#get fucked landlord

[inkskinned]

the thing about art is that it was always supposed to be about us, about the human-ness of us, the impossible and beautiful reality that we (for centuries) have stood still, transfixed by music. that we can close our eyes and cry about the same book passage; the events of which aren't real and never happened. theatre in shakespeare's time was as real as it is now; we all laugh at the same cue (pursued by bear), separated hundreds of years apart.

three years ago my housemates were jamming outdoors, just messing around with their instruments, mostly just making noise. our neighbors - shy, cautious, a little sheepish - sat down and started playing. i don't really know how it happened; i was somehow in charge of dancing, barefoot and laughing - but i looked up, and our yard was full of people. kids stacked on the shoulders of parents. old couples holding hands. someone had brought sidewalk chalk; our front walk became a riot of color. someone ran in with a flute and played the most astounding solo i've ever heard in my life, upright and wiggling, skipping as she did so. she only paused because the violin player was kicking his heels up and she was laughing too hard to continue.

two weeks ago my friend and i met in the basement of her apartment complex so she could work out a piece of choreography. we have a language barrier - i'm not as good at ASL as i'd like to be (i'm still learning!) so we communicate mostly through the notes app and this strange secret language of dancers - we have the same movement vocabulary. the two of us cracking jokes at each other, giggling. there were kids in the basement too, who had been playing soccer until we took up the far corner of the room. one by one they made their slow way over like feral cats - they laid down, belly-flat against the floor, just watching. my friend and i were not in tutus - we were in slouchy shirts and leggings and socks. nothing fancy. but when i asked the kids would you like to dance too? they were immediately on their feet and spinning. i love when people dance with abandon, the wild and leggy fervor of childhood. i think it is gorgeous.

their adults showed up eventually, and a few of them said hey, let's not bother the nice ladies. but they weren't bothering us, they were just having fun - so. a few of the adults started dancing awkwardly along, and then most of the adults. someone brought down a better sound system. someone opened a watermelon and started handing out slices. it was 8 PM on a tuesday and nothing about that day was particularly special; we might as well party.

one time i hosted a free "paint along party" and about 20 adults worked quietly while i taught them how to paint nessie. one time i taught community dance classes and so many people showed up we had to move the whole thing outside. we used chairs and coatracks to balance. one time i showed up to a random band playing in a random location, and the whole thing got packed so quickly we had to open every door and window in the place.

i don't think i can tell you how much people want to be making art and engaging with art. they want to, desperately. so many people would be stunning artists, but they are lied to and told from a very young age that art only matters if it is planned, purposeful, beautiful. that if you have an idea, you need to be able to express it perfectly. this is not true. you don't get only 1 chance to communicate. you can spend a lifetime trying to display exactly 1 thing you can never quite language. you can just express the "!!??!!!"-ing-ness of being alive; that is something none of us really have a full grasp on creating. and even when we can't make what we want - god, it feels fucking good to try. and even just enjoying other artists - art inherently rewards the act of participating.

i wasn't raised wealthy. whenever i make a post about art, someone inevitably says something along the lines of well some of us aren't that lucky. i am not lucky; i am dedicated. i have a chronic condition, my hands are constantly in pain. i am not neurotypical, nor was i raised safe. i worked 5-7 jobs while some of these memories happened. i chose art because it mattered to me more than anything on this fucking planet - i would work 80 hours a week just so i could afford to write in 3 of them.

and i am still telling you - if you are called to make art, you are called to the part of you that is human. you do not have to be good at it. you do not have to have enormous amounts of privilege. you can just... give yourself permission. you can just say i'm going to make something now and then - go out and make it. raquel it won't be good though that is okay, i don't make good things every time either. besides. who decides what good even is?

you weren't called to make something because you wanted it to be good, you were called to make something because it is a basic instinct. you were taught to judge its worth and over-value perfection. you are doing something impossible. a god's ability: from nothing springs creation.

a few months ago i found a piece of sidewalk chalk and started drawing. within an hour i had somehow collected a small classroom of young children. their adults often brought their own chalk. i looked up and about fifteen families had joined me from around the block. we drew scrangly unicorns and messed up flowers and one girl asked me to draw charizard. i am not good at drawing. i basically drew an orb with wings. you would have thought i drew her the mona lisa. she dragged her mother over and pointed and said look! look what she drew for me and, in the moment, i admit i flinched (sorry, i don't -). but the mother just grinned at me. he's beautiful. and then she sat down and started drawing.

someone took a picture of it. it was in the local newspaper. the summary underneath said joyful and spontaneous artwork from local artists springs up in public gallery. in the picture, a little girl covered in chalk dust has her head thrown back, delighted. laughing.

