Tenant gets back at petty landlord who raised rent prices by 50%, costing landlord $20k: 'Landlord is jealous of my income'

If your landlord increased your rent by 50% overnight, you'd be up in arms! This person was infuriated by the landlord's decision to increase rent by $500 at a time when they were trying to save money for their future.

Living in an apartment that isn't rent-stabilized is risky business. People get burned by the practice all the time. You think that you're getting an apartment with a fantastic location in a nice building, and the price is incredibly low. But if there's nothing protecting you, your landlord can demand you pay 4 or 5 times what you were paying before at a moment's notice. It's unfair to tenants! Some people have to move out due to practices like this. And in this person's case, they had to take their hard-earned money that they were saving for the future, and use it just to pay to live in the same apartment. Infuriating!

Next, read about the people who are definitely having a worse day than you, like one person who "brought muffins to work because of my birthday, 5 minutes later they told me I am fired."

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"Landlord is jealous of my income, raises my rent $500. I screw him years later for $20k"

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The ending is so satisfying! 20k is a huge amount of money for most people. This person has the thrill of knowing their landlord will pine for that $20k. That's what you get for choosing money and jealousy over kindness towards your tenants!
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People loved the story, and were thrilled that the landlord got his comeuppance

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