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Everyone’s dream is to have their own house or apartment one day. It’s just different when the property belongs to you as you can make sure it is in good condition and is not dangerous to live in. Most of you probably have experience with renting, whether it was a long-term home or a temporary stay and in some cases might have noticed that the landlords don’t care about the rented property as much as they would if they lived there themselves.
There are landlords who actually don’t care at all and have no sympathy for those who have to live in horrible conditions. And when nobody helps them, they go online to vent about what they are going through, so Bored Panda compiled some of the terrible stories that people shared.
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#1
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
This is like my ex-doctor he would not wear a mask I dropped an F-bomb on him and got a letter from him saying I ABUSED him!
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Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
And in some states in the U.S., doing that will get you shot!
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High Mamii Melo 3 years ago
How the s**t did you get evicted when he was clearly in violation of renter's rights?! That's so crappy!
Clare C 3 years ago
(guessing this is the UK) a section21 is a way of a landlord reclaiming the house for usually reasons of selling but they could just be saying that. We got given one during lockdown so we had 6 months to move out despite never putting a foot wrong.
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Kerri Peek 3 years ago
I was evicted for refusing to give my apartment manager my legally prescribed Vicodin. She knew I got it because I'm an idiot and told her when I had to go pick up the delivery. She told the owners I was cooking meth and had gotten another dog. She got away with it, I was too poor to afford legal representation.
Terry Tobias 3 years ago
That is so wrong! In the US you can go to Legal Aid and get free help, but not enough people know that they exist.
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Thalia Lovering 3 years ago
Where is it legal for home owners to have keys to your apartment? I live in Greece and it's common to change your lock as soon as you rent an apartment.
ZombieGirl 3 years ago
I always change the locks when I move into a new place. I don't care. If the owner needs to get in, they can do it on my terms, not theirs. I've never gotten in trouble for it either. I change the locks back after I leave
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Landlords don’t have a good reputation. Of course, there are caring landlords who fix the problems tenants have immediately and even are decent people that you can have a cup of afternoon tea with.
But these kinds of landlords aren’t talked too much about because they are just normal and how they are supposed to be. What people do talk a lot about are the landlords that come to check on their tenants unannounced, who don’t fix mold growing on walls and who increase rent months into the contract.
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#2
Our Landlord Keeps Saying There's Nothing Wrong With Our Shower
Terry Tobias 3 years ago (edited)
That's probably sewage backing up into the tub. That's a dangerous situation that the landlord has to address asap. If a landlord repeatedly ignores requests for a repair, document all communication with them to take it to the housing authority. Make requests to the landlord by text or email so that you can document them, then you have proof of unsafe conditions. Depending on where you live you can withhold rent, just be sure it's legally ok to do so. (Check your local info) A landlord has a duty to provide a safe place to live.
#3
What Happens When Your Landlord Refuses To Deal With Bathroom Damp Properly
Peter Weir 3 years ago
sorry but you know that even with damp..you can still clean and sanitize....this is just laziness
SarahFenola 3 years ago
I had damp in my old apartment. I kept cleaning it, so then the landlord wouldn't believe there was an issue. I had to let it get in a pretty grim way for him to finally listen. Granted it wasn't as mushroomy as this, but i still had to let the mould grow to prove a point.
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Melanie Hope 3 years ago
Just think of all the other things you could possibly grow in your damp bathroom.
Bored Panda got in contact with Dan Wilson Craw, the Deputy Director of Generation Rent, an organisation that is "fighting to stop renters being unfairly evicted from their homes" and who is "fighting for renters to live in safe, decent homes that they can afford." They are the team behind the hashtag #VentYourRent" which is a movement towards change.
We asked why some landlords seem to not care about the people who live in their properties that might be even dangerous. Dan Wilson Craw didn't have a certain answer, "It is hard to know how slum landlords sleep at night, but the rental market attracts unsavoury characters who know that they can make a lot of money from desperate people who will accept very poor housing that rarely gets inspected. If a tenant complains it is easy to force them out with a rent increase or a no-fault eviction, and replace them with someone else who is desperate for a roof over their head."
#4
Jo Choto 3 years ago
I'm pretty sure that no matter what country you are in, you call the local housing authority to report substandard living conditions and you cannot be expected to pay full rent. In fact, I think the landlord may even be responsible for accommodating you somewhere else until the problem is fixed.
BusLady 3 years ago
In a perfect world. Unfortunately, at least in the U. S. where I live, the housing authorities are understaffed and there are just too many people needing their help. Greedy landlords can get away with all kinds of nonsense because they have money and know the right people. Property gets run down and they don't care because there is no incentive to do the decent thing and fix these problems. They live in their nice homes and look down on their tenants for being poor. I've had a lot of experience with slumlords.
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Sarge's Heroes 3 years ago
If you're in the US --> https://www.hud.gov/complaints/badlandlord#:~:text=Tenants%20have%20been%20forced%20to,(800)%20432%2D2209.
Jennifer Brown 3 years ago
OK...this HAS to be in a foreign country. In the US this would be a lawsuit
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
This, I am sorry, looks like BAD Tenants. As does the photo of the back muck in the bath
People who shared their experiences online had their ceiling collapse even though they warned their landlords that it would if nothing was fixed. Some people were constantly visited by their landlords without calling first, and others had to deal with literal mushrooms growing from cracks.
