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Landlord charges tenant a monthly "tech" fee for a fridge he installed as a replacement, threatening to remotely disable it if they refuse to pay: ‘To take a basic repair and turn it into a recurring revenue stream is disgusting’

Etai Eshet

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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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Arizona Landlord informs tenant that the parking included in the lease won't be available until August on move-in day, after collecting $3000 and handing over keys

Etai Eshet

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Guy accused of being a noisy neighbor gets landlord to look at footage that actually proves the complainer is the problem, gets him evicted: ‘My name was clear… My neighbor was evicted about a month later.’

Elna McHilderson

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Renter finds a dream apartment only to discover that the landlord is a nightmare: 'My dream home: a place where I can’t eat, exist, or turn on lights'

Brad Dickson

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German Airbnb owner rents out a student dorm room to a traveler under the guise of a real apartment, traveler reports him: ‘He openly bragged about running illegal Airbnbs as a side hustle’

Lana DeGaetano

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25-year-old woman finds out roommate rents her room and wardrobe out while she's away, moves out but not before getting her blacklisted from the local leasing companies: ‘It doesn’t effect [me]…'

Elna McHilderson

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Brother moves every 6 months at most, always expects free help, and finally gets refused when his sibling chooses not to play free mover for hire: ‘Every time he moves, he expects me to help pack, carry heavy furniture, and drive the rental truck.’

Etai Eshet

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‘I don’t understand why her mom has to stay here so much. We are 25 years old’: Roommate’s mom turns “occasional visits” into sleepovers up to three nights a week, crowding the house and ignoring guest rules, pushing housemates to struggle for space

Etai Eshet

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Entitled tenant tries to claim ownership of the place she has been renting for 20 years, despite having no agreement for such a thing: 'I pay rent, so I own this house'

Brad Dickson

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Tenant is left bewildered after they realize that their landlord might be shutting off their hot water whenever they take long showers: ‘He never denied [it]’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I feel like I’m walking on eggshells in my own home’: Roommate turns living room into office for herself and boyfriend, and the shared garage into personal storage, ignoring the fact she pays less rent

Etai Eshet

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'Decided I’m suddenly a risk': Tenant stunned to see strangers touring their apartment, as landlord suddenly refuses to renew their lease due to credit check, forcing them to search for alternate housing, despite two years of "spotless" rental payments

Emma Saven

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Friend co-signs a lease to help her single mom pal, who turns the shared house into her family’s personal kingdom and refuses to discuss roommate rules or share space: ‘I told her we needed to talk about house rules, but she said she’s not interested’

Etai Eshet

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Roommate secretly overcharges woman $80 monthly for utilities, then asks her to help pay her share of rent that month: ‘I’m not covering for her’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I know she’s been lying about money, I told her I’m not covering for her after this’: 28-year-old refuses to help her roommate, Kira, with rent after discovering Kira’s been secretly overcharging her for utilities and pocketing the difference

Etai Eshet

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