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People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Remember, there are two sides to every story. Even in stories about landlords and tenants! I know, I know, it sounds like something straight out of an upside-down fairytale, but there are genuinely nice landlords out there (while some renters are more akin to evil stepmothers).

Case in point, Jerry Ciro Ucci uploaded photos as evidence as to why rent and security deposits can sometimes be sky-high. The pics are… shocking, to say the least and perfectly illustrate what absolute pigs some people can be. Scratch that, pigs are cleaner.

Jerry’s post went viral as some people saw the landlords’ and property managers’ side of things for the very first time. Scroll down and feast your eyes. You’ll cringe. You’ll wonder how these tenants could live like this. You might even gasp. Be sure to let us know if you’ve ever seen people trashing homes like this in the comments below, dear Readers.

A landlord shared photos of what one family did to his property

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

At the time of writing, Jerry’s post got over 25k likes on Facebook and was reshared 49k times. Some internet users even shared the story with law enforcement and suggested that the family be brought to justice.

Bigger Pockets has some simple but to-the-point advice for fresh-faced landlords. Even if you believe in the inherent goodness of mankind, you can’t deny that there are some rotten apples out there. Apples that could spread the rot to your property. So it’s important to screen out potential problem-causers.

Two things that you should look at are the tenants’ incomes and credit scores. A poor credit score is more closely linked to risky behavior than a high credit score. Of course, there are always exceptions. But you want to do business with individuals who pay their rent on time, not those who always make excuses.

“Couldn’t pay rent but could always afford butts”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“The living room/trash bin”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Bathroom #1. Where all the rabbits were living”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

Puking off the balcony on to the downstairs businesses trash cans”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

Got trash?”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Soiled diapers lay where ever the kid was changed!”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Petrified mix of poop, right next to where they slept!”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Trail of trash continued”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Destroyed 100 year old floors with layers of urine and poop”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“The shower, also a trash bin/litter box”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Sink that looks to be a great ashtray as well”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Hardened poop in the kitchen”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Mix of poop, food and who the hell knows what in kitchen drawers…”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Windowsill with some sort of jellied something?”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Freezer snacks!”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Not sure what we have here?”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Ahh yes the room the dog was locked in! The black spots are a mix of diarrhea, and urine!”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Rabbit toilet!”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Actual toilet”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“More extremely dirty diapers”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Another poop filled diaper….. let’s just toss that under the sink! Out of sight out of mind rite?”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Tampons and more dirty diapers. Mmmmm”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“I found one hiding filled with poop stuck behind a dresser…”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“This folks is a broken drug pipe of some sort”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Bahhh just dump that soda on the wall. Don’t worry the property manager will clean that up in 6-7months”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Anything goes with playdoe apparently?”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Yummo. Hairy toothpaste balls! My fav”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Someone practicing their addition”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“The flies are also our pets! The more the better!”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“More up and coming artistry”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

“Is that poop on your hands, best thing to do is wipe it off on the trim!”

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

Image credits: Jerry Ciro Ucci

Everyone should be given a chance to redeem themselves. After all, we all have the potential to make serious mistakes in life due to desperation or factors outside of our control. However, landlords also have the right to look through tenants’ criminal records and refuse to rent to them.

Also, keep in mind that just because a person has incredibly positive landlord references doesn’t make them a good tenant. They don’t reflect the whole truth and can be faked, so they should be taken with a pinch of salt. Did I say a pinch? I meant a cartload.

Landlords should also check whether potential tenants got back their previous security deposits. And why. Previous behavior is an indication of future behavior. Keep that in mind. Because you wouldn’t want to have the same thing that happened to Jerry happen to you now, would you?

Here’s what people thought when they saw Jerry’s photos

People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

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Storytelling, journalism, and art are a core part of who I am. I've been writing and drawing ever since I could walk—there is nothing else I'd rather do. My formal education, however, is focused on politics, philosophy, and economics because I've always been curious about the gap between the ideal and the real. At work, I'm a Senior Writer and I cover a broad range of topics that I'm passionate about: from psychology and changes in work culture to healthy living, relationships, and design. In my spare time, I'm an avid hiker and reader, enjoy writing short stories, and love to doodle. I thrive when I'm outdoors, going on small adventures in nature. However, you can also find me enjoying a big mug of coffee with a good book (or ten) and entertaining friends with fantasy tabletop games and sci-fi movies.

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I’m Foxxy and I know it 😉 4 years ago

HOW can people live like that?? I may not be the tidiest person but seriously how can they not smell their disgusting mess. Just gross. I feel for the children and the animals, I hope they get some sort of help. They don't deserve to live in the filth their parent/s put up with.

90points

Ellen 4 years ago

I think addiction is so gripping that it takes away a person's ability to see the destruction they're causing-even in front of their own eyes. Ergo, they were living in filth but so ravaged by the disease of addiction that they couldn't function or live by societal standards due to the drugs' grip. What's so tragic is that the parents addiction had a tragic effect on helpless creatures (the kids and animals) and to me, that is what is more disturbing than the filth itself: the fact that those creatures will be forever damaged from this experience

86points

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Christine 4 years ago

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and say there was a lot of Meth going on in that apartment. What the landlord should have done is called child protective services.

