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We all know very well how some landlords are. If you call to say there’s been no hot water for the past week, they won’t pick up their phone, they get their way with a pet deposit by adding to your rent price, and they worry about young home buyers who may push them off their front lines in the overpriced real estate industry.

Thanks to the Twitter user @retrograde, we now have even more evidence of some very unethical tricks landlords play on their tenants. The author wrote that she weaseled her way into a landlord Facebook group to observe what’s happening there, and shared some findings in this viral thread.

“I’m gonna start showing you guys some of their secrets and tips so you can stay ahead of their game,” @retrograde added and continued with sharing a bunch of screenshots from the group. So let’s see what she found out right below.

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"looking inside of someone’s car...they’re so creepy."

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Becky Samuel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It may sound creepy, but it's kinda genius too. If someone can't be bothered to keep their own car to a basic level of cleanliness then why would they be any different in a house that doesn't even belong to them?

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"here are some other memes they’ve recently posted...when someone steps on families and people that aren’t as well off to get ahead, you have to question their morality."

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Lance d'Boyle
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG! This is F*&ked in so many ways I don't even know what is most offensive. The worst thing is out there is a landlord looking at this and thinking 'so true, so true".

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"so basically they “can’t discriminate” means they’ll find something else to deny you housing that falls within legal bounds."

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"most of them are, as you’d expect, terrible human beings"

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Brandy Grote
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rent is $2500 a month for a 1 bdrm in a decent area. A mortgage on a $450k house at recent rates is $2300. So yes, you've priced rents too high.

Lisa Reuss
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We just purchased a house for our daughter to live in while she attends school. We'd been paying almost $1500 a month for a one bedroom apartment for her for several years. The mortgage on the house is almost $500/mo less! Yes, rent is too high.

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Leo Domitrix
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even in my rural area back home, rents are twice what they were ten years ago... all within the last 18 months. Covid vultures or landlords? Sa me thing!

K Witmer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mortgage is 880$ a month for a 4 bedroom 3 bathroom home on 4 acres of land in a state park in a great school district w upgraded Tesla solar roof. 2 bedroom apts in my are are going for 2000$

Crystal Hudgeons
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I sold my cheap, poorly-built house in a subdivision to a rental company. They then rented it for $1450 monthly. My mortgage had been $850.

Sean Harrison
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, in the USA you can never truly own your own home. You may have paid off the mortgage, but then you have to pay property taxes. If you stop paying those, they take your home away from you. That is, unless you have a HOA and don't follow their rules, then you can lose your home as well.

Anna Won
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HOAs are parasites. Taxes are reasonable. Yes, you can own, but you still exist in a society not alone on your own island. Once you reach a certain age, they reduce your tax burden.

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#6

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"so...what i’m hearing is that you shouldn’t tell landlords you have a service animal?"

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"as we knew, these “investors” are driving young adults, who more than often cannot meet these insane standards, out of housing. units will sit empty for months and you might be denied because of your JOB."

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

If a tenant can suddenly no longer pay. It can take 3-6 months to evict plus the cost of legal fees. So finding a tenant that can afford the full lease is just good businesz

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"here are some other memes they’ve recently posted...when someone steps on families and people that aren’t as well off to get ahead, you have to question their morality."

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

So grateful for the UK's mandatory deposit scheme, gone are the days of landlords trying to claim it all back under the guise of repairs and cleaning that are completely fictitious.

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Becky Samuel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this supposed to be a bad thing to post? Can you think of any other business where one quarter of their customers are behind on payments and yet the Government is blocking any means of collecting the money owed?

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"here are some other memes they’ve recently posted...when someone steps on families and people that aren’t as well off to get ahead, you have to question their morality."

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

This cartoon ... the tenant is a gross caricature, dark-skinned, hook-nosed, flabby and the landlord is portrayed as bandaid pink, blond, muscular, hung. The racism/antisemitism here isn't subtext.

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"here are some other memes they’ve recently posted...when someone steps on families and people that aren’t as well off to get ahead, you have to question their morality."

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"expect changes in the future in regards to pet deposits and service animals"

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Gareth Graham
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn't this mainly a US thing? Most landlords I know either a straight yes or no on pets rather than charge extra

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"landlords can and will take the deposit you put down to hold a unit if you end up not being able to come up with the rest of the money to move in. i recommend not giving them a deposit to hold until you’re ready to move in."

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"they’re getting more strict with paystubs. be aware!"

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Becky Samuel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Surely this is a good thing. Do you want to have your rent increased because your landlord is trying to recoup costs caused by tenants that have lied and cheated their way into one of their properties?

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"people with felonies also deserve housing. everyone deserves housing."

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

They do, but you also are entitled to decide who gets to live on your property and who doesn't.

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