64 Rental Nightmares Where Landlords Tried To Cut Corners And Got Exposed

I live in Oregon and have a private landlord. It stated in my lease that they would use some of my deposit for carpet shampooing and cleaning the blinds, and to NOT patch any nail holes. They asked us not to mount any TVs to avoid large holes, which we complied with. We even avoided mounting furniture against the wall at the expense of our small children’s safety, and only used thumbtacks and small nails to hang lightweight photos, and they still charged for them. I cleaned and scrubbed this house top to bottom. The cabinets were pristine, walls clean with only minor dings and scratches from furniture bumping into them over time. The fake wood floors were in great condition. I can’t think of any reason why they would need to be ALL refurbished? So much of this feels like just minor wear and tear, which feels insulting enough that they feel the need to take our entire deposit for it, but to then ask for an additional $110 is insane.

The past year and a half, I have been staying with a dear family of three: two friends and their small child. My ex-husband kicked me out a few months after I became physically disabled, and they took me in like a stray cat a few months after that. We started as mere acquaintances and have become family. It’s because of their selfless love and support that I have been able to take any steps forward in life. They don’t have much, but anything they have, they’ve shared.

And now they’re going to have to fight with their annoying, cheap landlord, on getting this fixed in a timely manner…This isn’t the first time there’s been flooding issues. And so far, no emergency plumbing lines are answering.

Someday I’ll be able to help them like they’ve helped me, and that will be a good day.

Mind you, the tree wasn't in the way in regards to the driveway or the foundation, and I never once complained about it other than the occasional smacking my head on a singular low hanging branch (I'm five nothing, that's a really low hanging branch) I loved having it there despite it constantly raining unripened pecans because it was at the perfect angle to provide ample shade for my truck year round. Now I have no shade. And it's still 90° outside.

We have to park on the side of the building when there’s a snowstorm so he can plow. I came home when it had already snowed, and my car was sliding and swerving while trying to park. I tried so many times to park on the side but ended up just pulling straight forward because I feared I would hit another car. I had hoped I was off to the side enough that it wouldn’t be a big deal, but I woke up the next morning to this.

A/C went out LAST JUNE. There was a switch in owners right around this same time. The landlord technically stayed the same. Previous owners were informed, who informed the landlord. He sent HVAC out for a quote and never followed up despite my begging for mercy at that point. I had to wait everyday in the sweltering heat, just hoping someone would show up, as I was never “allowed” the landlord’s number and had to communicate through the previous owners.

Flash forward to a couple of weeks ago, and it is still not fixed. And getting extremely hot out. Last week, there was even a weather alert for the heat wave. I sent a very angry maintenance request as it seems they’ve completely forgotten about me, and the small portable replacement A/C the previous owners gave me was just not cutting it. I even mentioned contacting BBB. Lo and behold, I get an almost immediate response (very AI sounding as well) that is profusely apologizing, but insisting they never received notice of the A/C going out. Which is impossible- I didn’t call HVAC myself!! Also, my two previous maintenance requests, which were about a different matter, and more polite and formal, were never investigated, then unjustly marked as done. So I was also very done with them.

It took a week, but they finally got someone out here who worked on it, but apparently messed it up. So now we have to wait for another technician. I’m starting my cycle, so I’m extra emotional and have a horrible attitude. I’m mostly writing this here to vent my anger so I don’t strangle anybody. Thank you for reading if you got this far. (Also new to this sub, so not sure if the flair is appropriate, sorry if it’s not)

After driving 16 hours from Vancouver Island to Edmonton, we are locked out of our apartment at 2 am because our landlord changed our locks and did not tell us the code. Our lease started on Aug. 1. We have not been there to stay yet because we still had some packing up to do on the island. Our landlord said he might put in a new lock, but that he would tell us the code if he did. He never told us the code, so we assumed our physical key would still work. Nope. So now we have to call a locksmith, and it is probably gonna cost us upwards of 150 bucks to get into our own place.

Should I sue my previous landlord for wrongfully withholding my deposit? I just moved out 21 days ago, tomorrow.

Background: Unexpectedly had my boyfriend stay with me (6 months). The rent agreement specified guest limitations. The landlord verbally approved and allowed him to stay multiple times. Good went bad, and he (&his fiancée, who lived there part-time) began changing rules/making things difficult, so we moved out.

When I requested my deposit back, he is now requesting back rent for my boyfriend being there. We stayed in the room 90% of the time, cleaned, and did our best to keep up with landlord requests: more chores, etc. There was never an issue until suddenly, 4 months in, he began requesting my bf not to stay as much, which we respected and followed. Other complications happened, which forced an sooner move out for us. I let him keep my 'last month' $945. Not worth staying in the discomfort they created. He now says I owe him almost $13,000?! "Based on hotel fees/damages," I also talked to 2 other previous tenants, and they still have not been given their full deposits 6+months later. I'm massively discouraged and enraged. I don't want to be taken advantage of. But should I try to move forward legally, or cut losses and block/not respond?

Unfortunately, I believed his good intentions at first and took him at his word when we discussed my bf's staying/updates. I have limited texts/photos/records of the room and our conversations.

For some more context:
I’m in Denver, where there are strict Radon laws. This includes that the landlord must legally disclose any prior inspections, tests, or abatements before a tenant signs a lease. I didn’t get anything from my landlord.

I’m an Environmental Engineer, and due diligence and testing are just what I know. I was in no way trying to be disrespectful by doing a couple of mail-in radon tests. Could I have let them know? Sure, but then they would have just said they had the place inspected in 2023 and that it was fine, when the test says there is a health risk.

Also, note that although we like our place and the location is nice, the apartment itself certainly is not. It’s affordable, you could say, and it shows in the interior. This isn’t a large complex or anything, either. Just a person renting out a house in a top and bottom unit.

That our landlady insisted was nothing to do with the “mice” in our house. We have rats. We have seen them. We hear them constantly, and the “bait” that’s gone down does absolutely nothing despite them eating it constantly.

Very kind of them to allow the opportunity to reveal how much more we can afford to have extracted from us. Current rent is $1550. Better appointed comps in a few block radius are $1400-1600 with MANY listings older than 30 days. Our average energy costs are about $270/month, and the A/C can't even hold 73 degrees in summer because of extremely poor insulation. Non-desirable northeastern US city.

The first week we moved into our new place, I was sitting on the toilet, and it cracked at the tank when I sat up. It was already very loose and wobbly. The whole toilet had to be replaced, and now they are trying to charge 600$ for the replacement. Tell me if I’m crazy, but normally toilet tanks don’t break unless there is already an issue, like a crack. Am I nuts for saying I shouldn’t have to pay? An image is attached below

I was hoping someone could tell me what they think this is. It wasn’t there yesterday. My landlord has been promising to do repairs for over 2 years and is reluctant to do so. I’ve sent him the picture and am waiting for a reply.