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‘A plain old scam’: College student says landlord is charging her for pre-existing ‘structural damage’ in the 100-year-old building

‘If she’s not giving you your deposit back, don’t clean.’

On by Rebekah Harding
IRL
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‘Renters are out here with no options’: TikToker says her landlord increased her rent by 25% on lease renewal

‘Most of us have about two weeks to figure out somewhere else to live.’

On by Jack Alban
IRL
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‘He’s ur roommate now’: Woman says a homeless man was living in her apartment without her knowledge

‘Not you leaving your doors unlocked.’

On by Cecilia Lenzen
IRL
crowd on sidewalk caption 'NY real estate agent takes selfie with applicants for apartment because he's 'never seen this many people for an open house in 17 years' (l) Real estate agent holding phone taking group selfie caption 'NY real estate agent takes selfie with applicants for apartment because he's 'never seen this many people for an open house in 17 years' (r) group of people on sidewalk caption 'NY real estate agent takes selfie with applicants for apartment because he's 'never seen this many people for an open house in 17 years' (r)

‘This is… very sad and infuriating’: Real estate agent takes selfie because so many people showed up for open house in New York, sparking debate

‘I’m never moving out of my mom’s house.’

On by Braden Bjella
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

The creator says she will be filing a lawsuit.

On by Gisselle Hernandez
IRL
woman hand on cheek caption '@ our landlord who scammed us. We rented her entire house and then she moved her things into the attic and illegally lived up there for 8 months of our lease and harassed us' (l) wooden house on keyring with silver key on blue background (r)

‘She let the mortgage go unpaid and lived off our rent money’: A woman alleges her landlord illegally moved into her attic

‘I would SNAP, glad you took her to court!’

On by Kathleen Wong
IRL
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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

‘She kept using the single mom card.’

On by Jack Alban
IRL
young woman pointing at $2,200 text in background with caption 'My current rent in Austin Texas' (l) key on house keychain (c) same young woman with dismayed look in front of $4,678 text in background with caption 'rent if I renew my lease'

‘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

‘They really said GTFO.’

On by Braden Bjella
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‘This is why my kids still live at home’: TikToker says her landlord increased rent for her Florida apartment by $900

‘I’m moving back in with my parents. But what about the people that don’t have family here?’

On by Kathleen Wong
Internet Culture
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‘It’s 39 degrees in Atlanta’: Vrbo customer says gas was cut off in rental—leaving them without heat and hot water

‘I will never use Vrbo again.’

On by Tricia Crimmins
angry man (l) trailer park (r)

‘They’re gonna get evicted’: Man says trailer park management is trying to run residents out with unaffordable new rules

‘They’re making it so the people that live here can’t afford to follow their f*cking rules.’

On by Laiken Neumann
house being loaded onto flatbed with WIDE LOAD sign and caption 'meanwhile in Austin real estate, property taxes have gotten so high, our neighbor is taking their whole damn house to the hill country'

‘Our neighbor is taking their whole damn house’: TikToker claims neighbor is moving whole house due to property taxes in Austin

‘Property taxes have gotten so high.’

On by Brooke Sjoberg
woman making shocked faces at camera

‘This isn’t my responsibility’: Tenant says the smell of her apartment’s carpet is making her sick—and her landlord ghosted her

‘No amount of Yankee Candle could ever get rid of this stench.’

On by Laiken Neumann
IRL
window with mold growing up its side and adjacent white wall caption 'Mold in January' (l) Woman sarcastic hand up caption 'Things in my college apartment that just make sense' (c) Window with mold now covered caption 'They simply paint over it' (r)

‘Get out ASAP’: College student says landlord painted over black mold instead of addressing the issue

‘If it’s growing on your SHOES… that’s not okay!!!’

On by Rachel Kiley
IRL
Messy room with laundry trash and random garbage and cat caption 'when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat' (l) Cat eating in messy room with caption 'when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat' (c) Messy room's closet and other side caption 'when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat' (r)

‘Take the cat in please’: TikToker shows off mess left by ‘nightmare’ roommate who abandoned their cat

‘That breaks my heart for the poor cat.’

On by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver
IRL

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