'Leave a scathing review': Tenant shares petty text messages between landlord and their daughter

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jan 19, 2025 3:00 PM EST

Having a good or bad landlord is totally up to chance. It doesn't matter how expensive your home is, some landlords are cool, and others are just total menaces. 

Think about how a landlord might handle a common tenant issue. Let's say that there's a crack in the ceiling, and every time it rains, you get rainwater on your forehead as you lay in bed. A tenant might text or call their landlord to mention this to them, and then they just have to wait with baited breath for that landlord to answer before the next rainstorm. 

There are a few ways this can go. A lot of landlords will say something like, "I'll send my son up to take a look at it," and then sometime within 3-10 days, a random guy will show up at your door and try to fix the ceiling. That's a pretty good landlord, though. A worse landlord will tell you to fix it on your own, or avoid messaging you back, or they'll promise to take a look at it, then never get around to it. Just like the quality of your neighbors can impact your happiness with your living situation, having a frustrating landlord can also really irk you, no matter how nice your home is otherwise. 

Up next, have a look at the hotel guests who are demanding refunds, like one person who had to sleep on "a sofa bed in a conference room." 

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    "This text message from my daughter’s landlord while we’re attending her college graduation"

    This landlord has been a petty b to my daughter and her roommates for the past 2-years, so when my daughter sent her this text message, she didn't disappoint.
    via u/EevelBob
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    The landlord had no problem asking for hundreds of dollars

    Today 11:10 AM I am graduating today and my parents need somewhere to park in the parking lot to celebrate Can they do that without being towed? 2 Permits are 200 dollars per semester I'll be over to collect 200 cash or check at 4 pm
    via u/EevelBob
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    M What? We graduate, we aren't living here next semester? They just need somewhere to park after my graduation for like an hour
    via u/EevelBob

    That was all the landlord had to say! Very petty, indeed. 

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    Commenters had a wide variety of reactions, with some suggesting to just appease the landlord

    jambr380 It's annoying, but find the nearest Wal-Mart and carpool back with your daughter. Don't make a stink about it now or they'll find something 'extra' with damages on the return deposit. Luckily it's not an actual big deal, but it really does go to show how some people are just awful
    via u/jambr380
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    FreedomINDOC Landlords for college rentals are some of the worst people
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    C Sounds like an unfortunate self report because she may not have checked that day but now she certainly will. What a spiteful person.
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    The parent revealed that the landlord hasn't said a single other thing

    GibsonMaestro How did the conversation end? Can show the entire thing? EevelBob OP That was it. The landlord hasn't responded anymore.
    via u/GibsonMaestro
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    Disastrous-Sou... Leave a scathing review after deposits are returned and lease is over.
    via u/Disastrous-Soup-5413
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    Some crafty commenters left some helpful pro tips on how to get back at this petty landlord

    Ok-Unit8341 Does landlord have any dark carpets/rugs? Cover with cress seeds and give em little water just as you're leaving.
    via u/Ok-Unit8341
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    And please make sure your daughter records a walkthrough video before she leaves of how she's left everything and email it to the landlord as a precaution. This sounds like someone who might try mess with the deposit.
    via u/Ok-Unit8341
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    Tractorface123 Arrange for the landlord to come and collect the money, then park somewhere else and don't show up
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    They should show this math to the landlord and hope for the best!

    AshCasual $200 for one semester? Alright. We'll do the math on one day based on that.how many days in a semester 90-100? Alright. Here's your $2 lady. Keep the change.
    via u/AshCasua

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