Scammer steals credit card information to rent car, emails card owner and asks why he canceled the rental: ‘Sorry to use the details hee hee’

Back in the day, you had to be genuinely sneaky to be a scammer. There were no websites with people’s credit card information available for any old schmuck to purchase. In the 20th century, you had to pick a pocket or snag a fat juicy wallet off the ground and make some magic by purchasing …
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Controlling Landlord Forces Tenant to do Laundry at The Same Time Every Week

I’m so lucky I’ve only had two landlords in my life, and they haven’t given me much grief. The first was a big, impersonal company that provided off-campus housing for students. The other is my current landlord, who sent over a guy with a can of Raid when we told him we had bugs. Neither …
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Airbnb in Scotland Splits Opinion After Recreating Shrek’s Swamp as a «Luxury Getaway»

Airbnb is far from a perfect company, and there are many valid criticisms to be made about it. However, one of its undeniable benefits is that it allows the adventurous traveling public to rent out places that are a real experience. From houseboats to treehouses, there’s something for everyone — but all pale in comparison …
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People Share Their Roommate Horror Stories

Everybody has had a bad roommate; if you haven’t, you’re probably the bad roommate. It is not that hard to clean up after yourself, communicate, and be considerate of the people you live with, yet many people struggle with it.  I’ve heard so many roommate horror stories through the grapevine that are almost hard to …
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Airbnb Gone Wild: Rental house in Canada has an entire hockey rink inside for the pocket-change price of $1200 per night

Airbnb used to be a cheaper alternative to hotels/motels, but over the years has become an entirely new beast. Vacationing has never been more convoluted or confusing now that Airbnb has fully evolved into an «experiences» monster with more outrageous options than you acn imagine. Have you ever wanted to sleep in a bat-infested cave? …
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Insane Airbnb Host Harasses Guest For Rating Property Four Stars Out of Five

Nobody knows how to give a proper rating these days. Either something is 10/10, or it’s 0/10. Most people are not «Local Guides» on Google Reviews for a reason. Nobody will take the time out of their day to review something if it’s just mediocre. They will only do it if it’s flawless or completely …
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Insane Airbnb Host Harasses Guest For Rating His Property Four Stars Out of Five

Nobody knows how to give a proper rating these days. Either something is 10/10, or it’s 0/10. Most people are not «Local Guides» on Google Reviews for a reason. Nobody will take the time out of their day to review something if it’s just mediocre. They will only do it if it’s flawless or completely …
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Lazy Landlord Paints Over Roach, Photoshop Memes Ensue

We don’t make the rules, but it seems like for every good landlord, the world is obligated to birth 20+ landlords that fall into the greedy, lazy, or just plain absent category. None of this has improved during the second year of the pandemic. Some landlords can’t even be bothered to request aid – they’d …
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