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
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
unfinished wood walls with marker and graffiti on apartment entrance with door (l) woman greenscreen tiktok over email 'Rent Renewal Inquiry' (c) lockers for storage dirty with spray painted numbers labeling them (r)

‘Housing should not be a privilege for the elite’: TikToker puts landlord on blast after they try to increase her rent by $700

‘Ask them what $8k worth of improvements they’ve done in the past year.’

On by Braden Bjella
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 (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
house in vermont

Couple’s 15-Airbnb ’empire’ faces backlash as rents skyrocket nationwide

Should a couple own 15 Airbnbs when the housing market is so tight?

On by Jacob Seitz
Tech
woman greenscreen tiktok over photo of face breakout (l) apartment house key with Airbnb logo keychain on white wood table (c) woman greenscreen tiktok over photo of moldy air conditioner filter (r)

‘It was an absolute sh*t show’: TikToker claims mold in her long-term Airbnb led her to break out in hives

‘This repairman tried to convince me that that is just what ACs look like.’

On by Elizabeth Rose
IRL
woman speaking in car caption 'Beware of the FL Housing Scams' (l) house keys on mouse trap on white background (c) woman speaking in car mouth open shocked caption 'THE SCAMMER TOOK ALMMOST $3000 FROM THIS POOR WOMAN' (r)

‘It’s ridiculously insane’: TikToker warns of rental scams amid Florida housing crisis

‘I wanted to say something so this doesn’t happen to other people.’

On by Kathleen Wong
IRL
woman speaking hands moving (l) people looking over contract on white table with house toy and silver keys (c) woman speaking finger on head(r)

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

‘They got caught.’

On by Braden Bjella
IRL
man in car with captions 'we rented the cheapest Turo in LA' (l) 'every time we turned the steering wheel it honked and people would stare' (c) 'also sometimes it just did it on its own' (r)

‘Cheapest Turo in LA’: TikToker claims Turo car rental honked every time they turned the wheel

‘We ended up getting kicked out of this parking lot because the car wouldn’t shut up.’

On by Rebekah Harding
IRL
young woman pointing up (l) golf cart next to belongings thrown onto ground (r)

‘Slumlord strikes again’: TikToker says her landlord threw her neighbor’s belongings off the balcony during eviction

‘Stuff’s bouncing everywhere, debris, it’s a complete safety hazard.’

On by Brooke Sjoberg
IRL
Apartment kitchen with window stove sink refrigerator and counter caption '2bed 2bath east village $8,000 per month' (l) Woman walking on sidewalk caption 'COME APT HUNTING WITH ME IN NYC' (c) Apartment bathroom with mirror sink toilet shower bath caption '2bed 2bath east village $8,000 per month' (r)

‘Imagine spending 4K just to have a roommate’: Renter shows what $8,000 in rent will get New Yorkers, sparking debate

‘$8,000 a month and they couldn’t even sweep the floors.’

On by Braden Bjella
IRL

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