As someone who recently moved into a new apartment, I know firsthand that finding a place you like is only half the battle. Between rent prices and everything else that comes with having a landlord, renting can test your patience pretty quickly.
This online community gets it, with a collection of memes, screenshots, and stories about some truly ridiculous rental situations. Some of these will feel painfully familiar, while others might have you wondering what on earth these landlords were thinking. Scroll down for rental dramas that might have you feeling very grateful for your own situation.
#1 Houses Stand Empty
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#2 Historical Building Mysteriously Burns Down
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#3 Where Would They Get The Money From?
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Rent prices these days can make finding a place you actually like feel like a small victory, until you see the price tag. You start picturing where the couch will go, then look at the rent and remember your bank account has other plans.
Sadly, for many renters, that monthly payment takes up a serious chunk of their income. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, renters spent a median of 31% of their income on housing costs in 2023.
#4 I Reckon This Will Take At Least $2,000 To Repair
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#5 New Landlords Won’t Even Let Me Use Bathroom Past 10pm
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#6 Counterpoint – No They’re Not
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Aside from the outrageous cost of rent, application fees, deposits, utilities, parking, and other expenses can push the final bill even higher. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has been looking to curb unfair rental housing fee practices, including cases where extra costs were not included in the advertised rent.
For many tenants, learning about those extra expenses might feel like another financial headache when they can already barely afford the rent.
#7 Why They Gotta Direct It At Females Specifically?
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#8 My Landlord Didn’t Mention Her Dogs Are Dangerous. Now We Have To Beg To Go Outside And Most Of The Time She Doesn’t Even Reply
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#9 Landlords Are Basically Scalpers
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Many landlords seem to believe that collecting your rent also gives them unlimited power over you. Thankfully, this is not the case. In the U.S., renters have legal protections covering things like housing conditions, access to the property, security deposits, and eviction procedures, although the exact rules vary by state.
These protections help ensure renting a home doesn’t mean giving up all your rights. Some of the landlords in this collection, though, seem to have missed that memo.
#10 Oh No, If It Isn’t The Consequences Of Their Own Actions
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#11 When Satire Really Just Predicts A Possible Future
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#12 She’s So Nice!
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Even though every state requires landlords to provide safe and livable housing, some landlords are perfectly comfortable leaving tenants with problems that should have been fixed long ago.
If a landlord refuses to address a serious problem, tenants may have legal options, such as requesting repairs, reporting the issue, or, in some states, withholding rent or deducting certain repair costs. The important part is following the rules for your state rather than deciding to stop paying rent on your own
#13 Priceless
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#14 Landlord Overcharging On Rent So They Can Give The Excess Back Later Like They’re Heroes
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#15 It Makes Sense If You Don’t Really Think About It
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In all this housing drama, it is worth nothing that paying rent doesn’t mean giving up your privacy. Landlords cannot just show up and let themselves in whenever they feel like it.
By law, tenants have the right to enjoy their home without unnecessary interruptions, except in emergencies, inspections, or repairs.
#16 Lowkey Let Him Cook
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#17 All I See In Ads For Rentals
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#18 Ok
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A lot of renters still run into discrimination when looking for a home, whether it is because of their race, gender, religion, disability, or family situation. The Fair Housing Act is supposed to protect people from this kind of treatment and makes housing discrimination illegal.
But having those protections in place does not mean everyone gets treated fairly, which is why HUD continues to investigate discrimination complaints from renters.
#19 Landlord Trying To Mooch Off My WiFi
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#20 Landlord “Repairs” Microwave Using My Power Bar
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#21 “Landlords Need Us, We Don’t Need Landlords” Poster Spotted In Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
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People have lost a lot of money to fake rental listings, pressure to pay a deposit before seeing a property, and payment methods that are difficult to reverse. The FTC says consumers have reported about $65 million in losses to rental scams since 2020.
So before sending money for that dream apartment, it is worth checking that the listing and the person behind it are legitimate. Otherwise, your perfect new home could turn out to be an expensive, tantalizing internet hallucination.
