Episode 2: When Reddit Revenge Gets Brutal
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This happened a long time ago now. But I recently found out about the end result, and I figured that it might just belong here. If you've never heard of the US EB five visa program? Then don't worry, I hadn't either. From what little half assed research I've gathered? This is essentially a program where foreign nationals can fast-track US residency visa status. by contributing financially to approved community investment projects. I don't really think that the specifics are that relevant, but feel free to add if I've missed anything important. So when my husband and I were still dating, and first look for a place to live together. We settled in a small townhouse. It was old and needed work, but the rent was reasonable, and it was in a neighborhood that we liked.
The landlord had recently purchased the property, but didn't live there himself and wanted renters to help pay for the mortgage. At least, that's what I assume. We found the house on a realty website. It had been sold less than a month before we moved in, and still had photographs posted by the seller. Put a pin in that, won't you? We liked the place. We applied. We got accepted. We moved in and lived happily ever after. D No, but seriously, we moved in, made the best of the situation, and for the most part, Landlord left us alone. We lived there for a few years, paid rent on time, never had any issues. Up until we moved out. We had to pay nearly $5,000 in refundable security deposits, and when we moved out, our landlord repaid just half.
We were confused as the lease laid out all the steps the landlord had to take in order for them to keep the deposit. Central to that requirement, the landlord had 45 days to provide us with an itemized list of damages that we had caused, as well as the cost to fix each thing. Forty-five days came and went, and no itemized list. So we reached out to them and asked for the list ourselves. What we got was a mostly blank one page invoice for $2,500 to repaint, remove TV mounts, patch holes, etc. It wasn't itemized and there were no individual charges. So we asked for pictures of the alleged damages. Landlord immediately gets hostile, and Plainout refuses a request. So we filed a suit. Landlord hired an attorney to represent him, and the attorney submitted an itemized list as well as pictures to the court.
We printed out date stamped copies of the photos posted by the previous realtor. The same photos submitted by the landlord's clueless lawyer. The clerk overseeing the matter found in our favor immediately. Because landlord had lied about the photographic evidence? Landlord was also found to be in breach of contract and was assessed treble damages plus interest, penalties, as well as court costs. Yea, for us. What? He didn't pay. So we submitted to a collection agency. I'm not really sure about any of the particulars here, but we eventually recovered most of the final judgment. So we were happy and were content to leave it at that. Until Unbeknownst to us. Landlord was an EB5 applicant. Apparently the breach of contract, collection and shenanigans surrounding the dishonesty regarding the lawsuit,
All of that made it back to whomever was reviewing their visa application. There were other issues too, I'm sure, but let's focus on this one. Landlord's visa application? was promptly denied. He ended up having to cash out of his US investments. And he won't be eligible for this visa again. I won't lie here, the final outcome was an unintended consequence. It's hard to feel like He didn't get what he deserved.
I regretfully got an apartment with what is in my opinion the worst landlord ever. This man I will call entitled Dick. Or Ed for short. And he has the audacity to call himself a good person in court. I'm gonna fill you in. I got an apartment shortly after being released from prison. Happy that someone was gonna give me a chance to improve my life. But this was clearly not the case. All was well for the first few months. Then winter hit. And then the heat went out. It took three days to get Ed to even answer a phone call.
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