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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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, 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 rented a house for 5 years with my girlfriend, only to find out she is the actual owner. FML
Today, I found out the friend I signed a lease with is actually a wanted drug dealer. I only found this out after the police kicked in the door at 5am and raided our house. 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 my roommates spent my rent money and told the landlord I never paid. I've paid my rent and theirs the past six months. My name's on the lease. FML
Today, I went to visit a friend I hadn't seen in ages who lives alone out in the country. I arrived and found the front door unlocked but no one was home. I went in anyway and helped myself to some food. Then a family I had never seen before came in, and I realized it wasn't my friend's house. FML
Today, I came home to a homeless man sleeping in my living room. It turns out he thought my house was abandoned due to its disheveled appearance, and decided to break in. 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, 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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Top comments
worldclassrager 41
Show them the lease you signed...that should clear things up
supertacowaffle 41
How did this even happen? :/ I hope you got it sorted OP and you have a place to live now.
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Comments (74)
MeanBeagle 22
who did you rent from? haha
soulreaper12296 28
Hopefully they understand what happened, and that you get your money back.
DataWog 30
The only way they'd be able to get their money back if they're able to track down whoever illegally rented to them and sue. Hopefully they are able to at least get their moving and legal expenses paid... actually preferably their are no legal expenses, with any luck once everything is explained the landowners won't (or can't) press charges since OP was as much a victim as they were.
chidexy 21
Ok... This needs a follow up
sarah5745 41
Every FML needs a follow up, especially this one..
laden_swallow09 35
Not every one, but definitely this one!
messymessiah 11
how does this not get noticed for two months? were they on holiday? that really sucks anyway. hope you got it all sorted out and the person who leased the place to you is in trouble.
LisaDay 14
it was probably a summer or winter house.
sdlr32787 18
you are like"the guy on the couch" from half baked lmao
Hiktmae 20
That's terrible! I'm so sorry, I hope everything gets sorted out.
hourlybookworm 7
If it was never advertised as vacant, how did you choose it?
captainsmegma 12
The pictures on the walls and clothes hanging in the closet should have been a give away.
GlitterScribbles 9
It could've easily been a vacation home with no clothes or family pictures.
Bragi 12
Craigslist, right? And you paid by western union?
DenverTyrrell 13
Wow that's shit! Hopefully you can get them to understand