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However, even the worst landlords have to try real hard to come close to Steven Croman. He spent decades flipping rent-controlled Manhattan apartment buildings, buying them cheap and having his employees remove the apartment's occupants. Croman's employees referred to the tenants as 'targets,' and were competing to push out the most as they would receive a bonus for each tenant they forced out.

My Landlord Pretended To Do Work In The Flat But Ended Up Installing This 360° Wifi Surveillance Camera Which Also Records Audio Without Telling Me About It

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ERIKA H. 5 years ago

Pretty sure that's illegal

363points

When the 'targets' refused to move, Croman enforced harassment. He turned their buildings into dangerous construction sites, refused to make repairs, and cut off heat, electricity, and hot water. If that wasn't enough, he ordered his companies to file baseless lawsuits against the residents. One tenant, for example, was brought to court 11 times, even though she was not behind on the rent; another tenant racked up $240,000 in legal fees.

That Awkward Moment When Your "Thermostat" Is Actually Just Hanging On A Nail, And Doesn't Control The Temperature Whatsoever. Shout Out To The Best Landlords Ever

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277points

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Asat Voong 5 years ago

omg what genius

52points

If tenants continued living in the apartments, Croman would call Anthony Falconite. The retired police officer would pose as a repairman, a building manage or an inspector to get into people’s homes. Once inside, he would come up with an accusations, telling tenants they were occupying the units illegally. Falconite would demand their IDs, and take their photos without permission.

Landlords Didn't Believe Me When I Tried To Tell Them We Had A Slug Infestation. Said They've Never Heard Of Such A Problem

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272points

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Sunzilla 5 years ago

I would flipping DIE!!

176points

After his tenants were gone, Croman ignored construction laws and performed work without permits more than on 175 occasions. Eventually, Croman’s shady methods drew the attention of officials, and he was charged with grand larceny and tax fraud. In 2017, he pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay a $5 million tax settlement and $8 million to his former tenants. He was also sentenced to one year in jail.

My Landlord Finally Installed A New Gated Entryway. I Feel So Much Safer Now

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248points

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Phoebe Bean 5 years ago

Facepalm.

131points

My Landlord Sucks

Final score:

234points

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Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago

This is a structural / safety issue. If reported to the local government (or relative department), this could mean that the property would be deemed uninhabitable, and needing to be evacuated until repaired. The costs of moving etc, should theoretically be covered by the landlord.

204points

I've Been Arguing With My Landlord About Water Seeping Into My Apartment For 2 Months Now. Found This Little Guy Today

Final score:

234points

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Erratic Logic 5 years ago

Aw, cute lil guy. But seriously wtf

131points

A Leak My Landlord Refuses To Fix. Is This Mold? Is It Dangerous?

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220points

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Magpie 5 years ago

Yes that is mould. Yes that is dangerous.

263points

Landlord Decided To Turn Down The Heat Today In My Mn Apartment As It Reached -40°. But The Idiot Must Have Forgotten He Pays My Electric And Doesn't Realize That I Value My Comfort Over Safety Or Energy Conservation

Landlord Decided To Turn Down The Heat Today In My Mn Apartment As It Reached -40°. But The Idiot Must Have Forgotten He Pays My Electric And Doesn't Realize That I Value My Comfort Over Safety Or Energy Conservation

Final score:

216points

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Anne 5 years ago

I remember this story.. The heat turn down was at request of the energy company, so they could have every home not-freezing due to shortage on the grid or gas pipes. They had to be turned down to 15C (which is not warm, but above freezing). It was not the landlords idea to do this. This was an area-wide thing.

141points

#10

Landlord Charges Residents To Use The Elevator

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215points

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Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago

These costs, should be included in the quarterly Strata fees that all property owners should pay..... unless the entire complex is owned by one person, and they're just being a tight-a**e.

97points

#11

My Landlord Is Super Serious About Fire Safety

Final score:

214points

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Phoebe Bean 5 years ago

Illegal. Seriously.

143points

#12

Landlord Responded Right Away When I Sent Him The Second Pic

Final score:

205points

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varwenea 5 years ago

That's just disgusting! Thank goodness the person wasn't under that when everything fell!

101points

#13

Told My Landlord That There Was A Drip Coming From My Ceiling About Two Weeks Ago. They Did Nothing About It And I Woke Up To This This Morning

Final score:

194points

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Gabrielle St-Pierre 5 years ago

Good thing you didn't sleep on the couch that night

101points

#14

My Ceiling Caved In And The Landlord Said They Won't Fix It Until It Rains Again And They Can Find The Leak

Final score:

191points

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Sunzilla 5 years ago

That doesn't even makes sense...

97points

#15

Landlord Promised To Install A Cat Flap In Our Back Door After Some Security Issues. Came Home To This

Final score:

189points

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DemPugs 5 years ago

Pretty sure this was a joke

65points

#16

Landlord Ignored Me For Two Months About My Sparking Outlet, Got Worried About A Fire And Did It Myself And I Find This

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182points

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varwenea 5 years ago

Insulation has turned into mold/moss from moisture. Wires behind these walls that aren't well insulated will spark, as this person has already found. The entire wall could be a fire hazard.

