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Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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landlord raises rent by 700 tiktok

‘Karma exists’: Landlord raises rent by $700. It backfires

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

nyc housing tiktok

‘Don’t move to NYC right now’: New York City’s housing crisis is playing out on TikTok

Zanny Merullo Steffgen is a Colorado-based freelance writer. You can read her work at zannymerullosteffgen.com.

Zanny Merullo Steffgen

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‘It’s getting really old’: Locals band together on Instagram to fight a tourist-fueled housing crisis

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Charlotte Colombo

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boomer outlet

‘If anyone is wondering what it’s like getting a house from a boomer’: TikToker finds fake outlet in the home they purchased

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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security deposit tiktok

‘They always find some tiny bs so I just give up’: Tenant calls out landlords for using ‘anything’ to keep the security deposit

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘They tried to play ya girl’: California tenant says landlord tried to increase rent before her lease ends (updated)

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Unclick

‘Tuff Sheds are sheds. Not living spaces’: TikToker warns against using viral Home Depot shed as permanent home

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

woman talking on speaker phone caption my landlord is pulling some shady sh*t" "after days of ignored texts & emails I decided to call them *hangs up on me" (l) woman knocking on landlord office door caption "time to visit the office she won't answer" (c) woman speaking in kitchen caption "Even if they're not this is still bullblank" "I'm not in violation of my lease. I am not behind on rent. She decided to terminate our lease and the squeeze us for another $1k knowing she could keep my whole $2,700 deposit when she evicts me" (r)

shady landlord

‘My landlord is pulling some shady sh*t’: TikToker says landlord suddenly terminated her lease—then ghosted her

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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evicted single mom

‘You could at least be kind’: A landlord evicted a single mom and claimed she ‘trashed the place.’ Commenters are divided on if he was in the right

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rent increase austin congratulations

‘The audacity to write ‘congratulations’ in the email’: Woman says her rent went up by $2,500 in Austin, apartment sent her email congratulating her

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘They’re gonna get evicted’: Man says trailer park management is trying to run residents out with unaffordable new rules

house being loaded onto flatbed with WIDE LOAD sign and caption "meanwhile in Austin real estate, property taxes have gotten so high, our neighbor is taking their whole damn house to the hill country"

austin house moving

‘Our neighbor is taking their whole damn house’: TikToker claims neighbor is moving whole house due to property taxes in Austin

You can find her byline in Vice, Teen Vogue, Epic, and the Independent, among other publications. You can find her on Twitter @GagliardoSilver.

Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

Messy room with laundry trash and random garbage and cat caption "when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat" (l) Cat eating in messy room with caption "when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat" (c) Messy room's closet and other side caption "when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat" (r)

nightmare housemate

‘Take the cat in please’: TikToker shows off mess left by ‘nightmare’ roommate who abandoned their cat

Woman in greenscreen video caption "actual photos from my move out inspection after I cleaned for 5 hours and the report they attached" (l) Red house with magnifying glass up to it with other white houses around (c) Screnshot of womans inspection claim "dirty: caption "they really trying to scam me" (r)

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‘Goodbye $500 security deposit’: TikToker says landlord tried scamming her by deeming her clean apartment ‘dirty’ during move out inspection

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

amazon giftcard (l) Woman greenscreen tiktok video with text " Hi, Alexis. Thank you for letting us use your apartment last month for our property inspections! Your unit impressed so many people at the corporate office, that I am reaching out to see if you'd be comfortable with us photographing your apartment to use as our "staged" photos for the blank studio floorplan. We would not photograph any personal items- we're mostly just trying to show the furniture layout, scale off furniture, use of space etc. Your apartment is adorable, and I know your unit would help generate interest when we advertise the floorplan. We would provide you with an Amazon gift card, and I would have my on-site cleaner coe clean your apartment for you" (r)

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