Business ProfileforMid America Apartment Communities, Inc.

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 tireless 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. ******* ****** took pictures and recorded as evidence to his landlord, demonstrating how severe the mold, and rat situation in there apartment had become. ******* provided other pictures of the mounting mold issue in there 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.