132points

#17

Welcome To Renting In London! My Landlord Has Just Put Our Thermostat In A Cage

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178points

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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago

Candle beneath it: Heat goes down. Icecubes on top of it: Heat goes up.

27points

#18

Each Time We Ask Our Landlord To Fix The Shower They Just Add A New Nozzle

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170points

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Phoebe Bean 5 years ago

They running out of space there!

77points

#19

My Friend Asked Me If This Message From Her 53-Year-Old Landlord Was Creepy

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168points

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Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago

Run. now. Run, and never look back. This is HIGHLY ILLEGAL for him to be taking photos of you without permission etc, within this context of him being your landlord. I'd be changing the locks, and looking for hidden cameras now. Seriously

226points

#20

Landlord Fitted A Shower Head Holder, Perfect For When I Finish My Shift At The Chocolate Factory

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167points

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Pusfarm 5 years ago

"Oompa Loompa Loompa Dee Doo, I've for a tiny shower for you."

137points

#21

Our Landlord Fixed Our Deck

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166points

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Phoebe Bean 5 years ago

Surely illegal and quite dangerous!

98points

#22

Our Landlord Installed The Locks To Our Front Door Backwards

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151points

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Asat Voong 5 years ago

Or the landlord also work in prison.

86points

#23

I Told My Landlord To Fix The Leak In The Ceiling. She Ignored Me

Final score:

143points

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Phoebe Bean 5 years ago

It looks like she won't fix that either...

51points

#24

My Landlord Said There Was A Pool, He Failed To Mention It Is Closed. Forever

Final score:

137points

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Slinkman 5 years ago

Wel there 'was' a pool. No lying about that.

57points

#25

Landlord Hung The Microwave, This Is As Far As It Opens Before Hitting The Wall

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136points

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Phoebe Bean 5 years ago

The microwave from previous landlord??

54points

#26

My "Oh So Awesome" Landlord Quit Cleaning My Pool Cause Kids Who Weren’t Living Here Were Playing In It

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135points

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Phoebe Bean 5 years ago

One word: mosquitoes.

118points

#27

We Asked Our Landlord For A Bigger Table. He Built Us This

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120points

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Foxxy’s #1 fan 5 years ago

I don’t understand how a table is the landlords responsibility unless the place already came furnished (which isn’t common where I live).

146points

#28

The Landlord Decided To Get Rid Of This Tree For No Reason, Additionally Killing Newborn Birds In The Process

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114points

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Phoebe Bean 5 years ago

This is quite sad.

152points

#29

My Landlord Promised To “Redo The Bathroom Floors.” This Was The Result

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107points

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Lisa Beatty 5 years ago

That floor has a walking STD on it I am sure lol

54points

#30

A Rodent Died Under Our Sunroom This Winter And Stunk Up The House. This Was My Landlord's Answer To Fixing The Smell

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45points

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Lois Hoffer 5 years ago

bars of deoderant soap?!

22points

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#31

My Landlord Never Tells Me Things He's Doing To My Apartment. I'm Glad I Went Out The Door On The Left Today

Final score:

45points

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Lois Hoffer 5 years ago

That's so dangerous!!

17points

#32

Friend Has A Landlord Whose Son Plays Freely In A Rural Community. This Happens Sometimes And He Sits There For Quite A While Looking In. My Friend Gets A Little Creeped Out. I Thought Nothing Of It Until He Sent This Picture

Friend Has A Landlord Whose Son Plays Freely In A Rural Community. This Happens Sometimes And He Sits There For Quite A While Looking In. My Friend Gets A Little Creeped Out. I Thought Nothing Of It Until He Sent This Picture

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43points

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spirit wolf 5 years ago

Why does he look like he's made of cement?

37points

#33

My Landlord Left His Tub Running Upstairs

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43points

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HorrorWeirdo 5 years ago

No. No. No.

6points

#34

The Landlord Insists That There Is No Roach Problem In The Building

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Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago

Sweep it up, and post it to them / put it under their door.

25points

#35

This Is My Landlord's Response To A Simple Text. No Previous Convo Nothing What You See Is What You Get

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42points

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Sunzilla 5 years ago

For someone with a "master's", his English sucks.

54points

#36

I Have Been Pressing My Landlord About The Damp And Mould Issues In My House For Over 3 Months Now And I Don't Know What Else To Do

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42points

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Sean Reynolds 5 years ago

Get out now. If they release spores they WILL end up in your lungs, which happen to be warm and moist, which mould loves

27points

#37

So My Landlord Fixed The Leak In The Roof

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42points

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Tambot 5 years ago

It has to be a temporary fix until someone can fix it. If that's the case, he did well!

7points

#38

Called My Landlord Because When The Furnace Kicks On It Makes The House Shake. This Is How They Fixed It. House Still Shakes

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41points

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Phoebe Bean 5 years ago

House shakes? Dear Lord....

