Renting is a humbling experience in which you pay someone else’s mortgage, treat their property with more care than they do, and then spend six months fighting to get your own money back at the end of it. It is the only transaction in modern life where the customer is consistently treated as the problem.
The truly spectacular thing about a bad landlord is the unshakeable belief that owning a property entitles them to the unwavering gratitude of every person unfortunate enough to live in it. The housing crisis is real, the rental market is brutal, and somewhere in the middle of all of it, the landlords in this list are sending passive-aggressive WhatsApp messages about the recycling bins.
#1 Got A Letter About A Cat… This Is The Cat
Image source: Specialist-Juice3248
#2 Is This Legal?
My landlord posted this in the hallway that connects all of our units. Can’t he deny us A/C? And our lease said nothing about that. Where can I report him? He’s usually never here, and we have long-time tenants. But he’s being very unreasonable.
Image source: Agitated-Cucumber356
#3 My Landlord Gave Me My 30-Day Notice
My landlord was caught creeping without my consent or knowledge, and when I confronted her about it, she gave me a 30-day notice to move out. How can I legally be the most ANNOYING tenant ever in the next 28 days?
Image source: zia_ohlala
Misery loves company, and as a renter, you have a lot of company around you. A LendingTree Renters Survey found that 58% of renters have had at least one landlord they genuinely disliked. And as people in the statistics community would say, that is a majority.
So, most people who have ever rented a property walk around with at least one landlord-shaped wound and a very specific look that crosses their face whenever someone mentions security deposits. The remaining 42% either got extremely lucky, are landlords themselves, or have simply chosen not to think about it, which is a coping mechanism we fully respect.
#4 No Chill
Image source: Donn Tracy
#5 Email From Landlord About Appliances Being Left Plugged In, And The Appliances In Question
Does anyone actually unplug their TOASTER between uses?
We pay the utilities separately from our rent! Our landlord doesn’t handle the electric bill in any way, shape, or form.
They gave us 24 hours’ notice before the inspection, which is standard in the US. From my understanding of the lease, I don’t think we are allowed to decline inspections.
Our lease does not state anything about unplugging appliances when they are not in use.
Our landlord uses a company to manage everything. So we get hit with a double whammy of our landlord’s feelings and the company’s rules.
Thank you all for your input and recommendations! I have learned SO much. After hearing all of the horror stories/general fear about house fires being caused by rogue toasters, I will unplug it between uses (BUT only because I feel like it and not because my landlord told me to).
Image source: South-Basket-887
To understand why the landlord-tenant relationship so consistently produces the kind of stories that end up on lists like this one, it helps to understand the fundamental dynamic at play. Housing is not a luxury. It is not a lifestyle upgrade. It is a basic human need, in the same category as food, water, and not being rained on.
And the system we have built around it places the control of that need almost entirely in the hands of one party, while the other party hands over a significant chunk of their monthly income and hopes for the best. When profit motive and basic living conditions share the same postcode, tension is not a bug in the system. It is a feature. And some landlords have leaned into that feature with extraordinary enthusiasm.
#6 The Landlord Keeps Entering My Apartment Without Notice
This isn’t the first time he’s done this. When I was in a deep sleep, I didn’t think much of it, rolled over, and went back to sleep. Five minutes later, I was awakened by my landlord inside MY apartment hallway yelling, “Hello? Hello?” I opened my bedroom door and immediately asked what was going on. His reply was, “Just wanted to let you know we are here,” and he immediately walked out of my apartment with no time for me to ask why he couldn’t have just sent a text.
About a month ago, the outlet in my bathroom stopped working. I asked him on a Friday if he could come by to take a look at it. As I’m in the shower, I hear him in my hallway AGAIN, yelling, “Hello?” There is absolutely no way he didn’t hear the shower going from where the hallway is, but still decided to stand not even 3 feet away from where I was revealing. I yelled at him to get out and that I was showering. He said he would wait outside my front door. After I got dressed, I let him in and asked him why he let himself in while I was showering. He said he didn’t know I was in the shower, but that didn’t answer my question!
