Sunday, October 18, 2020

Landlord's Jealous Of Tenant's Income, Raises Rent, Gets Defeated Years Later


Enough of all the landlords in the world trying to take advantage of their kindhearted tenants just trying to plant their roots. Seriously, this landlord thought they'd be able to pull a fast one on the tenant and raise their rent by $500 just because they knew the tenant had the money to pay that. Fortunately, the landlord was stopped in their tracks. 

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Text - r/RegularRevenge u/RockyMoose • 3y + Join Landlord is jealous of my income, raises my rent $500. I screw him years later for $20k. Pro EDIT: original post is back on O r/prorevenge Just a little mix-up, thanks to the mods there for being cool. Is keeping the repost here ok? (This post was mod-removed from O r/prorevenge and I'm not exactly sure why. No rules were broken and all names are made up and changed!. I hope the repost is ok and that O r/RegularRevenge is a more appropriate subred

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Text - TLDR is the same as the title: Landlord is jealous of my income, raises my rent 50%. I screw him years later for $20k. In the late '90s wife and I were just married, just getting started, and we decided to DINK ("double income, no kids") it for a few years to save up for a down payment on a house. The dotcom bubble was still rising and I was a newly minted software developer. I had an entry-level job for a while and then got recruited to a new city and a new job that paid 3x what I was ma

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Text - We rented an apartment in the new city that was listed for $950/mo. The landlord was a real estate agent who owned a two-bedroom condo as an investment property. Let's call him "Hank Wazowski". Hank was a thin, gray, no-nonsense guy. He was pleasant enough, but perfunctory, dry, and had no sense of humor. He made a point of explaining that under no circumstances was he responsible for maintaining the garbage disposal and that it was NOT included in the rental agreement and he would not be

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Text - We filled out the rental agreement and the credit check, and this is where my troubles began. Hank looked hard at the credit application where I listed my job title, "Software Developer", and my income, $75k. For a 23- year-old in his second year out of college, in the late 1990's, this is a small fortune. Throw in my wife's salary and we were over six figures in income, renting an apartment far beneath our means. Like I said, DINK is the way to go when starting out. "I can't believe how

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Text - I explained we were saving to buy a house and that we were only going to stay in the apartment a year. "We might stay a few months after the term is over, would month-to-month be ok after a year?" Hank assured us that would be fine. We saw Hank only once during the year and he again mentioned my salary and how he couldn't believe that's what software developers were making. It was awkward and I gave a vague reply.

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Text - Anyway, a year later we had found a house to buy, signed all the papers, and were making plans to move. The new house wasn't going to be ready until two months after our rental lease was up, so I called Hank to ask if we could, as discussed, simply extend the lease by two months before moving out. Hank assured me on the phone it would be no problem and he would send over an extension for us to sign. The extension arrived in the mail and it included a month-to-month clause and a $500 incre

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Text - He was super condescending to me, "RockyMoose, it's what the apartment goes for now. I would be losing money by renting it for less." I tried to reason with him but it was very clear he knew we could afford the $500, had no choice in the matter, and he was going to screw us over as best he could. He got angry with me for arguing my point, and l'll never forget his parting words: "You don't have to like it, RockyMoose, you just have to pay it." My wife and I tried to figure out a way to mo

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Text - I swallowed my pride and wrote out the check for $1450 for the extra month. A month later I wrote a similar check, and then we moved out. I made sure the apartment was spotless before moving, but still Hank withheld $300 from our security deposit for bullshit things that were just a way for him to squeeze a few more dollars from the kids who made too much money. $100 for cleaning, sure? But $300 was obscene. In my mind, he had screwed me over for $1200 and there was nothing I could do abo

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Text - What made is even more infuriating is that I saw the ad Hank put in the paper after we moved out and he listed the apartment for rent at only $150 more than we had been paying originally, not the grossly-inflated $500 increase. And it didn't rent. A month later I saw the same ad and he had lowered the price to $75 more than we had been paying, and I assume it got rented since the ads stopped appearing. Fast-forward about five years. Life is good, the house is good, we have a baby, and eve

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Text - "Hey, Mike, I'm expecting someone to drop off some paperwork for me. If a Hank Wazowski asks for me, tell him l'll be right out." I freeze and get a taste of bile in my mouth remembering how I had to write out that name on those checks all those years ago. There's no way it's the same guy, right?I walk over to the Phil who is still by the reception desk. "Phil," I say, "How do you know that name, Hank Wazowski?"