17points

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#39

Third Time In Two Months That My Landlord Didn’t Pay The Wi-Fi Bill So I Went And Did It Myself In Person. Got This Text From Her Friend Immediately After

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41points

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Kaisu 5 years ago

Why not just get your own WiFi that you can pay for? I pay for my own WiFi so I don't have to hope my landlord deals with it

22points

#40

So Our Landlord Hired A 5-Year-Old To Paint Our Windows

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41points

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Mangoes'nRum 5 years ago

First I thought this was sarcasm. Then I figured, no, this might actually have been a 5 year old who painted it..

21points

#41

Landlord Painted Over A Penny

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38points

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ravina nimje 5 years ago

may be for good luck

10points

#42

Landlord Replaced The Doorknobs Yesterday. They're Like This All Over The Apartment

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35points

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Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago

Locks aren't actually that hard to install. The landlord is just an idiot, incapable of following basic instructions.

19points

#43

The Moment You Realize Your New Landlord Is Insane

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35points

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Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago

sounds like a dodgy boarding house. Best advice I can give is : move out as fast as possible. Just escaped such a lunatic. Sleeping on the floor, in a safe environment is way better than on an uncomfortable bed supplied by an insane landlord. Run. Seriously - run now.

30points

#44

My Landlord Just Raised Our Kitchen Countertop And Blocked Our Electrical Outlet Like This

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32points

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SnowMercy 5 years ago

It's like they're in quicksand and horrified!

13points

#45

Landlord Painted My Stairs. Should Have Specified On The Color Before I Agreed

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32points

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pipovci 5 years ago

I like it

54points

#46

We Realized That Our Shady Landlord Covers Holes Made By Previous Tenants With Vent Covers. It's Kind Of Genius

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30points

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A B C 5 years ago

Yeah, "kind of genius"... It just doesn't work with a hole that big.

10points

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#47

My Landlord Installed A New Cabinet

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29points

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Phoebe Bean 5 years ago

After seeing all the previous disasters, this is not so bad (and I'm a short person).

25points

#48

When My Landlord Said He Wanted To Put Guardrails On My Second Floor Porch, I Figured He Meant Around Edges

Final score:

29points

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Anne 5 years ago

That doesn't seem like a porch, that's bare roofing. If you step on it like that, you may cause leaks below. It needs gravel or planks as protection first.

37points

#49

Asked My Landlord To Install A New Light In The Garbage Area. Landlord Delivered

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29points

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David Jeu 5 years ago

After seeing all the others madness, doesn't look that bad

12points

#50

Asked Landlord To Fix Our Shower Handle. Wouldn't Exactly Call This "Fixed"

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28points

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Sparrow Flying Free 5 years ago

If it works, it works.

19points

#51

My Friends Asked Their Landlord To Fix The Towel Rack For The Past Two Weeks. This Is What He Came Up With

Final score:

27points

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YoyoSthlm 5 years ago

They couldn't fix that themselves? Takes more energy to complain for three weeks.

17points

#52

My Uncle Asked His Landlord To Install A New Deadbolt For Their Door

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24points

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Matthew White 5 years ago

Ha Double security

5points

#53

I Now Have To Give My Landlord More Money Because He Has More Money

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24points

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Dynein 5 years ago

Might be justified. In Germany, the tax for a rented property is tied to the rent you COULD charge, not the rent you actually do charge. It's beyond stupid and only serves to make the problem of rising rents worse, but the government refuses to fix it (well, the state makes good money from those taxes ... and getting lots of money from taxes is all that matters when running a country, right?) and there's been many reports about property owners who HAVE to increase rent because rents rose in that area so the taxes rose so they have to raise rent to afford the taxes...

11points

#54

My Girlfriend's Crazy Downstairs Landlady Makes Her Do This To Her Kitchen Chairs

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18points

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Mangoes'nRum 5 years ago

This is probably because the sound or dragging chairs is annoying af and you probably drag your chair when getting up or sitting down. That or for some reason, LL is overly fond of that floor.

21points

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#55

My Landlord Is Just Trying To Piss Me Off

Final score:

17points

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Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch 5 years ago

it takes 30 seconds to fix. Just loosen a bolt and rotate, then re-tighten.

7points

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Foxxy’s #1 fan 5 years ago

So much illegal and dodgy work. Hope these landlords were reported.

33points

Phil Boswell 5 years ago

So many people who don't understand that the whole world doesn't work exactly the same as where they live…

16points

Kathy Baylis 5 years ago

So we mention what we know and our experiences where we are. It just might help someone else in our same country who might not be aware of their rights. Discussion of what appears to be a common problem in more than one country is not a bad thing. It just might spur change on a grassroots level. If nothing else, it let’s people know they’re most definitely not alone in what they’re going through. My advice to you, Phil, is to just go back down in your mother’s basement.

10points

Electric isopod 5 years ago

When I use to rent I would just fix the problem myself, then send the bill to landlord.

14points

Parmeisan 5 years ago

In some places, depending on your contract, you could get in big trouble for doing that.

17points

Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

Yes, I lived with that system for 20 years and became rather handy. It was understood that the place was a 'fixer-upper' and you should deal with the small stuff directly.

1point

Little Wonder 5 years ago

Yeah, if your landlord is okay with that. I had a friend who was evicted for replacing the boards on his back porch. The old ones rotted out, he put down some new ones and was kicked out. Didn't even ask the landlord to pay for the timber. So depends on your landlord.

