***hole landlords

[BRoth]

So I'm getting ready to move out of my current apartment to a new one soon, but I've been on my property manager's ass about trying to open windows in my bedroom that are stuck/painted shut and great for the current "heat wave" of "summer." He's neglected to come try to do this as well as tell me he has, but he insists he's personally come over and tried to open them against what my roommates have told me and the fact he hasn't gotten in contact with me about it in over 10 days. So, I e-mailed one of the owners of the building to see if he could coax him into finally getting in touch with me.

Just got an e-mail from him today CC'd to the owners of the place saying that he would "appreciate not relaying to my cleints misinformation of not returning communications." I promptly e-mailed him back with specific dates and times of a week-and-a-half ago of when we last actually talked. Now we're entering the "I'm going to try to screw you out of as much of your security deposit as possible" phase, too.

I know there's got to be worse stories than this out there. Anybody got anything good?

 

[Bob Slydell]

I got screwed out of ALL of my security deposit when I left Ohio. I knew he was shifty wen I moved in, and was all buddy buddy when I arrived. But was a **** when I left.

The place was old and everything in it was old. But I left the place in good enough shape to get most of it back.

But the asshole was finding small shot saying it was going to cost so much to clean when he didn;t have mine cleaned before I moved in. We had a nice shouting match, and he said he'd back in tough with me.

A month went by and nothing. So I left him a message and he calls back saying I was supposed to call him and he hadn't decided what to do. Knowing I would have to come back to drag him to court to get my money, I decided to leave it alone and he got my money.

But karma's a bith and he'll get his.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Just take a screw driver, flat head, and slide it between the seams where the paint has your windows sealed. Uh, unless of course you'll need a ladder for that. I'm sure you don't have one of those hanging in your apartment.

 

[BRoth]

Just take a screw driver, flat head, and slide it between the seams where the paint has your windows sealed. Uh, unless of course you'll need a ladder for that. I'm sure you don't have one of those hanging in your apartment.

That's what I want to do, but I don't want to damage the windows or the pane, resulting in less money back. I'm going to be getting out of the place within the next week, so I hope that the night's aren't too hot.

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

Makes me really appreciate the people who own my complex.

 

[Bump_Wills]

Oh, man. I had a landlord who visited me and said, "We've had some complaints from your downstairs neighbor about footsteps after midnight." Amazing! I get home from work after midnight! The next time she showed up, it was with a 30-day get-out-of-Dodge notice. I shouldn't have been surprised; she had ushered out three of our neighbors for similarly minor reasons. She was, in a word, a loon.

She received this letter upon our move-out:

Dear Landlord:

As my wife and I leave Apartment 67, I would be remiss if I didn't express, again, how disappointed I am that you chose this method of dealing with the noise problem created by the normal conduct of our affairs -- a noise problem that you readily concede owes more to the construction of your building than to the heaviness of our feet.

To give a valued and rule-abiding tenant a lesser-of-two-evils choice -- move to a different apartment, or move altogether -- was well within your rights as the property owner, but it shows an utter absence of creative and compassionate managerial skill. Apartment complexes are not chapels; when one chooses to live in close proximity to others, one must be willing to accept the byproducts of that communal living. These byproducts include, but are certainly not limited to, hearing footsteps in an upstairs apartment. In 18-plus years of living on my own, I've heard plenty of feet overhead. I've tolerated it, as it wouldn't have occurred to me to do anything else. In 18-plus years of living on my own, prior to this bizarrely concluded residence, I've never so much as heard a peep from a neighbor or a landlord about my living habits. I'll take that track record over your assessment every time.

So now you've cast out tenants who paid their rent on time and were mindful of the rules of the establishment, and for what? A nameless, faceless future tenant who just might walk the floors after midnight (although God help him if he does). I certainly hope he's told beforehand that any deviation from a standard 9-to-5 schedule will lead to regrettable consequences.

(I'm sure, from your position, that the offer of Apartment 42 mitigates against my description of having been cast out. We'll simply have to disagree on that point. I could not, in good faith or good conscience, continue living in a place where rigidity carried the day. Make no mistake: The only palatable choice was choosing to leave.)

In conclusion, I'm sorry that circumstances have led to this note, although I'm certainly not sorry for anything I've said here. When we spoke about this in the apartment on Jan. 31, I pointedly described the situation as "****ty." While the word is not the pinnacle of a learned person's vocabulary, it remains the most accurate and incisive description I can conjure.

Regards,
The former tenants of Apartment 67

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Oh, man. I had a landlord who visited me and said, "We've had some complaints from your downstairs neighbor about footsteps after midnight." Amazing! I get home from work after midnight! The next time she showed up, it was with a 30-day get-out-of-Dodge notice. I shouldn't have been surprised; she had ushered out three of our neighbors for similarly minor reasons. She was, in a word, a loon.