#22 Landlordism Explained
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#23 Landlord Had The Gall To Try And Raise Our Rent 3 Days After Our Lease Renewed
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#24 Facts
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Dealing with a landlord from hell might have you thinking you should buy your own place. Unfortunately, buying a home can feel out of reach when you have to worry about a down payment, mortgage, insurance, taxes, and other costs that come with ownership.
In 2024, the median monthly cost for U.S. homeowners with a mortgage was $2,035, according to the Census Bureau. So for many people, renting may still be the more manageable option, even if it occasionally means putting up with a landlord who makes you question your life choices.
#25 Another Compassionate Landlord
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#26 Landlord Special: Kitchen Window Edition
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#27 My Brother In Source You Are The Market
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People who are lucky enough to have a good landlord may not realize what a rare gem that is. From experience, a difficult one can turn your home into a constant source of stress.
Have you ever had a landlord experience worthy of being in this hall of fame? Tell us about it in the comments. We’d love to hear your rental stories too.
#28 $1300 A Month Lmao
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#29 Scumlords In La Right Now
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#30 Someone Needs A Spa Day
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#31 Idc If It’s Illegal. Lower My Damn Rent!
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#32 Money Well Spend
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#33 Parasites. Freaking Parasites
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#34 My Mom Is Triggered Because She’s A Landlord Now
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#35 I’ve Been Trying To Figure Out How To Turn On This Vent In My Bathroom. Turns Out It’s Fake. It’s Just A Vent Glued To The Ceiling
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#36 Goofy Landlord Making Up Rules And Wanting To Steal My Dishwasher
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#37 The Delusional Landlord Strikes Again
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#38 This Was My Landlord’s Solution To The AC Unit Leaking Water And Soaking The Carpet. It Was Left On For At Least 24 Hours Before I Got There
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#39 Landlord Who Complained About My Plants Kicked The Bucket To The Agent Who Said Will Let Himself In
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#40 What The Actual…
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#41 Levelling The Playing Field
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#42 Voting Matters
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#43 “Non-Refundable Pet Deposit”
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#44 Apparently Requesting Basic Information & Reporting Illegal Discriminatory Housing Practices Is A Scam Now
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#45 I Reported My Cooker As Broken And This Is What My Landlord Wants To Do
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#46 Kind Landlord Only Raises Old Ladies Rent By 32%
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#47 “You Wouldn’t Open An Airbnb In A Housing Crisis” Sticker Spotted In Melbourne
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#48 “Alexa, Play The World’s Smallest Violin”
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#49 Landlord With 57 Homes Loses The Lot LOL
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#50 AC Unit Stolen By Landlord
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#51 ???
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#52 Side Walk Chalk Is Grafitti, Violates Lease
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#53 Oh The Poor Darlings
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#54 Some Los Angeles Landlords Almost Double Rent Prices As Wildfires Displace Families
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#55 New Definition Of “Working” Just Dropped
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#56 California Is Voting For A 15% Tax On Short Term Rental Income, Landlords Aren’t Happy
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#57 They Just Need To Save More 😂
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#58 The Villain We Don’t Need
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#59 Rat Infestation Continues In Brooklyn Rent-Stabilized Apartment Complex
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#60 Landlords ” Property Deed ” Papers Were The First Nft’s
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#61 Landlord’s Awful Attempt At Dodging Oven Fix
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#62 Dignity Of Work To Landlords!
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#63 Asked Our Landlord For A Handrail On Our Front Porch
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#64 What A Joke
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#65 They Are Aware, They Just Don’t Care
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#66 FYI I’ve Never Missed A Rent Payment
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#67 Trust The Free Market!!!
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#68 Brand New Flooring
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#69 Renovating The Kitchen In The House We Bought After It Was Rented Out For A Few Years, Only To Uncover This Absolute Masterpiece Of A Landlord Special
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#70 Landlord Said Don’t Worry, It’s Just Cosmetic
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#71 Yeah, Yeah, We Know You’re Hurting…
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#72 The Basement Of A Rental That Went From 995 To 1700
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#73 4 Years Of Renting
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#74 Atp They Just Come Up With Any Reason To Do A Rent Increase
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#75 Landlord Boxed My Car In With Snow
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#76 A Certified Landlord Special™
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