Landlord's sister demands tenants move out so she can give the place to her son, tenants refuse and turn to landlord: ‘He had to change the lock because she kept letting herself in’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Jul 7, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

Dealing with challenging landlords is, unfortunately, a common experience for many people. We all fell for someone's fake nice demeanor, leading us to sign a lease with them, and then regret it as soon as they hand over the keys. Before you know it, you have to fight them over every small change to the property, and getting them to repair the broken AC becomes an uphill battle.

However, if you thought that managing a difficult landlord is hard, try to imagine what it is like to deal with their family members as well. People who, on paper, have no business being anywhere around you or the property, yet they still feel entitled to do so.

People like the landlord's sister in the story below. On the ground that she is the 'landlord's sister', she assumed that she could do whatever she wanted around the property, without so much as asking for permission from the current tenants. Then, the situation reached a boiling point when she started asking the tenant to move out, so she could give the apartment to her son instead.

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  • At least in this story, the landlord actually took the tenant's side, and helped them ensure the sister doesn't show up unannounced anymore.

    Keep scrolling to read the full tale…

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    You’re just a tenant, I’m the landlord’s sister!

    This happened a two months ago when I moved into a new apartment. It's a small complex with just four units, and I honestly loved how
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    quiet it was until the landlord's sister decided to show up. At first, I didn't know who she was. She just started showing
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    up randomly, watering the plants in the shared courtyard, walking into the laundry room without knocking, and giving unsolicited advice on how I should properly park my car.
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    One day I'm cooking in my kitchen and I hear the screen door open. I come out and find this woman in my backyard (shared space, but
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    still), moving my flower pots. around. I politely asked her what she was doing, and she just goes: "Oh, I'm the landlord's sister. I helped him
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    decorate this place. These don't look good here." I told her I rented that unit and I will prefer if she didn't move my stuff without asking.
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    She rolled her eyes and literally said: "Well, you're just a tenant. I'm family." The next week she knocks on my door and asks if I can move out early because she
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    wants to rent the place for her son who is "starting over after a breakup." Mind you I had a signed lease and had been there for barely 2 months. I got pi ed off
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    immediately and ask her to leave then i called the landlord and reported what was happening. He was horrified, apologized profusely, and told me his
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    sister had no authority whatsoever and wasn't even supposed to be on the property without notice. He had to change the lock on the courtyard gate because she kept letting herself in.
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    Some people really think being family gives them a license to act weird.
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    BubbleLure So because she is a sister to the landlord she feels she can now boss the tenants around?
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    AngelLoom OP Her audacity is so weird.
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    Defiant-Network-540 She wanted the place for her son, so keep showing up in hope you would leave the place
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    AngelLoom OP Exactly but i dint give in for that not for an apartment i rented with my own money.
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    ChipsTheKiwi Most people have nightmare landlord stories but it's not often you see a nightmare sibling of a good landlord
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    OfluffytheOferocious I'm guessing this woman didn't understand that trying to kick out a tenant without cause is grounds for a lawsuit? She really could have gotten her brother in a lot of trouble.
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    AngelLoom OP I told her the last time that if she tries to boss me again i will call the cops on her.
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    Old_Low1408 I'm not sure if I would rent to my nephew. Of my six nephews, maybe one would make the cut. Mixing family and business can be problematic.
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