What's Your Worst 'First Apartment' Horror Story?
Whether you rent an apartment or own a house, you're bound to have encountered a few less than ideal home issues, like a leak in the kitchen sink or the occasional bug problem. We've definitely been there. And, while a leaky faucet is unfortunate, we've seen worse things. From a kitchen overrun by mice to water seeping through a bedroom window, our editors here at Stylelist, Stylelist Home, and The Huffington Post Style section share their worst "first apartment" horror stories.
Just click through the slideshow below. And of course, let us know if you've been through something similar...or worse.
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Mice Problem
Bug Infestation
Broken Closet Door
Dog Droppings
Hole In The Wall
Apartment Flood
Collapsed Ceiling in Greenbelt MD
I moved into an apartment July 2011. A few weeks later during a storm water leaked into my apartment I reported the incident to building maintenance several times. The roof was never fixed a few weeks later Hurricane Irene hit MD and the entire ceiling collapsed it rained in my apartment for over 8 hours straight. I had to call the city inspector to have it fixed since the maintenance department was inept
Bed Bugs, Mice, and Moths
My first apartment had a simultaneous bed bug, mouse, and grain moth infestation. It was a studio apartment and most nights I would have to sleep in the bed with the bugs to avoid being run over by the mice running around on the floor. I had to throw out most anything that contained flour or grain because of the moths. Did I mention the police had to go through my apartment window because they thought my neighbor killed his wife? When they raised the rent by $300 a month, it was time to get out.
Cockroach colony
I was helping my daughter clean before she moved into her new apartment in Savannah which she was sharing with two other people. Every time we moved a rug or piece of furniture cockroaches scattered and there were tons of dead insects. Turns out there was a cockroach colony in the foundation. Fortunately we were able to back out in time
Apt from hell
My patio ceiling and black mold where they ripped out the ceiling because it was filling with water. 3 of my ceiling fan blades broke off and flew down and hit me. The bedroom floor was flooded, no explanation. The kitchen light cover fell down and hit me. And they moved a refrigerator in here that doesn't fit. Now I can only open my laundry room door halfway.
WAR ZONE
LAUNDRY ROOM WAR ZONE
Security Deposit Nightmare!
After moving out of our first apartment, my then fiancee (now husband) and I only received a very small amount of money back from our security deposit for things we were told we didn't need to take care of. Being strapped for cash, we didn't argue. We put the check into our account and paid several bills (including rent for our new apartment). A week later, I went to check our balance to go Christmas shopping, and our account showed -$900! Turns out the management group sent us our deposit on a check that no longer had an account. They wrote us another check. That too, bounced, for the same reason. Our bank froze our account because they thought we were writing bad checks. They wrote us a third check, which we refused to accept. We went to a lawyer. After about 3 months of hemming and hawing, they finally sent us a check for the full deposit refund which did not bounce.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