0points

mary cole 5 years ago

Exactly the way I handle things except old man used to died so no matter what I spend or how I fix it the bill will stay on me because she does not reimburse anything that we fix course we could wait months or maybe never get fixed what is wrong so we just fix it ourselves eat the bill but I keep the receipts

0points

Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago

Uhm... don't get me wrong, but why do people stay in such conditions and don't move out? I've been in a few rented appartments when I was younger and the first signs of mould / roaches / leaks etc would make me move out immediately. I'm not familiar with renting market in GB/ US but I just can't understand people who put up with that instead of finding a new place to live in decent conditions.

10points

Magpie 5 years ago

If it is like Australia often tenants have to put down a big cash "damage deposit" and / or insurance for the Landlord. So moving can be *extremely* expensive.

18points

Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago (edited)

In Köln Germany. Affordable apartment are very difficult to find and kindergarten also (2 kids). Open house day at 10 o'clock until 11 can be visited for around 40 family. You give your papers and pray to be chosen by the landlord. Some don't like black people, others don't like kids, others don't accept that my ex is kind enough to pay my bills while I learn the language and don't depend on government. Others think single mothers are rolling stones and gonna party all day, some don't like the fact that I speak 5 languages but not (yet) proper German. Just some of the excuses I listen when I was looking for a apartment.

8points

Renee Gauthier 5 years ago

It must be nice to always have money to move. In the US, first, last & security is common. And if your current landlord sucks, it can be difficult to get your deposit back.

8points

Gipsy Kings fan 5 years ago

That's easier said than done. Rents in U.S. cities are horrendously high. As of November 2019, the average apartment rent in Los Angeles is $1,474 for a studio, $1,890 for one bedroom, $2,650 for two bedrooms, and $3,783 for three bedrooms.

6points

Chris Jones 5 years ago

In the UK you have quite a few rights as a tenant and as there is a housing shortage it is recommended that you stay put and exercise those rights and get the problems or the landlord dealt with by the various legal routes at your disposal. There is Citizens Advice Bureau and Shelter who can advise. Between rentals a landlord must deal with most problems anyway so at some point they'll have to face up to it. Gas must be checked and most get electrics checked though that isn't always required (can invalidate insurance if they aren't checked though so not really worth skipping). Houses of multiple occupation (more than three separate tenants sharing either a kitchen or a bathroom) must have the electrics checked every five years. If a problem is a safety concern Environmental Health should be notified if the landlords won't deal with it. The problems in the UK come, mainly, from property that is illegally rented.

5points

Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago (edited)

In principle, I 100% agree, that tenants should leave asap & find better conditions. Problem is though, that typically they don't leave quickly, because they sign a legally binding lease, for X period of time. To leave before the end of the lease, will cost weeks (if not months) worth of rent, in penalty fees. Yes, they can be taken to "court" (what kind of "court" depends on the country), but that will cost money in applications fees, and time off of work / lost wages etc. And even if the tenant wins in "court", the landlord still has X time to do it, and if they don't, the Tenant has to take them back to court, which costs more application fees / time off work etc....

5points

Foxxy’s #1 fan 5 years ago

The rental market in Australia is extremely tough (Don’t know about other countries.) There is a High demand but not enough houses, so finding somewhere else isn’t as easy as some think.

5points

Pittsburgh rare 5 years ago

Because finding an affordable place is close to impossible. In Spain, where I live, there's such shortage of apartments for renting that landlords will cherry pick tenants and if you're "lucky" enough to find a place that won't take 40-50% of your monthly income, you just suck it up. In addition, buying is not a viable option for most workers here (low wages and banks asking for 30% of the total value of the property in advance), so renting is the only way to have a roof over your head.

4points

Iggy 5 years ago

In Ireland, there is a massive shortage of accommodation and our regulatory bodies are toothless. As many of our politicians are also landlords, there is very little will to change the laws. The landlords consequently get away with murder. I would imagine in certain parts of the UK and US, it is a similar story.

3points

Seabeast 5 years ago

In places where rentals are in short supply, the rent may be beyond a person's means in a decent place, if they can even find one.

2points

Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

I live in an upper class arts-and-tourism area. It's very expensive, and hard for the people who work here to live here. We don't have a lot of stereotypical 'homeless' sleeping on the sidewalk, but a whole lot of people 'couch-surfing' among their friends, sleeping in their car/truck, or even camping. Another reason is they're afraid they won't get their security deposit back (I only got mine because the previous landlord never gave it to the crazy landlord). Which brings us to - gaslighting. Dealing with someone like this can really make you question your reality - am I really the problem here? Am I being unreasonable like he says? What if he gets mad? What if I do call the Health Department and the place gets condemned, like he says? So people put up with s****y living situations for a lot of reasons.