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Text - Phil explains that Hank is his real estate agent. "I bought my condo through him several years ago. I'm selling my condo now so I can buy a house. So I'm going to ask him to be my agent again. Do you know him?" I tell Phil that I used to rent an apartment from Hank and described what he looks like. Phil confirms the description: it's the same guy, wow small world, right? And on cue, right then the front door to the office opens and in walks Hank Wazowski. I stare in disbelief. He's carryi

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Text - Phil and Hank shake hands and they talk for a few moments. I stand there silently, wondering what to do. Phil finally says, "Hank, this is my friend RockyMoose, I think you may have already met?" "Yes, hello Hank. Good to see you again. My wife and I were your tenants a few years ago on ---- Street. Remember, the software developer who rented for a year saving to buy a house? Well, this is where I work. Here. With Phil." Hanks eyes indicate he now remembers me, and he's starting to put it

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Text - Hanks nods pleasantly. He still doesn't remember the details of our last conversation. I do some quick math in my head. This is the early/mid 2000's, the real estate market is very strong and easy money for any agent. The crash of 2008 is still a few years in the future. I start to think out loud. "Selling the condo for around $150 to 200 thousand, and you're looking at houses in the $500 thousand range, so that's $650 to 700 thousand in total transactions. An agent getting 3% on the sale

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Text - Hank deflects my question, saying it's complicated, and tells Phil to send back the papers as soon as possible. He shakes hands with Phil, looks at me, nods, and goes to leave. "It was really good to see you again, Hank." | call behind him. He exits the building. As the door is still shutting, I say a bit too loudly, so that Hank can hear, "Phil, don't sign anything just yet, I have a story to tell you." Phil looks at me and says, "Rocky, what the hell was that all about?!" He looks pisse

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Text - So the great thing about Phil is that, well, he's a great guy. He says he's a little surprised at my story and has always known Hank as a straightforward guy. "But I totally see him doing that to you," he admits. "There's no way I could use him now. What a dick!" Then Phil's eyes lit up a bit, "What do you want me to say when I fire him?" (I have special feelings for Phil now.) We came up with a plan and I made sure there were some key phrases in Phil's repertoire. We planned it all out t

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Text - "No no, you shouldn't give a discount. You'd be losing money if you did that ... [pause] "No, this is just a decision I've made ... no, it has nothing to do with RockyMoose ... [pause] "Well, you don't have to like it, Hank. You just have to accept it. Good bye." CLICK And it was the greatest revenge I could have ever imagined: through a chance meeting years later, Hank got screwed out of twenty thousand dollars in easy commissions. And the best part is Hank absolutely KNEW it had EVERYTH

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Times People Were Awkwardly Misjudged


Sometimes people are all-too ready to make assumptions about other people, and those assumptions get in the way of empirical facts. You hope someone doesn't misjudge you so publicly that they make a total fool of themselves. Or maybe you do. Everyone knows wrongful times people were misjudged tend to stick in their memory for years.

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Text - KillerRex666 460 points · 2 days ago When I moved to my group home at 16 they gave me a bright pink colored room and Katy perry music to get me comfortable never said anything because I was nervous as heck being in a new home. Everyone kinda rolled with it for a few months and everyone got a giant surprise when I asked for stuff from hot topic and tickets to a Slipknot concert for Christmas.

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Text - Danne660 127 points · 2 days ago My 7th grade class was visiting a court for educational purposes, i was a tall person with glasses talking with the teachers when somebody who works there walks up to me to inform me that the students can enter the courtroom and to go over some rules with the people in charge of the class. The thing is i was one of the students and not one of the teachers. He looked pretty embarrassed to have mistaken a teenager for an adult.

