‘I now tell them what a bad landlady she is’: Ex-tenant is still connected to building's door system, so he uses it to give a ‘buyers warning’ to potential new renters

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    I warn... "Bad landlady!"
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    Posted by u/ragmondo 1 day ago I warn potential new tenants for my old flat from 3 years previous how bad the landlady is when they ring the door entry system (which is still connected to my mobile phone).
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    How to sum up this one.. I rented a property about four years ago for one year. The landlady was a nightmare, she never fixed anything, left her car on the drive etc. One thing she didn't sort out was the door entry system (basically the group of five properties share a common entry gate). The five home owners NEVER paid the installers, so unsurprisingly the installers are a little bit unhappy.
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    I move in, find the manufacturers (it's written on the gate), find the installers, tell them that I'm nothing to do with the owners, just a tenant who wants to let deliveries and family in. They inform me that their installation bill hasn't been paid and they won't change the contact number to my phone (this system rings your mobile phone,
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    it's not a fixed hardware line to a handset in the house). I plead my case - I'm just a tenant etc etc. After a few weeks of ringing them every day (and being super polite), they find pity (as I'm not involved in the outstanding bill), relent and change the system.
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    Three years after I moved out, I'm still "connected" to the entry system for the old place I rented. When someone rings, if it's anybody, I let them in APART from deliveries to the landlady (I know her name), and if it's a potential new tenant (they only stay for one year as she's a nightmare), I now tell them what a bad landlady she is, "buyer beware" and then let them in.
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    phoenixxx_iv. 1 day ago I love when people go the extra mile to help others avoid a bad situation
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    pg15_2002 1 day ago I've been thinking of where to hide a letter to the new renters after I leave. The ac might not work and don't expect the electrical to work in the kitchen. Also no pest service.
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    slackerassftw. 16 hr. ago You aren't helping anyone if you warn them after they are in a rental contract. Trick is figuring out how to warn them before
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    Grisstle 16 hr. ago ● I just put out fresh mouse traps that were easy to spot.
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    CoderJoe1 1 day ago You're a fantastic gatekeeper
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    ● Blurgas 1 day ago The last place I rented had a similar entry system and a few months after moving out I discovered that my phone was still tied to the entryway.
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    That landlord wasn't a jacka though(got stuff fixed quick, reimbursed us if we fixed it, etc) so a quick text and he got it sorted right away.
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    ragmondo OP. 1 day ago You lucked in then. The thing is, even if she tried to change it, I bet the installers won't do hit until she pays for the installation of the thing in the first place.
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    MaxWebxperience. 1 day ago Thank you for doing your civic duty in warning potential tenants and kudos on the revenge

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