Landlord gets revenge: here’s how he got the last laugh after renters ruined his apartment
This landlord decided to not let it slide
Renting an apartment has quite a few advantages. You’re not responsible for covering major repairs and don’t have the same financial risks as the owners. However, there are quite a few rules and regulations you have to follow as a renter. Such as: some landlords don’t allow you to have pets and there’s usually restrictions on how much you can actually change in the house. It makes sense of course; the owners often completely renovate the places to be able to get the most money out of happy renters. But what happens when someone moves into your place and does awful things to it?
That’s exactly what happened to the landlord in this story. This time he couldn’t let it go because he didn’t want to give them the satisfaction of having walked all over him. The disrespectful renters got what was coming for them when this landlord decided to get the ultimate revenge.
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The search for trustworthy renters
Thomas Ravaux was a proud landlord who had renovated his new home with the utmost care. It was a long project, but after lots of hard work he was ready to find renters for his pride and joy. The hunt for renters led him to a young couple with three children. He knew that the protocol for renting a home was pretty straightforward. The only thing he would have to do was write a good contract. Once this was done and the renters agreed, they would be able to move in.
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No red flags in sight
Thomas was convinced that he had found good, trustworthy renters. The couple seemed friendly and the children clearly had good manners. Thomas saw these as signs that he had made the right choice. It didn’t appear that there were any red flags when he signed the contract with the family.
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Nothing left undone during renovations
Thomas didn’t do anything halfway and did thorough work throughout the whole house. From construction to painting; he did everything to make sure the home would be ready for the new renters. There are quite a few landlords that should follow Thomas’ lead on that! Nothing less than the best.
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From house to home
The new landlord had the floors polished, the walls painted, and did finishing touches on all construction. He wanted to make sure that the apartment would be ready for the brand-new renters. He was certain that the young family would feel right at home in the house he had put together.
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Before and after
It’s clear that Thomas put a lot of work into the detailing and finishing touches of the house. The other apartments that he rented or sold were also clearly done by a true perfectionist. Some landlords don’t put any effort into the renovation of their units, but Thomas was just the opposite. He put lots of time into his rental units and rightfully so, he wanted the renters to love the homes as much as he did. He would soon come to find out that some renters, unfortunately, did not.
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From palace to nightmare
Thomas had rented out numerous homes before he got involved with the young family. These were all homes that he had renovated himself before renting them out. Before then, he had always had clean and respectful renters. He had never had big issues and didn’t expect anything different. He never imagined that they could turn his life into such a nightmare.
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Destruction goes viral
Once he had seen all the destruction the young family had caused, Thomas was flabbergasted and couldn’t help but post pictures of the ruined apartment online. People on the internet were shocked and taken aback by the images that clearly showed all the destruction the renters had caused.
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Alarm bells
Thomas probably should have done things a bit differently especially since they hadn’t paid rent for fourteen months, but he was a patient man and believed the family would be able to pay eventually. But his patience flew out the window the second he got a look at the apartment. But much had happened even before that.
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Smooth running but no payments
Up until the first month’s rent was due there were no issues. So, Thomas figured that the family probably just forgot to pay. He swept it aside just assuming it was a mistake and stayed patient. But weeks turned to months and the family still hadn’t paid any rent. Slowly but surely Thomas began to realize that it wasn’t a mistake at all: the family was never planning on paying. To make sure he hadn’t missed anything, Thomas decided to call the bank after four months. That’s when his fears were confirmed: the family had never made a single payment.
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Losing patience
At a certain point, Ravaux had lost all patience. He decided to confront the renters with the amount they owed by calling them. This is when he found out that the family had gone off the radar. No matter how many times he called, he never got a response. He couldn’t keep telling himself it was just a mistake. His calls were deliberately being rejected. This went on for about a year.
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Checking in on the apartment
After all that time, Thomas finally decided to go take a peek at the apartment that he had put blood, sweat, and tears into renovating for the new renters. He drove to the house looking to confront the family personally and to evict them if they still refused to pay.
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No response
Once he got to the apartment, his knocks at the door didn’t elicit any response. This was the moment that Thomas realized that nobody was living in the apartment anymore. He used his back-up key to get in and with one look realized that things were not good.
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Mysterious handwritten letter
Before using his key to get into the apartment, he had noticed a strange, handwritten letter. The letter requested that all visitors “ring the bell.” And while he hadn’t paid any attention before, he now looked towards the doorbell in fear. What he found in the place of the doorbell sent shivers through his spine.
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Deafening sound
The doorbell had been pulled out of the wall as if someone had tried to break in. Not a good sign. At first, Thomas immediately wanted to call the police but decided to just follow the instructions on the letter and rang the bell. This led to a deafening sound.
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