These issues should be fixed by the landlord even if they aren’t legally required to as it’s their property and it would be unfair to put that burden on the tenant because they won’t live there forever. Plus, tenants often pay ridiculous prices for being able to live there so it is reasonable to expect that money to be used to make their homes livable.
#5
$1950/Month Shower Completely Falls Apart Been Like This For 2 Months And Various Calls To Maintenance And Still Nothing
Jo Choto 3 years ago
That's going to require an entire rehab of the shower cubicle. I would suggest a call to the local housing authority.
Kate 3 years ago
Considering how much mold is in that wall, it'll require more than that. And in the meantime, it's uninhabitable. Definitely reach out to local housing authority.
Load More Replies... Rissie 3 years ago (edited)
That mold will make you sick. Even if it's behind tiling. Many people assume that tiles and grout is what makes it watertight, but that's not true. You need a watertight seal behind it to protect the wall from water entering through the grout. Especially if it's some sort of wooden construction. Terribly done. Remove the tile and kill the mold on the surface with bleach.
Russ Kincade 3 years ago
SHAME on the contractor who built that as well! I've seen this before several times. If you tile directly over drywall this is inevitable.
Elizabeth Calvert 3 years ago
Omg that's because they didn't use backer board (cement board) or even green board (moisture resistant sheet rock/drywall and it looks like it was just glued on not installed with thin set
Lyn Moffett 3 years ago
Do you not have housing officers who can deal with this?? Money grabbing bstrds most landlords. Risking people’s health.
#6
Buren 3 years ago
Holy rat! And I thought fridge is one of the very few places that is rat proof.
Pollywog 3 years ago
Nothing is rat proof. They can chew through metal garbage cans!!
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Rijkærd 3 years ago (edited)
Thats no normal rat...thats a whole gym going, walks with a swagger and owns a couple of sluggers kinda rat...its a Bad Ass Rat.
Annie Bieber 3 years ago (edited)
As a former Orkin "Man"...Rats can chew through cast iron pipes...a fridge...no problema. 🙈
Sarge's Heroes 3 years ago
"You're living in movie star conditions".....on the set of Ratatouille
P.A.B. 3 years ago
Send pictures to landlord electronically and hard copies delivered that have to be signed for. You’ll have proof that you informed them that there’s an infestation problem. If they don’t respond, reporters/ tv stations might love a good rat infestation story…especially with disgusting pictures. You might have to move, but that wouldn’t be a bad thing, anyway.
Lori Oostendorp 3 years ago
I would recommend sending a copy of that notification to the state housing department as well. Doesn't hurt to have higher up authorities know your landlord has been notified of the problem......in case they don't fix it.
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Sian Edwards 3 years ago
And on inspection of the contents of the fridge, I am to conclude that the rat was somewhere in the UK.
Forbes Lopez-Forbes 3 years ago
Since the landlord isn't doing anything about it, report the infestation to your council's EHO (environmental health office)
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lgbt_squid.12 3 years ago
ummm that is bad but can't you replace the fridge yourself? Our fridge once broke down in the place we rented and we had to buy it ourselves.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
I'm a tough cookie, but I'd be really scared to move the fridge. Who knows how many rats will come out of whatever is behind that?
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The Deputy Director explained what are the legal requirements for landlords in the UK, "Landlords have to keep properties in a safe condition and must also ensure the property has an Energy Performance Certificate, an annual gas safety certificate and in some cases a licence. When a tenancy starts, the landlord must protect the tenant’s deposit, and provide a How To Rent guide. If any of these things are missing the landlord cannot evict the tenant without providing a reason – though if your home is unsafe you need the council to serve an improvement notice to protect you. Although landlords ordinarily don’t need a reason to evict tenants, they must still follow a legal process. If landlords fail to license their properties, ignore an improvement notice or evict a tenant illegally, the tenant can claim back rent."
#7
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
This is a human parasite - they are extremely hard to eliminate!
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Jaime Blackwater 3 years ago
I try not to think how many bottom feeding worthless people are out there living the rich life off other people's misery. Sigh.
Lyn Moffett 3 years ago
Fkn disgusting!!! I once went to view a property and asked the usual it was supposed to be furnished ,, I was looking for a place for my friend and her kids after she left her ex,, anyway. I asked the usual and was told yes it’s furnished yes there’s running water etc , unfortunately he omitted to tell me the running water was running ok except it was literally running down the bloody wall and the furniture was a dining table with two chairs one which only had three legs. Needless to say I told him what to do with his furnished flat.
#8
Suzi Q 3 years ago
They probably would have removed this rental from their listings.
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Josh Coker 3 years ago
reminds me of the hotel my gf stayed at in lincoln city. thankfully we got a full refund. the rusted salt shaker was the over kill.
Brenda Pereira 3 years ago
Rented a beautiful (in photos and reviews) place for a 2 month stay in Europe. It had bed bugs so bad! I have a real fear of bringing bed bugs home and we stayed elsewhere, but we were out the cost while we waited and argued with the first place.
