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A renter’s viral video has shocked the web after she revealed the last word botched restore job discovered at her house.

The video, posted by TikToker Aliena.215, has amassed over 1.6 million views and sparked widespread dialog concerning the notorious “landlord particular”—a well-liked time period used to explain subpar or lazy restore jobs by landlords.

Within the quick clip, the tenant confirmed a portion of her wall with what regarded like an odd patch job within the drywall, explaining that it was falling off. However when she peeled away “the patch” she found that “the patch” was actually a white plastic reducing board that had been used to cowl a gap.

“Landlord particular occasions 300,” the girl stated within the video, “Like what?”

The makeshift patch had been painted over in an obvious try to hide the harm and the makeshift patch.

Brian Rudderow, a landlord and actual property investor, informed Newsweek: “As a landlord myself, I feel that utilizing a reducing board to cowl up a gap within the wall is totally unacceptable. That’s by far the laziest patch job that I’ve ever seen in my complete actual property profession.

“You should purchase a primary wall patch at Lowe’s or Residence Depot for round $5 – $10 with the mesh display and canopy it up with some spackle. Not solely that, all you need to do is screw a chunk of wooden behind there and fill it in with some spackle…That may even be an answer. That is fully lazy and uncalled for,” he stated.

The tenant’s response, together with the absurdity of the restore, shortly caught consideration on-line. Feedback ranged from disgusted to impressed, and plenty of shared their very own theories about how the chopping board ended up caught to the wall.

Some, like Leny, steered it could not have been the owner in any case. “That undoubtedly was performed by the earlier tenant and the owner did not discover or seen and did not care to handle it,” they wrote. Others, like Abel, agreed, dubbing it the “earlier tenant particular.”

“If it makes you are feeling higher, that reducing board is 10 bucks on Amazon,” joked Brother..Lu. Whereas others shared their very own loopy experiences of bizarre decor fixes. Like GraveyarddGhoull who stated: “I lived in a home the place the outlet within the door for cats was repaired with sonic the hedgehog comics taped on and painted white.”

The pattern of landlords reducing corners with weird fixes is nothing new. The time period “landlord particular” has gained reputation on social media as renters share their experiences with botched restore jobs. From portray over mild switches and hinges to stapling boards over holes, there are much more excessive examples, like painted over meals, and even a grenade discovered coated up with white paint.

Whereas some viewers noticed humor within the absurdity of the scenario, others identified the deeper points it represents—neglect, cost-cutting, and poor upkeep practices in rental housing.

Viewer OldSoul shared their frustration and stated: “Okay, that’ll be $1,750/month and it is advisable show you make 3 occasions the lease.”

“That is the owner ultimate boss trigger what,” stated sux 2 suk.

Newsweek reached out to @aliena.215 through TikTok for remark.

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