
Load More Replies...Just Moved Into A New Home And Found Where The Landlord Patched The Carpet
The real issue is that you moved into a home with only 8 square inches of clean carpet. The carpet should at least be clean
Wow your landlord did such a great job patching the carpet, it was blended in so well that im surprised you found it.
Landlord May Have Broken A Sweat If He Moved That Penny Before Painting
New Landlord Stopped By To Check Out My Apartment That He Already Bought. He Was Super Nice, Shook My Hand, And Left. After 5 Minutes, He Slid By And Put This On My Door
You buy a property in disrepair- you have to fix it or it becomes a money pit. If they didn’t have you move and it was uninhabitable, they’d be responsible for putting you in a hotel. It makes sense, even though it was probably really inconvenient and a bit of a shock. If they didn’t fix it, they’d be listed as one of these other slumlords.
OP states that it is only for 'updating', implying that the apartment is not in disrepair whatsoever. This is also not enough notice for their state. It is however a common tactic used to kick out long time tenants on low or fixed rent rates in order to hike rates.
Load More Replies...That's so WRONG especially starting off with the renovation part like they are doing you a favor. Mean. And you know the rent will be raised double most likely
It's a month to month with no lease. Nothing you can do about it as a tenant.
Load More Replies...We're Moving Out Of The House We're Renting, So We Agreed With Our Landlord That They Would Give Us A 24-Hour Notice Before She Did A Walkthrough With New Tenants
This just happened. Technically this was Friday, but the landlord said that they would do walkthroughs on Saturdays probably. So I texted her Friday evening because I haven't heard from them all day, so I decided to text them to confirm that no one was coming by on Saturday. They show up 7 minutes later with possible new tenants.
Oops sorry just set off some bug bombs!! Walk through at your own peril
Landlord Raised My Rent By $260/Month But Left Me A Tiny Bag Of Candy
Final Report Back, After Moving Out, This Was Apparently Our Fault And Will Result In Loss Of Some Of The Deposit Because "It Isn't Clean"
My Landlord Cheaped Out And Hired A Friend To Rebuild Our Back Fence. I Don't Think This Is His Area Of The Expertise
I Informed My Landlord That The Law States I'm Required To Give 20 Days' Notice To Move Out In A Month To Month Lease, Not 30. She Was Not Happy
This is very out of context. As a person everyone deserves respect, tenants and landlords. But even if I was this landlord & I was very upset, you can take a few minutes and cool yourself off - that's literally why God made texting
No one feels bad for you sorry. I hate you as a stereotype after reading the rest of these and have never had a decent one either
Kitchen Floor Needs To Be Repaired. Landlord Suggests An Area Rug Instead
So, the kitchen floor definitely doesn’t have a subfloor. The laminate sinks in when stepping in certain areas and is damn well raised (like a bump in the floor) where a support beam is in the basement below it. I’ve waited weeks for my landlord to send someone. They no-showed the other day and finally showed up today. Just to say they couldn’t do anything about it. They told the landlord it’d need to be ripped up and replaced in order to fix the issue. Makes sense. It wasn’t installed properly in the first place. Duh. But landlords love their bandaids, right? In response to the floor needs to be torn up, this is what my landlord suggests. Rugs. In the kitchen. No plan to resolve the issue.
The Landlord Special
Mentioned that the hole around this pipe in the wall might be a place bugs are coming through and asked if they could caulk it or seal it off. They obliged, and this was their solution. I couldn’t do much but laugh. Will just flex seal it myself.
My Landlord Refuses To Get Over Here And Turn Down My Water Heater
Well it's his plumbing getting ruined, his electric bill, and him liable for lawsuits after tenants get scalded...
When I got a new water heater installed, I requested they turn to 150 because the line is so long, and it doesn't get hot enough for the dishwasher. The installers made me sign a waiver that I knew it was higher than the recommended 125.
Load More Replies...This is the temperature my wife loves for her shower to be /J. She loves that thing HOT AF
That's how hot ours is also. It's painful. Goes from cold to scalding
But isn't it a good thing to have really warm water in taps? Like lower risks of bad bacterias and stuff?
