Saturday, May 9, 2020

Shady Leasing Agent Learns About Lease From Tenant


Ah, yes, a fine example of a sketchy leasing agent getting bested by a truly, professional revenge. This tenant was well equipped to educate the leasing agent on the finer details of how the lease worked. Makes you wonder how many more unsuspecting tenants that leasing agent might've fooled. Well, not this one.

Check out more juicy apartment drama with this story about a dude who was threatened by his landlord, and proceeded to go full Karen. 

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Text - r/ProRevenge u/yellowfin35 · 2y JOIN How I taught a leasing agent about her lease, the hard way. Since we are talking about apartments recently. I was living in Atlanta ~10 years ago and won a 1-year lease at a charity auction. My rent was ~$600 a month (prepaid), market rent was ~1,500. A good deal! The security deposit was only $150 (more on that later).

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Text - A year is nearly up and I sign a lease at a new place. About a month before I am ready to move out the leasing agent for the apartment complex stops me and asks about my renewal. We had always been cordial to this point, but things were about to get very nasty. Agent: Are you renewing for another year? Me: No, I have a lease on a new place, I am moving out. Agent: Well we require a 2-month notice, so you have

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Text - to give us a notice in writing, and we are going to charge you the market "month to month" rate of ~$2,000 per month. If you don't live here during that time it is your fault. Me: Let me read my lease and get back to you. As I am in real estate, I know how to dig through a lease. I read it and set up a meeting. About a week or two later: Agent: Thanks for coming back in, I hope you understand how much trouble you are in and your financial obligations. I have spoken to the corporate office

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Text - Me: Yeah, about that. Per the lease, you are required to give me notice of my new rental rates before the 2- month notice commences. Failure to do so invalidates the 2-month notice. Agent: We did that! We left it under your door! Me: I don't know if you did or not, either way, it clearly states that the notice must be given VIA certified mail, return receipt. Agent: But hand delivery works just the same.

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Text - Me: Not according to the lease. (I hand her a copy of the lease with the notice section highlighted) Did I sign a receipt stating that I received the notice? I did no such thing. Per [section] all notices must be sent certified mail. Here is a copy of a tracking number for my notice not to renew, sent certified mail return receipt requested. It should be received by your office today, if you don't have it already. Agent: We got it, but... Me: (Interrupting her) As my lease is up in 15 day

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Text - Agent: It does not work like that. Me: Call corporate, I think their attorneys will side with me. Have a good day! I never heard a peep from them after that, no collections, no letters. I stayed my extra 15 days (which helped me with moving to the next place) and taught that leasing agent she really needs to learn more about the product she has control over.

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