Renter leaves hidden warnings to future tenants
A fed-up tenant has left hidden warnings for the future occupants of a Melbourne rental property to tip them off about the home’s issues.
The notes, which went unnoticed by the real estate agent, were designed to prove the $600-a-week rental asking price was extreme, given the ongoing issues in the house that had not been adequately fixed.
The person viewing the house found the notes and shared them to Reddit, saying the leasing agent hadn’t bothered to inspect the property.
In the kitchen, a note was found attached to the exhaust fan above the stove and reads, “Rangehood doesn’t work, but window over sink fills house with bugs”.
Another hidden note warned that the laundry window was the only way to ventilate the room, but there was no fly screen attached.
“Water pressure has been fixed twice but still low,” said another note.
The previous tenant also pointed out that cracks in the roof and walls had been “patched up” over time in one note inside the house.
The person who found the hidden messages said it was “the most fun” they had at an inspection, as they searched the property for more secret notes.
“The old tenant is a legend,” they said.
Many online users celebrated the tenant’s gutsy move, describing it as “awesome”.
“That tenant deserves a medal,” wrote one person.
“This person is a true hero,” a user commented.
“This is great. Wish we could see this more often. I know agents would remove notes left in the house. But get sneaky with it. Hide them in drawers and in dishwashers. House hunting is exhausting without having to worry about slimy real estate agents,” said another.
One commenter even suggested starting a website “where tenants can leave a truthful report of a house, agent and landlords for the benefit of prospective future tenants”.
Image credits: Getty Images / Reddit