Today I came home from work around 8:30 PM and noticed that my trash can, which I keep propped up against the back door, was moved out of place, as if someone had let themselves in through my back door. My heart immediately sank. I thought someone had broken in. I sent the text attached, where he admits he was in my apartment while I wasn’t home. He sent no text message stating he would be here. No form of communication that he was coming by. Nothing.
I’m a single female living alone. I feel uncomfortable, unsafe, and extremely creeped out that she has invited himself into my apartment without any sort of permission or notice multiple times now. At this point, I’m wondering how many other times he’s done this.
Image source: dollarstoresethrogen
#7 The Guy Who Came Did It For Free
Image source: boygrrI
#8 It’s Time To Move
Image source: estrozeneca
#9 When I Found A Mouse In My Kitchen, My Previous Landlord Sent Me A Link With The “10 Unexpected Things That Happen When You Move To London”
Image source: sophxthompson
While a truly terrible landlord can be found in virtually every corner of the globe (they are, in that sense, a gift the world gives equally), renter advocacy reports consistently single out Australia and the UK as particularly rough places to be a tenant.
Both countries are in the grip of severe housing crises that have left renters with shrinking options, soaring rents, and the kind of negotiating power that comes from having absolutely no leverage whatsoever. When demand so dramatically outstrips supply, landlords don’t need to be good at their jobs. They just need to own something. And some of them are making the absolute most of that arrangement.
#10 Land Of The Free
Image source: BelleAriel
#11 The Landlord Thought This Wall Looked Better Than The Vegetable Garden I’ve Been Tending For 3 Years, But He Did Not Give Me Notice
Image source: beetlebabble
#12 My Friend Woke Up To Her Entire Second-Story Patio Ripped Out. No Notice From The Landlord That This Was Happening
Image source: MadMagicianGaming
For the sake of everyone’s blood pressure, here is proof that things don’t have to be this way. Germany has built one of the most tenant-friendly rental systems on the planet because landlords have very limited ability to evict tenants, and rent increases are so heavily regulated that “I’m just going to put it up by 40% because I feel like it” is simply not an option available to them.
Sweden requires at least three months’ notice before eviction and caps annual rent increases at a reasonable rate. France even gives tenants the right to renew their lease indefinitely. Spain makes landlords give a full year’s notice before eviction and restricts rent increases to once every three years. These countries exist and the blueprint is there. Some places have simply chosen not to consult it.
#13 A Landlord Looking For Advice On How To Charge Their Tenants And The Unborn Child
Image source: Triple_Tea_23
#14 The Landlord Left A Note Saying, “No Hot Water. Sorry For The Inconvenience.” What He Really Meant Was
Image source: deleted
#15 Landlord Put This On My Door
This thing has the key inside for showings, but my lease isn’t even up until May… It’s just really annoying because it’s hard to turn the handle with that thing on, especially since the handle is partially broken and they won’t fix it, so it jams… And now they’re saying a reasonable notice for someone to walk through my place WITHOUT the landlord showing the place is a 2-hour notice… Ready to buy a home soon.
Image source: Malicious_Reddit0r
On the other end of the spectrum, there are some places where renters become bottom feeders, according to IREA. Dubai tops the list, offering zero property taxes on rental income and a legal system so flexible it practically does a backflip for investors.
Georgia (the country, not the state) allows evictions in as little as three days, which is a timeline so aggressive it barely leaves room for a strongly worded letter. Panama offers no state-mandated rent control and an eviction process designed for efficiency rather than compassion. Thailand features no rent control limits and eviction procedures that take one to two months. Basically, buy or stay away!
#16 The Landlord Stapled A Notice On All The Antique Doors To Tell Us That It’s Very Important We Don’t Damage The Antique Doors
Image source: IrisFromOmelas
#17 My Landlord Said The New Dryer Is “A Little Small” But Manageable
Image source: drspits
#18 The Stove Is Broken, And The Landlord Decides That Instead Of Fixing It, She Should Ask ChatGPT
Image source: Itzgrumps
If you are a landlord asking yourself, “How can I be better?”, the Lang Development Group offers some help. They treat renting as a business, yes, but they treat their tenants as people. Prompt maintenance. Clear communication. A basic respect for the fact that the property they own is also the home someone else is living in.