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Text - FakeCraig 41.0k points · 3 days ago A O 3 29 3 2 & 3 More One time in Japan I asked an old lady for directions (in Japanese). I was still a beginner but I tried my best to speak in their language rather than asking stuff in English. So this lady assumed I spoke very good Japanese and started chatting. I tried telling her I couldn't understand and everyone else on the bus was trying to hide their laughter. The conversation went on for 10 minutes and I still have no idea what she was saying

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Text - MAXIMILIAN-MV 32.6k points · 3 days ago My ex wife was convinced I had another family in another state. Simply because she heard a kids voice in the background when I was traveling for work and sitting in a restaurant once. During divorce depositions, i once spent a full day being questioned, and half the questions were slightly different wordings of "so you have another family/child/spouse/kid/dependent/etc."

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Text - Ok-Bit-9338 22.1k points · 3 days ago A bloke from Scotland thought I was Canadian Canadian, rather than naturalised Canadian, and thought the Russian accent was how Canadians speak lol

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Text - FreckledPyrographer 19.4k points · 2 days ago 12 I was at a dinner party and people kept offering me drinks that I continued to decline. Eventually one woman's eyes lit up as she looked between me and my husband and then she asked, "oh my gosh, are you pregnant?" Everyone around us got quiet and I laughed and said "no, I have epilepsy." I was handed no more glasses of wine after that!

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Text - StraightSalt7 18.2k points · 2 days ago 3 I live in a very Hispanic/Latino area and one woman heard me speak English and yelled at me for not speaking Spanish, calling me a traitor to my ancestors and bringing shame to my past family history in Mexico and Puerto Rico. Imagine her surprise when I told her I was Arab and Middle-Eastern. Still felt guilty for not knowing Spanish for some reason Imao.

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Text - paleo2002 15.3k points · 2 days ago Around the holidays my students often wish me Happy Hanukah. The exchange usually follows this pattern: Student: Happy Hanukah, professor! Me: Uh ... thanks, Happy Hanukah! Student: Oh, I'm not Jewish. Me: Neither am I... but thanks for the sentiment. Наррy Holidays! I'm a college teacher in a Brooklyn school, so a lot of my students simply assume I'm Jewish.

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Text - BananApocalypse 14.1k points · 3 days ago I sound like a major nerd and often talk to work contacts for months over the phone before meeting them in person. I've lost count of the number of times someone has told me they thought I had glasses. But my vision is perfect.

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Text - Fluttermun 10.7k points · 2 days ago · edited 2 days ago F Had a friend I was crushing on that I felt liked me too. We were talking online one day and he had to go to work, he says "I'll bbl and then get to spend more time with my favorite Asian." I asked, "who's that?" For as long as I knew him he thought I was Asian. Once he found out I wasn't he ghosted me. ETA: Just to say, I'm Hispanic American lol enough ppl were wondering I figured it was a good enough reason to add it here.

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Text - Hwhiteeee 10.3k points · 2 days ago · edited 2 days ago 92 I started at a new high school my junior year. For starters, I looked like a hippy. I have very long wavy hair and dressed pretty boyish. Everyone, including the school administrators/nuns, assumed I was a drug dealer of sorts. I had never even seen weed or any drug at that point. I got "randomly" chosen for our schools monthly drug tests several months in a row and periodically there after. People constantly asked me for hookups

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Text - yeetgodmcnechass 8.3k points · 3 days ago 2 People in high school assumed I was gay based on...I'm not actually even sure. And it wasn't even like them being curious, they straight up assigned that sexuality to me and refused to believe otherwise. The things they would use as "proof" were some of the biggest stretches I've ever heard. One time they took a look at my nails and were like "you paint your nails, you're clearly gay!" My nails weren't painted, it just didn't look like I clawed

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Text - FloorSwimming2384 5.8k points · 3 days ago · edited 2 days ago 3 That i am clever because I like to read and wear glasses. Then they see my grades and are really suprised

