Sometimes, pushing for an answer gets you more than you bargained for.

This man was preparing to move out of his apartment.

The building manager asked him to fill out a form, so he did, but left one question blank.

When the building manager insisted that he give a mandatory reason for leaving, he said fine.

He gave an honest but insulting reason.

Read the story below to find out more.

Reason Required to Move Out

This happened a long time ago.

I was young and had just come back from traveling in Europe.

I wound up renting an apartment that I was not happy with.

It was in my home town, and it was affordable.

This man was looking forward to leaving and moving to another apartment.

I was hoping to move out.

A better opportunity came along, and I took it.

The apartment was generally depressing.

I was looking forward to leaving.

He asked the landlord if he could move out in the middle of the month.

I talked to the landlord and building manager about moving out.

I asked if I could leave mid-month to save on some rent.

They said that was not possible.

I would have to wait until the end of the month.

The building manager asked him to fill out some forms.

Fine. Not a big problem.

The building manager said I needed to fill out some forms first.

So I went to his office and did so.

He was not a very friendly guy.

He left a question blank.

Honestly, I had not had any interactions with him before.

I had no hard feelings toward him.

Then, I saw a question on the form.

“Why are you moving out?” I left it blank.

What business is it of anyone’s why I am leaving?

The building manager gave him back the form and asked him to fill out all fields.

He handed the form back to me. “You have to fill this in,” he said.

I told him I didn’t feel like giving a reason.

I didn’t understand why it was mandatory.

He insisted that I had to fill it in.

Otherwise, he would not process my move-out paperwork.

This meant my month-to-month lease would continue.

He said fine, and wrote an insulting answer.

I said, “OK, fine.”

And I wrote, “I do not like the building manager.”

He was shocked when he read it.

I told him I didn’t want to put anything down.

But rules are rules, and I followed them.

Let’s read the responses of other people to this story.

This user gives a great answer to the form question.

Short and simple.

This one shares their personal thoughts.

Finally, here’s a valid point from this person.

If you insist on an answer, be ready to hear the truth.

No matter how unpleasant.

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