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Landlord refuses to fix the appliances in the rented house, so renter sells them off to get his deposit back, and he wasted money: 'I still came out ahead because I pocketed about the same as our deposit'

María Cetra

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After landlord denies responsibility for a fire-damaged dryer and keeps the deposit, his tenant uses his own lease terms to sell the “ownerless” washer and dryer before moving out: ‘[He] refused to fix appliances, so I sold them’

Etai Eshet

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Texas tenant gets billed $5,887 after flood damage forced him out and cost him $9K, refuses to sign management’s lease release demanding he waive all claims for his losses

Etai Eshet

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Property manager loses it when renter buys a house, attempting to withhold the deposit and push pre-move-out inspections before getting blocked by lease terms and a small claims threat

Etai Eshet

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Landlord threatens Wisconsin renter with a lease violation over parking a Corvette in the home garage: ’Just saying "you're being loud" in an arbitrary manner with nothing in a lease to back it up is an empty threat’

Etai Eshet

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Texas tenant finds CEO of company that owns her apartment to make unresponsive management get basic fixes done: ‘Guess who wanted to talk to me all of a sudden?’

Etai Eshet

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Tennessee Landlord singles out female tenant with unannounced visits, ignored complaints, and denied repairs: ‘He doesn't do this to any other person in the building’

Etai Eshet

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Colorado landlord “accidentally” double-charges rent via tenant’s ACH, then refuses to refund it, and tries keeping it as “account credit” until after move-out

Etai Eshet

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Philly landlord delays a tenant’s move-in, leaves the new apartment without power for days, then ignores her request for a rent discount over the unusable time: 'He's ignoring my proration request'

Etai Eshet

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New Jersey man rents a rural cottage at a below-market price, discovers the lease classifies the property as owner-occupied, and his landlords are probably scammers

Etai Eshet

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‘My apartment isn’t livable between 8am-4pm‘: California renter loses her bedroom, bathroom, and water every weekday for 2 weeks during pipe work, can't relocate to work remotely, and asks if the landlord owes compensation

Etai Eshet

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Overbearing landlord adds invasive monthly photo inspection rule, demands images of every room, zooms in to critique minor mess, leaving tenant feeling constantly monitored: ‘It feels like surveillance’

Cata Holmes

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Renter walks away from well-priced apartment after landlord reveals extreme rules and preference for a tenant who barely exists: ‘Ideally someone who’s not around much’

Cata Holmes

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Homeseller forbids current tenants from answering questions about the property to prospective buyers, despite knowing the house is not up to code: ‘You are not permitted to interfere’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Landlord gives tenant a warning for vacuuming after 8:00 pm on a Saturday, tenant fires back with a long document of noise complaints: 'This is excessive!'

Ben Weiss

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18-year-old college student gets denied right to an overnight visitor by entitled landlady in her off-campus apartment: 'She doesn't think I've gained that privilege'

Ben Weiss

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