Lyn Moffett 3 years ago
How the hell did they get on Airbnb’s books. Airbnb will probably refund you if you contact them.
Landlords are paid for just owning a property by a person who doesn’t have it. That means they have power over them and because their tenant needs a place to live, they can dictate the rules.
Their main objective is to earn money because landlords may not even have a job and rely on income from their renters. They put the least amount of money into the house after it has been rented to someone so that they can earn more.
#9
Is This Safe And Secure? Landlord Is Denying Our Maintenance Request
BusLady 3 years ago
My son lived in a rooming house where his neighbors tore his door off the hinges to break in and rob him. When he asked for the door to be fixed, the landlady (I use the term lady loosely) was mad at him for the door getting broken. She couldn't understand why he didn't feel safe not having a door.
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
My friend had this happen. Some drunk person kicked in his back door thinking that it was their apartment and the landlord refused to fix it. He said oh it's probably someone you knew that was mad at you.
Lyn Moffett 3 years ago
No chance. Can you afford to take him to court. That’s trouble waiting to happen.
Our interviewee agrees that "Ultimately a lot of the rights that tenants have to a safe home are undermined by the sheer power imbalance in the rental market, where landlords can bully tenants into silence with the threat of a Section 21 notice or an unaffordable rent increase, and the housing shortage means few tenants can simply move somewhere better."
We wondered if there is anything that people should take notice when signing a contract to avoid getting into such homes that are falling apart and the landlord is indifferent to those issues, but turns out, there is not much help from that "Tenancy agreements will rarely include information that will help tenants avoid getting ripped off, or show tenants where to look to understand their rights."
#10
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
I thought I had mice at my old apartment. It turns out it was just a mouse a little baby causing all this damage luckily I was able to back it into a pantry and catch it with a pasta strainer once I released it I never had a problem again for 7 years till I moved out. Well not with mice.
Łukasz Markuszewski 3 years ago
in Poland it is illegal to landlord to enter rented property without asking the person who is renting it.
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
What did the landlord and her mates do in your place? Was there something special about it?
BusLady 3 years ago
That would be creepy to wake up and there are people in your apartment.
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Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Our landlord - we had a house - all of a sudden we would see he and his sons looking in the windows. Got blinds for the first story but you could still hear them out side so we calld the Police because of prowlers! Stopped almost instantly!
Those nasty landlords are usually not business people who are used to meeting their clients' needs and compromising because at the end of the day, a landlord and a tenant have a business relationship as the former provides a service and the latter buys that service.
Those numbers they see in cash or in their bank accounts may make them even more greedy and forget to budget for maintenance, repairs and other expenses that come with owning a property.
#11
Dillon Brown 3 years ago
To be fair, if he stopped breathing in his sleep the black mold would never bother him again 🤔
Load More Replies... Terry Tobias 3 years ago
I'd ask them to demonstrate this "stop breathing" technique so I'd know how to do it.
kkathleen517 3 years ago
What? Nah-ah! I'm sorry I don't believe that an adult human told someone to "stop breathing while they sleep" to get rid of mold. No way someone is that silly
#12
At My Airbnb There’s A Mushroom Growing Out Of The Bathroom Door
Thomas Sweda 3 years ago
Eat it quick ! If the landlord sees it, he’ll probably charge you for it.
Have you ever been in a similar situation as people who shared their stories? If you have any of your own, feel free to share them in the comments! Also, don’t forget to upvote the stories that you felt were the most unfair and let us know your opinion on how such situations can be prevented.
#13
Blarrg 3 years ago
More than likely she paid a cleaning deposit when she moved in.
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rumade 3 years ago
Hah! Protection means nothing. If they spend your deposit you have to jump through all sorts of hoops to get it back. And they're terrible at charging for cleaning even in a spotless flat.
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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago
Cleaning is reasonable, if somewhat unfair, but the deposit is legally protected.
#14
Lori Ashley 3 years ago
I would say naming and feeding them would make them "pets" and those aren't allowed. So the landlord would have to get them out.
Béla Kun 3 years ago
The problem is that they become your pets so you are the one that needs to get rid of them
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#15
I Brought Bed Bugs Home From Airbnb Stay
Jo Choto 3 years ago
That's unfortunate, but often the problem is not known until it's too late.
Kelly O'Leary 3 years ago
Huh? Bed bug bites are immediate and recognizable.
Load More Replies... Annie Bieber 3 years ago
As a former Orkin Inspector...ALWAYS look under mattresses, in the carpet & wall edge for these pin head size vectors & check bedding for teeny bloodstains & small "particles" aka BB poo...
DelvianBlue 3 years ago (edited)
I found some at a hotel once. Luckily I had read how you should always pull back the fitted sheets and check the creases of the mattress as soon as you get in. We were in the room all of 10 minutes before showing the manager the bugs and getting a new room. He was really good and called it in immediately to upper management. A friend of mine once told me that in America at least, never stay at a hotel with a yellow sign - and darned if he wasn't right! This one had bedbugs, but at a different hotel with a yellow sign we found black mold all over one wall!
Thomson StClair 3 years ago
When we return from a hotel/AirBnB/whatever stay, we keep our suitcases outside for a few days and slowly unpack them and investigate every article for bugs before bringing them in the house.