1point

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Phoenix Wrong 4 years ago

I know this was 3 months ago and I apologize. But money is a big reason. Where I live, a studio costs ~$1,370, a 3 bedroom ~$2,200. Good luck finding *reasonably* priced places, those ones get snapped up ASAP by house buyers or real estate companies, who usually charge higher for it. Requirements to rent are strict and bar a lot of potential renters. Usually there's an application fee ($100 a person for us, say bye to it if you get rejected), 2 months rent upfront, a big sec deposit, 600+ credit (good history/recommendations don't matter), have to make 3x the rent (again, doesn't matter), renters insurance, and sometimes references are *required*. They can raise rent anytime, as well as decide to sell the place you're renting, making you leave. Discrimination is also a thing, despite it being illegal. For poor people like me who can't buy a house, it keeps us poor and limits our options so we can't move, and keep paying the landlord. Took us 5 months to find a new place.

0points

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April Simnel 5 years ago (edited)

It’s disturbing to me to see what people have to put up with because otherwise they won’t have a place to live. That such landlords have so little care for others (and don't care about their property) that they have tenants living in mould and weak structures with dodgy electricity, etc. It's MEAN and uncalled for. I’m very grateful to live in a safe and well-tended building, and that issues are properly repaired promptly, and it’s not like I live in a rich or middle-class area, either. One run-in was all it took. The landlord's management company pretended they didn't have my rent check (a ploy so they could claim I didn't pay, evict me, and raise the rent by 20% on the next tenant), but I called 311 (in NYC), and a woman I know who's a tenant lawyer for a non-profit (she did me a solid and called the landlord on my behalf). Lo, and behold! All of a sudden, check found. I haven't had a problem since. Like I said, I'm very grateful and recognize my good fortune. I tell my friends who have issues what agencies to call. At some point, people get fed up with this sort of meanness. To quote Mister Rogers, "...the only thing that really angers me is something that's demeaning to somebody else." Such conditions are demeaning, IMO. And tenants pay for it? Nah, son. Nah.

4points

Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

Sorry that you had to go through that. I hope you enjoy your new place! I moved to a studio that's basic but everything works, it costs the same as I was paying, and the location is great - even using a cane, I can walk to anywhere. And the building super is really respectful and cares about what he's doing. The other day he was sweeping the parking lot!

1point

Kathy Baylis 5 years ago (edited)

Were these all Kushner properties? ‘Cause they sure look like it. (I live in Maryland, where Kushner has bought a lot of rental properties. I’ve even seen ads they’ve placed, on websites like Indeed and CareerBuilder, to hire certified mediators in Baltimore to handle landlord-tenant disputes. Though I am a certified mediator in Maryland, I did not apply. I cannot in good conscience work for a company like that, as I know I’d be asked to always—-unethically, as mediators are supposed to remain as unbiased as humanly possible—-steer the mediations in favor of the landlords. )

3points

Lazygirl38 5 years ago

My landlord doesn't give us hot water. It's been 2 months that we've had to boil water to bathe ourselves

3points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

That sucks. It’s illegal though. Just report them. Or call the water company.

7points

EweAreSewCute 5 years ago

Has anyone had a landlord date labeled there goods and said if dated things aren't eaten in a week there tossing out freezer food because the white frost is mistaken for mold? Or take pictures of every speck of dirt and mass text everyone books about not being slobs. Or how about one that talks s**t about tenants to other tenants. That is mine currently she threw out my black frozen bananas because they were rotten. So much for making banana bread. Shes f*****g insane

3points

EweAreSewCute 5 years ago

I'd leave if I could afford to but this is all I can afford on $1139 a month on disability

3points

Violet Smith 3 years ago

Yeesh... I feel for ya - why was she even looking in your freezer?!

0points

Vitrified Valkyrie 4 years ago

Get a camera, literally as soon as you can afford one. You are perfectly within your rights to record your own home.

0points

Helen Haley 5 years ago

I've had multiple landlords that did similar (but not as extreme) things. Like insisting that carpeting be covered in plastic (the kind they put down when showing a house) that anything on the walls be super light and be hung with needles instead of nails. Etc

0points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

What does your lease say? Do you share an apartment with your landlord?

0points

Shelly Duiker 5 years ago (edited)

I had a bad landlord when I lived in a caravan park with my husband. We stayed there for a year. He wouldn't let me use my wheelchair in the disabled toilets (I'm disabled). He let people use soap in there when they weren't disabled and he knew I was allergic to soap. Let people do drugs in his park. Swore and yelled at people. Let a wanted man stay there and we weren't allowed to call the cops on him. We paid out own power but weren't allowed to keep our air conditioning going in 35+ heat (Australia). Also he threaten me multiple times and also before I moved in with my husband, my husband's van was live on the outside for a month (like electric) and the landlord was fully aware of this for a month before he did anything about it (my husband stayed with a mate most of that time).

3points

EA 5 years ago

What a shame! it seems you guys dont have any building-Standards. Or that any of the Workers cares about the Person that's gonna live there, or even the worker that comes after him. I'm in disbelief. Also the amount of mold i've seen is shocking. its higly dangerous and could also cause Astma or other sicknesses.

2points

Vitrified Valkyrie 4 years ago

Why are you capitalizing random words?

1point

Jacey Lynn 4 years ago

I feel soo bad for the owners!

1point

Vitrified Valkyrie 4 years ago

You mean the landlords? Whose entire fault it is?