Privacy respected. Problems addressed. Messages returned within a timeframe that doesn’t require a formal complaint to unlock. It is not a complicated standard. It is, frankly, the minimum. And yet these landlords in this list apparently found it aspirational.
#19 The Property Manager Is Asking Us To Get Lost While They Try Renting Out The Unit Downstairs?
I’ve lived in 10 different apartment complexes in my life, and I’ve never seen anything like this before.
Image source: drearymoment
#20 The Landlord Is Charging Me $8000 To Replace The Floors
I’m looking to transfer to a different unit (due to noisy neighbors), and my property manager did a walk-through and claim because of these scratches and the flooring being discontinued, they have to replace the whole floor. They decided that the estimate is going to be around $8,000. My apartment is 885 sq ft. I’ve been here for a little over two years. I think this floor is laminate, but I’m not sure. It has a glossy look. The scratches came about when I first moved in and moved my couch. The point is, I want to know if my property manager is trying to scam me, or if the pricing sounds accurate.
Image source: beautifulsoullady
#21 The Landlord Just Installed Cameras That Let Them See Inside My Apartment Through A Window
I wanted to check if this was allowed and what recourse I have. I’m on fairly good terms with my landlord, but I know she is extremely paranoid and harasses other renters in our building. Recently, she installed new cameras throughout the complex, one of which faces directly into my living room. I often keep my windows open to get fresh air, and if my bedroom door is open, you could even see into my bedroom slightly. I live within the city of Los Angeles and haven’t done a ton of digging yet, but this feels like it has to be illegal, right?
I’m aware of the concept of blinds, and will be putting them up. I am a little upset that my nighttime access to cold, fresh air is being obstructed, but I’ll be looking for a new apartment. It seems like folks are saying that if I can be seen by other tenants in the building in my living room, then I can be recorded by the landlord. Something about that feels very weird, but I guess I get the logic.
What I’ve learned the most from this post is that my wife and I are weird for not minding other tenants and the landlord being able to see our living room when they walk by.
Not seen in this picture is another newly installed camera that is pointed directly at our door by the exit sign. This camera also captures stairs leading up to our unit, so I’m not claiming the intent was only to watch us, but it does have that effect. I’m less concerned about that camera than I am the one pointed at my window.
Image source: sleepkitty
If you are currently in the trenches with a bad landlord and wondering where to start, Lifehacker can help you. First, document absolutely everything. Every message, every complaint, every promise about the boiler that did not materialise. Build a paper trail so thorough and so organized that if you ever need to present it to a housing authority, it practically presents itself.
Also, know your local tenant rights. They exist, they are more powerful than most landlords would like you to believe, and they are worth an hour of your time to understand. If polite requests have failed, and at this point in the article we assume they have, escalate formally. Housing authorities, legal aid services, and local tenant unions are all on your side.
The leverage you have is real. The landlord is simply counting on you not knowing that. Disappoint them.
#22 The Landlord Thinks It’s Ok To Prop Dozens Of Units Open Like This For Hours, With The Residents Not Home
So my building is painting the doors today and tomorrow, and said they’d prop the doors to let them dry. I asked for mine to be done all in one day, so my cats don’t have to spend two days in the bathroom. I came back early, and it was propped open like this, with one around. When I saw someone, I asked what was up, and he said he wouldn’t let people in, and I didn’t have to worry. I asked him how he’d know who lives where, and he didn’t have an answer. This is absurd, right? Anyone could have walked in and out and just lied about living here!
Image source: scythian12
#23 Landlord Removed My Only Toilet Without Warning
Here’s what happened: Workers came in without any updated notice. Walls were dismantled in the kitchen, removing the sink and oven. All my appliances, utensils, cups, and food were not covered with protective measures, hence all were covered in dust from the work. My apartment is now completely uninhabitable. They removed the only toilet, leaving an exposed sewer drain in the bathroom. The kitchen wall is also torn down, pipes are exposed, and there’s debris and dust everywhere. Workers wear masks, which makes me concerned about air quality.
