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Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

Left: Check-out screen for rent reading $1280, with a $39.68 "convenience fee" outlined in red. Right: Modern apartment building in the countryside in a residential area of ​​a city.

“So infuriating”: Renter says apartment now charges a $39 “convenience fee” just to pay rent

Rebecca Leib

A photo of a text from the OP's landlord, asking him to do a bunch of things for 30 dollars off of rent

“Straight-up insult”: Landlord offers $50 off rent to shovel snow, mow lawn, and buy gas

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Facade of small brick block of flats in London, England. Overlay of checkout screen reading, "rent: $2,100" above button reading "pay now: $1,050" "pay later: $1,050" above a BNPL-style button reading "split into 2 payments."

“Dystopian AF”: Buy now, pay later for rent is being tested. Folks are alarmed

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

cockroaches fall from nyc apartment ceiling

“A million cockroaches everywhere”: NYC woman’s ceiling busts open, spilling cockroaches into her apartment

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

2 panel image. Gym with caption that reads: "When your apartment ignores your maintenance requests to fix the treadmills so you pretend to be a potential client and schedule a tour to ask what their plan is (smiling emoji)" on left. Row of treadmills on right.

“Did it work?”: Renter says landlord refuses to fix treadmill. So he pretends to be a new client and schedules a tour

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

Left: Photo of a hand painting a cabinet door; Right: Screenshot from @12366cs's Tiktok of his hand pointing at his kitchen cabinets.

‘Where the hell are my spoons?’: Man says his landlord painted his kitchen cabinets. Then he opens the drawers

Makalah Wright has written articles for various publications based on mental health, relationships, and Gen Z-related topics. She is currently a senior at the University of West Georgia, where she studies public relations and music. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, shopping, traveling to new places, and playing the clarinet.

Makalah Wright

Left: Screenshot from @aliena.215's of a rectangular patch on her wall; Center: Photo of Tiktok user @aliena.215; Right: @aliena.215 pulling off the patch on her wall to reveal a hole.

‘And it’s one from the Dollar Tree’: Woman peels off the ‘landlord special’ from her wall. Then she sees what it’s hiding

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Person holding keychain(l) Girl Smiling(c) Money outside of pink pouch on top of washing machine(r)

‘Girl buy a replacement key off Amazon’: Woman tries to do laundry. Then she discovers her landlord is making her use quarters

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

A photo of a small brown dog on a bed in between two screenshots of Tiktok user @thekylebell.

‘I always thought that was a complicated process’: Man moves into apartment. Then he finds a little-known trick to avoiding his pet rent

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Wooden Floors(l) Woman shares her new apartment(c) Wooden floors in apartment(r)

‘There is no way’: Landlord tells tenant apartment has ‘real wood’ floors. Then she tries to clean them

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Viral Politics

Zillow price hikes on L.A. rentals used to ‘name and shame’ landlords attempting to profit off fires

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

woman looking shocked(l) Man opening door(r)

‘Hiding from my landlord in my closet’: Landlord lets himself in thinking no one is home. It backfires

Woman talking(l+r), Hand on light switch(c)

‘Hoping you didn’t notice’: Renter moves into new apartment after touring it in person. There’s just one major thing he missed

‘That refund check is going to look amazing’: Woman finds out she’s been paying for her neighbor’s electricity for 5 years

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. She was previously an executive producer at The Drag, UT&#8217;s award-winning podcast production house as well as a projects intern for KUT Austin. Her work can be found in the Austin Chronicle, the Victoria Advocate and more.

Heather Stewart

Tenant leaves ‘anonymous’ review for apartment complex. Then they confront her about it

Landlords