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‘No one checks’: Tenant says she Photoshopped her bank statements to get her apartment

'If you want to live alone, get Adobe.'

On Feb 7, 2023 by Braden Bjella

Renter says her electric bill is $11K

‘Are you powering an entire hotel?’: Renter says her electric bill came out to over $11K

'Call the utility company!!

On Feb 5, 2023 by Vladimir Supica

woman greenscreen TikTok over monthly pet rent fees 'Fish Allowed Restrictions: No Aggressive Breeds No Aggressive Breeds Monthly pet rent $15 One time Fee $200' (l) fish in bowl on coins in front of pink background (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over monthly pet rent fees 'Fish Allowed Restrictions: No Aggressive Breeds No Aggressive Breeds Monthly pet rent $15 One time Fee $200' (r)

‘$200 for a FISH????’: Renter says apartment is charging pet rent for fish

'They’ll do anything for money I swear.'

On Feb 2, 2023 by Melody Heald

Renter finds out she's been paying her neighbor's electric bill after checking apartment meter

‘I’ve been paying $2-300/month for other people’s heat’: Renter finds out she’s been paying her neighbor’s electric bill after checking apartment meter

'I'm gonna have to check mine now.'

On Jan 17, 2023 by Lauren Castro

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‘Landlord should’ve checked it BEFORE she scheduled a showing’: Landlord hosts apartment viewing—while tenant she evicted is still inside

'The tenant is most definitely not the only problem here.'

On Jan 15, 2023 by Jack Alban

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‘That was illegal for them to do. But they did it’: Woman says landlord was overcharging her hundreds of dollars for rent-stabilized apartment

'Leave notes on everyone’s doors on the way out! Make sure everyone else knows too!'

On Jan 14, 2023 by Jack Alban

young woman with caption 'If you are creating fake pay stubs or bank statements to get approved for that apartment listen up, Please don't try it'

‘Just be very careful’: Property manager issues PSA to renters using fake pay stubs when apartment hunting

'It shouldn't be this hard to get a home.'

On Jan 9, 2023 by Cecilia Lenzen

woman shows lots of eviction notices on wall of apartment building tiktok

‘Recession is real’: Video shows all the eviction notices in apartment complex where rent is $2K

'There is a U-Haul truck in my complex every other day almost.'

On Nov 21, 2022 by Braden Bjella

young woman in bathrobe

‘You didn’t have to sit here and lie to me’: Woman confronts apartment doorman who ate her UberEats order

'Why did you eat my food?'

On Oct 11, 2022 by Lauren Castro

man holding open door into apartment, woman pointing to camera speaking outside of door (l) man holding Nike bag with hand on it caption 'before I got scammed' (c) Woman on speaker phone call through open apartment door speaking to woman and cameraman (r)

‘How are you Airbnbing something you’re renting?’: Man says Airbnb host listed their rented apartment, scammed him out of $1000

'You guys have been doing this for a long time already. You’re getting locked out as of Monday.'

On Sep 25, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘The law is on my side’: Woman says landlord threw away her stuff and changed the locks despite paying rent

'I was a legal tenant there & he changed the locks, broke into my room, stole & damaged my things.'

On Aug 27, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Little Caesars pizza box open with pizza on hardwood floor caption 'POV: you just had enough to get the apartment' (l) tablet pizza box and paper towels set up on cardboard box on hardwood floor caption 'POV: you just had enough to get the apartment' (c) cardboard box with tablet and pizza box on top on hardwood floor next to other Little Caesars pizza box caption 'POV: you just had enough to get the apartment' (r)

’Food and shelter, you winning’: Woman moves into new apartment and has no money for furniture, sparking debate

'You had enough for pizza tho, that’s a win.'

On Aug 12, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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‘They always find some tiny bs so I just give up’: Tenant calls out landlords for using ‘anything’ to keep the security deposit

'I'm literally doing this because they will take my deposit if I don't.'

On Jul 15, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

woman standing in elevator in altercation with 3 other woman, camera is pointed up to show reflection of other women on the ceiling

‘The way the reflection show there’s space’: TikToker says ‘Karens’ told her to get out of the elevator because it was ‘too full’

'4 people is too full?'

On Jul 10, 2022 by Jack Alban

woman standing in empty apartment caption 'Us thinking we were about to move my sister in to her first solo apartment...' (l) bathtub faucet caption 'Then seeing the condition of the apartment and immediately moving her out.' (c) granite countertop sink different appearance from kitchen on left caption 'Does she have a video of the apartment she viewed & was spposed to have?' (r)

‘Guess I’m so poor that I don’t see anything wrong’: TikToker says sister broke apartment lease after seeing its condition, sparking debate [UPDATED]

She hadn't toured the exact unit, which cost over $1,400, before signing.

On Jul 10, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez