Big Brother landlord

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Some landlords have Gov't complexes when it comes to renting their spaces: they want to know everything about you and be all up in your business. Or you can think of it as playing Mother; with their house rules regarding what the renter can and can not do under "their roof."

While apt-hunting in Baja California I came across just such a post on Craigslist. The building is listed in Playas de Tijuana - supposedly the nicer area of town seeing as how it is near the beach (playas is Spanish for beach), populated with English-speaking foreigners and, subsequently, charges higher rents - and advertised as U.S. STANDARDS. But, according to the long-winded ad, renters can't have company over -- unless they fork over an additional $60USD per night. Wtf?! The sonofabitch is charging $400/month for a supposedly private apartment and has the gall to dictate how one socializes?

Or you can think of it as playing Mother

A check of the personal contact reveals a United Kingdom email address. The U.K. is one of the countries with the most prevalent surveillance. It was also, you might recall, the inspiration for George Orwell's 1984. It sounds like this British expat should carry his pink hide back across the Pond and live under Big Brother since he approves of it so much. I wasn't stupid enough to answer this ad - apart from a geriatric who in the hell would? - but I did email the owner about his hubris. This is how he replied (notice the funny characters alongside the iPhone. Suddenly the greediness all makes sense):   

FUCK OFF YOU BLOODY BASTARD! If I don't like u r not obligated to stay with us. We charge extra to prevent tenants from bringing the entire family as many of u tried to do it in the several occasions. Do u get it stupid!

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