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[Escape Goat]

Okay, I get a note on my door saying that i owe them $415.00. I know I paid my rent and they have no reason to be charging me this. I had been charged a $25.00 trash fee because the people two floors above me throw their trash/beer cans/cigarette butts off their balcony and the wind blows it into my patio.

I had talked with them TWICE before to take it off because theres no reason I should pay the 25 for just happening to live on thef irst floor. They said OK both times. I go in Tuesday and they say I didn't pay May. I bring in a copy of the check clearing and they say its not May but March I didn't pay. I paid cash March and I didn't have a receipt for it (Boo on me, I know). I go in the next day and begin to talk to them and they say its MAY AGAIN. I go get the receipt again and show it to them and its not May now but March, the month I happened to pay cash and dont have a receipt for. I went to the bank and got a copy of my statement where I withdrew 390.00 to pay rent and figured itwas my only ammo in my camp.

No go. I bitch and complain and tell them this kind of incompetence is what cost them my signign a lease with them next year. THEY THEN SAY THEY'LL CHECK THEIR OWN BOOKS. OMFG!!! THEY FOUND THE RECEIPT!!!!!! I left without saying anything more and plan to write them a letter to that bitch and the owners of that apartment complex. Fuckers.

 

[xsarien]

Why don't you just pay by check every month instead?

Paper trails are a good thing when it comes to stuff like this.

 

[brooklyngooner]

No offense but if that's the worst problem you have with a landlord, you're alright. I know some landlord stories that will make your hair fallout.

Not trying to be a dick, it's definitely annoying getting into fines/fees/late rent problems with landlords.

 

[Mama Smurf]

I miss my landlord in Vancouver. She was fucking hot. And nice, never had any problems.

I know you said boo on you and you already know, but really, always get a receipt. There's really no reason not to, and if the hassle pisses off the landlord, they can go fuck themselves.

 

[Escape Goat]

Why don't you just pay by check every month instead?

Paper trails are a good thing when it comes to stuff like this.

i do but rent was due and i was outta checdks.

 

[speedpop]

THEY THEN SAY THEY'LL CHECK THEIR OWN BOOKS. OMFG!!! THEY FOUND THE RECEIPT!!!!!! I left without saying anything more and plan to write them a letter to that bitch and the owners of that apartment complex. Fuckers.

I only read this part and I am howling with laughter sorry :lol

 

[sprsk]

i had a landlord who fixed a water damage wall by taping it. So one day i lose my balance and put my hand on the wall where the tape is and it breaks. he saw it and then said that he would not give me my deposit back unless i fix the wall that i "fucked". This guy was such an idiot i could go on for days about how he was the worst landlord of all time.

 

[SuperPac]

I have like, a million mosquitoes hanging out outside the entryway door to my apt. It's unexplainable (no standing water right there, etc). Whenever I get home or go out I have to open/shut the door very quickly or I let 20 of those fuckers in. So I called this morning and was like, "can you do something?" And they're like, "oh yeah, somebody else called about that before too. There's nothing we can do!" Great, thanks.

 

[MC Safety]

I had a slumlord who rented us the bottom half of a duplex. One time the guy came in in the middle of a freezing Delaware winter to do some repairs or something like that. Both my roommate and I were wearing our winter coats indoors because the two small radiant heaters in the apartment either were not working or were working so much as not to make a difference.

The guy came in and started grousing about another tenant of his. "I caught the guy heating his apartment with the oven!" The idiot never noticed he could see his breath in our apartment, nor did he pick up on what we were wearing. Needless to say, he certainly didn't understand why his tenant was using the oven to heat his domicile.

 

[Outcast2004]

I'm dealing with a landlord situation myself.

Bought ahouse a few months ago so we had to leave the aprtment empty until the lease expires.

Now the lease is runnign up and we can't get ahold of the landlord so we can do inspection to get our deposit back. We've sent 2 letters now and it's getting frustrating.

I'm starting to think we'll never see that money again. Hell, we left the apartment in better shape than when we moved in!

 

[slayn]

my landlord of last year didn't seem too worried and even showed off the apartment after water had be pouring through my fucking ceiling because the water heater in the fucking attic burst when they fucked up the repairs (why again, was the water heater in the attic?) and eventually a large chunk of the ceiling fell off and exploded on my floor.

needless to say, the people she was showing it to decided not to sign for the next year.

 

[carpal]

My current landlord rocks! He's replacing the central air conditioning unit this week and I only called him about the problem on Tuesday. With the latest heat wave in Philly I'm astonished he managed to get things taken care of so quickly, but hey. He's also mad chill about late rent and keeps all of the apartments in great shape. Believe me when I say that I appreciate how lucky I got with this one. The guy I had to deal with in my last place was a complete fuck up.

So I guess they aren't all bad. Good luck in the future.

 

[human5892]

I'm also in the lucky "great landlord" minority, primarily due to the fact that I live in a private converted apartment attached to a house, not a complex. I get free DSL and cable from mine, and when I was late with my rent (the only time in over two years) by about two weeks, he was totally fine with it. His wife also constantly bakes us pies and cookies and brings them up to us.

When my landlord's son moves out to go to the Marines, you are welcome to move into his apartment.

 

[Bat]

I just moved into a new apartment and I had to spend 3 hours cleaning the disgusting bathrooms because the landlord decided it'd be fun not to do any cleaning since the last tenants moved out. There's nothing more disgusting than wiping up strangers body hair that pops up in every little nook and crany.

 

[Cherubae]

I had a landlord who kept forgetting things I asked him to repair. It took months to get a working oven (bottom element wasn't working), hot water pressure in our shower, and replace a broken dishwasher. He even forgot where he placed everyone's rent check one time and called everyone and asked if we had paid rent that month.

It turns out he had a serious brain tumor that was causing his forgetfullness Once he got that repaired (close call too) he had found all of our missing checks :lol He then sold the place and retired. He never had a lease-setup for his place (pay month-by-month) so we never have had to sign any sort of yearly contract.

Our new landlords are not as exciting. We have parking problems and one tennent is a "mechanic" so he collects cars. We're only allowed 2 parking spots yet he gets to park 4 vehicles in our already strained parking situation. The mechanic also had taken all of the street parking for his excess vehicles and the landlords let him slide. Everyone else gets a talking to if they don't use their 2 spots correctly, but the "mechanic" gets whatever space he needs. It's a load of crap

The street-parked cars sit there for months. He obviously doesn't fix them. One of them is parked in front of a fire hydrant.... *grumble*...

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

ham, why dont you just go live in the south american lair? it's rent controlled.