A Redditor Got Unexpected Revenge On His Horrible Ex-Landlord And Screwed Him Over For $20K
"Well, you don’t have to like it, Hank. You just have to accept it. Goodbye."
Have you ever been stuck with a terrible landlord? That might be putting it mildly, as many people have dealt with cruel landlords who take advantage of their tenants to make money.
They’ll do everything to squeeze a couple of bucks from them and ignore needs that are essentially a landlord’s obligation. In turn, there are people who are already plotting their fantasy revenge the moment they meet them.
On Reddit, the subreddit “ProRevenge” is the best place to post about fantasy revenge stories coming true. A Redditor recounted a story of how their landlord got screwed over years after he took advantage of him and his wife.
In the late 90s, he and his wife were a newlywed young couple who decided to both work to save up for a house. OP was an entry-level software developer when the dot-com bubble was on the rise and was offered a job that paid more in another city.
They did the calculations, and if they saved his entire salary and survived only on his wife’s pay, they could save up a 20% down payment for a house. So he took the job, they moved, and found an apartment.
That’s how they met the landlord. And this is how Redditors reacted to his triumphant story.
This is RockMoose's post
RockyMooseA summary of the story
RockyMooseOP and his wife decided to do a DINK to save up faster, a.k.a. double income, no kids
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An opportunity presented itself and it came at the right time for a couple who was starting out
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The landlord was a strict guy with a dry personality and rented the apartments for $950
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They were just passing renters to him
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When Hank saw the combined income of OP and his wife, the landlord was thoroughly interested, especially considering that they were young
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At first, Hank’s interest in them didn’t seem like a big deal, albeit weird. He even agreed to their request after their lease ended
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After they signed, they only ever saw him annually, and he would still mention his disbelief regarding OP’s salary
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Fast forward to a year later, and OP and his wife were about to move houses but needed an extra two months. The landlord agreed to an extension and a month-to-month clause
It seemed fine until the bill came, and it increased by $500
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OP called the landlord and was furious about the increase, but it fell on deaf ears.
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As the couple didn’t have a choice, OP paid the overpriced rent
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The landlord also made all kinds of excuses to increase the amount of money he could get out of them
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After they moved out, OP saw how much the rent increase was motivated by the landlord’s bad intentions. But it seems like his luck is starting to run out
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Five years later, OP’s life has changed a lot
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He overheard his co-worker setting up a meeting with the landlord who screwed them over
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OP was still unsure if his co-worker was talking about the same person, so he asked him
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OP started to describe the landlord, and as they were speaking, in walked the devil himself
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The landlord still hasn't recognized OP, so he introduced himself
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Hank hasn't put together the demise he brought upon OP and his wife
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Then OP broke out his math skills
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And things became awkward as the landlord left
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Phil was pissed but decided to listen to OP
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He went on to tell him about his horrible experience five years ago
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And Phil, being the good guy he is, decided to trash his deal with the landlord
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They decided to give him a call after plotting their script
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The landlord probably scrambled for the deal, but Phil was set
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Then they threw out this iconic line in reference to the landlord's parting words to OP
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That's how the landlord's possible $20K went down the drain
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There are a lot of horrible boss stories that deserve to end in fantasy revenge stories
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And Redditors decided to share more
lousyarm
No matter how polite their approach is or whether they’re already threatening, landlords don’t take them seriously
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They would rather go out of their way to ignore the issue than put in the effort to address it
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Redditors discussed the reasonable price increases of landlords
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There are specific laws for rent increases that others should abide by
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People are easily envisioning bad landlord Hank and how he might come across
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We wonder if OP’s sweet tooth was satisfied after getting that sweet revenge
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Hank might not have liked it, but OP is still flying high from it, oh, and good guy Phil
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This subreddit would be a great place to gather all those stories together
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Not everyone can have an experience like OP where they could get their revenge, even if they weren’t planning one. Although it took a few years, it was still satisfying for him and gratifying to readers who got to know the story.
There’s still hope that there will be fewer landlords who abuse the status of their tenants, and a decrease in fantasy revenge stories about them.
Have you encountered a bad landlord already? Our comments are open for your stories.
