Today, I received a surprise "absolute final notice" email for payment of an overdue fee from the university I withdrew from 6 months ago. Turns out, my old landlord has been hoarding their letters to me. As a result, my credit is now in the shitter and I had to pay an extra $120 in interest. 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, I got a letter saying I was no longer a student at my college and my current work is void since I had ignored and refused to pay my tuition bill. Over the past month I've been deleting these pesky emails saying 'FINAL WARNING regarding payment' thinking it was more spam. They weren't. FML
Today, I checked my university financial account to discover I owed them over $1000. The reason? They had apparently given me too much money when I applied for a loan and now want it back. Oh, and I spent my loan money on books and a laptop for school. FML
Today, I learned that my building never received my rent check. Now not only do I have to pay a $40 late fee, but also a $40 fee to stop the payment of the check that went god knows where. FML
Today, I found out that a single unpaid parking ticket from September put my student account on hold and unregistered me from all my spring classes. I'm a senior and this is my last semester. FML
Today, I found out that I owed my school $0.20. They decided to charge me a late fee of $20 for deferring the intial payment. FML
Today, my college professor/employer failed to send in a letter I had been counting on for a scholarship application. He has also decided not to pay me for the last two months. I'm not going to make rent. Apparently this is the punishment you get for politely declining a date with a married man. FML
Today, I learned I have over $10,000 in debt, despite never owning a credit card. Apparently, my ex-roommate had been replying to the credit card offers I was receiving in the mail. That also explains my missing driver's license a few months back. FML
Today, I found out that I owe my college a little over $10,000. Why? Because, due to a slight misspelling of my name, the scholarship that I have been going insane trying to meet the requirements for is not actually giving me any funding. FML
Today, my roommate and I received a non-payment notice from our landlord, over a dishonored check that was used to pay the rent. I give my roommate money for my share and she handles the checks. Apparently, her trip to Puerto Rico was more important than paying rent. 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
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Top comments
Luckster 0
Isn't it illegal to be hoarding someone's mail? I'm sure there are courts that'll take your case. You can probably make your dumbass landlord pay the fees and the interest.
caancoha 0
I'm speechless. What possible reason could your landlord have for hoarding letters? All I imagine is a handmade ship constructed with mail and spit.
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Comments (57)
birds_fml 7
What makes you think your credit is ruined? An absolute final notice is what they give you JUST BEFORE it gets sent to collections, and it will not show up on your credit report unless it's been sent to collections (at least for colleges, it WILL show up for items of credit like credit cards, but college is not credit). Therefore, if you pay it in full, it will not hurt your credit. You can sue your landlord in small claims for the $120 late fee he caused.
bcopeland 0
forget small claims... it's a federal offense to take someone elses mail...
TomFantastic 0
OP doesn't live there any more, and I'm fairly sure it's not illegal to keep mail that's been sent to your own house like the landlord did. A lot of landlords might be nice enough to forward on any extra post but there's no legal obligation to do so
nyuukou 0
Actually, it's illegal to read mail that isn't addressed to you. Pretty sure you can't keep it either. That's why those coupon mailers and stuff say "Current Resident". It's cheaper than having to find out the name of someone who lives there, and hoping they haven't moved. So, really, the landlord SHOULD have returned it to the sender, or forwarded it. It did not have their name on it, thus, despite being delivered to a property they owned, it is NOT their mail.
zzyxer 0
u guys, the landlord was hoarding the mail as the op clearly states.. which means that the op already established a forwarding address. i just wanted to point that out.
Captain_Jello 0
In the US that's a federal crime that you can go to fed prison for a long time. Swear a warrant for his arrest and sue him.
Zeeeeroooo02 0
man you should sue that landlord. it's illegal to hold others mail
KennyP55 0
Yeah, so if you're only paying 120 bucks in interest, your credit will be fine.
Captain_Jello 0
I think you are missing the point....
Sum_Dum_Bum 0
He hoarded your mail. That's stealing it. In the United States, it's a federal offense to steal mail. Report him, and send him to federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.
ObadiahtheSlim 2
Sux for you Canadians. That is a federal offense here in the states. Here you either gotta return it to teh post office or forward it to the recipient's new address.
Dragonmouth 4
Did you give him a forwarding address?
iplayrugby18 11
taking someones mail is a federal offense