The following slides show pictures of a situation that my landlord (Slumlord) created in order to get us to move out of our apartment after living there for over 35 years. He was only supposed to replace a bathtub that had been leaking for some time. We lived in perfect harmony for about 24 years with my wonderful old landlady until the slumlord bought the property. The bathtub replacement proved to be a living nightmare. Every piece of furniture was covered with a deep layer of dust. Most of our clothing in the closets were in the same condition and some articles of clothing were ruined. There was absolutely no dust control and zero respect for good tenants. My wife found it almost impossible to breathe. At one point I was very close to taking her to Emergency Hospital,But with the aid of safety masks we managed to survive. At one point a large mirror in the second bathroom fell on me. Thank God that I saw it coming off the wall and caught it with both hands before it hit me on my head. The mirror had been come loose from the wall due to heavy hammering on the wall behind it. Once again, no safety precautions had been made. The whole apartment was a complete disaster and we are absolutely certain that all of this awful mess was to force us out and move a relative or friend in at an increased rent. We had endured eight years or slightly more of pure hell under this slumlord. At great expense to my family plus the awful stress we decided to just pack up and leave. I might add that at the time I was 74 years old and this was not a time to be homeless. After 17 days in motels we finally found a new place to live. We shall never forget the most awful and disgusting experience, that we certainly did not deserve. The suffering under this slumlord was indescribable. Slide 4 and some of the slides after it will show the conditions of this apartment. Under the ownership of the old landlady, repairs had always been completed and the whole complex was neat and tidy. Also I had only one rent increase in 24 years. We really had been wonderful tenants.

Please view the following slides and observe the condition of what was once a very nice apartment unit and also a nice place to live. We do have photos of the apartment when it was in very good condition, but they will not be shown here since my purpose is to show what can happen to a place when a “Slumlord” takes over.If you are planning to rent, please do your homework. Check out the owner of the property and make certain that you visit websites that are most informative concerning tenant’s rights. There is tons of information out there, that of course lists Landlord’s rights. Remember that there are also Tenants from (Hell). Never allow yourself to suffer like we did. As far as government assisting you, do not rely on this.You may be lucky but we were not. Even at my age of 74 we failed to get any help whatsoever. If this does happen to you we hope that you will have better results in obtaining assistance, but beware, most of the time you will be on your own. The best way to prevent suffering under the hands and feet of a slumlord, (Yes they step on you and kick you when you are down) is to become educated and if you should be unfortunate to be placed in a difficult and miserable situation such as the one that we were subjected to, then fight back with all of your might and resources that you have learned by doing your homework. Please view all of the following slides and we are sure that like ourselves you will be disgusted, but the positive side of this is like the old saying or expression To be forewarned is to be forearmed. Please remember the purpose of this slide show is not to put down good landlords but to expose bad ones.

If you are ready to rent, good luck to you and good hunting

The picture above is an example of the condition that the remodel person left the bathroom in, plus almost all other locations in the apartment. It will give

you some idea of how unskilled workers operate and the disgusting condition that they leave most if not all of the areas in which they work.

The above is how the kitchen ceiling looked after about two years when the slumlord took over the property. Most of the ceilings in the apartment were similar with at least eleven roof leaks. The slumlords idea of how to fix leaks was to climb in to the attic on a damaged ladder

and slide a piece of sheet metal between the shingles from the underside and where light could be detected. Naturally this quick fix only lasted for a while until the water found its new

path of destruction

Bathroom floor, rotted, mildewed and unfit for habitation. Thanks to our slumlord. The linoleum was rolled back and left as is before we vacated the apartment. If this picture reflects something that your

rented apartment or house looks like, take lots of photographs before you move out.

The rear yard of the apartments. Before the slumlord took over the property, we had a nice outdoor BBQ area with chairs and a large umbrella. This was a great area to have visitors from out of town. Just take a look at the dump they converted a nice place in to. Makes you sick does it not? Once again, remember to

take lots of photos before you move out.

The stairway to the stars. Well not really. It was the unsafe stairway to our badly neglected apartment. Some of the problems were mold, most likely toxic mold throughout the unit, plus closet doors that came

off the runners and fell down on the bedroom floor. One door actually hit me in the head. The lack of repairs and the disgraceful condition of the apartment cannot be described or viewed by just a few slides.

• This area is typical of the type of side or rear yard that a slumlord would have for his tenants. This area before was clean and neat plus the concrete section was a nice picnic/BBQ area with tables and chairs. That was before the slumlord took over the property. Take a good look at this junk and filth

• Bathroom remodel, with slumlord planning to force us out from our home of 35 years. This all started as a simple bathtub replacement. The slumlord lied to us. There was no dust control what so ever. Our clothing and some furniture was ruined. My wife came very close to being taken to an emergency hospital. If not for the breathing masks, it would have happened. Do not ever place yourself in this position. Do not trust a slumlord.

• Above is a view of one ceiling area. We had eleven roof leaks total. We had asked the slumlord many time to fix the leaks but to no avail. The view above is a representation of how some of the ceilings looked when we moved out. Please continue to view the next sets of slides in order to get a complete picture of the disgusting manner in which a slumlord may treat you. Thank you for watching.

• Bathroom remodel continued. The person who worked on the bathroom remodel even got very angry when things were not going right. He rushed through our living room lots of time whist trailing dust and dirt all over the place. He also shouted and banged around in the bathroom. It was most disturbing to my family. He did apologize later, but it was too late. I had banned them from entering my home forever. Later we moved out.

• Once again the debris was just dumped out of the bathroom window. Almost certainly after the rubbish had piled high, it would be just pushed to one side and left there for years to come. Remember! I must keep reminding you to take lots of pictures and keep up your diary each day.

• This record will hold up for you in a court of law.

• The bathtub shown here was the old one. The patch job around the water release handle was a very poor attempt much earlier on to fix a leaking rusting tub. The replacement gave the slumlord a good opportunity to force us out and replace us with a family member or friend at a much higher rent, even though we were paying $1,000 plus per month and always on time.

• This view is over the food preparation area and next to the dining room section. It is not too nice to have plaster, old paint and lime plus mold falling in to your food. If this looks like your ceiling, contact the Health Department, Code Enforcement of your city and the Department of Building & Safety

• More great views for you to look at. Top left is a photo of Northeast bathroom. Top right is the old tub• left just where it lays. Bottom left shows mold under carpets. Bottom right shows one of the ceiling

leaks.

• Another view of the side yard and to the right shows the condition of the roof. The roof was shake shingle 35 years old with rotting and loose shingles. Lots of light could be observed from the attic and of course lots of rain came in. The slumlord had eight years to fix this but did nothing.

Another view of the side yard. The photo on the right shows the disgusting state of the roof. It was shake shingle and 35 years old with rotting and loose shingles. From the attic lots of light showing through. The slumlord had 8 years to fix this but did nothing. Check for these plus all other conditions before you move in.

• Another view of the slide yard. To the right a view of the unsafe crumbling stairs leading down from the apartment unit. We hope that you have enjoyed this presentation that exposes one of many slumlords. Remember these awful sub humans can inflict serious illness or even cause the death of you. Many of them really are criminals. Do your homework and fight back.