Money, Landlords and Apartments: Social parasite #7887889098

Social parasite #7887889098

By Good tenant - 03/05/2019 23:00 - United Kingdom - Consett

Today, my landlord increase my rent because of the "increased value of the flat". Why has the value increased? Because I decorated and replaced the broken fixtures. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/11/2010 12:06 - Netherlands

Today, after spending two weeks renovating my room and $1000 on paint and a new floor, my landlord told me that he's sold the house. Also, he was kind enough to inform me that unless I paint the walls back to white, I won't be getting my $500 deposit back. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/08/2020 07:01 - United Kingdom

Today, in the middle of a pandemic, which has made it impossible for me to get a job for the last 4 months, my landlord has decided the one thing I need is a rental increase. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/04/2022 18:01 - United States - Marion

Today, my landlord told me they are making my building non-smoking. The main reason I moved to this old run-down building was it was cheap and I could smoke in my own home, since you can't find that anymore. Oh, they also just increased rent by 20%. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/08/2011 23:19 - United States

Today, my landlord told me he is raising my rent next month. I thought he was kidding until he asked if I still wanted to live here. My landlord is also my live-in boyfriend. FML

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By That escalated quickly. - 28/08/2017 20:00

Today, I was excited by the thought of the bathroom in my rental being replaced after the plumber advised that the leak can't be easily fixed. Instead, the owner has decided to fully renovate and is kicking me out. FML

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By imatotalloser - 28/07/2017 05:00

Today, after months of telling my landlord about the weak floorboards in my living room, I fell through them as I was trying to repair them myself. FML

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By that makes me a sad panda - 19/05/2014 21:44 - Sweden - Ume

Today, my landlord's control issue got out of control when I got a call telling me I have "too much stuff" and have to move out of the apartment. I sold all my furniture when I moved in and all I currently own is a scratch post, a chair and a pair of curtains. FML

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By scottyboy - 01/10/2016 07:58

Today, I started packing up the flat I have been renting. As I took a picture off the wall I also ripped half the wallpaper. That's my deposit gone. FML

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By Renter - 24/03/2011 14:54 - United States

Today, I received a bill for damage to my old apartment. The same damage caused by the maintenance guy when he came to fix the pipes about a week before I left. FML

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BurnInDemonFire 34

Tuesday 27 November 2018 17:03

"What's that?" "It's a sconce." "A what?" "You know, a light fixture that you put on the wall." "Oh. It makes the place look a lot nicer." "Thanks." "I'll have to increase your rent, though, since these improvements have raised the value of the flat." "You're kidding, right?" "Nope. Gimme money. Now."

Stiggy Davidson 3

Saturday 4 May 2019 1:04

depending on the region you live in you can speak to the municipal renatls board and have the rent hike thrown out if you can prove you did the repairs. as well as you are required by law to be given a minimum of 30 days notice of a rent increase

Comments

Cody Vertigo Bonthoux 15

Saturday 4 May 2019 23:50

sounds like you have a scumlord

Jbird 6

Sunday 5 May 2019 22:10

Lol by that logic just trash the place and get super cheap rent!

Taurus_ChicKa 36

Monday 6 May 2019 3:55

Pretty sure anything broken is the landlord's responsibility, not yours. You may have to get the authorities in on this one.

KingAdrock 16

Friday 8 November 2019 5:17

That was a mistake. Don't ever improve a rental. In most cases any improvement you do that's attached to the building legally becomes the property of the landlord. I won't say YDI, but you done goofed. Also, you moved into the place with busted fixtures and didn't even ask the landlord if he was going to fix them? Another mistake.