15 Signs Your Landlord is a Crook

Slumlords are the worst.

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Living in a big city is not always easy. These are some mean streets. Finding the right place to live is often the most difficult decision you'll have to make. After searching dozens of Craigslist ads, you find several apartments worth looking into. The first one is in a damp basement, the second one is filthy, and the third is decent enough, but the landlord seems a little sketchy—but not sketchy enough to make you want to spend another day looking on Craiglist. You take the place and hope for the best, but shit gets real very quickly, and the next thing you know you're cruising the Internet trying to find out if you're landlord is swindling you. Here are some signs that your landlord may actually a crook. If any of these situations apply to you, maybe you should look for another apartment, or at the very least consult the Tenant's Rights Guide.

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Your Security Deposit Vanished into Thin Air

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There's Smoke Everywhere and You're Going to Die

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You've Been Wheezing While Watching Mold Grow

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Your Garbage Disposal Gets Clogged by Flimsy Waste

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You're Paying For Rent In Cash

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Your Counter Top Has Ants on it All of the Time

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You Pray to the Virgin Mary That it's Not CO

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You Live in a Dark Storage Area

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You Can't Use The Coffee Maker and Toaster Simultaneously

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Your Rent Went Up Because Your Girl Moved In

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Frequent Ambushing

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You Can't Keep a Shrubbery

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There's an Icebox Where Your Heart Used to Be

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You Receive Unwarranted Life Advice

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Your Walls Are Falling

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