🤨 That hot is going to melt your skin. And why do you need that hot of water to kill bacteria in your pipes, what are you doing that you're growing ick in the WATER PIPES? And, by your logic, wouldn't you be incredibly sick already from the "bacteria" after a single use of the cold water?
Load More Replies...Discovered Tonight That The Carbon Monoxide Alarm In Our Apartment Hasn't Had A Battery For The Entire Time We've Lived Here
And that it was "plugged in" to two slits my landlord had covered in the wall.
My Landlord Suggesting A Rent Increase Beyond What He Legally Can
The landlord was entirely pleasant throughout the conversation, even if they didn't know what the maximum allowable increase was. Asking the tenant what they are able to afford to pay, so that they won't have to go without food, or have to move elsewhere, isn't something that would cross the minds of most landlords.
So Canadian for a landlord to ask what you can afford to pay, rather than just increasing the rent to the maximum amount.
wow ... he just researched the info and gave it to his landlord ...
I Am Getting My Own Internet Set Up Today And My Landlord Texted This To Me
This is not completely unreasonable. If the internet fee was included in the contract, you pay for it, regardless of whatever internet connection you add for yourself.
It's understandable in certain situations. Like, the poster needs faster, unshared internet, or they need to access a private secure network for work or school.
Load More Replies...My Landlord Texted Me This After He Kicked My Sweet Elderly Neighbor Out Of Our Duplex So He Could Move In
Okay... Nothing against kicking out a tenant to move in himself (that´s a landlords right, atleast in my country). But then asking for your other neighbors wifi password like that? The audacity.
I would immediately change my password to MYLANDLORDISANASSH*LE
My Landlord Intentionally Cashed My Rent Check Three Days Before The Agreed-Upon Out Of Spite Because I Wouldn't Help Pay To Remove Someone Else's Trash
He knew I was barely getting by and intentionally made me poorer. I've never met anyone so miserable.
I post-dated a check one time while I was living out of state for school and taking a routine trip back home during vacation. The vacation was something like the 26th-4th, but with rent being due on the 1st, I left a check dated for the 1st as I would still be away for vacation at that time. I had an automatic transfer set up from one of my accounts to another at the end of the month which covered my rent each following month. My landlord cashed the check prior to the date I had written in (the 1st, as stated by the lease), and the cheeky so-and-so's at the bank overdrafted me after months of this system successfully in place!!! I could see the actual photocopy of my prematurely cashed check on the banking website with the date I wrote clearly shown. They begrudgingly gave me a "one-time courtesy" waiver of the $30 overdraft fee. This was KeyBank, fyi. I'm happily with a credit union now 🙂
Load More Replies...That Time When My Landlord's Crummy Shelving Collapsed
How do people not know what studs are. Secure things to studs people.
Good shelving... Great Concept. Sh**ty Landlord/Contractor/Maintenance.
Asked Our Landlord For Some Tread On Our Stairs
How My Landlord Fixed The Address
If that's the landlord's solution it can't be more than a couple bucks to replace a few stickers. Plus it will look nicer and give you more peace of mind that people will be able to find your home.
Landlords Are Out Of Control
Unfortunately 12,000 doesn't go that far in California. Maybe another state
Load More Replies...Almost $12,000.00 just to move into a $1295/month apartment?? That's robbery!
The Text From My Landlord vs. What Actually Happened
I think they are "story poles". It seems they are adding a second story to this house and the poles are markers for preplanning????? That's what I got from Reddit, at least.
Load More Replies...Somebody help me out here—is this for building an addition onto the house or…?
This is to provide an 'outline' of the proposed addition. This needs to be done before the plans are approved. Anyone living in the area can use this to see whether the new addition will block the view, light, or cause any other problems. These people can submit an objection to the proposed construction. The objections can have the design altered or even cancelled. This is not a quick process. Sometimes it could take months or years. There should be a letter attached to the frame somewhere advising all concerned to contact X Department for more information.
I wish they had that system where I grew up. All we have to do is post a description on the fence for neighbours prior to planning approval. Mind you, in my case it wouldn't have helped as it said there would be no windows overlooking us, but there were two, plus a whole double storey wall of glass!
