ULPT Landlord is trying to scam buyers, how can I make bathroom smell like shit

Posted by HierkommtdieSonne902@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 47 comments

We moved into our apartment a year ago. We found out after moving in that there are maggots in the walls of the bathroom (fixed it), the tap water is undrinkable, and the plumbing was done so badly the bathroom smells like raw sewage 2x days per week.

Landlord has since been trying to sell the apartment, but we kinda don't want it to make easy since anyone buying this place would waste their money considering the plumbing renovation needed, ignoring the fact that no amount of individial repair will fix the tapwater issue (it smells and tastes like heavy metal, we drink and cook with bottled water).

Can't really go up to prospective buyers in front of him and tell them this place is ass (also can't afford to move, so that's also an issue since that would get us kicked out).

So, if tomorrow isn't one of those days where the bathroom smells like sewage, is there anyway to make it smell like that?

Already hung up a no-drink sign on the kitchen tap alongside 18 water bottles, but need advice on the bathrooms.

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Affectionate-Fly7620@reddit

i like the liquid ass idea but the smell doesnt go away as fast as you would like soooo...put liquid ass on paper in that room and when you want it to quit smelling you take the paper out...by out i mean all the way outside

k23_k23@reddit

"but we kinda don't want it to make easy since anyone buying this place would waste their money " .. you are a hypocrite - obviously the place is good enough for you to want to continue living there.

Fun_Variation_7077@reddit

Take a sock, drench it in liquid ass, pull down the vent, stick the sock into a nook/cranny, replace the vent.

Mother-Pride-Fest@reddit

Then, put a sock on top of the vent so when they go to remove the sock, all they get is sock!

Technical-Sector407@reddit

Upper deck that Düsseldorf

engage16@reddit

Leave an upper decker and turn up the heat

Quarkspiration@reddit

I recommend this sub's #2 ace-in-the-hole.. ..good old Liquid Ass!

ShesGotaChicken2Ride@reddit

Is #1 the piss disc?

koyaani@reddit

I assume OP already stocks them in the freezer, so unplug the refrigerator

NothaBanga@reddit

Poop in toilet. Don't flush. Let it stew for as long as possible.

gerardkimblefarthing@reddit

Ugh... Can't believe I'm suggesting this, but dry dock it. Turn off water supply, flush, then leave your natural offering in the bowl all day. Turn water back on and flush just before showing.

Resse811@reddit

Oh don’t even need you do that much work. Just poop and don’t flush till right before they get there.

At least AC Slater it to pile it on the bare porcelain. The point is avoiding the water coverage

Not_Jinxed@reddit

Really it's as simple as this. Let a nasty shit stew in there all day long. Flush it right before the showing.

The other idea above about emptying the sink traps is good too.

melli_milli@reddit

Any update?

Quick_Marketing7644@reddit

Easy way is to drain the u traps under the sinks. Put a bucket under the sink BEFORE you undo it and DO NOT empty the bucket back into the sink, toss it outside when you're done.

U traps purposely hold water to stop sewerage smells from coming back up.

Fix it by turning the tap on and filling it back up once they're gone

StrayAI@reddit

OP said that their bathroom smells like sewage pretty often - I wouldn't be sure that there even is a U trap under the sink or shower.

saladmunch2@reddit

This is probably why the bathroom smells like sewage already, a trap is either incorrect or the water gets sucked away somehow from the mess of plumbing. Had a problem like that years ago actually.

virtualchoirboy@reddit

And to compound this with the Liquid Ass recommendation, before reconnecting the trap, pour or spray some into the trap so that the smell wafts up from the sink. Consider doing the same with the shower drain, possibly after using a plunger to try to use forced air to clear that trap too.

realdappermuis@reddit

Drain cleaner followed by some hot water

It loosens all the drain gunk and will smell horrrrrrrendous for hours after

Puceeffoc@reddit

Liquid ass.

Then post it notes randomly (everywhere) about the smell.