0points

Meeow 4 years ago

This is ridiculous, I would have move to elsewhere to deal with shyt like that. There is no way and it’s illegal. Reminds me of that UK TV shows called Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords those landlords are the worst.

1point

mntryjoseph 4 years ago

Landlords? More like Slumlords!

1point

Thunder 5 years ago

So I live on a campus, where we sleep in dorms. (btw i dont have classes there but i live with my gf) We have a nice landlord, but he’s heavily sick. Now we have another one, but she’s so annoying! Geez... I hope he gets better soon. But the point is, she always says I do all wrong while she doesnt fix anything. Ok, I have rabbits and maybe they break something a bit but this is just weird. Uhm yeah this is a bit a long story hehe

1point

Vitrified Valkyrie 4 years ago

You said absolutely nothing with this paragraph, bruh. I'm kind of amazed.

1point

Kathy Smith 5 years ago

These really make me love my landlords!

1point

Cristina S. 5 years ago

There are a lot of these slum-lords. My college did not have a lot of student housing when I went so I had to deal with these types of living conditions (I had no car and needed walking distance accommodations to the campus). My 1st apartment had a creepy manager who would show up at irregular times to “check” the apartment and let himself in without knocking or notice. We had one thermostat for the entire building (in a locked box) that was in our apartment next to the stove. If we attempted to cook anything it would shut off the thermostat and freeze all the other tenants. The slum-lord tried to demand that we not EVER use the stove. My 2nd apartment was worse. It was owned by this crabby old lady who charged top dollar for the location near to the college. The staircases were held up by 4x4 planks of wood. The lights dimmed if you used a hairdryer. The radiator stopped working mid-winter and she refused to fix it. We reported her to the city and our apartment got condemned.

1point

Tessa Meeson 5 years ago

Some of it was like, were they trying to STALK u and take peaks when u are changing?! highly illegal. Get a new landlord.

1point

Patrick O'Harris 5 years ago

I'm so happy that whatever I report to the company owning my flat fixes everything. It takes some time but they do it properly.

1point

Abbey Graves 3 years ago

Our landlord made it clear that the appliances were *her* property, but made it our problem when they needed to be repaired/replaced. This included the stove and furnace that leaked gas. There were no working carbon monoxide detectors. Had my husband not smelled it, I wouldn’t be writing this post. She is supposed to take care of the stove, furnace and 5 other appliances in 5 days from today. No way will that happen. I have concluded, which may sound naive, that a 7 page lease is far more important than we are, even though the landlord violates it with impunity. I am a clinical psychologist, and she is one of the most disturbed humans I’ve ever met. IL makes it almost impossible to break a lease, which we won’t due, b/c she’ll just sue us. We have 9 more months of her. I deal with her as if she was a patient-remain non-defensive, while setting limits and consequences. The Karma Police (thanks, Radiohead) have her in their eye line, along w/the landlords on this website.

0points

Gemma Lees 4 years ago

I count myself ridiculously lucky to have a council house every time I see photos like these from people with private landlords!

0points

Dru Mode 4 years ago

I have more rats per capita in my house and landlord says not his problem...I'm talking holes halfway up my walls...electrical shorts from rats....its a wonder we ain't all dead from some rat borne illness

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Amy Broderick 4 years ago

my last landlord was constantly in my apartment and wouldn't even knock. The last straw was when he told me he was petting my cats in my bed! Add to that the mold, the lack of heat (a wood stove was my only source and I had to buy my own wood), and having to pay the electric bill for the entire house (including their huge upstairs). I decided living at my Mom's is way better than that hell.

0points

Vincent Jay 5 years ago

Wow. Suddenly I'm not so unhappy with my landlord. My landlord is not perfect, but certainly much better than the landlords depicted here.

0points

Jeff Diamond 5 years ago

I'm a landlord-- my wife and I tend out our basement. At least I can take some space in knowing I'm better than these people. Yeesh!

0points

Vitrified Valkyrie 4 years ago

Not to rain on your parade, but that's a looooowwww bar, my guy. 😂

0points

Martata 5 years ago

Don't know wether to laugh or cry at these.

0points

Frankie Hayward 5 years ago

My mums landlord is the same wont do any work and she lived with rats under floor for 5 years and every time ask for repairs she get eviction notice and she is disabled

0points

respulero 5 years ago

home insurances are not a thing out there?

0points

Nadine 5 years ago

My God. I'm so happy I don't rent anymore and don't have to put up with any of this shady s**t.

0points

Bettina Jansen 5 years ago

I'm feeling spoilt and grateful right now, because some of those pics look borderline 3rd world country to me and are simply unimaginable.

0points

Chris Watson 5 years ago

I feel for good tenants with bad landlords. But hear more horror stories , from people owning rental units. Some people live worse than cockroaches.

0points

Toujin C'Thlu 5 years ago

Many of these landlords seem to be mocking their tenants, or just being plain passive-aggressive.

0points

Ella Blackwood 5 years ago

I feel so fortunate. I have never had to deal with such nightmares. These things would drive me mad.

0points

Jennifer Timmons 5 years ago

Most of these are safety violations. Some are just ignorant tenants.

