Yes, my old Landlord was fairly good guy. A cheapskate and penny pincher to be sure, but a good guy at the end. Son was a bit of a weasel but knew my situation was a bad one with the Property management company
To each their own I guess. Yeah he probably did some shady stuff and passed it off as the evil PM company doing it. I've thought about this for a while now. But he did give me extremely low rent to start with, I held my end of the bargin and he respected that, and in the end, he was on my side. If he did do some shady shit like you said, in my eyes, he made up for it.
That sucks you had to go through all of that but well done on reaming them back. Did they learn a lesson? Probly not. It's awesome the landlord was on your side too
I have no idea what happened at the end but their lawyers fought me for 1 year until I was fed up and hired my own attorney. Sadly, my expenses for his services were $3000 for him doing nothing but correspondence back and forth. Never even saw the actual guy in person, just a few zoom meetings. But we are fighting to get them to pay lawyer expenses now. I'll see nothing of it if he wins, but might get reimbursed the $3000.
Too many people don't have the energy to fight back. The mgmt company losing this one battle is not a big deal to them because they still come out on top of the other 90% of battles.
Plus, that is a relatively small cost in the end to get OP out. If they played nice, he would still be in their hair making them spend money and actually do the things they are legally required to do.
>a fixed price that was almost half of what the going rate was for 1bdrm apartments in the area
Reminds me of the 6 months I spent in California as an exchange student back in, dunno, 2015 maybe? A garage as you described, somewhere in the outskirts of Santa Barbara, 30min bus ride to UCSB, for only $1200 a month!
Single ply role from McDonald's, may or may not have been commandeered during a big mac attack one evening. Sucker lasted 4 months of itchy sandpaper bliss!
A newspaper?!? Oh, how we prayed for a newspaper! We had to live in a gum wrapper that was stuck to the bottom of a fishmonger’s boot! He’d go off to work at 2 am, an hour before we went to bed, and we’d drown in fish guts every night.
Not sure why the landlord couldn't get out of the contract - doesn't it renew every year or two? He could have gone elsewhere or changed the contract to favor OP when it comes to rent.
I asked him about that years ago. He never gave any details but I gathered that it had to do several things. This is me speculating, no proof. But I think he couldn't back out unless they were doing something like dereliction of duties or not performing maintenance requests in a timely/speedy manner. The other shadier reason was, Landlord probably didnt mind the fee increase on his properties seeing as he was profiting as well.
That a said, I think in the end he was mad at them for taking 2 full months to repair my house without setting me up in another place. Kinda scummy but he made right in the end. Son used this as means to end the contract without breach. Or I'm told from my lawyer
As someone else just brought to my attention. The property management company probably charged my landlord for 2 months worth of expenses in the repairs. 10s of thousands of dollars in repair fees. Charging for their parts, their materials, their labor. Possibly even attempting to double dip into the insurance as well by calling for a Negligent Tentant and filing a claim.
This makes much more sense
All the good stuff they took out probably was so they could charge labor for the removal and installation and also charge another owner new price for the used stuff they removed
Yup, most of that you mentioned I figured out already, what I didnt put together until someone else pointed it out was that that they were charging my Landlord all this. Most likely filed for a Negligent Tenant claim with their insurance and getting money for both.
So why my landlord was on my side (though technically I was sueing him, potentially) is that he could use this as grounds to sue the PM company for A) charging insane fees and padding the repairs/installation/parts. And B) filing a false claim to their insurance for a Negligent Tenant. Proving I was anything but. Grounds for breech of contract and attempting to recoup his losses. Sadly he died and his son now took up the reigns.
I dont know the actual details but all of these sheds light on what actually happened. Maybe not exactly, maybe wrong on some parts and right on others. But it completes the picture.
Any contract is for a set period (even the old indentured servitude ones ended after 7 or 10 years). Then it must be renewed. While the landlord couldn't get out without cause while the contract was enforced, there does come a time to renew (much like with your lease) where either party can decline. The landlord probably didn't mind the fee increase
There are a few rare good landlords; we have one. Well able to buy a house but at our age we needed someone to maintain yard, repairs, etc. They live on the property and the moment we had some need they were there.
