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Man gets revenge on entitled roommates after months of them mooching off his food and throwing his groceries in the dumpster, he ends up on top

College roommates try to mooch off of man's food for months and throw his groceries in the dumpster as a ‘prank’, man returns the favor and gets their admission on tape

"I told them I'd take that recording to the dean if they didn't make things right."
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Entitled landlord attempts to pin $5600 of damages on innocent tenant, so they enact petty revenge to make sure no other tenants have to deal with his shadiness

Landlord tries to falsely pin $5600 of rental damages on tenant after they move out, so they compile evidence from other tenants to prevent landlord from scamming again

"Using the legal background of my fiancé, we send a strongly worded letter building on my input. As a result the landlord paid the deposit in full two weeks later and I never heard back of him."
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Live-in Landlord refuses to return deposit, inspiring tenant to win it back in court: 'I just wanted my deposit back'

It's always best not to let money come between friends, and it's even better not to let money come between distant acquaintances because, in those situations, you don't even have that tight of bond to keep things even-keeled when the going gets tough. Making matters worse is the fact that you're not complete strangers who can handle business without letting it get personal. You're better off not knowing them at all so that all parties can remain objective because you're never going to look at f…
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Landowner ensures unscrupulous landlording neighbor pays them the $4k they're owed: 'The following week he came with a check for $4k'

“Slumlord” landlords really don't do much good for anyone. Sure, they “provide housing” in the barest sense, but really, their landlord is just an extra convenience for them in addition to the land banking they're partaking in, the fact that there happens to be a barely inhabitable We found ourselves living in one of these places just out of university, desperate to find any available housing with our lease expiring and new jobs set to start. It was a pretty dingy building in an otherwise nice…
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entitled landlord backtracks on prior payment agreement with tenant, he breaks into her apartment and dumps her stuff as a way to warn her of eviction

‘He hid my keys’: Roommate-turned-landlord dumps woman's belongings outside despite an agreed upon late rent payment agreement, her wallet is stolen as a result

“[He left] a note stating if I can't do what was agreed upon he would evict me.”
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‘All I did was make small talk’: Landlord's wife goes ‘unhinged’ on tenant for high school-level drama, tenant has enough and starts packing

‘All I did was make small talk’: Landlord's wife goes ‘unhinged’ on tenant for high school-level drama, tenant has enough and starts packing

The rent is too high these days to be forced into petty drama.
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Students stand up to landlord for refusing to repair heating, withholding rent and later winning lawsuits against them: 'The judge finds for us for double damages'

For some reason, there's a log of predatory landlords going on in and around universities. Something about the melting pot of higher-density areas, where tens of thousands of desperate students are vying for limited accommodation. The entire system further holds student tenants hostage based on the fact that they need references from previous landlords to get accommodation for the upcoming year. The problem is that, as a young student, you're very limited in your options for previous references…
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'[They thought] we were bluffing': Tenants sue ex-landlords for $2,700+ in damages when they unlawfully keep their deposit, resulting in satisfying courtroom karma

Never underestimate your opponent
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'I can reimburse you up to $150': Sink erupts with rancid water, flooding a renter's apartment, then their lazy landlord risks everything to save a few bucks

The best part about being a renter is that you're not liable for explosive home malfunctions. However, if you're stuck with a lazy landlord...
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Landlord demands access to home to paint and sand, tenant makes them regret it with loud grating music: '[My] landlord tried to strong-arm me into letting him into the home'

It's never a good sign when your errant and aloof landlord suddenly takes a keen interest in shaping the place up. In almost every instance, it's likely that this means you're going to be looking for a new place pretty soon as they're either aiming to move back in themselves, renting the place to a relative—or even selling the place and cashing up. They probably won't divulge this to you directly, fearing that advance notice will lose them their income (—you). In the meantime though, there will…
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‘To think they [felt] entitled to MY money is beyond me’: Plotting roommates try to dupe third roommate out of her $2,300 security deposit return, turns the dupe on them instead

‘To think they [felt] entitled to MY money is beyond me’: Plotting roommates try to dupe third roommate out of her $2,370 security deposit return, turns the dupe on them instead

“Just because you don’t get along with someone doesn’t mean you can steal from them kiddos!!! Careful who you live with…”
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'[He said] he's going to evict us because of how ‘ungrateful’ we are': Guy exposes his scummy landlord's gaslighting tactics, rent-raising greed, and strategic naivety on video, goes viral

The 'World's Worst Landlord' Award goes to...
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'I'm sure the damage was 10's of thousands': College kids get payback on a greedy landlord who wrongfully kept their deposit money by befriending the new tenants and trashing the house

'I'm sure the damage was 10's of thousands': College kids get payback on a greedy landlord who wrongfully kept their deposit money by befriending the new tenants and trashing the house

Don't mess with college kids–what they lack in financial resources, they make up for in social alliances.
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Exorbitant 'move out fee' totaling $1,484 prompts a renter to devise a plan to get back at her greedy ex-landlord: 'Nah, go to court'

Another day, another greedy landlord trying to collect.
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Tenant and Landlord team up to take down odious Property Management company, claiming almost $10k in penalties: 'My landlord was on my side during the court hearing'

While renting, it's generally up to your landlord to maintain the premises and repair anything that breaks. But if you've ever dealt with a landlord, you'll know that they're often reluctant to do so, regarding any such request with disdain and thinly veiled hostility and insinuation at the fact that you're somehow responsible for their 20-year-old dishwasher breaking a week after you moved in. So, over time, you get in the habit of just doing things yourself, even if they're not your responsib…
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21 Landlord Special Memes for Renters On Their Last Coat of Paint

21 Landlord Special Memes for Renters On Their Last Coat of Paint

So like… Are the roaches the landlord painted over gonna pay rent too or what?
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