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Text - RyeDoll13 5.6k points · 2 days ago My MIL assumed I couldn't cook, even though I've been cooking my entire life and enjoy doing it. She always insisted that we go out to eat when they visited, to the extent that she would ruin our family plans because she was that adamant about not eating at our house. Until one time, after about 3 years of being together, my husband refused to eat out and insisted that I cook. After eating she turned to my husband in surprise and said, "wow! This is real

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Text - Ihlita 4.2k points · 2 days ago · edited 2 days ago Usually my age. I've had people guess 15, 17, and even 12 once. I'm almost 31. Guess I walked into this one. No, I won't be sharing any pics.

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Text - Text - katdunks 3.0k points · 2 days ago When I was 18/19 I worked in fast food while getting my degree in Psychology. I always had customers make smart ass remarks about me when they were angry and it was usually along the lines of saying I'm uneducated, a high school drop out, etc. One day there was a specific incident that happened where a customer got mad at me about his order being wrong. He started yelling at me and saying I needed to go back to school if I couldn't get a simple ord

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Text - Iacon_Pearce 2.7k points · 2 days ago · edited 2 days ago I have a high voice as well as a high vocal range, but people always assume I'm a woman on the phone, it's hilarious when the scam callers say "'ma'am you have a virus on your computer" and i lower my voice an octave and proceed to scream monkey noises for a minute and a half until they hang up.

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Text - rissaro0o 976 points · 2 days ago i'm 26, almost 27, and female. i'm 4'11" and have resting nice face. people either baby me or are awful to me because they think i'm a teenager. people constantly ask me what grade i'm going into. i get into places for free sometimes or at kids price, especially if i'm with my family and my nieces and nephews are present. it's a blessing and a curse. but people assume a lot about me. i like it, i'm often underestimated.

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Text - chessshark 488 points · 2 days ago I lost all my hair and eyebrows during chemo, and someone I hadn't seen in a while asked when I was getting my Make-a- Wish, thinking I had shaved for the hell of it. They had no idea I actually had cancer

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Twitter Thread: Mentally Dealing with 6 Months of Global Crisis


For a lot of people, daily life doesn't look like how it used to, and it won't go back to normal tomorrow or the next day. Aisha Ahmad explains that part of getting through it is having a strategy to deal with that 6 month wall and learning how to adapt to a somehow stagnating but also everchanging reality. If it's worth anything, here are some wholesome memes.

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Text - Dr Aisha Ahmad @ProfAishaAhmad The 6 month mark in any sustained crisis is always difficult. We have all adjusted to this "new normal", but might now feel like we're running out of steam. Yet, at best, we are only 1/3 the way through this marathon. How can we keep going? THREAD /x 11:07 AM · Sep 20, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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Text - Dr Aisha Ahmad @Prof... · Sep 20 Replying to @ProfAishaAhmad First, in my experience, this is a very normal time to struggle or slump. I *always* hit a wall 6 months into a tough assignment in a disaster zone. The desire to "get away" or "make it stop" is intense. I've done this many times, and at 6 months, it's like clockwork. /2 16 t7 326 3.9K Dr Aisha Ahmad @Prof... · Sep 20 This time, our crisis is global and there is nowhere to run. That's OK. l've had to power through that 6 month h

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Text - Dr Aisha Ahmad @Prof... · Sep 20 This is my first pandemic, but not my first 6 month wall. So, what can I share to help you? First, the wall is real and normal. And frankly, it's not productive to try to ram your head through it. It will break naturally in about 4-6 weeks if you ride it out. /5 7 27 379 3.5K Dr Aisha Ahmad @Prof... · Sep 20 Of course, there are things we have to do. Work. Teach. Cook. Exercise. But just don't expect to be sparklingly happy or wildly creative in the middle

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Text - Dr Aisha Ahmad @Prof... · Sep 20 Frankly, even though we cannot physically leave this disaster zone, try to give yourself a mental or figurative "shore leave". Short mental escapes can offer respite and distance from the everyday struggle. Take more mental "leave" until you clear the wall. /8 4 27 203 3K Dr Aisha Ahmad @Prof... · Sep 20 In my experience, this 6 month wall both arrives and dissipates like clockwork. So I don't fight it anymore. I don't beat myself up over it. I just know t