0points

Everleigh 5 years ago

After a few pics, I can tell this was in England! If you saw the tv show Slumlords or another one like that, the inside of homes and apts look exactly the same.... Also, they meaning the country, are infested of Slumlords unfortunately! They are into saving money and raising hell with the tenants! It's such a sad thing but the laws are different there than here. So, idk what they can do legally to restitute the damage of the tenants property because of their f****d up choice of not fixing s**t!

0points

maswartz 5 years ago

Who takes these kinds of pictures and doesn't go straight to the cops?

0points

Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

Someone who's afraid of getting evicted and winding up on the street.

2points

Elke van den Hoek 5 years ago

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0points

Valerie Lessard 5 years ago

F**k landlords to hell, seriously

0points

Seabeast 5 years ago

Croman only got one year in jail? He must have had some powerful friends.

0points

Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

They should have sentenced him to house arrest in one of his crappy apartments.

0points

N'LIGHTEN IN'ERGY 5 years ago

Do not rent from SELMA LEWIS in Bronx, New York. Landlord from hell. I had to go to court but won. She was doing illegal restoration in a private house to which she owned but it was against housing policies. Smh 🤦

0points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

What was the issue though?

0points

Katherine Boag 5 years ago

Our landlord doesn't get the lawn mowed for months, and then does it himself with a weedwhacker/strimmer, takes 2 whole days.

0points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

What does your lease say about landscaping?

0points

Full Name 5 years ago

So many of these are clearly photos taken for other reasons, stolen, repurposed for a S****y Landlords post and shoved in this article.

0points

Ole Peder Amrud Hagen 5 years ago

All of these places look horrible to begin with. Yuck!

0points

Sunzilla 5 years ago

Landlords will always try to spend a little money as possible "fixing" things. My roof had an intermittent leak for 11 years that he constantly "fixed". He claimed it was only a problem if the wind blew from a certain direction! Luckily they sold and house and my new landlord fixed it quick-quick - of course the previous owner still had to pay 🤣

0points

Full Name 5 years ago

So all landlords are scumbags....except for your current landlord?

-2points

KCN 5 years ago

While some people complain about buying houses and having to fix everything themselves, I see this post as a positive reinforcement to go out and buy a house.

-1point

Helen Haley 5 years ago

Unfortunately, that is out of reach for many people.

1point

Stina Kolling 5 years ago

so many people who look at a doorknob installed the wrong way & start immediately calling the landlord sh1tty instead of just taking a screwdriver & fixing it themselves.

-2points

Vitrified Valkyrie 4 years ago

It's literally not their job to do that.

0points

Eva Bryson 5 years ago

That's why I own a home.

-3points

Magpie 5 years ago

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-3points

Magpie 5 years ago

In many places there will be laws about this sort of thing. And Tenants' Unions that can help with information about how to get stuff fixed correctly.

3points

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Foxxy’s #1 fan 5 years ago

So much illegal and dodgy work. Hope these landlords were reported.

33points

Phil Boswell 5 years ago

So many people who don't understand that the whole world doesn't work exactly the same as where they live…

16points

Kathy Baylis 5 years ago

10points

Electric isopod 5 years ago

When I use to rent I would just fix the problem myself, then send the bill to landlord.

14points

Parmeisan 5 years ago

In some places, depending on your contract, you could get in big trouble for doing that.

17points

Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

Yes, I lived with that system for 20 years and became rather handy. It was understood that the place was a 'fixer-upper' and you should deal with the small stuff directly.

1point

Little Wonder 5 years ago

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mary cole 5 years ago

0points

Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago

10points

Magpie 5 years ago

If it is like Australia often tenants have to put down a big cash "damage deposit" and / or insurance for the Landlord. So moving can be *extremely* expensive.

18points

Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago (edited)

8points

Renee Gauthier 5 years ago

It must be nice to always have money to move. In the US, first, last & security is common. And if your current landlord sucks, it can be difficult to get your deposit back.

8points

Gipsy Kings fan 5 years ago

6points

Chris Jones 5 years ago

5points

Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago (edited)

5points

Foxxy’s #1 fan 5 years ago

The rental market in Australia is extremely tough (Don’t know about other countries.) There is a High demand but not enough houses, so finding somewhere else isn’t as easy as some think.

5points

Pittsburgh rare 5 years ago

4points

Iggy 5 years ago

3points

Seabeast 5 years ago

In places where rentals are in short supply, the rent may be beyond a person's means in a decent place, if they can even find one.

2points

Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

1point

Pittsburgh rare 5 years ago

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1point

Phoenix Wrong 4 years ago

0points

Phoenix Wrong 4 years ago

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0points

Jeff Diamond 5 years ago

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María Hermida 5 years ago

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0points

April Simnel 5 years ago (edited)

4points

Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

1point

Kathy Baylis 5 years ago (edited)

3points

Lazygirl38 5 years ago

My landlord doesn't give us hot water. It's been 2 months that we've had to boil water to bathe ourselves

3points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

That sucks. It’s illegal though. Just report them. Or call the water company.

7points

EweAreSewCute 5 years ago

3points

EweAreSewCute 5 years ago

I'd leave if I could afford to but this is all I can afford on $1139 a month on disability

3points

Violet Smith 3 years ago

Yeesh... I feel for ya - why was she even looking in your freezer?!

