Landlords can sometimes be the most heartless of people. On one hand, they couldn’t care less about a tenant’s well-being, but they will chase someone down to the ends of the earth if it’s over money. And while there are undoubtedly good lessors out there, one tenant got one from the bad bunch while they were living in Nevada. Things took a dark turn after the renter’s neighbor died in a rather disturbing manner, involving lots of blood and even hazmat-suited workers to come clean up the mess.
Not to get too into the vivid details, but the renter explains that their neighbor was an alcoholic, possibly with mental illnesses. He also had serious respiratory problems, with coughing symptoms that the tenant could hear very well. Not to mention, they could see into the neighbor’s apartment from their window, and the bloody mess that was left from whatever was going on inside was more than disturbing. Eventually, the neighbor was gone, and the main guess was that they likely died.
Details aside, the renter evidently was terrified at what happened to their deceased neighbor and wanted to move out. “I call management and tell them that I no longer feel safe in my apartment and am concerned about my health,” they explained on r/TenantHelp. Management refused and forced them to still upload the lease and pay. After being denied and ignored, the tenant panicked and took off, leaving behind the haunted apartment for a home in another state. It wasn’t until five years later that the same landlord came back to haunt them with “past due charges.”
“It’s showing up on my credit that I owe them $8,000!” they exclaim, clearly indicating they don’t have the funds right now. Beyond the notable sum they are charged with, the fact that the landlord recorded everything and is just now trying to claim what’s owed five years later is outrageous. But it would seem it’s not illegal, as according to commenters in OP’s post, the landlord has up to six years during which they can still report and collect rent debts in Nevada.
At the very least, other Redditors suggest disputing the debt claim to get it reduced. The story they laid out on Reddit was convincing, but documentation and evidence is what will change a judge’s mind about the case, if one were to be made.
