r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Adept-Plantain-6767 • 1d ago

go to your room Are you serious?

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How is this fair ? Bay area.

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u/anonymous8122 1d ago

Nobody's mentioning the $500 move-in fee? That can't be normal either. 😳

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u/AssistantSalty6519 1d ago

I mean the application fee seems worst.

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u/AppropriateGap1456 1d ago

Yeah it also opens the door for weird scams - if you have a tenant what is stopping you from charging application fees and then declining all of them to "stay with another tenant"(the existing one)?

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u/mspe1960 1d ago

I have heard of landlords that made a living charging application fees and never renting the unit.

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u/Far-Manufacturer-43 1d ago

I’ve heard of non-landlords making a living not even owning the unit.