She received this letter upon our move-out:

I had a similar case in a former apartment I lived in. These were all single-level apartments, fairly well built, but with one major design flaw.

My apartment door was right next to the neighbor's bedroom wall. I came home from work after midnight and this prick of a neighbor says i slam my door when I come in.
So this guy doesn't complain to the manager or myself, he goes right to corporate, who issues a notice that my lease won't be renewed (I was nearing my renewal date).

Like you, Bump, I was in good standing with the complex manager. She even knew my name since we had chit chatted every so often. The prick neighbor ended up leaving on his own about the same time my lease was up and I was moving. But like someone else said on here, karma is a ***** and that prick neighbor will get his.

 

[melock]

I just got my security deposit back yesterday from a place I moved out of at the end of last month. By law landlords must give back the security deposit or reason for not returning it within 30 days and these miserable pricks waited until the 30th day to give mine back despite the fact I now live two blocks from them.

In short I receied $10 less than half of my SD back for the following reasons: 1. Carpet wasn't vacuumed (that was the last thing I did before I left); 2. Carpet wasn't shampooed (the only time that carpet saw shampoo was never); 3. The oven wasn't clean (I only used it to make pizzas); 4. The Blinds weren't cleaned (the same ones I bought b/c only two of the five windows in my place had blinds when I moved in); 5. The refrigorator wasn't cleaned out (I defrosted and cleaned the damn thing!); 6. I left over 72 holes in the wall (How do you leave over 72? Was there 73? Also bull****....I hung 10 things with two nails per so you do the math).

Like someone else said karma is a *****. The old man has diabetes and probably won't have his right foot by this time next year. And the old *****.....well her face looks like a used napkin so I guess she already got hers.

 

[sportschick]

I haven't lost a security deposit since college. I've had wonderful luck that way.

Today, however, my landlord showed up at 9:30 to inspect my apartment. Just unlocked the door and walked in. Told me she assumed I was at work. I was rather pissed off to say the least. Then the ***** just left the door open while she walked around. Luckily my cats decided that they didn't want to be outside, but I have flies all over the place.

 

[zeke12]

sc --

Don't know the laws where you are at, but if she didn't give you notice, that's illegal in most places.

I'd fire off a cordial letter to that effect to her so it's on record that you want 24 hours notice before any more "inspections".

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

I haven't lost a security deposit since college. I've had wonderful luck that way.

Today, however, my landlord showed up at 9:30 to inspect my apartment. Just unlocked the door and walked in. Told me she assumed I was at work. I was rather pissed off to say the least. Then the ***** just left the door open while she walked around. Luckily my cats decided that they didn't want to be outside, but I have flies all over the place.

Did she have a letter with her that she would have left, telling you that your apartment was entered?

Everytime I've had a repairman enter one of my apartments, they've always left a paper saying they entered, what they did, etc.

Don't know for sure if it's a state law or anything, but I'd guess it should be the same where you are.

 

[BigSleeper]

I've had pretty good luck getting security deposits back, but had one situation that was odd. The landlords informed us that our rental house was going to be torn down. While there we were told we would receive all of our damage deposit, there was the matter of the "non-refundable carpet cleaning deposit" of $200. I realize the lease was legally binding and all, but I talked to the landlords to see if I could reason with them and get the money back. I mean, the house and carpet were going to be destroyed. They wouldn't budge, even got snotty about it. So, I decided to be a **** and told them I wanted proof the carpet was cleaned or I'd contact the tenants' rights organization. Carpet cleaners showed up the day after we moved out. *******.

 

[slappy4428]

I just got my security deposit back yesterday from a place I moved out of at the end of last month. By law landlords must give back the security deposit or reason for not returning it within 30 days and these miserable pricks waited until the 30th day to give mine back despite the fact I now live two blocks from them.

In short I receied $10 less than half of my SD back for the following reasons: 1. Carpet wasn't vacuumed (that was the last thing I did before I left); 2. Carpet wasn't shampooed (the only time that carpet saw shampoo was never); 3. The oven wasn't clean (I only used it to make pizzas); 4. The Blinds weren't cleaned (the same ones I bought b/c only two of the five windows in my place had blinds when I moved in); 5. The refrigorator wasn't cleaned out (I defrosted and cleaned the damn thing!); 6. I left over 72 holes in the wall (How do you leave over 72? Was there 73? Also bull****....I hung 10 things with two nails per so you do the math).

