Should you let your landlord come into your apartment whenever they want? Your boundaries are your boundaries and they shouldn’t be crossed so easily. You’re entitled to privacy in your own home, a place that you presumably pay rent to be in. Just because you have a landlord doesn’t mean that they get the right …
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Landlord Only Gives 11 Days Notice That He Won’t Renew the Lease, Leaving Tenant to Scramble for a New Place
Have you ever dealt with an unreasonable landlord? If you’ve lived in an apartment, then the answer to that question is probably yes. Landlords tend not to abide by the same rules that the rest of us do, in terms of decency and respect. They know they can get away with a lot, so they …
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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’
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.’
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?’
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?
31 Renter Memes That Give Experienced Tenants the Landlord Special
Landlords are easily the bad guys in everyone’s fairytale. Raising the rent by 20% after fulfilling their basic duties as a homeowner (ie: painting over the moths on the walls and the baseboards) has given landlords a false sense of prowess and power. They feel invincible like they can get away with anything. Tangled in …
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Tenant Goes Full Karen After Landlord Sends Threatening Email
A staggering 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits as the response to the coronavirus outbreak has escalated. Many Americans are now struggling to put food on the table, let alone pay rent. In places like New York, the $1,200 stimulus will barely cover a month of housing. As renters try to figure out how …
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