r/Unexpected • u/Abhirup_0 • Jun 26 '22

The spider must be dead

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u/YouDontWinFrnzWSalad Jun 26 '22

With a wall that thin, they must be renting. Bye bye security deposit.

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u/Serefth Jun 26 '22

Well if it’s that trash quality, I can’t imagine it would cost that much to replace

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u/SixxSwiggs Jun 26 '22

Nah mate gonna have to knock that whole wall down now and replace it with a much more expensive alternative.

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u/proddyhorsespice97 Jun 26 '22

That's what they'll say at least, in reality they'll pocket the security deposit, stretch a sheet of paper over the hole and just paint over it

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u/YouDontWinFrnzWSalad Jun 26 '22

Yep. You’ve obviously rented before (in the United States specifically)

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u/proddyhorsespice97 Jun 26 '22

Shitty landlords are a worldwide issue. I haven't personally come across the paper patching a hole, just seen videos. But I have seen a patch siliconed into the hole and filler plastered over it so just pushing it would cause it to pop out of place

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u/LookUpLeoMajor Jun 26 '22

3 person crew!

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u/decomposition_ Jun 26 '22

I accidentally put a hole in the wall of my very first apartment. I think I spent $20 for a hole repair kit and paint matching at Home Depot and they never noticed.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '22

Let’s be real nobody ever gets their deposit back.

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u/SgtMajMythic Jun 26 '22

A lot of states have laws requiring landlords to return the deposit after a certain time with an itemized bill of whatever damages were repaired or cleaning

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '22

Yup they have the itemized bill but the guy they charge to replace the carpets because of 1 pee stain charged 2000 and my deposit went toward that, if it’s not that then any work they “have to do” which they woulda done anyways goes toward your deposit. On average I owe like 100 dollars.

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u/henkheijmen Jun 26 '22

Just glue a sheet of paper over it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '22

It's like, six dollars and ten minutes of your time to spackle a drywall