Like someone else said karma is a *****. The old man has diabetes and probably won't have his right foot by this time next year. And the old *****.....well her face looks like a used napkin so I guess she already got hers.

Did you take pictures of everything do you can challenge them?
****, man. Have some fun... **** with them.. do it for everyone who every ****ed with a landlord...

In my last place up north, I got along great with the landlords, even tho they tried to **** me on late fees once (Rent is due on the fifth; lease doesn't say what time on the fifth and if you aren't here when I put it in the drop box, how is that my fault?)
Only problem had when I moved here and they were late with the deposit (notoriously cheap). After two months of dealing with the apologetic manager, I had an attorney buddy from there send them a gentle letter on my behalf. Had the check within five bidness days.

 

[Dyno]

Many years ago, my asshole landlord dinged my security deposit for carpet cleaning (I had hardwood floors), garage cleaning (there was no garage) and something else I didn't have. When I complained, he got all accusatory. It took the intervention of the building's management office (it was a co-op building) and a legal letter to get the full amount back. I had always been a good tenant, always paid rent on time and otherwise had no problems with the guy. He just turned into a **** when he tried to steal from me.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

The landlords in my first apartment were awesome. Turns out I knew the landlords son/nephew/whatever from high school, so me and my roommate never had a problem.

My second apartment was a different story. I lived in an insane asylum with all kinds of crazy-ass people. One guy downstairs tried to start a ****ing campfire in his bathtub, almost sending my building up in flames. Thank God the fire department got there fast enough before any damage was done.

Those landlords were ass holes about everything. My AC stopped working sometime in early August when it was still ungodly hot out. I told them about it, they said I would be getting a new AC soon, but that never happened. I still don't know if they replaced it, but for the trouble, I left behind a couch and some other things just for them.

 

[melock]

I just got my security deposit back yesterday from a place I moved out of at the end of last month. By law landlords must give back the security deposit or reason for not returning it within 30 days and these miserable pricks waited until the 30th day to give mine back despite the fact I now live two blocks from them.

In short I receied $10 less than half of my SD back for the following reasons: 1. Carpet wasn't vacuumed (that was the last thing I did before I left); 2. Carpet wasn't shampooed (the only time that carpet saw shampoo was never); 3. The oven wasn't clean (I only used it to make pizzas); 4. The Blinds weren't cleaned (the same ones I bought b/c only two of the five windows in my place had blinds when I moved in); 5. The refrigorator wasn't cleaned out (I defrosted and cleaned the damn thing!); 6. I left over 72 holes in the wall (How do you leave over 72? Was there 73? Also bull****....I hung 10 things with two nails per so you do the math).

Like someone else said karma is a *****. The old man has diabetes and probably won't have his right foot by this time next year. And the old *****.....well her face looks like a used napkin so I guess she already got hers.

Did you take pictures of everything do you can challenge them?
****, man. Have some fun... **** with them.. do it for everyone who every ****ed with a landlord...

In my last place up north, I got along great with the landlords, even tho they tried to **** me on late fees once (Rent is due on the fifth; lease doesn't say what time on the fifth and if you aren't here when I put it in the drop box, how is that my fault?)
Only problem had when I moved here and they were late with the deposit (notoriously cheap). After two months of dealing with the apologetic manager, I had an attorney buddy from there send them a gentle letter on my behalf. Had the check within five bidness days.

Yeah unfortunately I wasn't smart enough to take pictures when I moved in. I wish I would have done that now though. Ways to **** with them are definitely running through my mind. I only live a few blocks from them. They go to Arizona usually in the winter time and just leave there cars at the building. I was thinking I might just walk by one night and crack a few eggs on their cars and let them sit like that over night. Of course I'm open to suggestions you fine people might have.

 

[melock]

The landlords in my first apartment were awesome. Turns out I knew the landlords son/nephew/whatever from high school, so me and my roommate never had a problem.

My second apartment was a different story. I lived in an insane asylum with all kinds of crazy-ass people. One guy downstairs tried to start a ****ing campfire in his bathtub, almost sending my building up in flames. Thank God the fire department got there fast enough before any damage was done.

Those landlords were ass holes about everything. My AC stopped working sometime in early August when it was still ungodly hot out. I told them about it, they said I would be getting a new AC soon, but that never happened. I still don't know if they replaced it, but for the trouble, I left behind a couch and some other things just for them.

A/C? What's that? I wasn't allowed to have A/C in my last apartment because they paid the electric bill. And it was an old ass building so the four apartments and their place ran off one box. So you could say, "Whatever the bill goes up I'll give you that amount to cover the A/C" because how do you know if I used $10 and another tennant used $20. But that didn't stop ****head landlords from having A/C in their places. Pieces of scum that they are.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

The landlords in my first apartment were awesome. Turns out I knew the landlords son/nephew/whatever from high school, so me and my roommate never had a problem.