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Text - Dr Aisha Ahmad @Prof... · Sep 20 So, dear friends, do not despair of the 6 month wall. It's not permanent, nor will it define you in this period of adversity. Trust that the magic that helped you through the first phase is still there. Take a breath & a pause. You'll be on the other side in no time. /end 228 17 539 6.8K

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Neanderthal Vocal Experts Are Like a Monty Python Sketch


This BBC Science piece on how Neanderthals must have sounded comes with the beats, timing and physicality of some of the greatest British humor we've seen to date. Who knows how they managed to film this completely straight-faced, but the fact that they did just makes it so much better.

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Bride Expects Turtles With Lit Candles On Their Backs At Reception


Wow, it's not every day you come across a bridezilla case involving a request right out of left field to have turtles with lit candles on their backs at the wedding reception. I can appreciate the creativity, but that's about it. The turtles definitely wouldn't be stoked about having to lug around lit candles on their backs. 

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Text - r/bridezillas + JOIN u/sarabeth616 • 3d Turtle bride This would have been about 2000 in Florida, so crazy-times. Young bride, about 20 with an indulgent father, from a culture where the wedding was a huge show-off family event. In her religion or culture or family (I don't really know) turtles were a symbol of good luck and mere weeks before the wedding she came up with the idea to have turtles at the reception. How you ask? She wanted live turtles

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Text - walking around the reception hall with lit candles glued to their backs. Lit flaming candles. She saw no issues with this plan. We tried to explain that turtles carry salmonella, could get crushed or stepped on (splatted turtle is not a good look), could bite a guest or child, that it was cruel overall but extra cruel to glue candles to their backs and most importantly that a lit candle on a ground level could catch her guests on fire, or tablecloths or linens or whatever. Just a bad idea

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Text - decorations (decorated shells, figurines, glass, etc early Etsy type stuff). Because that wasn't good enough for our bridezilla we teamed up with some local reptile wranglers to line the walls with giant aquariums that had live turtles swimming in them. It was insane and terrifying. We had to have a staff for the turtles and extra insurance for the hall. But we pulled it off for the turtle bride. This is my first time writing out one of my bridezilla memories even though I tell them all t

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Text - icky-chu • 2d My sister wanted snow for her daughters winter wonderland. She hired the people who make it snow at the local theater (big city, globally known theater) that hosts the nutcracker every year. The logic was they know how to do it with out ruining the venue or causing excessive cleanup. Glad my wealthy relatives are sane with their extravagance. It was lovely for the bride and groom to walk back down the aisle in a light flurry of snow.

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Text - icky-chu • 2d My sister wanted snow for her daughters winter wonderland. She hired the people who make it snow at the local theater (big city, globally known theater) that hosts the nutcracker every year. The logic was they know how to do it with out ruining the venue or causing excessive cleanup. Glad my wealthy relatives are sane with their extravagance. It was lovely for the bride and groom to walk back down the aisle in a light flurry of snow.

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Text - OliveBug2420 • 2d Holy crap this reminds me of a wedding I went to as a kid- it was on the beach in NC. The bride loved butterflies so she wanted to do a ceremony where we would “release the butterflies" into the sky to symbolize their love taking off or some basic shit like that. They must have shipped the butterflies in from somewhere, because the officiant started handing out these wax paper envelopes from a cardboard UPS box. She gave the cue and then we were all supposed to open the

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Text - Crisis_Redditor • 2d I also want to point out that turtles can feel through/via their shells. It's not the same as touching skin, but they would feel that hot wax, and the candles being ripped off, among everything else. If she loved turtles so much, you'd think she'd know that. Not to mention, every one of those turtles would go find a hidey hole and pull into their shells, so it's not like they'd actually be walking around!

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Text - Javaman1960 • 2d Terrible, horrible idea, BUT-- there are such things as LED lights. -3-

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