Today, my pregnant girlfriend and I moved into our first home together, signing a 1-year lease. Less than 12 hours later, we've discovered that the place is infested with cockroaches and we have a mouse. The landlord won't let us out of the contract. FML
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Today, my boyfriend finally moved in with me, after being long distance for months. Our apartment just became infested with mice. FML
Today, after moving in with a couple of vegan zoologists a few weeks ago, I discover that they don't believe that we have the right to kill cockroaches, and will not allow me to do so. The house is infested, and it's spread to my bedroom. FML
Today, I spent the first night in my new home as a first-time homeowner. I was relaxing and enjoying the feeling of having my own space when I reached over to get my glasses and came back with a cockroach. FML
Today, after being nearly homeless and couch-hopping for the last few months, I finally signed a 1-year lease. When I got home, I was surprised to see a picture of my new complex on the front page of the newspaper. It turns out that they are fighting a serious bedbug infestation. FML
Today, after months of my girlfriend crying about cockroaches, I finally called and paid for an exterminator. Now she's furious at me for "making decisions for her" and she keeps pointing out that, since she owns the house, what I did was technically illegal. FML
Today, my girlfriend won't stay over at my apartment anymore. Why? Because she saw a few roaches. Pest control comes every week and I spray every other day, so there's only so much I can about it. The worst part is now it's extremely difficult to spend time together because she lives with her mom and sister, who argue nonstop. FML
Today, my girlfriend and I moved back in after over a month of couch hopping and $2,000 of heat and chemical treatments for a chronic bedbug issue. I just found bedbugs on my legs. We've used all our favors and have nowhere to go. FML
Today, I’ve lived in my apartment for more than five years and never had more than the occasional housefly. Three months after I got new downstairs neighbors I’ve been hit with a massive roach infestation, and they decided to bring their lovely ant friends with them. FML
Today, I had to move down to the third floor because after complaining about rats on my rooftop the landlord put down traps. The rats died. Flies came. The flies laid eggs. The eggs birthed maggots. The maggots rained down from my broken ceiling into my bed and all over my floor. I'm not okay. FML
Today, I've lived in my apartment for over 5 years with no bugs, as I'm phobic of them. I broke up with my ex, who smirked at me and declared war. I now have thousands of roaches that I can't get rid of. Coincidence? FML
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madi113 18
You didn't inspect the home before leasing it???
AnOriginalName 19
It's his legal responsibility as a landlord to provide you with a livable situation. Mice and cockroaches ain't a livable situation. Have him bring in an exterminator.
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OrganicSistah 17
Call an exterminator and then subtract the cost from the rent. When the rent is due give the remaining amount with the receipt for the services and tell him, "you're welcome."
MandieL 27
Why is everyone assuming the landlord is a douche that should be sued. If they inspected the place together and no one noticed the issue, then how is this the landlords fault? I understand, if they all did an inspection, why the landlord will not let them out of the lease, but if they are a decent landlord, they will take care of the pest issue. We don't have enough information to judge.
fellwin 5
I hope you realize that you can take this to court because that is something that could effect your decision to buy it and if your landlord didnt inform you of this you can take a fraud case on that person
Vakama00 13
Isn't that illegal?
missouragirl 1
Same thing happened to me. go to Amazon.com and buy advion. it might also be called advion Cyngenta or something like that. it's only about 30 bucks and it will completely rid you of infestation. we used two tubes of it, found a bunch dead for a few days, and haven't seen any since. that was 4 months ago.
Okamichu 21
You haven't had roaches before then, those little assholes are almost impossible to get rid of, I have abandoned an apartment before because of them!
violingal13 10
Sorry about the shitty landlord, OP. Good luck with your baby!
Sathane 21
Most places have laws that protect the tenant on these cases. You can report the landlord and the home as unsafe living conditions due to health issues surrounding pests which nullify your lease if the landlord doesn't address the issue in a timely manner. In some places the landlord may be required to provide alternate living arrangements (hotel) until he has the pests removed and I believe that would definitely apply here since there is no way they didn't already exist before you arrived.
awesomea16 15
just pay to have a bug man come and spray. and then deduct it out of your rent
besmir100 5
You can sue if the don't do anything