Load More Replies...The Physical State Of The Air Conditioner Unit My Landlord Flat Out Refuses To Replace. It's 93°F In My Place, And It's Not Even Noon Yet
That is a swamp cooler and reality is, the outside appearance is not what matters. The pads and inner workings (spider, pump and motor) are what is important. No water leakage is apparent. I would make sure that the water in on.
Coil cleaner should be used on those units at least once a year. When the coils get dirty, they can't transfer heat efficiently.
That's a water cooler, so no coils. Do you mean pads?
Load More Replies...Landlords Doing What They Do The Best
A little beside the point, but quora is full of trolls and trollbots, so the validity of this is a bit questionable.
Yeah I've googled something needing a detailed answer and found some asked the same question on quora, cool hopefully someone answered! Trolls got to the question first and the answer was so sarcastic. Ex: "How to put this chair together" Answer: "With tools duh 🤪"
Load More Replies...My Landlord/Roommate Won’t Let Me Peel Off The Protective Plastic On The Microwave Panel. It’s Been This Way For At Least A Year
I would not be able to resist giving it a little assistance in „just falling right off”.
What would happen if it was accidentally peeled while the roommate was out of the house?
That s**t would be gone. Sorry I can't handle looking at that and walking into the kitchen nearly gives Me a mental breakdown so I'm sure you don't mind.
Landlord Won't Fix Ceiling Or Floor
Why Did My Landlord Text Me This To Inform Me He Ate Four Of My Chip Ahoy Cookies Without Permission While I Am Not Home
Didn't you tell him that those cookies were poisoned bait for the cockroaches he should've had exterminated?
tell the Cookie Monster I was going to throw those away but forgot ... sorry, by the way ... how are you feeling?
Landlord Mowed My Garden
Seems like it was overgrown and then they chose to have a blind 10 year old do it with a weedwacker
In some cities, local ordinances forbid gardens on residential property. If a neighbor reports such garden to the city, then the landlord can be fined. The simple solution is to mow over it and clarify to the tenant that any and all gardening is forbidden due to city ordinance.
So My Landlord Sucks
Yep! There's a fascinating guy on YouTube known as the Lockpicking Lawyer... he picks all kinds of locks right on video! Very informative XD
Load More Replies...We had these on every thermostat in a group home for special needs adults that I used to work in. Staff had access to the keys but they were in place to keep the residents safe.
Two things. First, it's break, not brake. Break means to open. Brake means to stop, as in how you stop a car. Second, if this is a shared situation, such as a landlord living in the same property where a tenant is renting a room, breaking this can result in criminal damage charges, and your eviction.
Load More Replies...My Landlord Painted Over The Tape
Landlord Still Refuses To Turn On The Heating In Our Apartment
Older people, as well as the chronically ill can get hypothermia when the temperature is 60 degrees Fahrenheit/15.5 Celsius.
When I first moved out I rented a room above a little shop. The heater broke in the middle of winter and it was 9 degrees Celsius indoors, absolutely miserable. Landlord refused to come over until 4 days later, turns out the thing just needed a reset, which I couldn't do because it was in the shop which I didn't have a key for. I was so cold I was forced to go spend a few days at a friend's place until they finally fixed it :/ I moved immediately after my lease was up.
Load More Replies...Moved Into A New House. Landlord Said To Water The Lawn, We Left You A Hose
Came Home To This With No Warning From Landlord
Likely it was a plumbing emergency. Thus, prior notice is not mandatory.
What is with these landlords randomly showing up in people's homes? Even for repairs they have vto give 24 hour notice where i live but even if that wasn't a law it's just so flipping rude and uncomfortable!!
Not for emergency repairs they don't. If for example a pipe burst or a major leak started, they are allowed to enter an apartment without ANY notice to solve the problem.
Load More Replies...I Got That Landlord Special (They Painted Over A Small Pot Someone Left Behind At My New Place)
They do appear to be. The only reason that I can think of that requires storing underwear in the back corner of the kitchen is if you were cheating and needed to quickly stash evidence.
