The hoarding landlady
Before renting a room, make sure you get to know your landlord or landlady. The apartment might look nice and be below market price, but there’s almost always a catch. In this person’s case, their landlord was off her rocker. And to make matters worse, the home they rented wasn’t even all that good!
The landlady was a hoarder, and the apartment was packed to the rafters with broken furniture. She was also a DIY gardener who would fill bags with dirt and walk around while looking busy. No gardening actually took place. This isn’t the worst landlord story of all time, but it’s still pretty terrible, in a sucks-to-be-you kind of way.