My second apartment was a different story. I lived in an insane asylum with all kinds of crazy-ass people. One guy downstairs tried to start a ****ing campfire in his bathtub, almost sending my building up in flames. Thank God the fire department got there fast enough before any damage was done.

Those landlords were ass holes about everything. My AC stopped working sometime in early August when it was still ungodly hot out. I told them about it, they said I would be getting a new AC soon, but that never happened. I still don't know if they replaced it, but for the trouble, I left behind a couch and some other things just for them.

A/C? What's that? I wasn't allowed to have A/C in my last apartment because they paid the electric bill. And it was an old ass building so the four apartments and their place ran off one box. So you could say, "Whatever the bill goes up I'll give you that amount to cover the A/C" because how do you know if I used $10 and another tennant used $20. But that didn't stop ****head landlords from having A/C in their places. Pieces of scum that they are.

This place was too old to have central air, so we all had our own window units. They sucked beyond belief and that's why I wound up staying at the office until 2 in the morning sometimes.

 

[indiansnetwork]

Worst story ever, well maybe.

I had recently returned to my home city after spending months in Basic Training for the army and needed an apartment/house to live in because my parents where moving out of their house. I had decided it would be a good idea to rent a house from one of my friends from work and split the rent money with his step daughters boyfriend. The step daughters boyfriend we will call Jake. Jake moved into the house first and set up all the utility bills like the phone, gas and electric. Well after about 1 week living in the house Jake just packs up and leaves for Atlanta sticking me with all the bills and full months rent. Jake had made over 200 dollars worth of phone bills and when I tried to switch the service into my name the phone company AT&T told me in order for me to have the phone bill switched into my name I had to pay the remaining balance on his bill and would have to send a copy of my Social Security card along with a deposit of 50 dollars. I laughed and told them I would not do such and thing and called a local phone company to install a phone service over AT&T's lines. This is however is nothing compared to what was about to happen.

When I first moved in it was August and the weather was very nice so I never had to turn on the heat. Well let me tell you I had a real shock come November once the weather turn cold. The 90 year old "oven furnace" did not work properly and I spend countless hours trying to revive the beast but to no avail. I had told my landlord about the problems immediately and he assured me he would fix them ASAP. Well a week went by and he didn't do anything, so for comfort I went to home depot and bought some electric space heaters to stay warm. The next week the weather turn very cold so I asked the landlord to fix the heating system but again he assured me he would send some one over but again no one showed up. About a month went by and now the weather was freezing every night so I went to a local hardware store and bought an new furnace because the old one was clearly a goner. I told the landlord about this and he told me he would not ask for the next few months rent from me and would send some one to install the new furnace. Well, I should have just moved instead because by the time he sent some one over (early March) the weather was much better. The pipes actually froze in mid-January but I thawed them using the space heaters I had bought. Once the new furnace was installed in March the Landlord asked me for the past 3 months due rent. I laughed and told him my electric bill was sky high because he didn't fix/replace the old furnace. In mid April he called me one day and said it was likely he would have to move in with me because he was getting kicked out of his own house by his live in girlfriend. In Early May he moved in and again asked me for the 3 months rent that he felt I owed him when I didn't have any heat. I again laughed and said "are you kidding me". At this point I had become fairly stable in the house and had cable and internet services and one of my other friends as a roommate. Well in August of the following year I had decided I was going to move to another state so I closed all my Utility bills and paid all the balances I had due. Well, after living in my new state for a few months I received a electric bill, phone bill and internet bill all totaling 400 dollars. Apparently when I closed my accounts the owner/landlord called all the utility companies and told them I was not closing my accounts. So I had 2 months of bills on the utilities while living in another state. Well I sent over my utility bills from my new place and the utilities in my old state cut my bills in half but I still owe around 200 dollars. I also received a letter from my landlord threating me with 3 months unpaid rent. I told him to stuff it and never heard another word from him. I did however hear from AT&T because they felt because I was the last one to contact them about Jake's bill that I should pay them for the now 1 1/2 year old phone bill. I called my old landlord and told him he should contact his step daughters ex-boyfriend about this but of course nothing happened. I personally tracked Jake down and called AT&T and gave them his phone number. Needless to say I am very glad I do not have to deal with these people ever again.

 

[Diabeetus]

Like someone else said karma is a *****. The old man has diabetes and probably won't have his right foot by this time next year. And the old *****.....well her face looks like a used napkin so I guess she already got hers.

Well there is Liberty Medical.



Sorry, couldn't resist. ;)