Shane S 3 years ago
I wash everything in my suitcase- even clothes I didn’t wear.
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Immortal Emperor Paradox 3 years ago
Bedbugs are the worst s**t, worse than cockroaches, rats, mosquitoes, etc.
kaylynn L 3 years ago
I thought that too...until I got an insidious cockroach infestation that's been treated 6 times and counting, bedbugs gone after the first treatment. The roaches are making me feel suicidal.
Load More Replies... Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
It’s good protocol to put/keep your suitcase(s) in the tub until you’ve determined what your room/bed bug situation. In 1988, I checked into a hole-in-the-wall place in Singapore (back before they cleaned up the place) and woke up to find my bed, my sheets, my person crawling with hundreds and hundreds of bedbugs. I screamed, but stayed put until dawn because I had no idea of what might befall me if I just hung around outside somewhere at 5:30 am. After that, everything I did was an improvement on my opening salvo.
#16
Ti Wa 3 years ago
If your landlord let's himself in without notice, why not just call the police?
Deja Katz 3 years ago
Even if you do, the landlord’s gonna kick you out either way
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Dinosaur 3 years ago
Break and enter? Smashing a window? That’s not a landlord. That’s a robber.
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
In the US, there are laws protecting tenants against most of these abuses. The system is set up in favor of the wealthy, but tenants do have some legal protections.
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
As there are in most countries. Still doesn't stop the abuse
Load More Replies... Boredcanadian1234 3 years ago (edited)
Caught my landlord multiple times. When covid hit I started working from home. The wood on my door frame actually split from him opening the door with the chain on multiple times when they thought I was at work.
P.A.B. 3 years ago (edited)
You got kicked out (it didn’t seem good at the time, but you know it is). Well, social media is a for real thing, and that sh*t: city, state, address, slumlord’s name, and especially PICTURES, would be on TikTok, YouTube, Twitter and any other platform I could reach. It’s not slander or libel if it’s true, and you have the proof. Sometimes you have to put folks on blast for stuff to change.
Jaybird3939 3 years ago
I'd scream bloody murder and act like someone had broken in. They need to inform you before they come barging in.
#17
Robert T 3 years ago
Whilst it is pretty crappy, this is likely to be perfectly legal. Someone has to pay for the damage and unless you have insurance, it is unfortunately likely to be you that has to pay.
MJR_007 3 years ago
Landlord insurance covers that and is def not responsibility of tenant for this sort of damage
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Monic Krugell 3 years ago
one of those unfortunate grown-up things that is not your fault but still your responsibility
Tobias Rieper 3 years ago
only if the tenant was the one who caused the damage and if they didn't that's what landlords insurance is for
Load More Replies... Boredcanadian1234 3 years ago
There is a landlord online who posts how to SCAM renters out of the deposit. Scum bag.
buttonpusher 3 years ago
Had an agency who tried to keep the deposit for slight marks on the wall that were there when we moved in. The agent even pointed them out at the viewing and told us that was from moving the sofas in.
#18
Jo Choto 3 years ago
Exactly what part of the building were you supposed to stay in? Also, cable running through the pool!?!?!?
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
This thread is mixing rented apartments and airbnb's. They're really two totally different categories.
Marcellus II 3 years ago
Well, you sleep at night when they stop working, this is fiiiiine.
Load More Replies... Jay Harkness 1 year ago
kind of sounds like the owners wanted to get a way from the construction and make a bit of money off the "empty" house at the same time.
Nicole Tomme 3 years ago
I think unmasked workers was the least of your problems here. Electrocution is a much higher risk.
#19
Frannie Kaplan 3 years ago
You think evey country has an accessible board of health?
Load More Replies... featherytoad 3 years ago
God, I am so glad I own my home. I'm not bragging, I just can't imagine not dealing with something as soon as it happens.
#20
Rissie 3 years ago
And get actual masks while doing that. Mold is a b***h.
Load More Replies... Annie Bieber 3 years ago
GET OUT NOW!! Mold can cause severe PERMANENT Neurological and Pulmonary Damage...
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
It’s absolutely toxic! In a number U.S. states, you can have your (or your landlord’s) place torn down because it’s considered a biohazard.
Load More Replies... SomePeopleCallMeMaurice 3 years ago (edited)
My college dorm apartment grew black mold on the entire interior wall next to my bed. When I complained and asked if I could move - with a doctor’s note saying that it had made me quite ill (I’d become so sick that semester that I had to get special permission from my professors to not physically show up to class, but work from home) the college refused, but agreed to clean and repaint the wall. Within 2 months it had grown back. 😬
Amaranthim Talon 3 years ago
That mask is going to do zip to keep mold out- or covid free for that matter
#21
Thomson StClair 3 years ago
You get what you deserve when you go through AirBnB. No regulations in place, and no accountability.
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I Was At An Airbnb With This Extremely Dirty Sponge (Left). We Asked The Owner For A Cleaner One And She Gave Us This (Right)
Sanne H. 3 years ago
Indeed. Just go to the nearest supermarket, buy a 10-pack for 1 euro and leave the nine you don’t use for the next renters to enjoy.
