housing

woman speaking captions 'Property manager tok' 'Rent payments' (l) mint light green/blue calculator with 'RENT' typed on screen sitting on top of papers with finger pressing button (c) woman speaking captions 'Property manager tok' 'Rent payments' (r)

‘You can’t live here for free, people’: Property manager calls out tenants, sparking debate

'Everyone would love to pay their bills. It’s hard to don’t have enough to pay on time.'

On Sep 15, 2022 by Braden Bjella

man in blue blazer speaking caption 'I quit my job.' (l) man showing empty office (c) man holding papers eviction notices speaking caption '81!!!!' (r)

‘Oh they set you up’: Worker quits after boss gave him 81 evictions to hand out with no training

'They hired you as the fall guy sir.'

On Sep 13, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘Thinking my apartment was going to be way better’: Austin tenant puts apartment view on blast after $350 rent increase

'The amount of rent I'm paying in Austin and what I'm getting is honestly ridiculous.'

On Aug 29, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

Police officer outside pointing to curb (l) Curb with trash cans outside filled with personal belongings and yellow suitcase (c) Police officer at doorstep speaking (r)

‘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

Man speaking outside hand on chest caption 'The entitlement and bold hate from these boomers, my god' (l) man greenscreen TikTok holding CareBear while hand is covering mouth over Voicemail (c) Man speaking outside caption 'The entitlement and bold hate from these boomers, my god' (r)

‘I will find you wherever you go’: Renter mocks ’threatening’ voicemail he received from landlord after she speculates he’s moving out

'I have your social security number. ... I know a lot of people.'

On Aug 25, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

woman speaking in bedroom caption 'update???' (l) view of ceiling from phone camera caption 'Pov: You confronted the maintenance man about showing up to your house unannounced with out knocking' ''No I don't'' (c) woman speaking in bedroom caption 'update???' (r)

‘You need to knock before you come in’: Woman confronts maintenance man about showing up unannounced

'He is clearly aggressive and has boundary issues. Don't sleep there until it's addressed.'

On Aug 18, 2022 by Braden Bjella

hole in cream colored wall caption 'using $1 soap to fill in all the holes in our walls so we get our security deposit back' (l) hand rubbing soap into hole in cream colored wall caption 'using $1 soap to fill in all the holes in our walls so we get our security deposit back' (c) hole in cream colored wall filled in with soap caption 'using $1 soap to fill in all the holes in our walls so we get our security deposit back' (r)

‘It’s what the landlord deserves’: Renter uses $1 soap to fill holes in wall

'I use ranch.'

On Aug 16, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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

man on laptop looking right caption 'when my boss walks by and I'm looking at her house on Zillow'(l) man hand on laptop closing it looking right caption 'when my boss walks by and I'm looking at her house on Zillow' (c) man closing laptop smiling looking down embarrassed caption 'when my boss walks by and I'm looking at her house on Zillow' (r)

‘3.2M and you still didn’t get a pool??’: Workers admit to snooping on their bosses’ houses on Zillow

'TikTok continues to show me that I’ve never had a unique experience in my life.'

On Jul 21, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

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‘If anyone is wondering what it’s like getting a house from a boomer’: TikToker finds fake outlet in the home they purchased

'This is how one tricks an inspector.'

On Jul 17, 2022 by Charlotte Colombo

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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

fan in shed (l) young woman (c) both with caption 'POV: you're in a shed you spend about 2,000 dollars that you got ripped off by the builders and you're in the Houston heat actually dying and all you can think about is how nice a shower would be...' AC unit in side of wall with caption 'we have a ac/and lights my dad helped us' (r)

‘Why did you think you were gonna get a livable place for $2k’: TikToker says she got ripped off after she bought shed to live in for $2K, sparking debate

'We are literally in the middle of a housing crisis.'

On Jul 12, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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

man greenscreen tiktok over Notice of Rent Increase sheet pointing at sentence 'This amount represents a 15 percent increase over your previous amount' (l) man speaking caption 'Unfortunatrly, the state of Oregon capped rent increases at 9.9 percent. Please correct this document and send it again (c) man greenscreen tiktok over google search caption 'State economists announced in September that Oregon rent increase limitation for 2022 is capped at 9.9%' (r)

‘They will take whatever they can get from you’: TikToker catches his landlord illegally raising his rent by 15%

'It’s only illegal if someone notices.'

On Jul 9, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

woman speaking on gray background (l) renter form with keys and hand pointing for renter to sign (c) woman speaking hand out confused expression (r)

‘So they can blame you for damages’: TikToker says building wouldn’t give her keys without signing inspection—she hadn’t even seen the apartment

'Why would I sign that if I haven't inspected the unit?'

On Jul 9, 2022 by Braden Bjella