Landlord Tries Convincing Tenant Their Mold Is "Acid Washed" Clothing

The COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately shown the true colors of a lot of landlords and property management companies. While many would argue that our country's take on owning property, especially in areas that are full of better job opportunities for hopeful employees, is stacked against individuals who aren't independently wealthy — thus creating widespread problematic living situations — there's still no excuse to be a crappy landlord.

Yes, there are some great exceptions to this rule who've viewed rental property income as passive and still managed to pursue other means of financial procurement and were smart enough to save enough cash for a "rainy day" because they have the luxury to do so. There are plenty of stories of helpful landlords who've been gracious enough to drop rental prices for their tenants and who worked tirelessly to secure government assistance in this trying time.

But there are some who were pretty heartless and either threatened eviction or engaged in generally petty landlord behavior. It could be argued that this had more to do with their character than the COVID-19 pandemic causing them to act all crazy. After all, here are plenty of landlords who do the absolute minimum when it comes to maintaining the properties that they collect money from —  and getting them to do any quality work whatsoever is like pulling teeth.

Whether it's updating amenities, fixing a toilet, or, in the case of this tenant, eliminating mold so they can live in their apartment safely, there are some terrible property owners out there.

Jacques Lachetta screenshot his unbelievable text conversations with his landlord, demonstrating how severe the mold situation in his apartment had become.

In the texts, he provided a photograph of how the mold was now covering his clothing, ruining his property but also potentially threatening his life. The capacity for mold's adverse effects on one's respiratory system is immense, and can certainly be compounded by COVID-19. So let's say Jacques contracted the coronavirus and then breathed in said mold — the fungal infection, coupled with the pandemic could very well kill him.

This was his landlord's response: "Are you sure that's not an acid wash effect?"

Jacques provided other pictures of the mounting mold issue in his apartment, which not only grossed out several people on Twitter, but spurred them on into giving him some sound legal advice.

Many told the young man that he could not only get his deposit back from the landlord, but he could probably sue the property owner for endangering his health and not taking his demonstrably legitimate issues seriously.

Other people started sharing their own landlord horror stories. Like one woman who, after telling their landlord that the boiler in their building wasn't working, was told to use an electric kettle to heat water for their personal needs or to just use the shower at her gym as she had a fitness club membership.

Landlords themselves chimed in who were abhorred by the man's response to Jacques, stating that they take their tenant's claims very seriously and always make sure that their buildings are up to code.

Turns out a lot of people have had issues with mold and this one Twitter user shared their own personal problem that resulted in them not only getting the problem fixed but enjoyed a huge reduction in their monthly rental costs.

For the most part, everyone was telling Jacques to get out of the apartment ASAP to avoid any potential health problems.

Have you ever experienced a situation with a landlord as bad as this? If you're having issues with your rental, you can check out your specific state's tenant's rights by going here.