Paying thousands for rent should guarantee more than just a roof over your head — it should mean a livable, sanitary space.

Or so you would think.

When a disgusting surprise keeps reappearing in this tenant’s parking space, she decides enough is enough and prepares for  a showdown with management.

Read on for the full tale.

AITA for Demanding Action After Human Waste Keeps Appearing in My Parking Spot?

I (29F) live in an apartment complex where I’ve been dealing with a pretty gross issue: human waste in my designated parking spot.

This has happened three times in the last few months, with the most recent incidents on October 4th and 7th.

I reported it to the property manager (PM) each time, but they only responded by cleaning the spot.

The tenant feels entitled to a certain level of cleanliness, considering their monthly rent.

For context, my rent is in the mid-$5000s, and for this price, I think my living situation should at least meet basic sanitary standards.

She tries her best to document the issue and brainstorm solutions.

After the third time, I sent an email to the PM detailing the problem, attaching photo evidence, and suggesting solutions like changing my parking spot, installing security cameras, or putting up warning signs.

And she issues an ultimatum of sorts.

I also mentioned that if the issue couldn’t be resolved, I might have to consider requesting a rent reduction because this affects the habitability of my space.

Two days went by with no response, so I followed up and asked for the contact info of the PM’s supervisor if they couldn’t address the situation.

The PM responded in a way she didn’t expect.

PM finally replied, but their response was pretty hostile.

They accused me of having “threatening intentions,” told me to “lower my tone,” and said they couldn’t reply right away because my email had gone to their spam folder.

They let her know they wouldn’t be taking any of her other, more proactive, suggestions.

They did say they would clean up the mess, but refused to change my parking spot or implement any security measures, which won’t prevent this from happening again.

Now she’s wondering if she was wrong to speak out.

I feel like I was just standing up for myself and my living situation, but now I’m wondering if I crossed a line.

AITA for being prepared to escalate this issue to prevent future incidents?

These property managers are dismissive at best and just plain negligent at worst.

What’s Reddit have to say?

Surely the property manager has a boss she could reach out to.

Is lawyering up threatening enough for ya, property manager?

No property manager wants to deal with bad press.

This commenter has an unorthodox last ditch solution.

She started out up to her ankles in human crap, and now she’s up to her ankles in bureaucratic crap!

The real waste here was expecting the property manager to do their job properly.

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