No one offered me temporary accommodations, access to another bathroom, or even explained how long this would last. I spoke with the local health department today, and they confirmed this is a serious issue. Called the DOB, the apartment did not get a permit for this. This whole thing is not just involving my apartment; it’s the whole line of apartments from the basement to the top floor. I can literally see the downstairs neighbor’s bathroom (also without a toilet) through the hole where the toilet was removed.
Image source: flawlessbamy
#24 My Landlord Didn’t Pay The City Water Bill, And Now My Complex Doesn’t Have Water
Image source: KingOfTheKains
At its best, renting is a perfectly reasonable way to live because it’s flexible, low-commitment, and free from the specific panic of owning something with a roof that might need replacing. At its worst, it is a months-long negotiation with someone who has confused owning a building with owning the people inside it.
The landlords in this list represent the worst of a system that desperately needs better guardrails, more transparency, and perhaps a mandatory empathy module before anyone is handed the keys to someone else’s home. Until then, photograph the damp, keep every email, read your lease as your money depends on it, and know that 58% of renters are right there with you. You are not alone. You are just, unfortunately, renting.
How has a landlord wronged you in the past? Share their antics with us in the comments to show these people they are not alone!
#25 Tree Branches Fell On Our (Rental) House And Yard. The Landlord Wants Us To Pay For Damages/Cleanup
There is a lot more stuff next to the house out of frame; it wasn’t safe to get a better picture yesterday.
There is a lot more info in the post I will link in the comments. I figured I‘d ask here since you guys are the specialists. Who owns the tree and the branches that fall off it? Is it us or the landlord? According to him, it’s his tree but our „garbage“.
Image source: FreeOfBounds
#26 My Landlord Is Insane
This all began during the first two months of my tenancy when she called me and knocked on my door millions of times because “the windows must be closed when the AC is on and they must be open when the AC is off.” She would monitor the windows and expected me to as well… Then one time she came into my apartment for an “inspection” and screamed at me because the bed wasn’t made and there was dust under the bed.
She does a monthly inspection with her grandkids, and I record everything… She harasses me, calls me mentally ill, saying “what is wrong with your brain?” and “you are 30, you shouldn’t be living in a basement, I know guys your age with 3 kids” or my personal favourite “cleanliness is next to godliness…
And she keeps claiming I’m suffocating her with all the smoking I do in the house? I have never smoked in the house… I smoked one time outside, and she looked it. She came to my apartment at 6 pm, right after I made dinner with her grandson for a “monthly inspection,” and berated me about oil on the stove and dishes in the sink… like, yeah… I JUST made dinner. She’s constantly telling me I’m the worst tenant she’s ever had, calls me “disgusting” and “nasty”.
Then she actually CALLED MY WORK and harassed my boss. He said she asked him “a million questions” about me. He didn’t care, and I tried to explain to him that my landlord is nuts, and he just shrugged it off, saying “she’s just old school,” but no, like she’s actually crazy. She comes to my apartment and thinks the walls are yellow because of all my smoking… They are completely white…
Image source: guccisucks
#27 Getting Shook Down By My Landlord
To nobody’s surprise, my landlord sucks. Just got this text today from an automated number and had to verify it was real (It is!). Talked to a few neighbors, and apparently, this is pretty typical for them to do around the end of the year. No other correspondence, just a text, and then if you don’t pay by the new date, which is two weeks before the original due date, you get sued.
Image source: wishimi
#28 Notified Our Landlord That Our Coin-Operated Washing Machine Was Getting Jammed, And He Promptly Replaced It With One That Costs $1 More
Image source: MoonBoot666
#29 Landlords Being Total Unpleasant Person
Image source: siouxsie_siouxv2
#30 Landlord Raises Rent $500 On A Server Outta Work
Image source: bratney35
#31 As Retaliation For Some Unknown Offence, Our Landlord Decided To Keep Us Out Of Our Own Backyard. This “Fence” Was Installed At 3 AM
Imagine my surprise to encounter this at 5:30 AM while attempting to enjoy my morning coffee. I thought I’d somehow wandered into the wrong backyard.
