Today, my boyfriend and I respectfully asked my landlady if he could stay with me until he gets back on his feet. He was robbed at gunpoint in his house last night. Landlady then yelled because we aren't married, and then showed up at my door at 10pm, "just making sure John isn't here". FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I returned from a week-long vacation. My landlord told me he had let my boyfriend in my apartment to get something. I don't have a boyfriend. Everything in my apartment is gone. FML
Today, my landlord came over while I wasn't home. My friend and her pets were thrown out by her husband. I'm the only person she knows in this state and she begged me to stay. I reluctantly told her fine; just don't answer the door. She did, with the animals, and told him she was living here. FML
Today, my boyfriend got arrested. For robbing my house. FML
Today, my landlord told me he is raising my rent next month. I thought he was kidding until he asked if I still wanted to live here. My landlord is also my live-in boyfriend. FML
Today, I was awakened in the middle of the night by a frantic banging on my front door. It was a guy whom I'd only been dating a few weeks, with a suitcase. He stated that his wife kicked him out for having an affair, and thought now would be a good time to move in together. FML
Today, I received an eviction notice taped to my door stating my landlord is selling his property and moving out of the country in 13 days. My landlord is my boyfriend. FML
Today, my boyfriend moved out and took all his things with him. He also took some things that didn't belong to him, namely my rent money. My landlord comes tomorrow. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I were house sitting. We were a little on edge because we'd heard noises. We were starting to get intimate, and suddenly the house alarm started going off. We locked ourselves in the room, called the police, and they told us that we were the ones who'd set it off. FML
Today, after taking a shower, I realised that my landlord was peeking in the whole time through broken ventilator. Once he tried to get into my room, using his keys. I couldn't tell the landlord's wife, as I didn't have any proof so I left the house, even though my rent was long due. FML
Today, a guy I went out with twice, and slept with once, came knocking on my door, hysterically crying. Apparently his wife found out about “us” and kicked him out. He’s now asking where he can put his stuff, since he’s now homeless. I had no idea he was married, and she’s now looking to fight me. FML
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lexiieeex3 32
I would've just had him just stay with you and not tell the landlady, she sounds batshit.
TiffanyMaria 2
You have rights as a tenant. She cannot show up and demand entrance, that's an invasion of your privacy. Read your lease or renters contract and see what privileges you have or don't. My advice, keep him very quiet and hidden and she'll never know.
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Comments (79)
Sandman2015 12
As long as you are paying rent and there is not an occupant limit in your apartment, you can have people stay with you as long as you want. Unless it's something crazy in your lease agreement there isn't much they can do.
amberdea404 28
Are you sure she's a land lady and not your conservative mother?
the_real_dvd 21
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Most lease agreements have terms about how long you're allowed to have guests. The lease price may include utilities, and even if not the owner is entitled to background checks of everyone living there and sets their price based on the expected wear and tear of the agreed upon number of people in the property. There's a lot not being said in this FML. If OP's boyfriend was robbed at gunpoint in his house, I would be suspect that he had attracted this attention (drug dealing being my main suspicion). As the landlord, I wouldn't want him on my property (especially if it's a shared property) until I did a thorough background check. Considering he has a house, I wouldn't consider him so destitute that he needs help "getting back on his feet". I disagree with the land lady's excuse not to have him there, but she may have been grasping at straws, and it is within her rights to refuse him stay. I know this won't be the popular opinion, but as it is tenants have more rights than owners in most states. This is one right they don't have, to change the lease agreement.
kozzard 17
it's a bit of a stretch to say he brought it on himself through drug dealing...and 'getting back on your feet' doesn't always mean financially. I know I would have a hard time feeling safe enough to sleep in my house if I got robbed there just earlier that day, not to mention that crime scenes are closed by the police while they do the investigation...also depending on how the robber got in there may have to be repairs made, insurance claims for what was stolen if more than cash. for someone who has limited details on the situation there's a lot of judging on your part
MandieL 27
Pretty sure most people are robbed because an opportunity presented itself to the robber. And he may have a house, but after being robbed of his possessions and money, it may take him a couple of weeks to get back on his feet money wise. Pretty sure you need money for food. Not only that, but that had to have been a traumatic experience for him, and I know I wouldn't want to stay in that house until I amped up the security in it (which again costs money) I am a landlord, and I have it written into the agreement with my tenants, that they need to inform us of they are having a guest stay longer than 2 weeks, and we have the right to refuse that, but if they have family coming in from out of town for a holiday, I have no right, as a human being, to refuse them their visit. If OP's landlord has it written in that she is not allowed overnight guests at all, then OP's landlord is a poor excuse for a human being.
Dexter83_fml 17
You pay rent your entitled to have a visitor tell your land lady to F off and she can not just show up there is a law about that
thisguy22 33
She's a land lady, not your mom. Do whatever you want.
NYGiants1925 22
1) She's ******* nuts 2) She doesn't have the right to tell you who can & can't stay with you. So just have him stay there anyway & tell her you were just giving her a heads up not asking for permission.
davek 36
It's not my law, it's the law of England! (Bonus points to anyone who gets the reference)
bapbap_fml 15
Do you rent a room or an apartment? If you rent an apartment I don't see how she can do that. If you rent a room in her house I can see how no overnight visitors may be a rule. Either way, your marital status and sex life are none of your landlord's business. We rent a room in our house to a student, I'm cool with his girlfriend spending the night here occasionally as long as they are quiet.
rorex 26
Why would you ask... It's your home...
worldclassrager 41
So you can't have sleepovers as well? That's strict...