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Rissie 3 years ago
Really? That's your complaint? I mean it's hilarious that they gave you a dirty one back, but these are like toothpaste and soap and toilet paper. You can replace those by doing this thing we call "grocery shopping". They're in aisle six, next to the paper towels.
Vicky Z 3 years ago
I've been wandering in aisle six for two days now rissie and can't find anything! Maybe it's not international😅😅
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Ben Smith 3 years ago
Lol, you asked for a clean sponge for an air BNB? Sorry that's just weird
Wondering Alice 3 years ago
I know right? It would never cross my mind to do this
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April Stephens 3 years ago
Unfortunately, if this kind of thing bothers you, Airbnbs may not be for you. Everything in the kitchen could be "extremely dirty" by your standards.
Rannveig Ess 3 years ago
I'm puzzled by these people complaining about airbnb issues. There are rules. There are guidelines. You can be reported, taken off the Airbnb list if you are a jerk about the area you're renting on airbnb. I really don't go thru life looking for things or people to sue or get Medieval on but why do all these posters put up with situations that legally they don't have to? This includes these Landlord horror stories.
#23
Needmorecowbell 3 years ago
That’s literally 💯 against the law. We HAVE to provide heat ( unless maybe you live in Key West)…we just don’t have to provide a/c. I can’t understand why he stayed a year. This would have been grounds for terminating the lease because the LANDLORD breached it! Pro tip from landlady: you still have to go through proper channels so you don’t get screwed. Make repair requests IN WRITING! Document! And then don’t hold back rent, keep paying, go straight to court. 🤷🏻♀️ As a landlady, I hate a-hole landlords.
DotC 3 years ago
Even if you win, you get banned from renting again. The big management companies talk to each other.
Load More Replies... Boredcanadian1234 3 years ago
Had a landlord go through my underwear drawer unknown to me. Found out when he started to make comments about sex toys etc. No solid evidence except his all to spot on comments. Yep. Said sex toys went right into the trash. I moved .
#24
The Toilet Seat In My Airbnb
Deja Katz 3 years ago (edited)
Scr0te/labia pincher if you sit down too fast!
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Maggie Lewis 3 years ago
wow, how the mighty have fallen. Airbnb used to be good but seems like it is really bad....this toilet is terrible.
#25
Robert T 3 years ago
If this is a property with locking rooms for different tenants, then it is classed as a HMO (House of Multiple Occupancy) and there are a whole raft of additional rules that need to be complied with, especially around fire safety. The door may or may not be compliant, but it will have to have adequate smoke alarms etc.
Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago (edited)
Right? I'm in the US and my sister rented a room near the U of WA. The guy bought a 4 bedroom house and just chopped the crap out of it to accommodate 16! people. Bedrooms were not only cut in half, they were quartered. She basically had 125 sf of living space. It was NOT an AirB&B , but rental student housing - And NOTHING was up to code. When she moved out (I certainly didn't want to upset her living arrangements) I called the authorities. Turned out, this was only 1 of about 5 homes he'd done the same to so he could use them for "student housing". He was jailed (intentional personal endangerment, I think - along with other charges referring to construction without proper licenses, etc.) and fines so much he was forced to sell all the houses. Yeah - don't mess with mine.
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Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
Landlords who rent to students know that their tenants are almost certainly unaware of the laws that protect tenants. They get away with a lot of illegal stuff that way. (I live in a college town.)
P.A.B. 3 years ago
I’m telling you, The Health Department really loves stuff like this. It can even be reported anonymously. Or have the conversation again, this time with your phone recording your landlord while showing them pictures. It’s not illegal because you’re not recording without their knowledge. See what the response is then. Go for it.
#27
Rattus Norvegicus 3 years ago
i started thinking about pompey the great fsr. historian perks lol
#28
BusLady 3 years ago
I had a landlord who hired a service to mow the lawns. The mower threw a rock that shattered our front window and the landlord expected us to pay to replace it.
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
Aww hėll no! His mowing service his problem. If they don't know enough to face the mower's vent away from the house, they're a dumbâss and occasionally it still happens, but he hired, he pays.
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Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago (edited)
That's when you replace it yourself & deduct the cost from your rent. As long as you provide receipts, they have no choice but to honor it.
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Wesley Lucas 3 years ago
We had a problem like this in my last apartment. Every time we'd take a bath, the girl downstairs would have water coming down her ceiling. My landlord kept calling me and asking if we were "splashing around" or leaving my son unattended (the answer was no on both counts). This went on for months until finally he decided to come check it out. Turned out the idiot who was supposed to install the little piece of foam/insulation behind the bathtub overflow drain hadn't done it correctly and it was just wedged in there sideways, leaving all this space for water to leak out from the drain and under the tub/onto the floor and eventually down to her ceiling. Of course we never got an apology for all those assumptions that we were in there just sloshing water around for the hell of it 🙄
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#30
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
Probably not a great idea to have your wedding reception in an airbnb. In fact, I wonder if it's legal.
Laura Silverstein 3 years ago
I heard of a couple asking for a refund for almost 6 months and Airbnb refused until they (the couple) threatened legal action, so they finally got the refund. Just threaten to sue Airbnb and they will comply
Gwenn Kuhns 3 years ago
Take them to court. A lot of people have been having this problem and have been able to get all or some of their money back. Because Covid would be under act of God.
