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Some people negotiate household rules, and apparently others just forge official documents instead.

One tenant had spent a full month adjusting to new apartment restrictions, from earlier laundry cutoffs to strict guest departure times, all seemingly posted by building management using the complex’s actual logo.

Frustration over the laundry rule eventually led to a visit to the leasing office, where staff confirmed they’d never issued any such notices.

The twist came fast: the roommate admitted to fabricating every single one himself, all to avoid the back-and-forth he assumed would happen if he’d just asked directly instead.

You’ll want to keep reading for this one.

My roommate has been making fake notices from our apartment management

For the last month, we’ve had notices appear on our door about new building rules. Stuff like no laundry after 8pm, guests needing to leave by midnight, and no storing bikes in the hallway.

They looked legit enough. Same logo as our apartment complex and everything.

But the renter soon learned something surprising.

Yesterday I went to the leasing office because the laundry rule was getting annoying, and asked when it changed. The manager had no clue what I was talking about.

I showed her pictures of the notices, and she immediately said they didn’t make them.

Finally, the renter learned who was actually responsible.

Asked my roommate about it when I got home, and after denying it for like 30 seconds, he admitted he made them.

He said whenever he asks me to change something, I “debate everything,” so this was easier because he knew I’d listen if I thought it came from management.

He downloaded the logo from our building’s website and printed them at work.

Now the renter is second-guessing their entire relationship.

Now I’m wondering what other crap he’s told me was a building rule that he just made up. He still thinks this was a reasonable solution.

What kind of roommate would do something like this?

Redditors chime in with their thoughts.

This commenter doesn’t feel optimistic for the future.

This user would resort to some petty revenge.

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Maybe the real problem was the renter’s gullibility.

Isn’t printing off fake building notices, like, way more effort than just having an adult conversation about lauindry times?

Calling someone “impossible to talk to” while secretly forging management paperwork is a wild way to avoid being told no.

Some roommates negotiate, others just straight up commit fraud.

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Benjamin Cottrell

Benjamin Cottrell | Assistant Editor, Internet Culture

Benjamin Cottrell is an Assistant Editor and contributing writer at TwistedSifter, specializing in internet culture, viral social dynamics, and the moral complexities of online communities. He brings a highly analytical, editorial voice to his reporting on workplace conflicts, malicious compliance, and interpersonal drama, with a specific focus on nuanced stories that lack an obvious villain.

As a published author of rhetorical criticism, Benjamin leverages his academic background in human communication to dissect and elevate viral social media threads. Instead of simply summarizing events, he provides readers with balanced, deep-dive commentary into why the internet reacts the way it does. In addition to his cultural reporting, he is an experienced fine art photography essayist and video game reviewer.

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