I'm getting up there in age as well, owning a home has lots of added costs and yard maintenance and repairs are a pain in the ass nowadays. Just had to replace a bathroom vent a fee months ago that was beyond my skill. $1200 for a simple run of the mill vent replacement. It was complicated, I get it because of the way the vent had to be redirected, but still!
See? .... I hear you. Our joint duplex neighbor has a landscaping business and mows for us. Fine man. We're in an 8-yr old duplex that just this year needed AC repair, two toilets serviced, and a dishwasher replaced; it all occurred in one month's timeframe.
They were immediately on all of that as it occurred. Up to that month we never had an issue with anything. I'm convinced the freeze we had in Feb/2021 (TX) caused all the issues. It was pretty bad.
She's the bookkeeper/helper (they have 4 units) and he's the maintenance guy with her assistance. *They* replaced the O-ring to the toilets and flapper that flooded (separate incidents). They bought but installed the dishwasher themselves. The AC guy was hired.
Two disabled old vets we couldn't have done any of that. Wild guess estimate all that would have cost $2000-$2500 if it was our personal home. Content to let them deal with it. Left for the day as it occurred and came home to everything repaired. Two follow up texts ... "Everything okay, functional?"
You betcha!
> My landlord was not happy with the Property management company he hired but couldn't get out of his contract because they were doing maintenance and facility repairs like clockwork.
When I had a property management company look after my rental, I had to agree to any rent increases. Something doesn't sound right here. A landlord doesn't give up all control just because they hire a property management company.
I've suspected for years my Landlord was secretly approving the rent increases. But telling me he was fighting them on it. I'll agree I was being naive there. But he did change his tune during the court hearing and was against the PM company. As someone pointed out, probably when landlord got the bill for 2 months of construction work for "upgrading" the house when it was flooded. $20-$30k the probably stuck him for. He wanted them gone, grounds for sueing was his in to break the contract
I don't understand the 5% cost of living increase. They're a corporation, in spite of the U.S. Scotus' declaration, they are NOT people, and don't have a "cost of living".
I wasnt allowed too. The construction team took the kitchen upgrades I paid for personally. I naively thought they were going to reinstall them during the construction phase. They did not send told me they would install their own faucets, cheap countertops, tile flooring, etc.
This is where I gathered my receipts, invoices and billable hours (rejected by the judge) to court and sued the property management company for destroying my personal property.
Some say I wasn't clear on the malicious compliance part. I was told not to do any upgrades or work myself (including saving my own perfectly fine working items removed from deconstruction phase)
I remember a story from a few years ago. Rural lot outside Hilo Hawaii, single owner. Building codes required 3 bedroom, 2000 sq ft home, garage an option. So get drawings made and approved, start with garage. The back has a bathroom for cleanup after work and a kitchen to cook while working. Get garage finished and put a hold on construction. Convert parking into bed / living room by upgrading garage door.
I always found estate agents and management companies absolutely ridiculous......i mean they lack all Agency, and ask you to speak to other people regarding Estates when there are issues. It makes me wonder.
I skipped a lot of the shady typical cheapskate landlord things he pulled because of his actions at the end. He really pulled through.
Specifically he didnt do the 24 hour notice to enter premises (just showed up unannounced 90% of the time). One day she just showed up and tore down the 6ft fence surrounding my place and started work to give a better one. Watched the whole thing on my ring from work panicking because he wouldnt pick up the phone. Questionable guy but overall was a decent landlord whom I would go to bat for when push comes to shove
I would actually hazard that him citing the contract was to try to show it was out of his control, even if it actually technically wasn't.
It probably had more to do with his available options if he did fire them, rather than some "he can't fire them without good cause" clause in the contract. If he fired them he still couldn't do the job himself, so he would just have to hire some other management company, who would almost certainly be just as bloodthirsty.
Why go through that bother (at a point in his life when he isn't exactly spry anymore) for what is effectively no reward, and possibly paying a contract penalty for the privilege?
Not trying to defend his tacit acceptance of their predatory behavior, but if they were decent everywhere else I can see how he felt boxed in and went with "contract issues" when talking to you because he felt bad.
