'He said he lost the lease papers': Landlord devises new lease to get current tenants to leave in 2 months

Time to add yet another horrid landlord to the seemingly endless list of horrid landlords. This thread was posted on Reddit's tongue-in-cheek r/LandlordLove page by u/raimine, who shared their story of being cheated by their landlord after living in their apartment for five years.

Imagine living in a place for five years, paying rent on time every month, never having an issue with your landlord throughout that period…and then all of a sudden, that harmonious relationship abruptly ends when your landlord tells you that you'll need to leave within two months because a relative bought the place. That's exactly what happened to u/raimine, who then realized they only had a copy of their signature from the original lease. When inquiring about the full copy of that document, the landlord said he misplaced it and was devising a brand new one stating the new terms. We think this seems like a pretty convenient "misplacement."

This is not the first time we've seen landlords exhibit shadiness. In fact, shadiness seems to be inherent in the DNA of many landlords. Like this one, who refused to fix a leaky, damaged ceiling.

Keep scrolling for u/raimine's post and for some of the reactions on Reddit!

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Posted by BenWeiss