Image source: flippingwilson
#32 Landlords Provide Much-Needed Services, Y’all
Image source: BrewNerdBrad
#33 The Landlord Is Supposed To Put Gravel In This Mud Pit, And I Wake Up To This
Ever since I’ve rented here, I’ve noticed my landlord cuts corners every chance she can. When she decides to take something up for herself to do, she always does it most weirdly, using the wrong materials, etc. Now I have to wait till it dries up so I can dig all of these large rocks out, so I don’t get my tires popped.
This is not gravel, and I’d rather it had been left full of mud dirt. I have a four-wheel-drive, so it’s not really a problem. I don’t know why she did this.
I’ve received a lot of comments on “why don’t you stop pulling through the yard…”, etc. For some context: I used to stack the cars in because our driveway is slightly not wide enough for two cars, but it became such a hassle when one person needed to leave, they had to move another car just to get out, so we began to double them up. This was mentioned to my landlord, and she didn’t mind at all. Been doing this for 3 years, and I didn’t request her to fix it in the first place.
Image source: IntrigueMe_1337
#34 I Left A Cup Of Water On My Windowsill To See If It Would Freeze Overnight, And My Landlord Fined Me For Littering
I live in a tropical region, meaning freezing temperatures are an extraordinarily rare occurrence. It may seem stupid to people in colder climates, but here it’s a special event people get excited about. Leaving water outside to see if it freezes is a very common thing people do. I know many people who are doing the same thing, and my landlord most definitely knew what it was for.
Image source: FrontlineYeen
#35 I Think My Landlord Is Going To Paint Over The Mold In My Garage
That looks like scraping and painting materials. He disappeared for like an hour, so we haven’t been able to ask him what is going on.
The maintenance man came back. Says the mixture is something to get rid of the mold. He said if it were his house, he would be taking it all down. Basically, it’s the landlord’s fault, and he’s just doing his job. The neighbor came out and said if it were his garage, he’d go to the board of health about this, and the maintenance man agreed. For the time being, the maintenance guy put fans out and said to keep the garage open, and he’s going to treat the mold for now.
Image source: Soapiie_
#36 Found My Front Door Wide Open After Coming From A One Day Trip And Texted My Landlord… She Still Hasn’t Responded
Image source: natimpaala
#37 My Landlord Thinks Turning Off The Lights Will Bring The Electricity Costs To All-Time Lows
Image source: brief_kip
#38 This Is A First For Me. While I Understand To An Extent, It Still Feels Very Invasive And Weird
Image source: Accomplished-Past952
#39 The Landlord Asked Me To Keep Quiet During Apartment Showings
Moving out of my apartment in 3 months, and my landlord immediately started showing my apartment after getting notice of vacating, occasionally with less than 24 hours’ notice. The realtor couldn’t answer all the questions, so they deferred to me for some questions. Everything I said is factual. Got asked about bugs, being a basement apartment, I showed the spray I had to use, and said the landlord only offers pest control once per lease; otherwise, they state it is the tenant’s expense. Sometimes I make note of things unprompted like, “I have a recycling can, but the landlord does not have recycling pickup,” when asked about the garbage fee, or “just be aware, this apartment is right next to the machine room for the elevator. It’s not constant noise, but if you are sitting in the living room, you’ll know when someone uses the elevator,” or “there’s a light above the side entrance door that needs to be kept on at night for safety reasons, and that light comes straight through the door window and into the apartment. If you have a guest sleepover, you might want to look into a curtain.”
The landlord was unable to lease the apartment on the first day of showings and hit me with a “Please keep commentary to yourself if possible. The longer we are not able to lease the apartment, the longer we have to keep showing your apartment to your inconvenience.”
Image source: TheKowzunOne
#40 My Landlord Says I Can’t Have Things By The Unit Door Because It Is A Common Area
Hi! Our landlord just emailed saying we cannot have things by the outside door of the unit because we do not have permission to put things in the common area of the building.
