The members of the r/AskReddit community spilled the tea about their most awful landlord encounters. We’ve collected their most candid stories to share with you, Pandas. Read on to see just how bad things can get. Bored Panda got in touch with the team running the well-known and ironically named r/LandlordLove subreddit for their thoughts about spotting a good and bad landlord. One of the moderators walked us through some of the main landlord red and green flags.
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Some examples of this include painted-over electric sockets, trim, and light switches, as well as “jerry-rigged electrical or plumbing work.” According to the moderator, this is a very common problem.
On top of that, you should look out for any bad online reviews about the landlord or property management company.
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Moreover, bad landlords tend to have “little to no tolerance for late payments.” Of course, tenants ought to pay rent and utilities as stipulated in the contract.
However, there are times when you might run late due to circumstances outside your control. If you’re transparent about this but your landlord loses their temper, it’s not a good sign.
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According to one of the moderators from r/LandlordLove, trustworthy landlords confirm all agreements in writing, demand below-average rent, and have a low turnover rate for tenants.
Meanwhile, some other landlord green flags include a “proven track record with responding to maintenance requests,” as well as an easy method of submitting these.
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Meanwhile, under no circumstances should you sign anything without first visiting the property in person. Sure, the market might be extremely competitive where you are, and you want to put in an offer ASAP. But you deserve to live in a clean, tidy, quality place, not an overpriced, unmaintained hole.
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Good landlords care about their tenants’ quality of life, not just the property. It’s in their best interest to have reliable and trustworthy tenants who rent for long periods of time, instead of constantly looking for new people. Bad landlords, on the other hand, only care about making as much profit as they can, while minimizing the upkeep costs.
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