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Troux 3 years ago
Nominative determinism. From Wikipedia: "The term patel derives from the word Patidar, literally "one who holds (owned) pieces of land called patis", implying a higher economic status than that of the landless, ultimately from Sanskrit paṭṭakīla, with the ending -dar (from Sanskrit "धार" - supporting, containing, holding) denoting ownership."
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Lori Ashley 3 years ago
While it seems ridiculous to ask for $0.11, that can add up for a landlord. If everyone paid $0.11 less or $0.60 less or even $1.27 less than their rent, depending on how many tenants there are, and how many months this happens, that could be a lot of money over time. If it's the only time this tenant has done this this, then the landlord should let it go. But the tenant should also make sure to pay the right amount. I can see both sides.
Black nigha 3 years ago
Probably cost more in calories spent +time + energy used by the email servers Not worth the effort
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Cold Contagious 3 years ago
Absolutely 💯, let them worry about the installation.
Load More Replies... BusLady 3 years ago
We lived in Colorado where it gets very cold in the winter. The heat was not working, so we called the landlord. He arranged with a company to come over to fix the furnace. When that company called me to set up an appointment, I was informed that the landlord told them that we, the tenants, would be paying for the repair.
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Jo Choto 3 years ago
If you were happy with the rent, then it doesn't matter what percentage of the mortgage it was, and it doesn't matter who was paying the balance.
Stoopham McFernybabes 3 years ago (edited)
Their personal finances are none of your business. If you are upset at the “principle” of being lied to, for a lie that kinda has no impact on you whatsoever, there will be a lot of things that will upset you in life.
John Powers 3 years ago
So if my parents were to give me a car, I'd be wrong to charge you to sell it to you?
Shelli Aderman 3 years ago
Rental rate OK? Tenant requests taken care of when asked? I’m not a fan of arsenate landlords either, but this has ZERO impact on the tenant’s life. They are legally her landlord, and can charge whatever they like. It’s their source of income. 🤷🏽♀️
Viktor 3 years ago
My rent for a small studio was about the same as my mortgage for a flat almost 3x the size. Renters are almost always paying "too much" when you compare it like that. However, there is a second side to it. We just moved to a bigger house and I was wondering if it's worth keeping the flat as an investment to rent it out. It turns out that after all the additional costs, I would only make 150-200 euros profit per month with the current rents. Not enough money to justify all the headache and I would literally go broke if someone decides to not pay rent for a few months. We sold our flat and just keep what we live in.
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Jo Choto 3 years ago
Can we not be reasonable? Let's assume it was a genuine oversight and just ask for a tiny compensation and/or for someone to come clean it. It's not the end of the world if that's the only thing that wasn't cleaned.
Alexej Dvorak 3 years ago (edited)
Wondering about the hashtag. Why should the federal department of health bother themselves with a bad AirBnB experience. I'm sensing a Karen here.
Terry Tobias 3 years ago
When I moved into my current apartment there was so much grease and crud on the bottom of my stove that I had to shovel it out with a spatula.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
You won’t get a luxury rental for $250 a night, that’s ridiculous.
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Albino 3 years ago
Is the second picture of a bent poster in a frame? I could not care less when renting something.
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
It's a incredibly sad lampshade though. For me, when you look around and see how people have let things like that go, you wonder what else is overlooked as well. It could be worse but for $300 a night, I'd be a little disappointed with the decor to say the least. I'd definitely be inspecting the sheets and mattress to make sure they are clean and free from unwanted pests.
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Wondering Alice 3 years ago
I'm not sure i get what is going on. I have stopped in quite a few rooms in Cardiff which were way cheaper and very good quality. Why are people paying airbnb when there are proffesionaly run alternatives? I would understand if it was cheap.
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
That's for three people though. I mean I've stayed in cheaper places in Cardiff, but they were hotels and I guess if you want to be together that's no good.
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Jo Choto 3 years ago
Some of these stories are genuinely disturbing. AirBnB seems like a total hit or miss. but if you are a renter, or are planning on renting, please do lots and lots of research on the laws and on what rights you have and on what to do when your living quarters become unsafe or impossible to use. Find out who the authorities are, find out names and numbers and bother them until they do something. Find out free local organizations that can offer you support and legal advice. Find out the key words and phrases you need to use in writing that will force your landlord/lady to take action. Do these things BEFORE you move into your first apartment, or your next apartment.
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
All very well, but when there is a shortage of rentals it makes very little difference what rights you have. I say this as a lawyer who represents tenants in disputes. Landlords get away with a lot because they can.
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Rose the Cook 3 years ago
Group of Chinese work colleagues were considering jointly buying a rental property in Australia because friends there were boasting what high rents they could get. The intending landlords had no idea they would be responsible for maintenance, insurance etc of the property and were horrified when I told them. I don't know about other countries, but too many Australian rentals are owned by landlords who have never set foot in the country and can never be contacted for repairs. The government makes noises about foreign ownership but nothing seems to get done for tenants.
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
They may well have been horrified but I wouldn't be surprised if their mates then told them that it's easy to get away with doing nothing as a landlord in Australia. And you can abuse your tenants as much as you like and get away with it.