#writeblr #warm up #this is longer than i wanted i really considered removing that part about myself and what i went thru #but i think it really fucking bothers me that EVERY time i talk about being an artist #ppl assume i just like. had the skill and ability to drop everything and pay for grad school. #like sir i grew up poor. my house wasn't a safe space. i gave up a FREE RIDE TO LAW SCHOOL. for THIS. bc i chose it. #was it fucking hard? was i choosing the hard thing?? yes. #but we need to stop seeing artists as lazy layabouts that can ''afford'' to just ''sit around and create'' #when MANY - if not MOST - of us are NOT like that. we have to work our fucking ASSES off. hard work. long and hard work #part of valuing artists is recognizing the amount we sacrifice to make our art. bc it doesn't just #like HAPPEN to us. also btw it rarely has anything to do with true talent. #speaking as someone with a chronic condition i hate when ppl are like u have it easy. like actively as i'm writing this my hands r #ACTIVELY hurting me. i haven't been posting bc my left hand was curled in a claw for the last week #this isn't fucking luck. after a certain point it's not even TALENT. it's dedication & sacrifice. #''u get to flounce around and do nothing with ur life'' is a narrative that is a direct result of capitalism #imagine if we said that about literally any other profession. #''oh so u give up 10 yrs of ur life to be a doctor? u sacrifice having a social life and u get SUPER in debt? #u need to work countless hours and it will often be thankless? well i wish i was that lucky'' #we should be applying that logic to landlords ONLY #''oh ur mom and dad gave u the money to buy a house? and all u did was paint it white and rent it? huh.''

[fuckyeah-bears]

I woke up to find a squirrel in my apartment this morning

#They’d been in the floor for a few days #I could hear them scratching #And then today one of those little fuckers actually broke in #Can’t wait for my landlord to get here #I tried to catch the squirrel so I could bring him outside so he wouldn’t be poisoned #But he ran back down whatever hole he chewed through by the time I found a box #So now it’s just a waiting game #Also my dog is going fucking nuts #She won’t shut the fuck up #Ugh

[lastcatghost]

All landlords, cops and billionaires must perpetuate evil in order to maintain their status as such in society, if they didn't help uphold the evils of this system, they won't remain any of these 3 for long

#human rights and civil liberties #capitalism #poverty #classism #fuck capitalism #late stage capitalism #communism #class warfare #homelessness #housing rights #landlords are evil #landlords are parasites #get a real job #sex work is real work #anti capitalism #capitalism is evil

[l3irdl3rain]

laying in the bathtub, minding my own business, when all of a sudden I hear a little scratching sound. Like nails on metal or something. Like perhaps there is a little mouse in my house. The cats and I are having a house meeting right now and discussing the difference between prey species who are friends and prey species that are not allowed in our house. Love and respect to the mouse, but he does not make the cut.

We are also discussing the things they’ve done wrong (peeing on the bed and shitting in the sink to name a few) and what they could do in these trying times to help me forgive them for these past misdeeds.

#don’t get me wrong I love mice. they’re adorable. but I’m like actually sick to my stomach over this #like what if it’s not just one. what if there’s a whole fucking nest in my walls or something. #I used to live in a house infested with mice and my landlords wouldn’t do shit abt it #my post

[whyeverr]

are we complaining about the landlord pack as a bit? is this a bit we're all collectively doing?

because I know y'all have been asking for the ability for households to own multiple properties and build our own functional apartment buildings for literal years now

#they are literally giving us what we asked for #don't even get me started on the faux moralizing #as if we should only have good careers and good behaviors in the sims? #as if the landgraabs should not canonically own half of oasis springs and at least one dilapidated apartment building in every world? #i want functional apartment buildings AND fuck it i want landlords #good bad and ugly landlords #sounds amazing for gameplay and world-building and LORE #gif warning

[somecunttookmyurl]

all the while society conflates "being an adult" with "having a proper job" and "having money to make arbitrary Adult Purchases" disabled people who can't work - or can only work part time or can only do entry level baby jobs - will never be 'allowed' to be adults

you can say "being an adult is looking after yourself you don't have to have a job!!!" all you want but most people who say that will still assume anybody who doesn't either can't or won't 'look after themselves' actually. and every 'marker' of 'adulthood' that's observable and thus actually counts or whatever loops back around to... having a job and 'contributing' something

