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Every apartment is going to have some issues, but those that are properly maintained can be great places to live.

What would you do if you moved into an apartment two months ago, but you were already moving out because the neighbors were loud, the walls were thin, and there were endless other problems? Plus, the landlord asked you to give tours to potential tenants until you moved out?

That is what happened to the couple in this story, so they agreed to do the tours, but as they walked people through the apartment, they told them all about how loud it was and the other issues, so they wouldn’t move in.

Warning people about issues like this is doing them a great service. Read through the full story below and see if you think they did the right thing.

Want me to show your terrible and overpriced apartments to new tenants? Fine :))

Context:

My girlfriend and I have recently moved into this new apartment complex that’s definitely way too overpriced compare to what you get, also to find out that it’s not sound proof at all.

This sounds awful.

I live on the second floor and on first floor is the motorbike garage. Living in Vietnam, so everyone ride motorbikes here.

It’s definitely way to loud, you can hear guests and other tenant coming in and out of the house like the doors and walls aren’t even there. To top it off theres a jail cell like gate at the front-door, every time someone in the complex come in or out of the house it sound like a nightmare.

I can see why they don’t like it here.

Especially at 1-2 am, it’s like having someone smash a two heavy metal object together next to your ears.

Not to mention loud bikes. Others issues were like, no internet for 2 weeks after we move in, electric outlet notworking etc.

Compliance:

They didn’t put up with it for very long.

Anyways after two months of bs we had enough and decide to move out, the owner wasn’t happy, but she can’t do anything because we only signed a two month contract (normally three but gut feeling tell me to sign two only) paid bit more but f it.

She keep trying to get us to show the apartment to new tenants because we work from home.

Why would the landlord trust these tenants to do the tours?

At first we thought what a hassle, then it hit us that we should be warning these ppl of how bad it is living here.

So, for next two week every tenant coming to see the apartment we explain to them exactly how bad it was, if no one else from the apartments complex’s side come along.

They are helping new tenants to avoid this building.

If there was someone coming with, we would be trying to give signs of some sort such as shaking our heads, or signing no with our mouth behind the owners back and so on.

Most of the new tenants understood the signs straight away and walk away with a happy face.

Someone will end up in that apartment, but they are doing what they can to help who they can.

The most satisfying part was when couples with newborn babies coming to see the apartment or young singles moms, heck I sleep easy, but with the gate situation downstairs the babies and their moms would definitely have a bad time here.

It was so satisfying to let them know that how much of a nightmare and overpriced this apartment is, and that they are better off at other places.

Made our day much better knowing we did something good.

Warning people about a bad apartment is a great service to them. Even if it is obvious that someone will eventually move in, it is best to delay it as long as possible.

Check out what the top commenters on this story had to say about it.

Wow, this is disgusting.

This commenter went through something similar.

While true, they can have fun with it.

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This commenter wishes someone did that for them.

It is only fair to give people a warning when you can. This couple knew how bad the apartments were, and they didn’t want others to suffer as they did.

Maybe if the apartment doesn’t get rented out, the landlord will have to make improvements. Sadly, I doubt this will happen.