‘Tis the season to… generously overcharge your tenants rent in the form of forced savings.
A now-viral online post has infuriated people all across the web, after a user revealed that her mother has been purposely making her tenants pay a higher rent.
The user, named Chantale, explained that her mom did it for a heartwarming reason – because she planned to give them the extra money back when they moved out to use towards their daughter’s school.
However, social media users fumed over the act of forced-saving, and argued that it was never her money to take.
‘My mom’s tenants don’t even know that for the past seven years they’ve been renting from us we’ve been setting a portion aside to give both their daughters for school when they move out,’ Chantale, who posts under the username @trapezoidmouth, wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
‘One of them is destined to cure cancer, the other one is special needs and has exceeded every expectation we’ve had I’ve never seen such diligent and hard working kids in my life they deserve everything,’ she added in a comment.
The post quickly went viral, dividing users over whether or not the act was charitable or extremely condescending.
‘If some of the pay is going back to the tenants when they leave (so they say) then they are overcharging. They are also being patronizing,’ one user argued.
An X user has sparked a debate after she revealed that her mom was overcharged her tenants with their rent but planned to give the extra money back to them after they moved out
She said her mom hoped that the money could be used for their daughter’s schooling
‘She’s stealing their money for 10 years with no legal guarantee it is going back to the tenants,’ another pointed out.
‘They have no idea they aren’t ONLY PAYING RENT. She isn’t overcharging she’s lying to the IRS to pay less in taxes, if this was a kind gesture shed have to report savings interest too.’
‘Her mom is being a greedy landlord and assuming she can manage her tenants money better than they can. Her mother is overcharging and returning this families own money, giving her $0.00 of her own funds,’ chimed in another.
‘She didn’t say we’ve been overcharging our tenants for seven years so we could put a portion aside to give them back at a later date. Maybe they are charging market rates and some people are just good, you know?’ someone else tried to reason.
A different user simply wrote: ‘Overcharging your tenants and acting like its for their own benefit is a little sketchy.’
‘They’re charging the standard and sacrificing a portion of their rightfully hard earned money to help this family,’ some else argued.
‘Shame on all you roaches for trying to spin the narrative all so you can get a reaction you people are what’s wrong with a functioning society.’
Chantale didn’t specify what city her mom was renting the property in.
The post quickly went viral, dividing users over whether or not the act was charitable or extremely condescending
A recent study revealed the gaping differences between rental prices in various cities in the United States.
The typical national monthly rent of $1,700 gets a 1,996 square-feet apartment in Memphis – but only 211 square-feet in an area of Manhattan, says a report by RentCafe. That is almost 10 times smaller.
Southern and Midwestern cities – particularly Memphis, Tennessee, and Oklahoma City – have the most spacious apartments.
New York City, on the other hand, is home to 36 neighborhoods where you get the least amount of space for your money – including nine of the top ten in Manhattan.
New York’s 10013 zip code, which is in downtown Manhattan, affords the smallest amount of space for $1,700, according to the study.
At 211 square-feet on average, renters are likely looking at a tiny studio space.
Rental prices in the city, which is known for its sky-high rental prices and famously compact living conditions, have fallen slightly in recent months.
Amid a boom in vacancies, landlords are increasingly offering concessions to lure in renters – but average monthly rent is still a huge $4,000.
Outside of New York, the study found that the most expensive areas for renters were Boston, San Francisco and Oakland, California.
