Standing up to your landlord is not an easy task. Most of us give in because we have no other option. However, every so often in a landlord-tenant dispute, the tenant comes out on top, and it's usually because of two reasons. The first is that the tenant was admirably relentless in their pursuit of at least some semblance of justice. The second is that the landlord was clumsy and incompetent.
This tenant was kicked out of their apartment wrongfully because the landlord's wife wanted to use that unit as an office. The tenant knew this was wrong but gave in anyway and ended up renting another unit in the same building. During the move-out process, the landlord kept insisting that the tenant clean up certain areas of the apartment, and after complying, the tenant still received very little money back from their security deposit. Again, the tenant caved and let the landlord win. However, as time went on, the tenant started to notice that their old apartment was not being kept in a strong condition at all. This became the straw that broke the camel's back after having to do so much clean-up for the landlord's wife. Cue petty revenge!
Keep scrolling below to see how the other tenants in the building found out about the landlord's behavior and how he ended up losing a full year's worth of rent. For more stories like this, check out this post about an entitled Karen's comeuppance.
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