20-year-old student discovers through social media that her roommate adopted a cat behind her back, after she persistently refused to get a pet, claiming it would become her responsibility: ‘I’m angry, I’m annoyed, I just don’t know how to go about it’

To Adopt or Not To Adopt, now that is the question… Nothing is more awkward than having disagreements with a roommate, whether small or big. A roomie-argument means that the eggshells have been scattered all around the apartment floor, and the giant elephant in the room is officially squashing them. Of course, the tension may …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old student discovers through social media that her roommate adopted a cat behind her back, after she persistently refused to get a pet, claiming it would become her responsibility: ‘I’m angry, I’m annoyed, I just don’t know how to go about it’

Roommate fails to pay her share of rent and ghosts her housemate for over 2 months, so the housemate donates her belongings and mistakenly gets rid of a family heirloom: ‘It all could have been avoided if she had tried to communicate with me’

Living with an entitled, inconsiderate roommate is a rite of passage for any twenty-something trying to find their footing in this world. If you’re just starting out in your career or are currently in college away from home, you’re probably going to be living with a bunch of roommates. This is what primes you for …
Seguir leyendo Roommate fails to pay her share of rent and ghosts her housemate for over 2 months, so the housemate donates her belongings and mistakenly gets rid of a family heirloom: ‘It all could have been avoided if she had tried to communicate with me’

Cash-grabbing Dublin host ends up indebted €235 to their customers after getting caught trying to force them to cancel their €115/night accommodation for St. Patrick’s weekend: ‘And I got a free upgrade’

We live in a society that’s obsessed with a good grift.  In line with the cash-grabbing opportunists and your average snake oil salesman, grifters come in many forms, but when it comes to travel, you can always count on your home-share host to be the capitalistic version of themselves. Like the worst landlord of all …
Seguir leyendo Cash-grabbing Dublin host ends up indebted €235 to their customers after getting caught trying to force them to cancel their €115/night accommodation for St. Patrick’s weekend: ‘And I got a free upgrade’

Tenant notices a $700 increase on her monthly electrical bill, then discovers her landlord secretly planted two space heaters in the attic to keep the water pipes from freezing: ‘I’ve paid about $6000+ for these space heaters.’

These space heaters are more than just a fire hazard, they are a financial burden on a tenant who was none-the-wiser about paying $700 more per month on her bill.  Many of us default to blaming the energy company when our electrical bill comes out to more than normal. If you live in a city …
Seguir leyendo Tenant notices a $700 increase on her monthly electrical bill, then discovers her landlord secretly planted two space heaters in the attic to keep the water pipes from freezing: ‘I’ve paid about $6000+ for these space heaters.’

Man rents spare room to divorcing mother-in-law, gets offended when she haggles $1400 for new carpet down to $400 after she moves out: ‘I agreed and figured we were done’

Many people find in-law relationships some of the most difficult dynamics that they ever have to navigate. Of course, some luck out with their partner’s parents and have no problem playing happy families, but even these situations can be disturbed by drama and petty arguments if they aren’t careful. There are a lot of things …
Seguir leyendo Man rents spare room to divorcing mother-in-law, gets offended when she haggles $1400 for new carpet down to $400 after she moves out: ‘I agreed and figured we were done’

22 Memes Fresh on the Market for Renters Who Are Fed up With the Landlord Special

Renting, landlords, the like—arguably the most stressful words you’ll hear come out of anyone’s mouth. Aside from how difficult it is in this day and age to find rentals that are within your budget, dealing with landlords and slumlords will be the bane of every renter’s existence. No matter how hard anybody tries to avoid …
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Landlord provokes discourse by spending 7 years secretly setting aside rent money to put towards the education of her tenants’ daughters: ‘Why do you assume you know how to manage their money better than they do?’

Pretty much everyone who has ever rented has a horror story about a landlord, and far fewer have good things to say about the people whose properties they have paid to live in. Many would argue that a good landlord is an oxymoron, but that doesn’t stop some trying to do right by their tenants …
Seguir leyendo Landlord provokes discourse by spending 7 years secretly setting aside rent money to put towards the education of her tenants’ daughters: ‘Why do you assume you know how to manage their money better than they do?’

‘You are extremely out of touch and tone deaf’: 18-year-old landlord hides wealth from her roommates, arguments ensue when they open her mail

Growing up is realizing that everyone has their own arrangement. Sure, you might be jealous of that girl with the fabulous apartment and clothes and wonder what she’s doing better than you. Odds are… nothing. She probably just has rich parents. But some people are weird about their wealth. They try to be humble about …
Seguir leyendo ‘You are extremely out of touch and tone deaf’: 18-year-old landlord hides wealth from her roommates, arguments ensue when they open her mail

24 Relatable Apartment Memes for Tired Renters Ready To Own Property

why does it always sound like our upstairs neighbors are moving cinderblocks around for fun?

Prospective homeowners lament obstinate boomers who block younger relatives from inheriting property: ‘It’s hard not to feel like the Baby Boomer generation let their children & grandchildren down’

It may be old news, but it never gets any less painful to realize that many of us under the age of 50 are far less likely to ever own a home than our older relatives were. If you don’t have a high-paying job or the Bank of Mom and Dad on your side, the …
Seguir leyendo Prospective homeowners lament obstinate boomers who block younger relatives from inheriting property: ‘It’s hard not to feel like the Baby Boomer generation let their children & grandchildren down’