Leave a e-mail printouts everywhere of your conversation e-mails with the landlord (these can be faked)

Make flyers about the living conditions and hang them up in the bathroom like "poster" art but it's just a flyer warning potential buyers.

Apotak@reddit

Put stickers on all taps to remind "yourself" that the water is pot potable.

oztrailrunner@reddit

It's a bit late now, but you need to smash the protein. 160g a day for a few days. When you take a dump, lay that log on some plastic bag and hide it in the bathroom. Under the sink or something. Will smell shocking.

SassySophie42@reddit

I worked at a hotel once where a guest got mad and cut a hole in the wall, put dead fish in the hole, and patched it. Multiple places. Trust me, that smell won't go away.

fatturtle96@reddit

“Upper decker” - shit in the tank. The poo water will stink.

tm8183874@reddit

Came here to say this.

scraft87@reddit

Are you on a lease? He cant just sell it with tenants. If not do you have any curtain rods? Open the ends and leave shrimp in them. It'll make it reek like a dead animal. Sucks for you, double sucks for them. Hide shit outside by the front door so its the first thing you notice as you walk up. Problems before they even make it inside lol

idtartakovsky@reddit

Where do you live that you can’t? Where I’m at in the US, houses and small apartment buildings are constantly being sold with tenants still living there. I don’t know the laws regarding whether the buyer needs to uphold the lease, or if they can force or incentivise the tenant to move out, but it was a little frustrating when I was looking to buy a house in my city on a very small budget, placing me in the same price range as landlords. For them, already having people to make money off of is great, but I was looking for somewhere for me to live, so it definitely cut down on properties I could’ve bought

Im in FL! They can be sold with tenants (our apartment complex is trying to sell to a new company right now) but they can't touch the people with a lease unless its month to month. Its valid for that property and address

Krynja@reddit

Note taped to underside of toilet lid.

"All piping in building needs replaced. Water and sewer. Plz close lid after reading"

You have everything within yourself to make the shit show to happen 💪

TrekkiMonstr@reddit

In the words of a wise philosopher I saw somewhere on Reddit at some point in the past: girl, it a bathroom

FrontStreetBlvd@reddit

soak washcloths in warm whole milk...hide cloths and let the sour take over.

I would write a note: DEAR POTENTIAL BUYER: As the current occupant of this unit, please consider the following before making a purchase on this unit.

Maggots lived in the walls when we first moved in and we weren’t told about it. The problem has since been corrected, but it makes you wonder what else is lurking under these few coats of paint.
Upon inquiring why my restroom smells of raw sewage twice a week, I was informed that the plumbing job that currently exists was done improperly and will need to be renovated. I’m assuming the current owner hasn’t told you this, and I understand it’s a very expensive repair.
The tap water is NOT POTABLE, and probably never will be.

Then hang it in a closet or a cabinet that you have otherwise cleared out, and strongly encourage them to check out said cabinet or closet during the walkthrough.

EstePersona@reddit

Or hang it in ALL of the cabinets and closets.

I was thinking more covert because possibly the owner could sue (I’m not sure but seems like maybe they could)

nahman201893@reddit

Upper decker anyone?

banmeharderdaddy42@reddit

Raw shrimp and chicken in the air ducts. Take a broomstick and really shove it in there deep. These are fun too:

https://a.co/d/b1WFtuH

karduar@reddit

Drain the P trap in the sink. Sewage smells will come up.

SMELL_LIKE_A_TROLL@reddit

You know those stick up air freshener things you hide under the sink, behind the vanity, on the bottom of the toilet tank?

Yes?

Just think about a Can of slightly open sardines. Also, Upper Decker is a thing.

Shrimp in the curtain rods.
"The Pilk": Inject a mix of piss and milk into the furniture.
Source a bunch of stink bugs and smash them. Put their corpses in the HVAC vents of the apartment.
Pour fish oil into the vent intake of the furnace. entire place will reek for a LONG time.