We have a human and rat skeleton by the door, and people even leave clothes on the human one from time to time. We change up the outfit if it’s Valentine’s Day or if there is a Celtics game or something. Someone even left a smaller one at one point. It is fun!
Other people in the building have shoe racks and coat racks by their doors (for the past 2 years that we’ve been there). The guy who takes care of the building stuff, like handling the trash and calling maintenance for the elevator and stuff, lives a level higher than us. We see each other frequently, and he never said this was not allowed.
Image source: mephistopheles-11
#41 Crazy Landlord Lady Rant
Yes, the landlord lady is up in arms that we are using the fridge. We are humans. We need food.
And yes, she blew up and demanded that we move out because we aren’t accommodating her ever-changing attempt to access the apartment at any point in the weekend day (esp in the evening) that she wants.
Image source: sleepdeprivedmangooo
#42 Landlord Removed Heat, Stove, And Packed All My Belongings While I Was Gone (Boston)
I’ve been renting a basement apartment in Dorchester, Boston, since June 2025 for $1,500/month (month-to-month, no lease). The unit had its own entrance, kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms, and I’ve been living there normally. Recently, my landlord told me that neighbors complained about someone living in the basement and that it might not be a legal unit, so he got worried about an inspection.
After that, things escalated really fast. While I was out, he went into my unit and started packing my belongings without telling me. He removed the thermostat (so now there’s no heat, and it’s been around 32°F), took out my stove, dismantled my bed, and moved my mattress. The basement basically became unlivable, so I was forced to stay in an empty room upstairs in his unit.
Then, while I was out of town again, he went back in and packed the rest of my stuff, including taking all the food out of my fridge and freezer and boxing it up. He also refunded my rent for this month and told me I should start looking for another place. He never gave me any formal notice or went through court.
I still have my keys and never agreed to move out — I just couldn’t stay there because he made it unlivable. I have texts, photos, and videos documenting everything.
Not sure what my rights are here or what I should do next, but this whole situation feels really wrong.
Image source: Professional_Loan761
#43 The Landlord Said Any Realtor Can Enter At Any Time
Image source: reskingsu
#44 A Friend Got This From An Ex-Landlord, 3.5 Months After Moving Out
She gave her forwarding address on time and left the place spotless. He claims the 100+ day delay was from his “bank account getting hacked” and hands her this with a check from the same bank listed on the lease.
Image source: Lisfornichole
#45 My Landlord Said I Have To Pay For The Entire Floor Renewal
Hi, I’m a college student, and I accidentally spilled some water and left it overnight, resulting in this. My landlord says I need to pay for an entire floor renewal because of this damage. I find that hard to believe.
Image source: Nice-Pomegranate8390
#46 Pride Month Begins With The Landlord Throwing Our Pride Flags In The Garbage
Yup, you heard that right, that was the opener of this June. And while we went out to get some errands done and had a cute pride flag posted on the lawn, it was miraculously unposted and thrown into our dumpster upon our return.
Image source: Crazy_Opposite_4595
#47 My Landlord Didn’t Mention That Her Dogs Are Dangerous. Now We Have To Beg To Go Outside, And Most Of The Time She Doesn’t Even Reply
Image source: Mindless-Cup4127
#48 My Landlord Refuses To Get Over Here And Turn Off My Water Heater
Image source: Crustacean2B
#49 The Landlord Didn’t Accept My Offer To Buy The House (I’ve Lived Here For 11 Years), So I Removed My Orchard
She promised me she would NEVER sell it, and if she did, it would be to me, and I believed her, putting my maximum into the land. It was going to unalive me seeing something to the effect of “Rare fruit paradise! One-of-a-kind garden! In the real estate listing, I removed the in-ground trees and transplanted them to my new place.
Image source: K-Rimes
#50 I Reported My Cooker As Broken, And This Is What My Landlord Wants To Do
Image source: Powerz5
#51 I Have To Pay A $51 “Convenience” Fee Just To Pay My Rent. This Is The Only Way My New Landlords Will Accept Rent Payments
Image source: Perhaps_Heroman237
#52 The Ol’ Landlord Fixed My Bathroom Tile
I didn’t know what flair to use; I just came home after the landlord sent the new building handyman to fix the grout in my bathroom wall. I have a couple of years in the field, and when I saw this after work, I was told it was the fault of the new handyman, who had no supervision in my apartment.