Load More Replies...I Woke Up This Morning To This, Resulting From All The Rain In LA And Landlord Says He Will Fix It After It Stops Raining
And the problem is.... what? You can't fix something like this with water still coming in anyway. Drywall doesn't deal with rain very well to begin with, no matter trying to patch a problem when you're dealing with torrential rain that your area hasn't seen in, well ages.
Landlord "Fixes" My Rotten Gate
Landlord Painted Over Mold. Does Anybody Know How To Clean This? Mold Remover Doesn't Work
Everything needs scraping off, and the undelying problem needs to be fixed. Then new silicone. Can't clean it off properly.
“My Guy Can Do It Cheaper” - My Landlord
In The Box Is The Key To The Locked Door. Just Landlord Things
I went to an air bnb with one once where we kept trying the number the owner gave us and it didn't work and then he wouldn't answer his phone. When we finally got on to him it turns out he gave us the old number!
Load More Replies...This is very common with apartment complexes. You'll see half a dozen of them in some cases. The lock boxes are for fire, police, ambulance, or postal service employees to be able to access the property without having to break the door.
The lock box isn't the problem. The problem is that it's placed in a way where the door prevents it from opening all the way, so the person is unable to get the key out.
Load More Replies...Please, Do Not Cover Your Bathroom Counter In Cement. This Has Homeowner Written All Over It
My Landlord Gave Us A New Oven
I have that problem. 'if ' I want to open a drawer near the stove I have to slightly open the oven door. The house was built in the '70's and the stove is from 2000's-ish. We don't use that drawer much.
People With "Excessive" Tattoos And Piercings Need Not Apply
They can p**s right off. My tattoos look better than your s****y attitude.
My friend is an attorney and she’s got tattoos and piercings! Lol it’s not the 1950’s, lol
Load More Replies...Landlord Says My Lawn Doesn't Pass Inspection
Is that a spot? What have we said about yard spots? We will not tolerate them!
I agree. This doesn't pass inspection. How can you have a nicer lawn than me? I will punish you by making you tell me your secrets and then I'll have the better lawn. Ha. Take that
The Reason My Landlord Is Raising Rent For 3rd Time In 18 Months
Our management company (house rental) blames it on property tax increases and increased maintenance costs for a '70's tract house. That still looks like the day it was built. There are small parts of walls and such I can't look at if I don't't want to go crazy. Trying to convince them to fix\replace anything takes acts of God\Congress.
My Neighbour Has Bright Lights That They Leave On All Night. This Was Taken At 2 Am From My Bed. My Landlord Doesn't Allow Any Changes To The House, Including Curtains
Use a tension rod for hanging curtains! Those don’t require making “changes” like mounting holes for traditional rods.
My Landlord Refuses To Give Me Hot Water. 7.5 Months Like This. Landlord Blames HOA, HOA Blames Landlord. Now My Landlord Is Selling The Place
And forcing me out of my lease. Texas, baby!
Landlord Special - Deck Painted. End Of November In Ontario
I Without A Doubt Have The Most Diabolical (And Gross) Landlord Special
Greedy Landlord Making Up Charges For Normal Wear And Tear To Keep The Full Security Deposit
I understand the blinds and oil stain (although the charges for today items are high). But the landlord is charging $1250 in total for cleaning. Is this a 5000 sqft mansion that needs cleaning? Most cleaning companies charge $200-500 for all is these services combined.
Heheh reminds me of the very last apartment I lived in. Made the apartment spotless, looking like no one had lived there. In the kitchen, there was an obvious dip in the floor, like one false move and you're going to meet your downstairs neighbor in a very quick fashion. Made countless complaints about it and soon gave up. We move out, get an email saying no deposit back because of the floor. Ohhh the amount of screenshots of past emails I sent them was magically delicious!
This is more than wear and tear...tenant it's not precisely a clean person!!!
You have no idea how impossible it is clean 'landlord special' blinds without breaking them. I have tried and broken some already.
I like how the garage floor one is the only one to be explicitly stated to be part of the lease.
