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Friend refuses to keep paying rent all by herself after her roommate gets behind on payments for the third month in a row without intending to change the situation: ‘I was tired of being her backup bank account’

Giuliana Tiscioni

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Tenant receives eviction notice despite paying rent on time, management refuses to accept proof and insists they're behind: ‘They are basically forcing me into eviction’

Cata Holmes

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45-year-old daughter argues with 72-year-old mother about her not contributing any money each month despite living together and covering almost everything: ' I don't know why she thinks she should just get a free ride from me'

María Cetra

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College student buys PS5 instead of saving up to move out of parents' house, family accuses him of acting childish, then demands he shares the console: ‘I said no’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Landlord raises tenant’s rent by $150 over “rising maintenance costs” despite ignoring years of repair requests, marking maintenance tickets as resolved without fixing anything: ‘The building literally rots around us’

Cata Holmes

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Landlord demands using tenant's apartment for showings, then backs down when tenant asks for rent deduction in return: 'He was never going to give us money'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Son discovers his parents are paying "struggling" brother's NYC rent, but soon learns his brother has secretly saved thousands of dollars from their funding, so he tells their father, sparking family drama: '[Dad's] thinking of reducing the amount'

Emma Saven

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Entitled landlord forces tenants to move out after demanding they pay for overdue repairs, leading entire neighborhood to ensure landlord can't find new tenants: ‘The house has sat empty for over a year now’

Bar Mor Hazut

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New York City tenants pay $500/month in rent after outing their landlord's illegal scheme, end up with a $30,000 payout and a rent-controlled apartment: 'We are staying here forever'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Tenant calls about strange noise in hallway, ends up preventing full-blown ceiling collapse and saves landlord thousands of dollars in repairs before he even arrives: 'That guy saved the day'

Isabella Penn

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20-year-old daughter pays $600 for rent at her mom's house and looks after her untrained dogs for free, but when her mother increases rent to $1,300 for a single bedroom, she contemplates moving into her own place: 'I've helped my mom with loads of money'

Emma Saven

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Tenant outsmarts on-site landlord and gets her fired, receives full deposit back and pays reduced final rent: 'Checkmate'

Isabella Penn

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Landlord arrogantly reports themselves to the Fire Marshall after refusing to supply tenant with a single fire alarm: 'They had no idea that landlords had "responsibilities" and simply saw us tenants as a source of income that should be ever growing'

Brad Dickson

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32-year-old man refuses to move out of ex’s house while she’s abroad, so after finding out he’s hosting freeloaders after 18 months, she cuts off the power while waiting on legal eviction: 'His freeloading crew are furious'

Emma Saven

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Kind stranger helps an 80-year-old man living in his van by collecting $50 in “rent” to park in their driveway, then puts the money in a savings account for him when he moves on: 'Month 8 and he's paid $400 so far'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Entitled woman tries to evict roommate so her boyfriend can move in, claiming she shouldn't have to leave because she ownes majority of the furniture and gardens, even though they split 50/50: 'The person who wants change should facilitate it'

Emma Saven

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