#yeah i have netflix on all day #i am quite literally signed off of work for the -rest of my life- #what the fuck else would you like me to do with my time when most people are in fact at work #or did you think i can't have the tv on and put laundry away at the same time or something #must i work on commissions on silence in a dour room to be perceived as an adult #anyway 'looking after yourself/your home/your pet' is not observable #to anybody who doesn't like ACTUALLY live in your house #unless you are extremely obviously NOT doing it #if a tree falls in a forest etc #owning a house? job. like not even 'in this economy? lol' #disabled people LITERALLY can't because we aren't allowed to have enough savings for a deposit #car? would you honestly trust me with a vehicle lol but also: job #you mostly cannot buy a car without one it's a requirement for the lease #otherwise you aren't 'trusted' to pay it on time #incidentally most landlords will also - perfectly legally - refuse to rent to you because you are going to be unreliable with the rent #which is being paid directly by the gov anyway like take your trust issues up with them bro #a family? if i get married or cohabit with a partner my income gets sliced in half #so to support even myself let alone a child would require. drumroll please. employment #savings? adults have savings right? yeah but unlike you i have a gov enforced cap on mine #'good furniture not shit from ikea' (someone has remarked that ikea furniture is 'college dorm-y' it's going here) #i mean do i have to say it

[tittyinfinity]

Would anyone be able to help me out with a couple bucks for gas so I can help move my friend out of an abusive landlord's house? They have to be out by today and they're not able to afford to cover the gas themselves. I make $784 a month on SSDI and have $0 until the third.

I would have organized this in advance, but I wasn't expecting to never be paid back by anyone this month, or for my mother to fuck me over financially.

CA: $niceworkbonedaddy

PP: yanidork

VM: nicework_bonedaddy

#this is the second friend I've helped move this week #this friend is just in the worst situation #they want raise the rent despite doing NOTHING to try to fix the 1 million problems #that's the same reason why I and my other friend just recently moved. tried to raise our rents w no upgrades #but that house is SO FUCKING INFESTED and they have 2 kids #their landlord wouldn't ever do shit for them bc he knew he could get away with it w them being poor #not only should they not raise the rent they should LOWER it #.bdo

[suntails]

im feeling a little better today so i scribbled myself if i were in twst

#i forgot to label my loving trustworthy eyes. blinking so cutely at u. do u want to hear me talk At you about the housing market #me with my unstoppable brainrot over diasomnia: so anyways i am sooooooo deeply octavinelle to my core. i hate it here <3 #its the Everything abt me. fun fact! i figured out when i was 7 that i could do whatever i wanted if i was willing to accept the price of th #e punishment for an action. it was a fair transaction! and thus started my whole life where i do anything i want without worry! wooooo!!! #thank u octavinelle for embracing my silly life-hack of a transactional mindset!! so fucked up!! #also bought a house at 21 and i know EXACTLY how the slippery slope to being a landlord would work soooo. sighs. i know too much #pls. i want to say id pull a rook hunt and switch dorms but i rly dont know if i would. the outfit is so snazzy. and i wouldnt get into dias #omnia so whatd be the point lmao #okay thats enough rambling lmao #hush catriona #for good measure <3 #twisted wonderland

[captainkirkk]

ORV said the real villain is private proprety and landowners and they're so fucking valid for that

#watching the landlord getting fucked up is so satisfying #get his ass #my posts #orv liveblogging

[the-punforgiven]

I think it should be illegal for landlords to use a property service that anonymizes them, like, what are you hiding from, buddy? 👁👁

Surely if you just treat your tenants well and do your job, you won't need to hide from anyone, right?

#my bitchass landlord is putting my house up for sale #like excuse you asshole this place is in use #they're gonna be hosting fuckin tours of it for a couple days back to back soon #starting on my sister's fucking birthday?? like bruh what the hell #he's mad he can't raise the rent anymore so he's just trying to sell it #like sorry you can't bleed us for more money while still doing nothing to maintain the property #maybe if there were an appliance that YOU replaced or a repair YOU paid for you might be #idk apparently he tried to take it to the courts or something and even the judge was like ''You don't do anything. No.'' #''you do literally nothing to maintain the property what the hell makes you think you're entitled to even more money bro'' #but noooo that parasite's gotta pull a little bitch fit since he can't get anymore cash for the barest fucking minimum #come out landlord boy I just want to talk #pun's text posts

[bosspigeon]

*BEEP BEEP* IT'S ME AGAIN

So, because my life is one cosmic dick punch after another, I am getting booted out of my apartment after this weekend.

Due to the actions of my housemate over the past 8 months, which began with the carpet being torn up in one of the rooms in our unit and ended with her being arrested for assaulting me, the landlord would not renew the lease even with just me. I have another apartment (hopefully) lined up for July, but between now and then, I'm Pretty Well Boned.

I've got the money put aside for my deposit for the place, a steady job with pretty good pay, and very understanding employers, but I'm still scrambling to find a place to stay for this month. And with that, on top of costs of things like a storage unit and (potentially) movers, I need help again. I thought I was past this, but once again, here we are. Anything helps, donations or just sharing around!

