Drunken texts from family, friends, or exes in the middle of the night are annoying but relatively common, but getting one from your landlord can be another level of aggravating. That said, a woman in Colorado received a series of drunk text messages at 2 am from her female landlord after having a delay in sending rent. The landlady demanded that the tenant vacate the building — or her son would be at her door within 24 hours.
The reason for the delay was that the landlady wanted payments through an app no longer supported by the tenant’s bank. “I informed her of this,” she said in her Reddit post about the situation. She questioned whether the threat of her landlord sending her son meant anything. “She proceeded to send a photo of him in a military uniform,” the renter added. Perhaps the delusional landlord thought that proof of her son’s ‘military able-bodiedness’ would scare off the tenant from the premises.
“If the son shows up, call the police and tell them your landlord is attempting a self-help eviction,” says the top commenter. It goes without saying that Colorado landowners cannot legally force renters off their property, especially within 24 hours. “Copy that entire chat and send it to the Chain of Command where her son is stationed,” suggests another user. “While it may be legal in the civilian world for such shenanigans, the military frowns on its own soldiers being used as threats against civilians.”
While there’s no way for the landlord to evict the threatened tenant, hundreds of users upvoted a comment suggesting that she should look into living elsewhere. Drunk or not, if the owner is willing to intimidate her renters, with her own family members no less, then choosing another flat would be ideal. “Love when people try to intimidate by showing they are a part of some bigger organization,” remarks a commenter. They go on to say that the woman’s son could be discharged by her absurd mistake of using his military position as leverage.
“Cool, pull up,” quips a Redditor, to which OP jokingly replied, “She’s a chicken in person.” Whatever the case, there’s plenty of evidence that no Colorado landlord can tell a tenant to vacate without proper justification, not to mention self-help eviction is illegal. The renter will be fine, no doubt, but she should certainly look into living somewhere else.
