If there’s anything worse than a nosy neighbor from hell, it’s a loathsome landlord from hell out to violate your privacy. And one tenant in California had such a Karen landlady on the prowl, bizarrely creeping around like she owned the place. Well, technically, she does, but there’s nothing appropriate about anyone secretly spying on people through the windows. Yet, that’s exactly what this landlady was doing, but when she was caught in the act and confronted about it, she evicted the tenant on the spot.
After being given a 30-day notice to move out without any valid reason besides catching their creepy landlady snooping about, the Californian took to Reddit to vent their frustration. “How can I legally be the most ANNOYING tenant ever in the next 28 days?” they asked r/Tenant. It might not be the ideal question to ask after receiving an eviction notice, but quite an understandable response, I’d say. After all, they claimed to have contacted the police when it happened, but “they said it’s a civil issue, aka no help whatsoever.” With the authorities being absolutely useless to their cause, aiming to get revenge on the landlady is pretty reasonable.
Retaliation aside, one commenter points out how “in California, tenants have the right to privacy and cannot be evicted without just cause (AB 1482).” In other words, the Karen landlady is legally in the wrong for both violating the tenant’s privacy and forcing them to move out without any valid reason. However, if OP’s situation isn’t applicable in this case, then plenty of Redditors suggest a wide range of payback ideas, from becoming a nudist for a month to going full degen on hygiene to make the place uninhabitable after they leave. However, reporting her and publicizing her creepiness would likely be better strategies.
I 100% agree with one user: “Honestly this is so creepy I would just be glad to gtfo out of there.” And whether it’s “donating $1 to every political campaign ever under her name” or “blasting her on Nextdoor,” hopefully, the tenant does remember to plan out where to live next.