Image source: Foxmcewing
#53 Some People Don’t Deserve A House
Image source: Carnalvore86
#54 The Landlord Commits A Federal Crime To Try To Get The Rent
Image source: JIMMY_RUSTLES_PHD
#55 We Asked Our Landlord To Get Someone To Fix Our Bathroom Tiling. A Few Days Later, This Is The Result
Not only is the caulk all over the place, but the tiles are the wrong size and somehow THE WRONG COLOUR, all of which would be fine if they just did the whole floor.
Image source: The_Pencil_Friend
#56 Third Time In Two Months That My Landlord Didn’t Pay The WiFi Bill, So I Went And Did It Myself In Person. Got This Text From Her Friend Immediately After
Image source: nyknac
#57 Landlord Installed An App-Controlled Smart Deadbolt While I Was At Work
Had to stand outside at 11 PM downloading an app to get into my own place. It needed an account, email verification, a 6-digit pin, location services on, and 47 pages of terms and conditions. My phone was at 12%. I was holding a rotisserie chicken.
Called him this morning and asked what happens when my phone dies. He said, “The app rarely goes down.” That’s not an answer, Kevin. My keys never crashed.
Image source: Due_Construction904
#58 My Landlord Is Giving Me Three (“About 15”) Minutes’ Notice That Someone Is Coming To Look At The House
Image source: alien236
#59 Just Reminiscing About The Landlord For My Last Apartment, Which Was The Worst One I’ve Ever Lived In
My response: “Oh ok, yes, I’d prefer if we stick to the agreement in the lease and I get the remaining $45 owed. Thanks for explaining!” Also, the only carpeted part of the unit was the living room, and it was so threadbare that it should have been replaced entirely. I know for a fact it wasn’t even cleaned, because I left for the last time at about 8 PM on my move-out day, and went back to the building the next morning because I had lost an earring during the move and thought maybe it had come off in the driveway when we were loading the truck. The new tenants had already started moving in. I don’t know if anyone even looked inside the unit at all before they gave the new tenants the keys.
Image source: honeymallow
#60 Landlord Threw Out The Only Thing That I Truly Loved
Moved in about a month ago, and yesterday he threatened to evict us over a few pieces of dog poop in the backyard. I cleaned it up, and his crew came in today to dispose of any junk the landlord has let build up outside (old toilets, boxes full of trash, etc.). I taped a sign to my grill saying not to throw it out. I come outside to grill some drumsticks, and she’s gone (along with all my utensils). I’ll never get to say goodbye, and it makes no sense. Rest in peace.
I leave you with some great memories I have with my grill.
Wanted to add that he dumped all the ashes out in the yard, but still threw away all my utensils.
Image source: Independent_Proof_76
#61 The Landlord Is Refusing To Give Me New Keys
Long story short, but an ambulance had to be called to my apartment when I was not present. A friend was there, and the cops took my keys from him as they did not want anyone to enter until the medical examiner was done. Spoke to the police and they said. I would have to retrieve my keys from this person, who is saying they don’t have my keys. My landlord is refusing to give me keys: I’m offering to pay for them, what do I do? This is insane.
Image source: DifficultThought4696
#62 The Landlord Stole My Security Camera
I came home from work today to find a note from my landlord, “ABSOLUTELY NO CAMERAS ON THE PREMISES!” (no spell check, I guess). A security camera I had set up in my bedroom was missing as well. Do I call the police to report the missing camera? I can’t prove it was him, but it seems highly likely.
Today, I found my security camera in the mailbox, destroyed. Along with a cassette tape (couldn’t care less what’s on it).
On Sunday, I got a notification that my security cameras picked up motion in the bedroom. When I checked the footage, I watched someone step out of the closet and smash a camera with what looked like a hammer. I immediately sent the video to the police and filed a supplemental report. Blink Camera Footage
On Monday, my coworker drove me over to the house to help grab the last of my things. While clearing out the closet, we noticed part of the carpet wasn’t fully tacked down. We pulled it back and found a small trap door underneath. It was too dark to see how far down it went, so we decided to leave it be and tell the police when we left.
