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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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MandieL 27
Without more information it is hard to judge this one. I am a landlord and would never rent my house to someone without doing an inspection with them, and I was thorough enough that my tenant was getting bored. Either way it is unfortunate and one of those risks you take as a tenant and as a landlord. If my tenants end up being horrible, there is only so much I can do to protect my investment. If I were to end up being a slumlord, there is only so much my tenant can do to protect their living situation. This is why I spent countless hours on the agreement. To not only protect my investment, but to protect the tenant as well, so that if they were to call me up with an issue like this, they can feel secure that it will get resolved, and at the same time, if they trashy house, I can feel secure that they have already agreed to pay for the damages. OP, I'm sorry, the situation sucks, but a better inspection should have been done of the actual residence, no more than a week before the move in date. Call your landlord and hopefully he isn't a douche. Good luck.
DJsocool 10
didn't u check the house out first???
Witchylady 18
Is t the landlord responsible for his tenants house to be liveable. Fight him.
Hop6e 22
How did u miss all that??
novdestiny 23
time to get a cat! yes, some eat cockroaches too :-)
mkcherry 14
Even if you thoroughly inspect a place you can miss infestations especially if they've cleaned recently , you visit during the daytime or they've set off bombs recently. You have a right to certain sanitation standards regardless of what it says on the lease, and most states count severe bug and especially rodent infestations as unsanitary. In a few states there needs to be a mandatory exterminators examination every few months/years, if you live in one of these states and he cant provide proof of an exterminator visiting your case is a lot stronger. If the infestation is really bad contact the health department, a code enforcement officer, or an agency that advocates for renters. Make sure you submit your complaint to the landlord in writing stating the problem, date, and what the landlord can do to address the problem, take pictures and keep copies of everything for yourself. You'll probably be advised to put your rent money in an escrow account (you are still technically paying your rent but your landlord has no access to the money until he brings the unit up to code). If all else fails you can usually break a lease with 30 days notice and only be out one months rent + deposit. I know its expensive but nothing is more important than the health of your family!
bnbhimp 10
Once you've done the walk through any pests inside residence are the renters responsibility to remedy
CenterCannotHold 6
Assuming you live in the US, landlords are required to provide and maintain property free from pests and noxious items. Contracts go both ways...
earthlyscum 19
What a dick... When me and my friends moved into our apartment we had a roach problem too.. Just get it properly taken care of and you should be okay. Also, maybe invest in a little kitty to take care of the mouse (:
Rkikkas9713 25
That's post living, if they are there prior to someone living there the landlord must fix it