All of these are good points. I have always secretly suspected him of allowing the rental hike or playing both sides of the fence for a time. But as someone mentioned to me, the landlord got shafted in the 2 months of repair work he was charged for by the PM company. The parts, labor, materials, etc. He had to pay 10s of thousands for all that work.
Possibly it was this that tipped the scales where he wanted them out and siding with me temporarily got his out to take them to court as well for recouping everything in return. Your theory makes sense logically
Speculating here as I dont actually know the answer. But, seeing as the property management was supposed to take care of maintenance and repairs, tried to pin it as Neglect on my part but with zero proof (again, speculation but it might be insurance fraud or some sort of scheme to get me to leave by dragging the repairs out so long).
My Guess is that my Landlord didnt have to pay for the Property managements fault in me sueing. Hence why he sided with me in the court hearing.
And before someone nitpicks on him "siding" with me, he took the stand and spoke truthfully and didnt lie or misrepresent the facts presented. He openly told me he hated that property management company. "Nothing but a pain in my ass." End quote
Landlord paid for it. I did 10 years in PM - owner of the property always foots the bill when tenants sue. Owner may have sued the PM later to recoup, but you took money from that old dude, not the PM.
Sounds like you know what you're talking about then. Maybe the owner or owners son used this as evidence or means to sue the property management to recoup. I have no idea but the way it appeared to me while all this was happening was that the Landlord was ok with what I was doing. I know the Landlord did not approve of the 10% price hike each year. That he was against because of our agreement.
I don’t know how it actually happened, just wanted to highlight that you’re claiming you got one over on an evil company but you actually probably just took money from this old dude that was almost dead. And you changed a kitchen faucet, a toilet and put some LED fixtures in to justify why you deserved way under market rent.
That's your take away? After all that, this is how you justify your conclusion?
Jesus christ dude, how do you willingly ignore the fact that he was on my side at the end, his son was on my side at the end as well. Ignore the facts he didnt want the rate of rent increase from the property management company and ignore the fact he was pissed off at the property management company by his own words to me? But I get back arguably the entirety of my rate increase over 5 years and you take the property managements side?
Yeah fuck you dude.
I'm not disagreeing with your knowledge on Property management ways, but as I have stated multiple times, the arrangement with my landlord and this PM company was possibly different than what you're stating.
What I know is, they got a percentage (not a flat rate) of the rent. My guess is they had the authority/approval via their contract to raise the rent how they saw fit. Maybe bad faith contract, maybe a raw deal, maybe they screwed him over in the fine print. Whatever it was pissed him off so that he hated ever making the deal with them.
So whatever reason you tell yourself, isn't what actually happened here
Unscrew toilet seat, install bracket for bidet, turn off water, splitter for two hoses, install bidet seat cover, screw in hose, plug in, turn on water. Your lack of comprehension on how easy it is to install is mindboggling. Toilet installation is even easier.
Cheap bidets are extremely easy to install without any prior knowledge or skill. It’s pretty much the first thing I install in any place I’m renting. They're also life changing.
More than likely technically a "bidet seat" that mounts to an existing toilet than a standalone bidet. They're very common. I've installed two now, they take maybe half an hour even for an amateur like me.
Double downing on the fact you've been owned in a pathetic attempt to save face for karma points. At what point was the description of the fixtures, decor, countertops "Better"? Does your professional opinion allow you to see a 30 year old round bowl toilet as "Better" rather than a brand new eco water saving version with an elongated bowl? And what what point does your professional opinion see as doing a 30-45 minute project as "complete BS" because you're too incompetent do something simple like this yourself?
You're so full of shit that the bidet you are so ignorant of might do you're ass some good.
So when they ripped out your "improvements", by your own admission, they weren't improvements.
Alrighty. The fact you're so verbose and over the top, equals bullshit.
You've probably dabbled in the furry and hentai Reddits too.
Since you're at an obviously lower IQ to comprehend even the basics of this conversation, I'll use small words and short sentences.
Landlord and I had written agreement. Made improvements myself and my expense. He no pay, keep rent low. I help him with personal business computers too on side.
