Here Are 30 Photos Of Hilarious Memes About Property Owners That Every Tenant Can Relate To
Everyone who has ever had to deal with property owners will understand.
Renting can feel like a bargain until the landlord texts, the maintenance delays start, and the monthly bill keeps climbing anyway. For a lot of tenants, that mix of high prices and low control has turned into a running joke online, and landlords are usually the punchline.
This roundup pulls together memes and screenshots that capture the everyday frustrations of apartment life, from tiny spaces and weird rules to the kind of property-owner behavior that makes people roll their eyes. Some of it is exaggerated for laughs, but the complaints behind it are easy to recognize.
And if you have ever dealt with a landlord who treated basic repairs like a personal favor, these photos will probably feel a little too familiar.
1. The rent is absolutely outrageous.
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Tenants know the struggle all too well.
4. Sounds fair to me.
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5. Prison doesn't sound so bad anymore.
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6. You expected something in return for that money?
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7. A constant battle between good and evil.
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8. Missing a couple of things, but it's alright.
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A few missing basics never stopped the rent from being due.
9. It's got everything!
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10. It's cheap, but you might end up like the previous tenant.
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11. It's hard to keep up with the demands of greedy landlords.
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12. Easy access to everything as soon as you wake up.
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13. A very subtle way of finding a wife. I wonder if this works.
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14. Yet another cozy New York apartment.
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The word cozy is doing a lot of work here.
Rent-splitting turns chaotic fast, just like in “Roommate Dilemma: AITA for Refusing to Split Rent Over Party House Drama?” when the roommates turned the home into a party.
15. What's an Aries in credit scores?
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16. Looks like something a landlord would call cozy.
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17. You can never get it right with landlords.
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18. New York landlords are apparently the peak of evil.
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19. Yeehaw indeed.
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20. The chillest landlord alive.
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This one feels almost suspiciously generous.
21. Almost a million dollars for a trailer.
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22. The Cookie Monster does as he pleases.
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23. It must be hard counting all that money.
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24. The money keeps their cold hearts warm.
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25. I can't believe someone would do this. Must be a really good landlord.
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26. Lowest price we've seen so far.
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At this point, even the bargain listings sound like a trap.
27. But the nail holes are the biggest issue.
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28. Just the essentials.
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29. Tenants unite!
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30. Just paint over them; no one will notice.
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31. Where there's a will, there's a way.
This could be great motivation to start saving up some money and avoid all these situations. Unfortunately, buying a home is harder than ever, so it's going to take a lot of effort.
Until then, we can only wish you luck and lots of patience with your future landlords.
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May every tenant get a little more respect than this.
Not in the mood to eat the whole bill, read how one tenant handled roommates abandoning the lease in “Should I Pay Rent Alone After Roommates Abandon Lease?”.
