This bible-themed attempted rent hike had more twists than an M. Night Shyamalan film
When @racheltacobell‘s landlord tried to justify an illegal rent rise by citing the Bible, she was more than ready for him. This is how the story unfolded.
DID MY LANDLORD JUST TRY TO USE THE BIBLE TO RAISE MY RENT…LMAOOOO pic.twitter.com/1NtweY35yb
— rachel bell (@racheltacobell) August 22, 2019
Plot twist:
UPDATE:
the good news is i work for a real estate startup and know the law, and my landlord and i have a pretty chill relationship (until this lmfao). so i just texted him this: pic.twitter.com/YEm4sRa4XR— rachel bell (@racheltacobell) August 22, 2019
Rachel posted a very public-spirited update.
UPDATE 2: still waiting for landlord to reply but in the spirit of sharing my extensive landlord-tenant law knowledge i wrote this blog post explaining all the reasons this is fully illegal. will let you all know what i hear from him https://t.co/gefm966Aqs
— rachel bell (@racheltacobell) August 22, 2019
Plot twist number two:
UPDATE 3:
this will be my last tweet ever because i’m fucking deceased. i’ve been messing with bruce for over a year now. i hate/love my landlord pic.twitter.com/5XGGDDpQq1— rachel bell (@racheltacobell) August 22, 2019
PRAISE THE LORD!
Some of the responders didn’t get as far as the second plot twist.
If mary was expecting jesus in 2019, most of these christian landlords wouldnt let her give birth in their places
Some things never change https://t.co/EKHcNXtNJi
— Emily (@cloudyyxp_) August 27, 2019
Greed is a sin, right? https://t.co/y8UOVhrfHK
— Michelle (@InternetSpoider) August 27, 2019
I must have missed that part in the Beatitudes where Jesus said "blessed are the landlords for they shall inherit a 10% rent increase." https://t.co/OMrmzUAZsc
— Smokey (@NahNotFeelinIt) August 22, 2019
Yet I’m the bad guy??
— Satan (@s8n) August 22, 2019
But Twitter user, Dean Putney, clocked the full story and had a certain grudging admiration for landlord Bruce.
This is an incredibly risky prank to pull I’m sweating but impressed
— Dean Putney (@deanputney) August 22, 2019
Source: Rachel Taco Bell on Twitter Image: Twitter, screengrab