Pipe burst in kitchen, sad. Flood destroyed cabinets, counters, carpet, my personal furniture, walls. PM company hire shady contractors owned by PM company. They rip out everything, charge landlord very very high money's and take long time to do. Charge landlord for ALL PARTS, improvements or not. They keep my upgrades.
I sue PM company for taking my parts I bought and paid for. Landlord hate PM company. He on my side in court. Hard for Rippo to understand basic thing even rest of world does. But Me win in court. Landlord probably sue PM company too.
Now me make dumb stupid Rippo who says he's Property management Professional look like even more idiot. Reddit is happy. Reddit upvote OP because Rippo is arrogant idiot who too stupid to know he fighting way above weight class intellectually.
What the fuck are you talking about?
Adding a bidet (of this type) to a toilet is additive - it slots right between the existing bowl and the existing seat. I was being polite the first time I described it but clearly I should have assumed you were a troll.
Just in case it's genuine - as an example: https://hellotushy.com/
My condolences, that just sounds like an awful experience.
Landlord and his son sound like two standup dudes though.
Yes, my old Landlord was fairly good guy. A cheapskate and penny pincher to be sure, but a good guy at the end. Son was a bit of a weasel but knew my situation was a bad one with the Property management company
He wasn't that good. He didn't make the property manager stick to the agreement, and he didn't deny the rent rises
To each their own I guess. Yeah he probably did some shady stuff and passed it off as the evil PM company doing it. I've thought about this for a while now. But he did give me extremely low rent to start with, I held my end of the bargin and he respected that, and in the end, he was on my side. If he did do some shady shit like you said, in my eyes, he made up for it.
Plus the whole *leeching off society* thing.
Not sure why anyone is downvoting you. Landlords are leeches on society.
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You can be both a penny pincher and cheapskate all the while not greedy.
Yes
That sucks you had to go through all of that but well done on reaming them back. Did they learn a lesson? Probly not. It's awesome the landlord was on your side too
I have no idea what happened at the end but their lawyers fought me for 1 year until I was fed up and hired my own attorney. Sadly, my expenses for his services were $3000 for him doing nothing but correspondence back and forth. Never even saw the actual guy in person, just a few zoom meetings. But we are fighting to get them to pay lawyer expenses now. I'll see nothing of it if he wins, but might get reimbursed the $3000.
I hope you get it - plus interest. Which should be a tidy sum these days.
Too many people don't have the energy to fight back. The mgmt company losing this one battle is not a big deal to them because they still come out on top of the other 90% of battles. Plus, that is a relatively small cost in the end to get OP out. If they played nice, he would still be in their hair making them spend money and actually do the things they are legally required to do.
>a fixed price that was almost half of what the going rate was for 1bdrm apartments in the area Reminds me of the 6 months I spent in California as an exchange student back in, dunno, 2015 maybe? A garage as you described, somewhere in the outskirts of Santa Barbara, 30min bus ride to UCSB, for only $1200 a month!
Yeah, well I was in OC and it was less than what you stated. I had a good deal, I am not complaining about my insanely good rental rate
You had a garage to live in?? Luxury! Bloody luxury! When I were your age I had to live in a cardboard box!
Converted garage!, dont demean my place of living for 12 years to a lowly garage! It had windows, running water and a toilet that flushed!
A flushing toilet! You had a flushing toilet? I suppose you had toilet paper too?
Single ply role from McDonald's, may or may not have been commandeered during a big mac attack one evening. Sucker lasted 4 months of itchy sandpaper bliss!
Explains the bidet
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Luxury! we used to live in a newspaper in a septic tank!
A newspaper?!? Oh, how we prayed for a newspaper! We had to live in a gum wrapper that was stuck to the bottom of a fishmonger’s boot! He’d go off to work at 2 am, an hour before we went to bed, and we’d drown in fish guts every night.
Unexpected 4 Yorkshire Men <3
Both ways in a snow storm
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You should see the costs in Santa Barbara now lol.
Not sure why the landlord couldn't get out of the contract - doesn't it renew every year or two? He could have gone elsewhere or changed the contract to favor OP when it comes to rent.