0points

Vitrified Valkyrie 4 years ago

Get a camera, literally as soon as you can afford one. You are perfectly within your rights to record your own home.

0points

Helen Haley 5 years ago

0points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

What does your lease say? Do you share an apartment with your landlord?

0points

Shelly Duiker 5 years ago (edited)

3points

EA 5 years ago

2points

Vitrified Valkyrie 4 years ago

Why are you capitalizing random words?

1point

Jacey Lynn 4 years ago

I feel soo bad for the owners!

1point

Vitrified Valkyrie 4 years ago

You mean the landlords? Whose entire fault it is?

0points

Meeow 4 years ago

1point

mntryjoseph 4 years ago

Landlords? More like Slumlords!

1point

Thunder 5 years ago

1point

Vitrified Valkyrie 4 years ago

You said absolutely nothing with this paragraph, bruh. I'm kind of amazed.

1point

Kathy Smith 5 years ago

These really make me love my landlords!

1point

Cristina S. 5 years ago

1point

Tessa Meeson 5 years ago

Some of it was like, were they trying to STALK u and take peaks when u are changing?! highly illegal. Get a new landlord.

1point

Patrick O'Harris 5 years ago

I'm so happy that whatever I report to the company owning my flat fixes everything. It takes some time but they do it properly.

1point

Abbey Graves 3 years ago

0points

Gemma Lees 4 years ago

I count myself ridiculously lucky to have a council house every time I see photos like these from people with private landlords!

0points

Dru Mode 4 years ago

0points

Amy Broderick 4 years ago

0points

Vincent Jay 5 years ago

Wow. Suddenly I'm not so unhappy with my landlord. My landlord is not perfect, but certainly much better than the landlords depicted here.

0points

Jeff Diamond 5 years ago

I'm a landlord-- my wife and I tend out our basement. At least I can take some space in knowing I'm better than these people. Yeesh!

0points

Vitrified Valkyrie 4 years ago

Not to rain on your parade, but that's a looooowwww bar, my guy. 😂

0points

Martata 5 years ago

Don't know wether to laugh or cry at these.

0points

Frankie Hayward 5 years ago

My mums landlord is the same wont do any work and she lived with rats under floor for 5 years and every time ask for repairs she get eviction notice and she is disabled

0points

respulero 5 years ago

home insurances are not a thing out there?

0points

Nadine 5 years ago

My God. I'm so happy I don't rent anymore and don't have to put up with any of this shady s**t.

0points

Bettina Jansen 5 years ago

I'm feeling spoilt and grateful right now, because some of those pics look borderline 3rd world country to me and are simply unimaginable.

0points

Chris Watson 5 years ago

I feel for good tenants with bad landlords. But hear more horror stories , from people owning rental units. Some people live worse than cockroaches.

0points

Toujin C'Thlu 5 years ago

Many of these landlords seem to be mocking their tenants, or just being plain passive-aggressive.

0points

Ella Blackwood 5 years ago

I feel so fortunate. I have never had to deal with such nightmares. These things would drive me mad.

0points

Jennifer Timmons 5 years ago

Most of these are safety violations. Some are just ignorant tenants.

0points

Everleigh 5 years ago

0points

maswartz 5 years ago

Who takes these kinds of pictures and doesn't go straight to the cops?

0points

Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

Someone who's afraid of getting evicted and winding up on the street.

2points

Elke van den Hoek 5 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Valerie Lessard 5 years ago

F**k landlords to hell, seriously

0points

Seabeast 5 years ago

Croman only got one year in jail? He must have had some powerful friends.

0points

Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

They should have sentenced him to house arrest in one of his crappy apartments.

0points

N'LIGHTEN IN'ERGY 5 years ago

0points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

What was the issue though?

0points

Katherine Boag 5 years ago

Our landlord doesn't get the lawn mowed for months, and then does it himself with a weedwhacker/strimmer, takes 2 whole days.

0points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

What does your lease say about landscaping?

0points

Full Name 5 years ago

So many of these are clearly photos taken for other reasons, stolen, repurposed for a S****y Landlords post and shoved in this article.

0points

Ole Peder Amrud Hagen 5 years ago

All of these places look horrible to begin with. Yuck!

0points

Sunzilla 5 years ago

0points

Full Name 5 years ago

So all landlords are scumbags....except for your current landlord?

-2points

KCN 5 years ago

While some people complain about buying houses and having to fix everything themselves, I see this post as a positive reinforcement to go out and buy a house.

-1point

Helen Haley 5 years ago

Unfortunately, that is out of reach for many people.

1point

Stina Kolling 5 years ago

so many people who look at a doorknob installed the wrong way & start immediately calling the landlord sh1tty instead of just taking a screwdriver & fixing it themselves.

-2points

Vitrified Valkyrie 4 years ago

It's literally not their job to do that.

0points

Eva Bryson 5 years ago

That's why I own a home.

-3points

Magpie 5 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

-3points

Magpie 5 years ago

In many places there will be laws about this sort of thing. And Tenants' Unions that can help with information about how to get stuff fixed correctly.

3points