We’ve all heard the horror stories—whether it’s from friends, family, or even our own experiences. Renting can be a real gamble. One minute you’re moving into what you think will be your dream apartment, and the next, you’re battling a landlord who seems more like a villain straight out of a bad sitcom. You know, the kind that ignores your requests and blames you for every little thing.
To help you feel a little better about your rental woes—or just give you a good laugh at someone else’s expense—we’ve gathered some stories of landlords who truly took things to a whole new level of awful. From crazy demands to downright shady behavior, these tales will make you appreciate even the most mediocre landlords out there.
1. If Karen Was Your Landlord
2. Landlord Neglected To Tell Me They’d Be Taking The Stairs Off Of My Second-Floor Apartment
3. My Landlord Finally Decided To Pour The Concrete Yesterday… Without Notice Right Before I Go To Work
4. Have Fungi Growing In My Apartment, Pretty Sure There’s Black Mold Hidden Too. What Are My Options?
5. No Worries
6. The Ceiling Caved In After A Year Of Telling Our Landlord That The Ceiling Had Been Sagging
7. Found This Camera In My Vacation Rental
8. The Roof We’ve Been Telling Our Landlord About For Months Finally Gave Up
9. Our Landlord Changed Our Fridge While I Was At Work. She Sent Me A Message Asking To Take My Food Out While I Was At Work, When I Got Home Everything Was Left Like This
10. Landlord Is Converting The Common Areas (Parking And Laundry) Into Additional Units. Introducing The New “Open Air” Laundry Room
11. My Landlord Took Away The Bed And Mattress That Were Provided In The “Furnished” Rental And Replaced It With This Thing Which Is Really Hard To Sleep On
12. The Landlord Said That The Flea Infestation Was Handled Before We Moved In, It Wasn’t
13. How My Landlord Handled A Nest Of Spiders In The Closet Of The Apartment I Used To Rent
14. I Came Back From Thanksgiving To Find That My Landlord Had Revarnished/Painted The Stairs Up To My Apartment. They Are Still Wet, I Was Given No Notice, And There Is Only One Staircase
15. The Landlord Who Showed Up A Bit Late
16. A Friend Just Sent This Picture To Me Saying: That Rent Advertisements In Berlin Are Like “Build-In Kitchen”
17. My Landlord Is An Idiot. Picture Of When I Trimmed It vs. What He Wanted
18. This Text Message From My Daughter’s Landlord While We’re Attending Her College Graduation
19. Landlord Nearly Electrocuted My Girlfriend
20. Found This Bullet Hole In The Apartment I Just Moved Into. I Did Tour The Apartment And Scoped Out The Neighborhood (Day And Night) And Thought All Was Well
21. This Was My Landlord’s Solution To The AC Unit Leaking Water And Soaking The Carpet. It Was Left On For At Least 24 Hours Before I Got There
22. Landlord Fixed The Block Wall Parking Bay
23. Landlord Wanted A “Low Maintenance Yard”
24. Landlord Threatens Tenants With Eviction If They Don’t Keep Their Blinds Open
25. It’s A Mushroom. There Are Baby Mushrooms Trying To Sprout Out Next To It. I Moved Into This Apartment 5 Days Ago, And This Happened Last Night
26. My Landlord Decided To Set Up His Washing Machine In The Garage. That Spot Is Our Assigned Parking Space
27. My Landlord Said I Had Central AC
