'Stick it to the man!': 85-Year-Old Granny Reverse-Gentrifies the Soulless New 'Luxury' Apartments in Her Neighborhood by Flooding it With Vermin

Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor

Apr 21, 2024 10:00 AM EDT

Don't you feel lucky to live in an era where 1%er developer moguls can use luxury apartments as a mondo write-off? With tax season in our wake, us regular folks are stoked over our tiny tax returns and our mini-credits, but imagine if you could write off a building worth millions of dollars? Well, nowadays, as long as you're made of gold, you can do just that! Woop de woop, life is easy for the rich! People don't even need to live in your brand new 'luxury' apartment building for you to profit.

But for regular people still struggling to make rent in over-inflating neighborhoods, it's exhausting to see the housing market collapse around us while the write-off buildings sit vacant on every corner. One elderly woman found the best way to get payback against the 1%–by flooding their investments with vermin. Scroll for the entire story of petty revenge where a lady takes action in the only way 'poor' folks can–by taking to the streets.