Miscellaneous: Today, after being nearly homeless and couch-hopping for the...

By creepycrawley247 - 01/05/2013 02:50 - United States - Ellington

Today, after being nearly homeless and couch-hopping for the last few months, I finally signed a 1-year lease. When I got home, I was surprised to see a picture of my new complex on the front page of the newspaper. It turns out that they are fighting a serious bedbug infestation. FML

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By Juanald - 05/11/2017 05:00

Today, after being moved to three different employer-provided apartments because they all had mold and electrical problems, I requested a bigger bed. The bed they delivered had bedbugs. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/06/2015 12:14

Today, my pregnant girlfriend and I moved into our first home together, signing a 1-year lease. Less than 12 hours later, we've discovered that the place is infested with cockroaches and we have a mouse. The landlord won't let us out of the contract. FML

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Today, my boyfriend finally moved in with me, after being long distance for months. Our apartment just became infested with mice. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/03/2022 12:00

Today, I just moved into my second apartment after the first one was infested with fruit flies, which were coming out of cracks in the floor. We discovered they had tried to cover this fact up so we'd move in. Guess what this new one has? Bed bugs. I asked if there was a history of bug problems and they said no. Lies. FML

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By Elgrin - 17/06/2016 18:03 - United States - Fort Worth

Today, I woke up to something crawling on my leg. Thinking it might be a spider, I jumped out frantically to check. The good news: it's not a spider. The bad news: it's a bedbug. My apartment was just treated for them. FML

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By krushr - 23/01/2011 05:32 - Canada

Today, I discovered I have bed bugs. I have nowhere else to sleep and I won't be able to afford a new mattress for at least a year. I'd better get used to these giant welts. FML

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By ZombieGirl - 11/08/2015 07:43 - United States - Tampa

Today, I signed the lease on my first apartment alone with my boyfriend. We've lived here a month before we got to sign. Today is also the day my neighbors decided to show how they're night owls: all I hear is banging on the walls and them loudly talking and yelling. This will be a long year. FML

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By LivingBroke - 21/08/2017 20:01

Today, I signed the lease for a flat that a mate and I decided to move into. About five minutes after leaving the renting agency, I received a text from my mate saying he couldn't move in with me after all. I am now the happy tenant of a large inner city flat that I can't afford. FML

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warturtle 14

Wednesday 1 May 2013 12:07

Sleep tight.

MisterMichael 9

Wednesday 1 May 2013 12:07

...Don't let the bed bugs bite

Comments

babeababe 16

Wednesday 1 May 2013 18:14

I'm not sure if this is a law in all states; but in my state you have 3 days to get out of the lease before they can charge you for early termination. You might lose your deposit. But I think that'd be better than living in a bedbug infested apartment.

Jssleyn 13

Wednesday 1 May 2013 18:32

I can't help but wonder how bedbugs are able to infest a complex.. i mean, my cousin's bed got infested before, but my room didn't get affected. I thought they are just in the bed..?

UsagiArwen 23

Wednesday 1 May 2013 19:39

Bed bugs are sooo not limited to beds. They can hide in anything that they come into contact with, pretty much. You were totally lucky about not getting infestations everywhere.

vladimirnabokov 15

Wednesday 1 May 2013 18:39

A bed bug infestation is better than being homeless.

AshaaFerreira 22

Wednesday 1 May 2013 20:18

I beg to differ....

KayZeep 3

Wednesday 1 May 2013 19:12

DON'T MOVE IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go insist on getting your deposit back. Freak right out!

theboy13 13

Wednesday 1 May 2013 19:29

Home sweet home

goose12321 11

Wednesday 1 May 2013 19:43

Oo! Oo! Ready? SUE THE LANDLORD!!!!! Sue them for... I dunno... misrepresentation.... or false advertising or something I'm sure you'll think of something. That's the American way.

fates_fury 1

Wednesday 1 May 2013 21:02

NOPE. Run.

AlexiAwesome 10

Wednesday 1 May 2013 21:36

Now you've got a million little friends waiting to welcome you home :)

missLlama 1

Wednesday 1 May 2013 22:21

That sucks. :( If you have to stay there, try strewing bean leaves on the floor - they should stop the bugs.

cruu22 8

Thursday 2 May 2013 1:13

Um ya, how will leaves help exactly? Op, unless you want to store your valuables in a secure plastic bin for between two and eighteen months(depending on who you ask), dont move anything in until you get this sorted.