I got a shady landlord(s) now. Any tips for revenge? For a start, I'll split without giving notice at the end of the month. But then, that's just not enough. Maybe I should dump a gallon of fluorescent paint all over the carpet ? Leave a dead bird in the sink ? Graffiti ? Wait, I know. I'll burn a pentagram, about 10 ft. across, into the carpet. I already know the building manager doesn't give a rat's ass about doing his job, and no one at the property management company speaks any English, nor were they in the least bit polite or helpful when I asked for a new carpet. Anyways PRF, I'm interested to hear any creative suggestions you might want to offer.

Start dating his son or daughter.

That, or an upper-decker.

Sourmilk wrote:Start dating his son or daughter.

That, or an upper-decker.

The guy is not the marriage and kids type. Lower-decker, perhaps ?

cut off his toes and burn the entire thing to the ground with napalm. people always remember that shit

Get some frozen shrimp. Pull a baseboard and knock a hole in the plaster that will get hidden by the baseboard. Near a radiator if possible. Put a bunch of frozen shrimp in there. Replace the baseboard. Leave.

My dad told me about how he got revenge eons ago on a shady landlord.

Years ago when my mom and dad first got married, they lived in apartment in Chicago. My dad is an electrician and, as a favor to the landlord, upgraded all the wiring in his unit. Shortly after that, the landlord's kid came home from college or somewhere and needed a place to live. So on short notice, the landlord gave my folks the boot. My dad promptly removed the wiring he installed, and for good measure, cut the wires short to remove any slack.

How good are you at handling electricity?

steve wrote:Get some frozen shrimp. Pull a baseboard and knock a hole in the plaster that will get hidden by the baseboard. Near a radiator if possible. Put a bunch of frozen shrimp in there. Replace the baseboard. Leave.

Damn. Was just coming here to say anything that was once alive, preferably fish...hidden in a vent.

Wouldn't a slow-acting remedy, like fish in the vents, just kind of fuck over the next tenant? If you want to take him down, just make note of every single physical defect, no matter how minor, and submit it to the housing dept. for 'review.' They'll slap a giant sign on the building to give prospective tenants fair enough warning to stay away and he'll be paying out the ass to bring it up to code.

i like that idea better. make it near impossible to make any income off the property for as long as possible, in a completely legal way. love it.

this thread is not a "pick one" situation;

look at it more as a "to-do list".

electrician, check.
shrimp, check.
upper-decker, check.
pentagram, check.
call the city, check.