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Francesca Annoni 3 years ago
My sister has an apartment with an indipendent top floor..she decided with her partner to transform in a mini apartment with kitchen corner and small living room, it was originally an attic so they kept a part closed with wall and door as storage.. we are in Italy, the laws for Airbnb are good and the review are important so this small space was new, nice, clean..and usually also the customers were nice. Except one. We don't know who are you but we hope you'll burn in hell.. Whe discovered only in December that one of the summer customers forced the door of the storage part , stole their Christmas tree (we don't use a real one, but it was beautiful and EXPENSIVE) with all the homemade decorations by our mother. Who steal a Christmas tree?? I hope you feel ashamed every Christmas...
April Stephens 3 years ago
How sad. Don't let them rob you of joy, hope, and peace each Christmas. It was a horrible thing. Now, how to let it go? 🕊️
Load More Replies... Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
Yes, I stick to hotels, although I understand if you're traveling with a family Airbnb might be attractive. Hotels are much more reliable and in most big cities they are comparable to or cheaper than an Airbnb.
Load More Replies... Wondering Alice 3 years ago
Last place I rented, it was the letting agency who were the problem. Landlady was lovely, she came round about every month because i was looking after her cat and we got on really well. She preferred to leave house issues to the agency. Many times agency out right lied to both of us. Eg, fire broke and house was freezing. They told landlady it was just a cosmetic problem and me that the landlady was refusing to pay for the fix. When I said i will put you on speaker because she is here right now they got really angry. Many many problems. They also tried to withhold deposit because of 'pet damage' which was her cat scratching MY sofa. We have moved out - adopted the cat, and still friends with landlady who sold up as it was so much hassle.
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago (edited)
Why did she persist with that property manager when she heard them lie? That seems odd to me.
Load More Replies... BusLady 3 years ago
Tenant rights vary depending on where you live, obviously. And just because tenant rights laws exist on paper, it doesn't mean that they will actually protect the tenant in these horrible situations. Money talks. If you are poor, you don't have the money to take your landlord to court. And you probably won't win anyway. Housing authorities are understaffed and overwhelmed with requests for help. There are plenty of slumlords who just don't care, and there are no consequences. What they deserve in these situations is to have rent withheld until they fix the problems.
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
Doesn't mean either that the owners are protected from bad tenants. Rental properties are hard to come by BECAUSE too many tenants are bad. You CANNOT lame either the agent or the OWNER IF you do not clean up after yourself. If you want a daily house cleaner to come in, it WILL cost!
Load More Replies... Who Panda 420 3 years ago
I know it depends on local laws but where I live if your landlord refuses to fix something you can refuse to pay them put the money that you would have used for rent in a bank account and when you come before the judge you can show the proof of what they refuse to fix and prove that you still had the rent money and the judge will find in your favor.
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah! I Know about tenants like that. Kick a hole in the wall, and demand the Landlord fix it. Or break windows when you are drunk and expect the landlord to fix it. Leave filthy messes of food scraps, piss and faeces and then expect the landlord to do something about the cockroaches and rats.
Load More Replies... Sinkvenice 3 years ago
1/2 I used to live in a house share, which I f*****g hated. Some dude moved in and he was an alcoholic. He'd get incredibly drunk and would say nasty things to me and try to square up to me. I'm a 5'5 110Ib girl and he's a 6'1 200Ib man. Every time I told my landlord, she said, even though I was scared, ignore him. The last straw was he got black out drunk and ran riot at four in the morning. He was running up and down the stairs, yelling and swearing, calling someone called Chris a c**t (nobody called Chris lives there) and banging on the bedroom door of a girl (who had luckily locked it, as he was trying to get in).
Sinkvenice 3 years ago
2/2 He was screaming at her and demanding to speak to some other guy nobody knows. I recorded everything. I told my landlord and played her the recordings. She served him with a 24 hour eviction notice, he called me a lying c**t and when I played him the recordings he didn’t believe it was him. I told my landlord that I do not want to live in a house with an alcoholic, as my ex was one and he was brutal to me. She didn’t kick him out, so I left. I’d rented a couple of properties from her over the years and thought we had a fantastic landlord/tenant relationship. Who cares if he’s an alcoholic, the rent gets paid right? He wasn’t even doing that and she still let him stay.
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Tee Witt 3 years ago
The problem is we do not know what country these lettings are happening so can not really offer advice.
Chancey 3 years ago
Would be REALLY helpful and informative if people would say where they are in stead of just "here".
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 3 years ago
Some of these stories are genuinely disturbing. AirBnB seems like a total hit or miss. but if you are a renter, or are planning on renting, please do lots and lots of research on the laws and on what rights you have and on what to do when your living quarters become unsafe or impossible to use. Find out who the authorities are, find out names and numbers and bother them until they do something. Find out free local organizations that can offer you support and legal advice. Find out the key words and phrases you need to use in writing that will force your landlord/lady to take action. Do these things BEFORE you move into your first apartment, or your next apartment.
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
All very well, but when there is a shortage of rentals it makes very little difference what rights you have. I say this as a lawyer who represents tenants in disputes. Landlords get away with a lot because they can.
