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Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

man carrying tools (l) police standing in doorway (c) man walking out of bathroom (r) all with caption "landlord keeps entering unit pretending to fix things. covering cameras. always my bedroom and bathroom..."

‘Welp, I think it’s time to move’: Woman says her landlord keeps entering her apartment ‘pretending to fix things’ (updated)

men laying down mud flooring in house with caption "when your contractor suggested you do a mud floor and you casually agreed but you didn't know it would be real MUD" (l) woman with caption "when your contractor suggested you do a mud floor and you casually agreed but you didn't know it would be real MUD" (c) men laying down mud flooring in house with caption "when your contractor suggested you do a mud floor and you casually agreed but you didn't know it would be real MUD" (r)

‘Pls tell me this is a joke’: Woman gets mud flooring installed in her home

Brooke Park is a former reporting fellow with the Daily Dot and a journalism senior at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work has appeared in Texas Monthly, The Dallas Morning News and The Texas Tribune.

Brooke Park

person making chalk art on sidewalk with caption "so I told him to come check it out tomorrow (l) person hosing chalk art on sidewalk with caption "my landlord's wife told me my chalk art was disrespectful" (c) person making chalk art on sidewalk with caption "she immediately tells me that what I was doing was disrespectful and not okay" (r)

‘Husband probably complimented your art and she’s wildly insecure’: Tenant says landlord’s wife made her wash off her chalk art

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

Tenant finds flyers accusing her of stealing packages all over apartment complex

‘Resident porch pirate’: Tenant finds flyers accusing her of stealing packages all over apartment complex

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘Karma exists’: Landlord raises rent by $700. It backfires

‘Don’t move to NYC right now’: New York City’s housing crisis is playing out on TikTok

Zanny Merullo Steffgen is a Colorado-based freelance writer. You can read her work at zannymerullosteffgen.com.

Zanny Merullo Steffgen

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‘It’s getting really old’: Locals band together on Instagram to fight a tourist-fueled housing crisis

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘If anyone is wondering what it’s like getting a house from a boomer’: TikToker finds fake outlet in the home they purchased

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘They always find some tiny bs so I just give up’: Tenant calls out landlords for using ‘anything’ to keep the security deposit

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘They tried to play ya girl’: California tenant says landlord tried to increase rent before her lease ends (updated)

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‘Tuff Sheds are sheds. Not living spaces’: TikToker warns against using viral Home Depot shed as permanent home

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

woman talking on speaker phone caption my landlord is pulling some shady sh*t" "after days of ignored texts & emails I decided to call them *hangs up on me" (l) woman knocking on landlord office door caption "time to visit the office she won't answer" (c) woman speaking in kitchen caption "Even if they're not this is still bullblank" "I'm not in violation of my lease. I am not behind on rent. She decided to terminate our lease and the squeeze us for another $1k knowing she could keep my whole $2,700 deposit when she evicts me" (r)

‘My landlord is pulling some shady sh*t’: TikToker says landlord suddenly terminated her lease—then ghosted her

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘You could at least be kind’: A landlord evicted a single mom and claimed she ‘trashed the place.’ Commenters are divided on if he was in the right

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‘The audacity to write ‘congratulations’ in the email’: Woman says her rent went up by $2,500 in Austin, apartment sent her email congratulating her

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

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