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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Zebediabolical 45
First and foremost, do some research into tenancy law in your jurisdiction. There may be an out right there. But you'll still need somewhere to stay while you line up a new place. If not, take photos and/or video of the infestation. Attach it to a letter to your landlord requesting the problem be taken care of. Go from there and be ready to get lawyers involved if you have to.
britbrat237 14
You tell that dude whats up. You have a kid on the way and that is not very baby proof.
adelaine782002 17
I don't understand how you all say that he deserved this or it was it his fault? Maybe he did do a walk through of the house before signing the lease. This happened to me twice at two different places. I did do a walk through, did no notice any bugs. But after I moved in they came. I hired exterminator and bombed several times. The landlord refused to help. It got so bad at the first place that we had to move. Three years later and two places later I moved to a three bedroom house owned by a mennonnite, and once again I did a walk through. I was with someone this time. Both of us saw nothing, in fact we didn't see nothing fora couple of days. Slowly, they came around. I called the landlord. He sent an exterminator, but I had to pay. It didn't help! Just made things worse! I still call the landlord, he suggested bombing, I have! they are immune to that crap and the bug spray. The only thing my landlord did was bought me a can of raid. Didn't help either. Everyone on here says moving, well it takes money to do that. I only get disability from a head injury at work a few Yeats ago. I was a corrections officer for five years. Oh, before I forget, the bugs didn't come with me to the house I live in now because I didn't have any bugs at my previous house. We left our stuff outside for a day or so to make sure.?
xluciferx666 21
*sniff sniff* is that a lawsuit I smell?
Etweens96 25
Check for a loophole and get your way out of it or sue
hiddenheartrch 10
Adopt a cat! It will catch the mouse and just having one in the house will get rid of cockroaches, no joke!
rickAUS 22
That'd be considered a health risk wherr i am, if they dont fix it you can legally withold rent or break lease with zero consequences. Hopefully something similar applies to you.
Starfallen08 0
Can't you take it to court. And claim unfit living conditions?
lilchica22001 22
I had that problem with a past landlord. He had a rat infestation and didn't tell me before I moved in. When I found out I begged him to fix it but he refused. So I contacted the city and they threatened to put a lien on his house unless it got fixed since its a liability for the city. I win!
blahblah005 16
with ur gf being pregnant and having mice and cockroaches in your place is a hazard to her pregnancy (sorry im a nurse ) that right there makes the lease null and void if the lanlord won't do anything i'm sure u can call the health board they will do something about it