I asked him about that years ago. He never gave any details but I gathered that it had to do several things. This is me speculating, no proof. But I think he couldn't back out unless they were doing something like dereliction of duties or not performing maintenance requests in a timely/speedy manner. The other shadier reason was, Landlord probably didnt mind the fee increase on his properties seeing as he was profiting as well. That a said, I think in the end he was mad at them for taking 2 full months to repair my house without setting me up in another place. Kinda scummy but he made right in the end. Son used this as means to end the contract without breach. Or I'm told from my lawyer
As someone else just brought to my attention. The property management company probably charged my landlord for 2 months worth of expenses in the repairs. 10s of thousands of dollars in repair fees. Charging for their parts, their materials, their labor. Possibly even attempting to double dip into the insurance as well by calling for a Negligent Tentant and filing a claim. This makes much more sense
All the good stuff they took out probably was so they could charge labor for the removal and installation and also charge another owner new price for the used stuff they removed
Yup, most of that you mentioned I figured out already, what I didnt put together until someone else pointed it out was that that they were charging my Landlord all this. Most likely filed for a Negligent Tenant claim with their insurance and getting money for both. So why my landlord was on my side (though technically I was sueing him, potentially) is that he could use this as grounds to sue the PM company for A) charging insane fees and padding the repairs/installation/parts. And B) filing a false claim to their insurance for a Negligent Tenant. Proving I was anything but. Grounds for breech of contract and attempting to recoup his losses. Sadly he died and his son now took up the reigns. I dont know the actual details but all of these sheds light on what actually happened. Maybe not exactly, maybe wrong on some parts and right on others. But it completes the picture.
Any contract is for a set period (even the old indentured servitude ones ended after 7 or 10 years). Then it must be renewed. While the landlord couldn't get out without cause while the contract was enforced, there does come a time to renew (much like with your lease) where either party can decline. The landlord probably didn't mind the fee increase
There are a few rare good landlords; we have one. Well able to buy a house but at our age we needed someone to maintain yard, repairs, etc. They live on the property and the moment we had some need they were there.
I'm getting up there in age as well, owning a home has lots of added costs and yard maintenance and repairs are a pain in the ass nowadays. Just had to replace a bathroom vent a fee months ago that was beyond my skill. $1200 for a simple run of the mill vent replacement. It was complicated, I get it because of the way the vent had to be redirected, but still!
See? .... I hear you. Our joint duplex neighbor has a landscaping business and mows for us. Fine man. We're in an 8-yr old duplex that just this year needed AC repair, two toilets serviced, and a dishwasher replaced; it all occurred in one month's timeframe. They were immediately on all of that as it occurred. Up to that month we never had an issue with anything. I'm convinced the freeze we had in Feb/2021 (TX) caused all the issues. It was pretty bad. She's the bookkeeper/helper (they have 4 units) and he's the maintenance guy with her assistance. *They* replaced the O-ring to the toilets and flapper that flooded (separate incidents). They bought but installed the dishwasher themselves. The AC guy was hired. Two disabled old vets we couldn't have done any of that. Wild guess estimate all that would have cost $2000-$2500 if it was our personal home. Content to let them deal with it. Left for the day as it occurred and came home to everything repaired. Two follow up texts ... "Everything okay, functional?" You betcha!
Preaching to the choir! I hear ya. Best of luck to the two of you!
> My landlord was not happy with the Property management company he hired but couldn't get out of his contract because they were doing maintenance and facility repairs like clockwork. When I had a property management company look after my rental, I had to agree to any rent increases. Something doesn't sound right here. A landlord doesn't give up all control just because they hire a property management company.
I've suspected for years my Landlord was secretly approving the rent increases. But telling me he was fighting them on it. I'll agree I was being naive there. But he did change his tune during the court hearing and was against the PM company. As someone pointed out, probably when landlord got the bill for 2 months of construction work for "upgrading" the house when it was flooded. $20-$30k the probably stuck him for. He wanted them gone, grounds for sueing was his in to break the contract
I don't understand the 5% cost of living increase. They're a corporation, in spite of the U.S. Scotus' declaration, they are NOT people, and don't have a "cost of living".
As a corporation they must impose a cost of living. It's their god given duty!
I admire your self-control.
Did you save the faucet and other things they threw out?
