Tenant keeps telling visitors the truth about their apartment, landlord demands tenant "keep quiet"

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  • Couple tries to envision living in apartment they are touring.
  • Here's what the landlord requested

    9:00 AM Hi If possible, please don't provide commentary if you remain in unit while we do showings as it hinders our ability leasing it. Which will create more showings/ inconvenience for you. Thank you. 9:00 AM
  • And here's why he said that!

    Moving out of my apartment in 3 months, and my landlord immediately started showing my apartment after getting notice of vacating, occasionally with less than 24 hours notice. The realtor couldn't answer all questions, so they differed
  • to me for some questions. Everything I said is factual. Got asked about bugs, being a basement apartment, I showed the spray I had to use, and said the landlord only offers pest control once per lease, otherwise they state it is the tenant's expense.
  • Love the honesty!

    Sometimes I make note of things unprompted like, "I have a recycling can, but the landlord does not have recycling pickup," when asked about the garbage fee, or "just be aware, this apartment is right next to the machine room for the elevator. It's not constant
  • noise, but if you are sitting in the living room, you'll know when someone uses the elevator," or "there's a light above the side entrance door that needs to be kept on at night for safety reasons, and that light comes straight through the door window and into
  • Landlord displays apartment to potential renter.
  • This is all very important info, and seems to be presented in a neutral manner

    the apartment. If you have guests sleepover, you might want to look into a curtain." Landlord was unable to lease the apartment on first day of showings and hit me with a "please keep commentary to yourself if possible. The longer we are
  • not able to lease the apartment, the longer we have to keep showing your apartment to your inconvenience." If the landlord can't sell the apartment with fairly levelheaded transparency on the issues, he should
  • either fix the issues (as I've asked in the past) or lower the price. "Free market" and all that. I don't mind the prospective tenants. My dog loves them.
  • People loved how this tenant was handling things

    Centaur1um Poor fella doesn't like being exposed. Keep up the good work
  • Now this would be the funniest and easiest way to maliciously comply with the landlord's demands

    MsQuoting When a prospective tenant asks you something, respond with, "Sorry, I've been asked by [landlord] not to provide commentary on my experience living here."
  • Landlord describes apartment to couple and their young child.

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