Today, my landlord started showing my apartment, where I have lived and paid rent for over 2 years, to prospective tenants. I didn't realize that I was moving. 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, my landlord sold the apartment I’ve been renting for 10 years without telling me. I found this out when the new owners showed up at the door with boxes. FML
Today, I found out that my landlord had been showing my apartment to new tenants without telling me, when I woke up this morning to a family of four staring at me scratching my nuts whilst watching TV on my couch in my pajamas, horrified. FML
Today, I learned that the house I've been living in and paying rent for the past two months was never advertised as vacant. I learned this when the actual homeowners walked in, and called the police for an "intruder." FML
Today, I was on my couch when my landlord walked in. He asked what I was doing there. I responded with the same question. Apparently my roommate forgot to call me and tell me that our lease ended three days ago. I am now standing in the parking lot with all my belongings, and it is raining. FML
Today, I was finally starting to relax after a stressful and expensive move, where I had to give up half my belongings and furniture, as well as my cat. All the stress came rushing back as my new landlord told me that he's selling the building and I've got 30 days to vacate. FML
Today, I rented a house for 5 years with my girlfriend, only to find out she is the actual owner. 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, I found out, through Facebook, that my landlord hadn't been paying the mortgage on the house I'm renting from him. It's going into foreclosure. 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 moved into my new apartment. My neighbor is apparently crazy and thinks I'm trying to 'steal' her husband. She watches me and is super paranoid. I have a two year lease. FML
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honeybeeki 14
That's against the law. You should report him.
SDee1234 11
Im pretty sure thats illegal
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honeybeeki 14
That's against the law. You should report him.
Jiplo 18
I know it is in some places, but I am unsure if it is throughout all of Canada. Either way, you should confront him/her about it. If the confrontation goes sour, you could leave a review online or something explaining your experience.
jeepers_1 21
It is definitely illegal throughout Canada.
TheDrifter 24
Yup. Canada requires 30 days written notice if under a month to month agreement. If op renewed a set term lease they must give 90 days written notice to break without cause, 30 days with cause.
ZuRG_fml 7
I live in a college town where downtown housing sees a great deal of reshuffling on a very regular basis. Most leases run August to August, and househunting for the next year's lease begins in Jan/Feb. If you haven't re-signed, they can begin apartment showings in December. It sounds like that's not typical in OP's area, unfortunate for the rude awakening.
sjackel29 1
Landlords still have to give tenants 24 hrs notice before intruding into their home.
TheHolyJuiceBox 5
I agree with #23 give them a 2 star rating on yelp
SDee1234 11
Im pretty sure thats illegal
igive 29
It is in the US if there was not a 24 hr notice, AND a form given to OP notifying her she had 90 days to vacate (it's 90 if its over 2 years).
dekat100 13
It is illegal!
Hellishowl 17
something is happening to my grandma, I feel you man
Pleonasm 36
If your Grandma is showing signs of demonic possession, then you should seek an exorcist as soon as possible.
cakefete2 31
I'm sure he meant "same thing". Auto correct is so temperamental.
AnOriginalName 19
Since when is Happy Gilmore a commenter around here?
Pleonasm 36
Since he failed at the hockey try-outs.
baseballbv 17
You have rights. As long as you signed a lease or other contract you can't be evicted.
Durantye 8
Even if your lease has expired if you are still living there under rent he has to give at least a months notice. And even after all that until that time is up it is considered OPs private property so still illegal.
bjhhjh 20
Nows the time to paint the walls and ceiling black
pwnman 33
I was so depressed today. You helped me smile. Thank you.
TheHolyJuiceBox 5
when I'm depressed I cut myself... a piece of cherry pie
OzzyTheGiant 14
haha good call
DSilver1988 15
It's possible that the Landlord was showing the op's apartment because it's similar to one he's trying to rent out.
baseballbv 17
Even if that were true, obviously the landlord did not get OP's permission. The landlord is still in the wrong.
mybubbles2000 13
Landlords are supposed to give notice that they will be entering your apartment.
ParameterXX 3
don't give the man excuses
peggscott 14
When he starts showing the apartment follow him listing all it's flaws...
vango_fml 7
Take legal action and then have some fun. Booby trap your apartment!
ChenEighty 20
Why would you mess with the people going through seeing the apartment? Not like they're the ones screwing you, they probably don't even know someone is.
vango_fml 7
I'm not telling them to put in a false floor, install automatic flame throwers, or set poisonous pets at the entry way. A few greased door nobs, recorded screams, and fake bugs wouldn't hurt. Have fun, not murder.
ChenEighty 20
Still, you're ******* with innocent people who are simply there to see a house, which was my point. I wasn't implying you were trying to murder them >.>
Caelrona 8
Considering the wrong being done to OP, they would be saving those innocent people from having to later deal with the same bullshit from such a piss poor landlord.
PrinterKing 13
Haunt that place and make whoever moves in life's a misery, or haunt your landlord
Hiimhaileypotter 53
OP presumably isn't a ghost, so... :P
Ali_Br_fml 33
No no no 67, I'm sure number 9 MEANT to say, "Kill yourself in the apartment. Make sure it's really bloody, and really messy, so that the landlord will have a lot of work to do to clean it all up, THEN haunt the house, and make the tenants' lives miserable, or just haunt the landlord and make them pay for trying to make you move out. You'll sure show them..." But #9 just neglected a few pertinent details in the beginning... Or, you know, they could just skip the whole suicide/haunting thing, and find out what's really going on, because they are required to give a reasonable amount of notice before evicting someone. Maybe it's just that OP's apartment is similar to a vacant one that needs fixing up before being able to be looked at by future tenants. But a landlord is supposed to give you notice if they're showing your apartment to others.
mybubbles2000 13
You need to ask him what's going on! You signed a lease and have rights.