On one of our trips out to the truck, the landlord’s son approached us. He told us his father had passed away. It caught us completely off guard. We offered our condolences, he thanked us, and walked back down the street to his house. It was brief and calm, which honestly surprised me.
When we went back inside to grab my bed, we saw a brown paper bag sitting on the closet shelf (definitely had not been there earlier). Inside was what looked like a severed foot. I called 911 immediately and waited outside until officers arrived. They took the report and secured the place. I’ve since spoken with a lawyer, and I’m continuing to cooperate with the investigation.
Image source: 5am1984
#63 Landlord Evicting Us In 2 Weeks For Calling Cops On Peeping Neighbor
We live in a top-floor apartment, and have evidence and belief that our neighbor is going up to the building’s attic to spy on us.
We got the police involved. Some officers believe in signs that we are being watched. We put a camera in the attic. We can’t keep it up there all the time because it’s not tall enough.
The other day, I was in the shower, and my sister came in and told me to get dressed because there was a camera flash. We see an unknown device on our camera going into the floor in that location, with a chunk of the floor carved out. We called the police again.
The landlord joined them. He is known to the law and calls tenants crazy. He is now evicting us in 2 weeks because of our “disturbance.” Is this legal? And what can we do? He cannot explain what the device is and is unwilling to look (North TX).
I didn’t mention how long this problem’s been going on, but it started when this visiting neighbor moved in 9 months ago.
Image source: K_LightWing
#64 Landlord’s Outrageous Requests
My landlord sent this last night at 8 PM. Is this even allowed? I am getting back into town on Thursday after being gone for months, and I am essentially moving back in with what I have. Not to mention there’s no time specified, and I have a virtual interview that day. I am fuming, especially since they didn’t even clean it well before we moved in & now expect us to clean for them?
Image source: Bitterbaby-11
#65 I Wish I Were Making This Up (Maryland, USA). It’s Me, My Landlord’s Personal Banking Service
Image source: grebilrancher
#66 I Paid My Landlord Rent, But He Wants More Because I’m Leaving
I’m a wildland firefighter, and I’m staying at a place that charges 900 a month (the average around here is 600). Last year it was 700, and he increased it by 200 when I got there this fire season. I paid him the first month’s rent and told him I found a new place for 500 a month and I am leaving. He exploded at me and said well how am I supposed to rent out that room now, I said I’m not sure. He is l asking me now for another 900 dollars for not just the first, which I paid, but last month’s rent too. I’m not sure what to do. The other firefighters said that because he doesn’t have a contract with me means he’s doing this under the table and basically is using me to pay his property tax between the other guy and me. The other guy who’s rooming with me is also leaving because of the price. Should I pay him? I haven’t even stayed the full month. I took all my stuff out in case because he was full face red when I talked about leaving.
Image source: afloydnamedpink
#67 The Old Toilet Seat Broke From Wear & Tear, So The Landlord Replaced It With This. Already Ordered A New One
Image source: jinswoon_
#68 Landlord Claims I Have An Outstanding Balance Of $0.00
Less than 10 minutes later, I got a “please disregard” email, but it still kicked me.
I want to assure everyone that the landlord confirmed it’s an automatically generated email created from the app we use for everything, and to please disregard it. I am uncertain how many people got this email, but I’ve been having issues with rent payments (meaning I pay on time, but they don’t see it for some stupid reason, and I have to go back and forth with screenshots; it’s been a massive headache), so this email made me roll my eyes and laugh, not panic over the supposed threat.
Also, I’m not American, so US law doesn’t apply to me.
Image source: spooky-enby
#69 Landlords Are Upset That I Went With A Different Place, Even Though All I Did Was Apply To Their Unit
I never promised them anything. All I did was apply and ask about lease flexibility. Did I do something wrong, or are they out of line?
Image source: PartHumanPartAlien
Follow Us
