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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
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 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, a week after spending most of my paycheck on a down-payment and rent on a new apartment, I found out the "landlord" I paid was a scammer. Turns out the real owner was away on vacation, and he'd stolen most of her stuff before showing me the place. FML
Today, I spent 6 hours unloading boxes into my new apartment. After unloading the entire truck and making trips up and down two flights of stairs, I heard a knock on the door. Apparently the landlord gave me the key to the WRONG apartment. Mine is downstairs. 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 rented a house for 5 years with my girlfriend, only to find out she is the actual owner. FML
Today, our landlord showed up with police and legal paperwork that let him throw us out immediately. Apparently my husband has been ignoring eviction notices for months and having vicious arguments with the landlord. Now we’re homeless and everything we own is in storage. 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, 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
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thefmlman2011 37
that definitely isn’t legal….
ojoRojo 27
Did you have a signed lease? If not, that’s partially on you
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thefmlman2011 37
that definitely isn’t legal….
ojoRojo 27
Did you have a signed lease? If not, that’s partially on you
Yudith 28
When you buy a building where tenants live, you have to keep the tenants and their leases as is. Then, you can deposit a demand to evict a tenant to live in his/her apartment, but it takes at least six months, several hundred dollars and a bunch of hoops to jump into. The new owners are idiots who believe that if you're a tenant, you don't have the money or wits to hire a lawyer, several of which work pro bono and loooove this kind of case.
QueenSaru 28
Yeah I've seen a ton of listings that will include something like "Owner to assume tenant" to let the buyer know that it's currently rented out. Also, who buys a house site unseen if 'move in' day is the first time the new owners are there and OP is getting notification that the property was sold??