Load More Replies... Rose the Cook 3 years ago
Group of Chinese work colleagues were considering jointly buying a rental property in Australia because friends there were boasting what high rents they could get. The intending landlords had no idea they would be responsible for maintenance, insurance etc of the property and were horrified when I told them. I don't know about other countries, but too many Australian rentals are owned by landlords who have never set foot in the country and can never be contacted for repairs. The government makes noises about foreign ownership but nothing seems to get done for tenants.
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
They may well have been horrified but I wouldn't be surprised if their mates then told them that it's easy to get away with doing nothing as a landlord in Australia. And you can abuse your tenants as much as you like and get away with it.
Load More Replies... Francesca Annoni 3 years ago
My sister has an apartment with an indipendent top floor..she decided with her partner to transform in a mini apartment with kitchen corner and small living room, it was originally an attic so they kept a part closed with wall and door as storage.. we are in Italy, the laws for Airbnb are good and the review are important so this small space was new, nice, clean..and usually also the customers were nice. Except one. We don't know who are you but we hope you'll burn in hell.. Whe discovered only in December that one of the summer customers forced the door of the storage part , stole their Christmas tree (we don't use a real one, but it was beautiful and EXPENSIVE) with all the homemade decorations by our mother. Who steal a Christmas tree?? I hope you feel ashamed every Christmas...
April Stephens 3 years ago
How sad. Don't let them rob you of joy, hope, and peace each Christmas. It was a horrible thing. Now, how to let it go? 🕊️
Load More Replies... Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
Yes, I stick to hotels, although I understand if you're traveling with a family Airbnb might be attractive. Hotels are much more reliable and in most big cities they are comparable to or cheaper than an Airbnb.
Load More Replies... Wondering Alice 3 years ago
Last place I rented, it was the letting agency who were the problem. Landlady was lovely, she came round about every month because i was looking after her cat and we got on really well. She preferred to leave house issues to the agency. Many times agency out right lied to both of us. Eg, fire broke and house was freezing. They told landlady it was just a cosmetic problem and me that the landlady was refusing to pay for the fix. When I said i will put you on speaker because she is here right now they got really angry. Many many problems. They also tried to withhold deposit because of 'pet damage' which was her cat scratching MY sofa. We have moved out - adopted the cat, and still friends with landlady who sold up as it was so much hassle.
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago (edited)
Why did she persist with that property manager when she heard them lie? That seems odd to me.
Load More Replies... BusLady 3 years ago
Tenant rights vary depending on where you live, obviously. And just because tenant rights laws exist on paper, it doesn't mean that they will actually protect the tenant in these horrible situations. Money talks. If you are poor, you don't have the money to take your landlord to court. And you probably won't win anyway. Housing authorities are understaffed and overwhelmed with requests for help. There are plenty of slumlords who just don't care, and there are no consequences. What they deserve in these situations is to have rent withheld until they fix the problems.
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
Doesn't mean either that the owners are protected from bad tenants. Rental properties are hard to come by BECAUSE too many tenants are bad. You CANNOT lame either the agent or the OWNER IF you do not clean up after yourself. If you want a daily house cleaner to come in, it WILL cost!
Load More Replies... Who Panda 420 3 years ago
I know it depends on local laws but where I live if your landlord refuses to fix something you can refuse to pay them put the money that you would have used for rent in a bank account and when you come before the judge you can show the proof of what they refuse to fix and prove that you still had the rent money and the judge will find in your favor.
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah! I Know about tenants like that. Kick a hole in the wall, and demand the Landlord fix it. Or break windows when you are drunk and expect the landlord to fix it. Leave filthy messes of food scraps, piss and faeces and then expect the landlord to do something about the cockroaches and rats.
Load More Replies... Sinkvenice 3 years ago
1/2 I used to live in a house share, which I f*****g hated. Some dude moved in and he was an alcoholic. He'd get incredibly drunk and would say nasty things to me and try to square up to me. I'm a 5'5 110Ib girl and he's a 6'1 200Ib man. Every time I told my landlord, she said, even though I was scared, ignore him. The last straw was he got black out drunk and ran riot at four in the morning. He was running up and down the stairs, yelling and swearing, calling someone called Chris a c**t (nobody called Chris lives there) and banging on the bedroom door of a girl (who had luckily locked it, as he was trying to get in).
Sinkvenice 3 years ago
2/2 He was screaming at her and demanding to speak to some other guy nobody knows. I recorded everything. I told my landlord and played her the recordings. She served him with a 24 hour eviction notice, he called me a lying c**t and when I played him the recordings he didn’t believe it was him. I told my landlord that I do not want to live in a house with an alcoholic, as my ex was one and he was brutal to me. She didn’t kick him out, so I left. I’d rented a couple of properties from her over the years and thought we had a fantastic landlord/tenant relationship. Who cares if he’s an alcoholic, the rent gets paid right? He wasn’t even doing that and she still let him stay.
Load More Replies... Tee Witt 3 years ago
The problem is we do not know what country these lettings are happening so can not really offer advice.
Chancey 3 years ago
Would be REALLY helpful and informative if people would say where they are in stead of just "here".
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