woman speaking in bedroom caption 'update???' (l) view of ceiling from phone camera caption 'Pov: You confronted the maintenance man about showing up to your house unannounced with out knocking' ''No I don't'' (c) woman speaking in bedroom caption 'update???' (r)

‘You need to knock before you come in’: Woman confronts maintenance man about showing up unannounced

‘He is clearly aggressive and has boundary issues. Don’t sleep there until it’s addressed.’

On by Braden Bjella
IRL
hole in cream colored wall caption 'using $1 soap to fill in all the holes in our walls so we get our security deposit back' (l) hand rubbing soap into hole in cream colored wall caption 'using $1 soap to fill in all the holes in our walls so we get our security deposit back' (c) hole in cream colored wall filled in with soap caption 'using $1 soap to fill in all the holes in our walls so we get our security deposit back' (r)

‘It’s what the landlord deserves’: Renter uses $1 soap to fill holes in wall

‘I use ranch.’

On by Cecilia Lenzen
IRL
Little Caesars pizza box open with pizza on hardwood floor caption 'POV: you just had enough to get the apartment' (l) tablet pizza box and paper towels set up on cardboard box on hardwood floor caption 'POV: you just had enough to get the apartment' (c) cardboard box with tablet and pizza box on top on hardwood floor next to other Little Caesars pizza box caption 'POV: you just had enough to get the apartment' (r)

’Food and shelter, you winning’: Woman moves into new apartment and has no money for furniture, sparking debate

‘You had enough for pizza tho, that’s a win.’

On by Gisselle Hernandez
IRL
man on laptop looking right caption 'when my boss walks by and I'm looking at her house on Zillow'(l) man hand on laptop closing it looking right caption 'when my boss walks by and I'm looking at her house on Zillow' (c) man closing laptop smiling looking down embarrassed caption 'when my boss walks by and I'm looking at her house on Zillow' (r)

‘3.2M and you still didn’t get a pool??’: Workers admit to snooping on their bosses’ houses on Zillow

‘TikTok continues to show me that I’ve never had a unique experience in my life.’

On by Braden Bjella
Internet Culture
screwdriver next to opened outlet (l) hand with screwdriver touching outlet with cover caption 'boomer-owned house' (c) screwdriver next to opening where outlet was, no wiring indicating outlet was fake (r)

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

‘This is how one tricks an inspector.’

On by Charlotte Colombo
IRL
person holding paint scrapper speaking sitting on floor (l) wooden house with rolled up 100 dollar bills inside security deposit concept (c) person scrapping black paint off of cabinet door sitting on floor (r)

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

‘I’m literally doing this because they will take my deposit if I don’t.’

On by Brooke Sjoberg
IRL
fan in shed (l) young woman (c) both with caption 'POV: you're in a shed you spend about 2,000 dollars that you got ripped off by the builders and you're in the Houston heat actually dying and all you can think about is how nice a shower would be...' AC unit in side of wall with caption 'we have a ac/and lights my dad helped us' (r)

‘Why did you think you were gonna get a livable place for $2k’: TikToker says she got ripped off after she bought shed to live in for $2K, sparking debate

‘We are literally in the middle of a housing crisis.’

On by Lauren Castro
IRL
woman standing in empty apartment caption 'Us thinking we were about to move my sister in to her first solo apartment...' (l) bathtub faucet caption 'Then seeing the condition of the apartment and immediately moving her out.' (c) granite countertop sink different appearance from kitchen on left caption 'Does she have a video of the apartment she viewed & was spposed to have?' (r)

‘Guess I’m so poor that I don’t see anything wrong’: TikToker says sister broke apartment lease after seeing its condition, sparking debate [UPDATED]

She hadn’t toured the exact unit, which cost over $1,400, before signing.

On by Gisselle Hernandez
IRL
man greenscreen tiktok over Notice of Rent Increase sheet pointing at sentence 'This amount represents a 15 percent increase over your previous amount' (l) man speaking caption 'Unfortunatrly, the state of Oregon capped rent increases at 9.9 percent. Please correct this document and send it again (c) man greenscreen tiktok over google search caption 'State economists announced in September that Oregon rent increase limitation for 2022 is capped at 9.9%' (r)

‘They will take whatever they can get from you’: TikToker catches his landlord illegally raising his rent by 15%

‘It’s only illegal if someone notices.’

On by Cecilia Lenzen
IRL
woman speaking on gray background (l) renter form with keys and hand pointing for renter to sign (c) woman speaking hand out confused expression (r)

‘So they can blame you for damages’: TikToker says building wouldn’t give her keys without signing inspection—she hadn’t even seen the apartment

‘Why would I sign that if I haven’t inspected the unit?’

On by Braden Bjella
IRL
young woman looking at contract with caption 'Teaching moment...' (l) Residential Lease Agreement with caption 'When your 18 year old decides to stay at home' (c) young woman signing contract with caption 'Setting up for success' (r)

‘I would just leave and never talk to my mom again’: Mom makes 18-year-old sign lease to ‘rent a room,’ sparking debate

‘You can’t expect an 18 year old to have their own place in this economy.’

On by Brooke Sjoberg
IRL
large group of people speaking into microphones outside building caption 'Update 200 families missed place no where to go' (l) U-Hauls parked outside of apartment building caption 'The rental office kicked out 200 families out after paying rent' (c) man in wheelchair outside speaking on phone caption 'Man with no legs kicked out after paying rent' (r)

‘200 families kicked out bc the landlord failed to fix what needed to be fixed’: Tenant says her entire apartment building was given 48-hour notice to move out

‘They don’t have nowhere to go. They’re homeless.’

On by Braden Bjella
IRL
young woman with captions 'POV: being a young Black Girl, inheriting a home in Seattle, WA' (l) 'Population: 12% Black' (c) 'The predatory stories of people trying to bully black people out of their homes is VERY real.' (r)

‘They don’t think us Black people know anything’: Woman calls out predatory letters making below-market value offers on inherited home

‘There are all of these tactics that they use to try to scare you to feel like you are not able to stay in your land.’

On by Braden Bjella
IRL
young woman (l&r) house keychain (c)

‘Can they do that?!’: Woman says neighbor with same floor plan pays $600 more than her per month in rent

‘Renting is a scam and unfortunately most us don’t get a choice.’

On by Braden Bjella
IRL
Finger touching on Create an Ad button on Facebook website.

Meta will change algorithm that allowed people to be racist while advertising housing

The government must agree to the changes.

On by Jacob Seitz
Tech

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