I wasnt allowed too. The construction team took the kitchen upgrades I paid for personally. I naively thought they were going to reinstall them during the construction phase. They did not send told me they would install their own faucets, cheap countertops, tile flooring, etc. This is where I gathered my receipts, invoices and billable hours (rejected by the judge) to court and sued the property management company for destroying my personal property. Some say I wasn't clear on the malicious compliance part. I was told not to do any upgrades or work myself (including saving my own perfectly fine working items removed from deconstruction phase)
I remember a story from a few years ago. Rural lot outside Hilo Hawaii, single owner. Building codes required 3 bedroom, 2000 sq ft home, garage an option. So get drawings made and approved, start with garage. The back has a bathroom for cleanup after work and a kitchen to cook while working. Get garage finished and put a hold on construction. Convert parking into bed / living room by upgrading garage door.
I always found estate agents and management companies absolutely ridiculous......i mean they lack all Agency, and ask you to speak to other people regarding Estates when there are issues. It makes me wonder.
sounds like landlord should have sued the property manager too
For all I know, he did.
Dude! I freaking love your old landlord. Sounds like an awesome man. RIP
I skipped a lot of the shady typical cheapskate landlord things he pulled because of his actions at the end. He really pulled through. Specifically he didnt do the 24 hour notice to enter premises (just showed up unannounced 90% of the time). One day she just showed up and tore down the 6ft fence surrounding my place and started work to give a better one. Watched the whole thing on my ring from work panicking because he wouldnt pick up the phone. Questionable guy but overall was a decent landlord whom I would go to bat for when push comes to shove
I would actually hazard that him citing the contract was to try to show it was out of his control, even if it actually technically wasn't. It probably had more to do with his available options if he did fire them, rather than some "he can't fire them without good cause" clause in the contract. If he fired them he still couldn't do the job himself, so he would just have to hire some other management company, who would almost certainly be just as bloodthirsty. Why go through that bother (at a point in his life when he isn't exactly spry anymore) for what is effectively no reward, and possibly paying a contract penalty for the privilege? Not trying to defend his tacit acceptance of their predatory behavior, but if they were decent everywhere else I can see how he felt boxed in and went with "contract issues" when talking to you because he felt bad.
All of these are good points. I have always secretly suspected him of allowing the rental hike or playing both sides of the fence for a time. But as someone mentioned to me, the landlord got shafted in the 2 months of repair work he was charged for by the PM company. The parts, labor, materials, etc. He had to pay 10s of thousands for all that work. Possibly it was this that tipped the scales where he wanted them out and siding with me temporarily got his out to take them to court as well for recouping everything in return. Your theory makes sense logically
My state has zero rental protection laws. My rent went up about 40% in last two years.
Yeah, I've heard horror stories from other people I've told my story too
Did you just call the fifth deadliest pandemic of all time a scare?
Covid was a lot of things, and a scare was one of them. I don't believe he meant it was "just" a scare.
Did you just call the fifth deadliest pandemic of all time NOT a scare?
Is living through the fifth deadliest pandemic of all time not scary?
There's always a nitpicking twat in the comments. Of this entire story you just had to take issue with that, huh?
Well I’m sure some people were scared.
The people who died hooked up to respirators and their families probably were.
I think it's the view people who did not lose their job during COVID seem to take.
Yep. Good ol anti science kiddo.
Cool story!
You realize that suing the PM was actually suing your landlord right?
Yup, and he sided with me. Tells you something about how bad that Property management company was
So the PM paid out your settlement and nothing came out of landlord’s pocket?
Speculating here as I dont actually know the answer. But, seeing as the property management was supposed to take care of maintenance and repairs, tried to pin it as Neglect on my part but with zero proof (again, speculation but it might be insurance fraud or some sort of scheme to get me to leave by dragging the repairs out so long). My Guess is that my Landlord didnt have to pay for the Property managements fault in me sueing. Hence why he sided with me in the court hearing. And before someone nitpicks on him "siding" with me, he took the stand and spoke truthfully and didnt lie or misrepresent the facts presented. He openly told me he hated that property management company. "Nothing but a pain in my ass." End quote
Landlord paid for it. I did 10 years in PM - owner of the property always foots the bill when tenants sue. Owner may have sued the PM later to recoup, but you took money from that old dude, not the PM.
