Realtors are showing my apartment...

mmuscolo

Question: If your prank is not viewed as harmless or otherwise can be proven to dissuade the perspective renter from signing the lease to rent could you be held responsible for that problem to the leasor? I don't get this situation at all. Am I the only one who is totally confused by this practice?

I do not remember reading about that in the lease paperwork I signed but it is a possibility. That's why I am hoping to keep these light and readily identifiable as jokes

mmuscolo

Ask them if they're as excited for Allston Christmas as you are? (I assume that's when you're moving out?) Maybe get in the spirit by having your sidewalk junk ready in a corner...covered in tinsel? Trashy Santa hat? Or dress as Allston Santa...

[side note: Last year I saw a lion shaped coffee table!]

A lion-shaped coffee table?! Dreams really do come true... And actually, this is coinciding with Allston new-year. Perhaps I could rig a disco ball up to look like the new-year's ball, knock it over, claim the ball has dropped and blast confetti/streamers everywhere. I might even offer some celebratory champagne!

AllonsYtotheTardis

Question: If your prank is not viewed as harmless or otherwise can be proven to dissuade the perspective renter from signing the lease to rent could you be held responsible for that problem to the leasor? I don't get this situation at all. Am I the only one who is totally confused by this practice?

I do not remember reading about that in the lease paperwork I signed but it is a possibility. That's why I am hoping to keep these light and readily identifiable as jokes

I would definitely try the goldfish cracker in the baggy then. It's completely harmless, and quite funny. Even better if you can find a way to overhear their reactions once they leave.

mmuscolo

Update:

I used the 'If you see a bunch of guns on the floor, they're not mine' line yesterday.

I got home today to find an 'emergency notice' from my rental company on my living room floor stating they had to come in and fix a gas leak on my stove. I didn't report a gas leak... and I live alone.

I wonder if the realtor contacted them and asked 'em to come check out my apartment to ensure that the floor wasn't covered in guns before showing it to potential renters. Of course, there were no guns, but I wonder if I can expect similar results with each of these prank/jokes?

Will have to update this thread with further results and reactions

melb_alex

haha gullible realtors

Another non harmless prank would be to invite in as many cats as you possibly can

ekz13

Question: If your prank is not viewed as harmless or otherwise can be proven to dissuade the perspective renter from signing the lease to rent could you be held responsible for that problem to the leasor? I don't get this situation at all. Am I the only one who is totally confused by this practice?

I do not remember reading about that in the lease paperwork I signed but it is a possibility. That's why I am hoping to keep these light and readily identifiable as jokes

while this may not be directly written out in the rules, they can still make it very painful for you your last couple of months, I understand this is an inconvience for you to have people in and out, but you knew that going in to the place, and you are messing with these peoples lively hood (not knowing them , maybe they deserve it, but .. )

Alatariel75

Can you put your TV in a cupboard or something and print out a life size colour picture of a TV and stick it on the wall with all the chairs/couch facing it, like normal?

eplerd

Write "REDRUM" diagonally on the bathroom mirror in red lipstick at least three times!!
(The Shining)

neandermagnon

Print pictures of different cats, and build mini shrines for each one, with a birth and death date for each. Maybe also a cause of death and "survived by eight kittens" or something.

I don't really understand why you'd want to do this, but bear in mind that usually people don't play jokes on complete strangers so there's a high chance of it backfiring. Although if you just want to come across as a little bit odd/crazy, then I don't see how that's going to do anything other than make them think you're crazy. I wouldn't not move into an apartment just because the previous tenant was a bit odd....... one apartment I lived in the landlord had to replace all the doors after the tenants before us because they were all smashed in... as in "the Shining" kind of smashed in.... didn't really bother me.

Pipsg1rl

haha gullible realtors

Another non harmless prank would be to invite in as many cats as you possibly can

No way. Cats spray and you CANNOT get the smell out. OP still has to live in this apartment.

I'm in to see what other ideas people come up with and if I were the person seeing the apartment I'd probably get a laugh out of some of these.

darkguardian419

If you're not home, fill a bunch of clear containers with lemonade, and label them "DO NOT DRINK!!!" all over the house.
Leave a mop and bucket sitting out and put red food coloring in the water.

If you are home, wash out an empty jar of mayo, fill with yogurt, and eat it.

Sit around in a full spandex suit, tell them you feel more comfortable in other people's skin.

Every time a phone rings, freak out talking about how the government is going to find you now, and shut all of the blinds.

Tie a couple of feet of rope to each leg of your table, leave the rest coiled up on top of the table.

daisyellow

If you are home, wash out an empty jar of mayo, fill with yogurt, and eat it.

Please do this.

dunnodunno

3. When they're leaving, offer them each a goldfish in a ziplock baggie full of water.

This is brilliant. I think I will use goldfish crackers instead of real fish, though... just to make it stranger.

You'll be like Eddie, Chandler's crazy roommate in Friends.