My Landlord Installed A New Light Fixture
Instead Of Lowering Rent To Be More Affordable, My Apartment Management Sent Out An Email For Food Stamps/Banks
I don't hate this one. They're trying to help, and depending on the situation, maybe they can't afford to lower rent.
The Old Toilet Seat Broke From Wear & Tear, So The Landlord Replaced It With This
I accidentally bought one of those when I replaced a toilet seat. It was much better than expected and I have to admit it was comfy. And it was never cold!
those toilet seats freak me out. SItting and hearing ... shhhhhhh ... getting out of the shower and the toilet seat sticking your rear end ... I dislike those seats sooo much!
what´s so bad about it? It´s good when business takes a bit longer. We had one for a while and I loved it.
I don't like them because the vinyl cracks (at least it used to) and the germy foam is exposed and it's like a grody little germ sponge. They might be better now. This has been a long time.
Load More Replies...Notice From My Landlord. "We Could Enter Your Home At Any Point This Week, So Make Sure Your Pets Are Confined During Business Hours"
While I agree that all landlords are bastards, there's nothing wrong with this one. It was sent out well within the 48 hour notice of a landlord/maintenance entering and they laid out what they'll be doing while there.
"Anytime this week"...so, they should keep their pets locked up for a week?
Load More Replies...If this notice is cause for outrage, OP should try living in Section 8 housing once or twice.
The Landlord Special
I so badly want to take these door knobs off and scrub the paint off of them. I don't understand why people don't remove them when they paint.
In many US jurisdictions, you CAN withhold rent payments until serious issues are resolved. HOWEVER: you must create an escrow account and deposit the unpaid rent into it. This will definitely work in your favor in court if the landlord attempts eviction
I had just started running a taproom at a brewery, on my first shift one of my flatmates asked me to come home. I replied I couldn't as I was the manager and had to be here. I came home, the Landlord had turned up, off his FACE, wanted to kick her out so he could airbnb her room to cover his drug problems and when she said no, the guy ripped the SINK off the bathroom wall. I got home, we had two other house mates who did NOTHING, (the landlord also lived with us), when he came back i casually said, heeeey what happened to the sink. He went off on me and gave me one month to move out, I told my mate and he said. Don't give that *rude word* any more money. you are moving in here. Best move ever.
Is this just an American thing? I am renting an apartment in South Africa, as long as I don't make too much noise they have no problems with me. What are these weird and silly rules.
I have been a Landlord for over 30 years. This makes my blood boil. I alway tell my new renters this is "their home". It saves me $ in the long run to fix things ASAP. I am proud of my rentals and have great relationships with my tenants. As long as they communicate with me I work with them.
Another completely recycled post, blaming whichever group is in the post title for doing the things wrong. Some of the pictures have been circulating for years, with nothing to do with landlords.
You are right - I have been seeing that painted over cockroach one for years.
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In many US jurisdictions, you CAN withhold rent payments until serious issues are resolved. HOWEVER: you must create an escrow account and deposit the unpaid rent into it. This will definitely work in your favor in court if the landlord attempts eviction
I had just started running a taproom at a brewery, on my first shift one of my flatmates asked me to come home. I replied I couldn't as I was the manager and had to be here. I came home, the Landlord had turned up, off his FACE, wanted to kick her out so he could airbnb her room to cover his drug problems and when she said no, the guy ripped the SINK off the bathroom wall. I got home, we had two other house mates who did NOTHING, (the landlord also lived with us), when he came back i casually said, heeeey what happened to the sink. He went off on me and gave me one month to move out, I told my mate and he said. Don't give that *rude word* any more money. you are moving in here. Best move ever.
Is this just an American thing? I am renting an apartment in South Africa, as long as I don't make too much noise they have no problems with me. What are these weird and silly rules.
I have been a Landlord for over 30 years. This makes my blood boil. I alway tell my new renters this is "their home". It saves me $ in the long run to fix things ASAP. I am proud of my rentals and have great relationships with my tenants. As long as they communicate with me I work with them.
Another completely recycled post, blaming whichever group is in the post title for doing the things wrong. Some of the pictures have been circulating for years, with nothing to do with landlords.
You are right - I have been seeing that painted over cockroach one for years.
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