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hand opening door (l) door unable to open fully due to oven (c) tiny kitchen (r) with captions "reality of NYC apartment hunting and the absurd prices" "imagine paying $4000 per month to get whacked with the door anytime you use the stove and someone comes home"

‘Whacked with the door any time you use the stove’: TikToker shows what $4,000 will get renters in New York, sparking debate

'Imagine living in NYC on purpose.'

On May 26, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘A plain old scam’: College student says landlord is charging her for pre-existing ‘structural damage’ in the 100-year-old building

'If she's not giving you your deposit back, don't clean.'

On May 23, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

sign on lawn that says "rent is due" (l) sign on lawn that has phone numbers on it (r)

‘Y’all do understand people do struggle… right?’: Apartment complex tries to publicly shame residents who don’t make rent

'I would be out there with sharpie covering mine.'

On May 23, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘Renters are out here with no options’: TikToker says her landlord increased her rent by 25% on lease renewal

'Most of us have about two weeks to figure out somewhere else to live.'

On May 22, 2022 by Jack Alban

kitchen with a few things on floor (l) children's play room racecar carpet pink tent (c) bedroom with closet doors open bags on floor (r)

‘You could at least be kind’: A landlord evicted a single mom and claimed she ‘trashed the place.’ Commenters are divided on if he was in the right

'She kept using the single mom card.'

On May 14, 2022 by Jack Alban

young woman pointing at $2,200 text in background with caption "My current rent in Austin Texas" (l) key on house keychain (c) same young woman with dismayed look in front of $4,678 text in background with caption "rent if I renew my lease"

‘The audacity to write ‘congratulations’ in the email’: Woman says her rent went up by $2,500 in Austin, apartment sent her email congratulating her

'They really said GTFO.'

On May 6, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘This is why my kids still live at home’: TikToker says her landlord increased rent for her Florida apartment by $900

'I'm moving back in with my parents. But what about the people that don't have family here?'

On May 4, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

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‘It’s 39 degrees in Atlanta’: Vrbo customer says gas was cut off in rental—leaving them without heat and hot water

'I will never use Vrbo again.'

On May 4, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘This is really out of control’: Tenant says their rent is going up by $850 per month in viral TikTok

'If my landlord wanted to raise rent by $2,000 a month, he absolutely could.’

On Apr 25, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

Woman in greenscreen video caption "actual photos from my move out inspection after I cleaned for 5 hours and the report they attached" (l) Red house with magnifying glass up to it with other white houses around (c) Screnshot of womans inspection claim "dirty: caption "they really trying to scam me" (r)

‘Goodbye $500 security deposit’: TikToker says landlord tried scamming her by deeming her clean apartment ‘dirty’ during move out inspection

'The kicker is that apparently they have done this to the previous residents.'

On Mar 26, 2022 by Braden Bjella

‘This cannot possibly be legal’: TikToker shows landlord’s ‘solution’ to collapsing ceiling, sparking outrage

'Doesn’t matter if you like your landlord or not, that’s incredibly unsafe.'

On Nov 6, 2021 by Alexandra Samuels

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‘She hasn’t paid rent in 3 months’: Women kick out roommate and send her stuff away in viral TikTok, dividing viewers

The TikToker noted she gave her roommate notice.

On Oct 9, 2021 by Alexandra Samuels

Internet Culture IRL

woman in front of cars with "This is how I drive my Porsche & Range Rover for free" caption (l) woman in front of staircase with "I bought this triplex 5 years ago for $800,000" caption (center) woman in front of doors with "I get in rent: $2500/per unit" caption (r)

‘We should improve society somewhat’: Real estate guru’s viral TikTok divides the internet, sparks landlord backlash

'120% tax on tiktok landlords immediately.'

On Jun 3, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

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‘This is not a heartwarming story’: Student spends entire college savings to help mom pay rent

'This is a horrific indictment of our systems.'

On Feb 10, 2021 by Nahila Bonfiglio

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As tenants struggle to pay rent, landlords ask for sex instead

'Make sure you document everything.'

On Apr 17, 2020 by Samantha Shaps