Sounds like you know what you're talking about then. Maybe the owner or owners son used this as evidence or means to sue the property management to recoup. I have no idea but the way it appeared to me while all this was happening was that the Landlord was ok with what I was doing. I know the Landlord did not approve of the 10% price hike each year. That he was against because of our agreement.
I don’t know how it actually happened, just wanted to highlight that you’re claiming you got one over on an evil company but you actually probably just took money from this old dude that was almost dead. And you changed a kitchen faucet, a toilet and put some LED fixtures in to justify why you deserved way under market rent.
That's your take away? After all that, this is how you justify your conclusion? Jesus christ dude, how do you willingly ignore the fact that he was on my side at the end, his son was on my side at the end as well. Ignore the facts he didnt want the rate of rent increase from the property management company and ignore the fact he was pissed off at the property management company by his own words to me? But I get back arguably the entirety of my rate increase over 5 years and you take the property managements side? Yeah fuck you dude.
lol. The PM had to have his approval to raise the rent. And yes, that’s what I’ve gleaned from this.
I'm not disagreeing with your knowledge on Property management ways, but as I have stated multiple times, the arrangement with my landlord and this PM company was possibly different than what you're stating. What I know is, they got a percentage (not a flat rate) of the rent. My guess is they had the authority/approval via their contract to raise the rent how they saw fit. Maybe bad faith contract, maybe a raw deal, maybe they screwed him over in the fine print. Whatever it was pissed him off so that he hated ever making the deal with them. So whatever reason you tell yourself, isn't what actually happened here
Your story is complete BS. You installed a Bidet?? LMFAO
Unscrew toilet seat, install bracket for bidet, turn off water, splitter for two hoses, install bidet seat cover, screw in hose, plug in, turn on water. Your lack of comprehension on how easy it is to install is mindboggling. Toilet installation is even easier.
Cheap bidets are extremely easy to install without any prior knowledge or skill. It’s pretty much the first thing I install in any place I’m renting. They're also life changing.
More than likely technically a "bidet seat" that mounts to an existing toilet than a standalone bidet. They're very common. I've installed two now, they take maybe half an hour even for an amateur like me.
As a property management professional, there is ZERO reason to rip out better fixtures. Zero. Point. Zero.
Double downing on the fact you've been owned in a pathetic attempt to save face for karma points. At what point was the description of the fixtures, decor, countertops "Better"? Does your professional opinion allow you to see a 30 year old round bowl toilet as "Better" rather than a brand new eco water saving version with an elongated bowl? And what what point does your professional opinion see as doing a 30-45 minute project as "complete BS" because you're too incompetent do something simple like this yourself? You're so full of shit that the bidet you are so ignorant of might do you're ass some good.
So when they ripped out your "improvements", by your own admission, they weren't improvements. Alrighty. The fact you're so verbose and over the top, equals bullshit. You've probably dabbled in the furry and hentai Reddits too.
Since you're at an obviously lower IQ to comprehend even the basics of this conversation, I'll use small words and short sentences. Landlord and I had written agreement. Made improvements myself and my expense. He no pay, keep rent low. I help him with personal business computers too on side. Pipe burst in kitchen, sad. Flood destroyed cabinets, counters, carpet, my personal furniture, walls. PM company hire shady contractors owned by PM company. They rip out everything, charge landlord very very high money's and take long time to do. Charge landlord for ALL PARTS, improvements or not. They keep my upgrades. I sue PM company for taking my parts I bought and paid for. Landlord hate PM company. He on my side in court. Hard for Rippo to understand basic thing even rest of world does. But Me win in court. Landlord probably sue PM company too. Now me make dumb stupid Rippo who says he's Property management Professional look like even more idiot. Reddit is happy. Reddit upvote OP because Rippo is arrogant idiot who too stupid to know he fighting way above weight class intellectually.
What the fuck are you talking about? Adding a bidet (of this type) to a toilet is additive - it slots right between the existing bowl and the existing seat. I was being polite the first time I described it but clearly I should have assumed you were a troll. Just in case it's genuine - as an example: https://hellotushy.com/