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Venmo: @kingpigeon94

#signal boost #donations post #i'm looking into potentially a month long sublease but idk if thats viable at this point #i even looked into extended stay motels and even the cheapest shittiest ones are like 300 bucks a week #i am just at the end of my fucking rope here #the landlord said he'd give me until the 15th but apparently he just meant i had until then to get my stuff out #not that i could stay here until the 15th #so now i have even less time than i thought #might have to stay with family again but idk if thats even viable either #i do need to make sure to get a copy of the police report for my records #hhhhhhhhh #o|-<

[trans-cuchulainn]

i just booked to view two flats (to buy) (i'm probably not going to buy them) (i would only be co-buying them even if i did bc i can't afford a mortgage) (they're in a good location though it would be way nearer to useful things even if there's still no bus) and they asked me no questions beyond contact details when i called them about a viewing. is that normal. shouldn't they have tried to check i'm serious. i had all my answers prepared re: the finances and they didn't care

#essentially my parents had a flat but they hate being a landlord so they've sold it (subject to contract) #and in terms of what to do with the money etc at their age it makes more sense to co-buy somewhere manageable and accessible with me #and then in future if they get old and decrepit and i want to move north (and particularly if there's only one of them tho i hate that idea #they can live in the smaller accessible house/flat instead of their larger and less manageable house #so i wouldn't be tied to it but also in the meantime only have to contribute like 30k ('only') which is <3 years' rent #since my current house is 950/mo and smaller than the flats we're looking at #the rental market here is so awful and my accessibility needs are increasing so buying somewhere is beginning to look like my only option #bc i can't make changes to my rented house to make it wheelchair accessible (it has a FUCKING SPIRAL STAIRCASE) #so we're looking at ground-floor flats without carpet and i could get a ramp for the front doorstep and stuff #essentially future-proofing for my disabilities is also future-proofing for my parents getting old #the only thing i don't like about these flats is that they don't have a garden #they've got communal gardens which is something. but still nowhere private to hang your pants to dry

[6-2-aestheticsofhate]

thinking abt the fact that theres genuinely people who dont think natives exist.

#predominantly i feel like people either dont think we still exist or if they do they hate us for being lazy bums who live off government #money. but its really funny that most of those people are right wingers who are presumably pro landlords or investors #if a white guy does stocks or trading hes sooo smart and deserves that money #but some native tribes argued in the past that we should get a cut of the resources from our lands and the ''free'' money everyone #complains that we get is literally. in exchange for resources. and isnt much different from investing in something #''free money'' bro its not fucking free it was in exchange for resources

[opiumvampire]

bro my dad is so freaked out about me and joefferry losing out on 12 potential apartments this week that he’s telling me to go to church and pray about it. i dont know if god has any sway over the chicago housing market my man

#catholic moment. #my mom was like ‘your dad is freaking out as you can see. have you tried a realtor?’ #im like girl we’ve used like ten. none of them have shown us anything relevant #and even when they do its gone again before we can see it or the landlord is collecting from a pool #and choosing to go with the 35 year old married couple with dual full time income over the 25 year old goth couple who went into the arts #everybody else moving on may first in chicago fucking STOP for TWO DAYS so i can get something i HATE YOU #i want to have my mutuals over and not make them sleep on a weird couch in my living room that is also my bedroom kinda.

[chamerionwrites]

Had the worst morning and I was SO brave about it. Did not trip facefirst down an abyss of viciously mean self-talk about ordinary human fuckups. Cleaned up the proverbial spilled milk and then went out and socialized instead of crawling back into bed and writing the day off as a loss.

#listen me n my brain weasels are a wee bit fragile on christian holy days at the best of times #and then i went and burned myself like an asshole and DROPPED MY FRIEND’S BIRTHDAY PIE ON THE CARPET #on my landlord’s. pale beige. carpet. #my very lovingly crafted pie with homemade all butter crust and the last of my frozen rhubarb and some very red strawberries #…and then i swore viciously for like three solid minutes whilst getting out the carpet cleaning solution and the shop vac #and then i deep cleaned the carpet and made another FUCKING pie crust and this time put blueberries in it #and it was definitely not as good as the first one would have been because i was rushing. and also i missed lunch. #but hey i did arrive in time for dessert with blueberry pie. so. #*FERAL FRUSTRATED GROWLING NOISES* #it’s fine. it’s fine. it worked out. oh my god i’m so fucking tired #my posts #should i file this under #culinary adventures #🙃

[tele-mesmerism]

landlord system so fucked up and hellish. it should be SO common and normal for tenants to be able to decide on and judge landlords by reviews and talking w current/prev tenants... we put so much trust and power in these fuckers hands and just have to hope theyll be decent people. theres so many laws and reqs that THEY know and you just have to trust LANDLORDS to be decent and respectful to you (ha.) and not violate your rights

#thinking abt how fucked my landlords been to my neighbor that. luckily she knows her rights. #im getting the fuck outta here tmrw!! but im worried for her and will continue to be til she moves out #he literally made up 2 rental agreement infractions against her just so he cand be like. youre on your last strike.