13points

Lynda Momalo 4 years ago

Mental illness maybe? I mean the smell alone would have to make you want to at least pick up dirty diapers!

7points

Vicky Zar 4 years ago

I think they either don't know it any better or they just don't have the energy to do anything about it. Sadly, I know people like that.

6points

NCC~1701 4 years ago

I just keep thinking about the sorry life those poor kids and pets must be living. That’s fine, I didn’t need to stop crying anyways...

5points

AnimalMetalHeadUK 4 years ago

Like you, i'm not tidy all the time but i am clean, being a bit messy and being dirty are two seperate things, this is just so nasty.

4points

jip 879 4 years ago

This article should be about the children who were raised in this mess. The landlord should have called social services asap.

64points

Victoria Yaste 4 years ago

Not to mention the f*****g animals.. like, they just left them all behind and locked them in? The could've starve to death. It must've been beyond horrible.

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Pittsburgh rare 4 years ago

Those tenants were clearly some crackheads, and there should be a way to make them pay for the damage. HOWEVER, the vast majority of us renting face abusive conditions from our landlords. Like a 7-month deposit PLUS a bank certification (illegal in my country), or a 40% price raise without having made any refurbishment whatsoever

33points

Łukasz Markuszewski 4 years ago

In Poland once media informed about the group on facebook, where landlords advising other landlords how to drag the money from tenants for fake damages, to reduce the deposit. It is a big problem in Poland, so tenants usually treat deposit as a money they will not get back.

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Beachy 4 years ago

A bank certification is illegal in your country but a 40% price raise without refurbishment is not?!

4points

Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago (edited)

That’s not the vast majority of people though. That’s just your situation, and probably not even representative of most of Spain.

0points

Aunt Messy 4 years ago

No. This is the way they live. They trash a place, then move when they can't stand the stink. NO DRUGS INVOLVED.

0points

Ivana 4 years ago

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I’m Foxxy and I know it 😉 4 years ago

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Ellen 4 years ago

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Christine 4 years ago

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and say there was a lot of Meth going on in that apartment. What the landlord should have done is called child protective services.

13points

Lynda Momalo 4 years ago

Mental illness maybe? I mean the smell alone would have to make you want to at least pick up dirty diapers!

7points

Vicky Zar 4 years ago

I think they either don't know it any better or they just don't have the energy to do anything about it. Sadly, I know people like that.

6points

NCC~1701 4 years ago

I just keep thinking about the sorry life those poor kids and pets must be living. That’s fine, I didn’t need to stop crying anyways...

5points

AnimalMetalHeadUK 4 years ago

Like you, i'm not tidy all the time but i am clean, being a bit messy and being dirty are two seperate things, this is just so nasty.

4points

jip 879 4 years ago

This article should be about the children who were raised in this mess. The landlord should have called social services asap.

64points

Victoria Yaste 4 years ago

Not to mention the f*****g animals.. like, they just left them all behind and locked them in? The could've starve to death. It must've been beyond horrible.

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Pittsburgh rare 4 years ago

33points

Łukasz Markuszewski 4 years ago

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Beachy 4 years ago

A bank certification is illegal in your country but a 40% price raise without refurbishment is not?!

4points

Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago (edited)

That’s not the vast majority of people though. That’s just your situation, and probably not even representative of most of Spain.

0points

Aunt Messy 4 years ago

No. This is the way they live. They trash a place, then move when they can't stand the stink. NO DRUGS INVOLVED.

0points

Ivana 4 years ago

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People Wonder Why Rents And Security Deposits Are So High, So This Landlord Shares Some Pics

A landlord shared photos of what one family did to his property

“Couldn’t pay rent but could always afford butts”

“The living room/trash bin”

“Bathroom #1. Where all the rabbits were living”

Puking off the balcony on to the downstairs businesses trash cans”

Got trash?”

“Soiled diapers lay where ever the kid was changed!”

“Petrified mix of poop, right next to where they slept!”

“Trail of trash continued”

“Destroyed 100 year old floors with layers of urine and poop”

“The shower, also a trash bin/litter box”

“Sink that looks to be a great ashtray as well”

“Hardened poop in the kitchen”

“Mix of poop, food and who the hell knows what in kitchen drawers…”

“Windowsill with some sort of jellied something?”

“Freezer snacks!”

“Not sure what we have here?”

“Ahh yes the room the dog was locked in! The black spots are a mix of diarrhea, and urine!”

“Rabbit toilet!”

“Actual toilet”

“More extremely dirty diapers”

“Another poop filled diaper….. let’s just toss that under the sink! Out of sight out of mind rite?”

“Tampons and more dirty diapers. Mmmmm”

“I found one hiding filled with poop stuck behind a dresser…”

“This folks is a broken drug pipe of some sort”

“Bahhh just dump that soda on the wall. Don’t worry the property manager will clean that up in 6-7months”

“Anything goes with playdoe apparently?”

“Yummo. Hairy toothpaste balls! My fav”

“Someone practicing their addition”

“The flies are also our pets! The more the better!”

“More up and coming artistry”

“Is that poop on your hands, best thing to do is wipe it off on the trim!”

Here’s what people thought when they saw Jerry’s photos

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