Otago landlord's bizarre, 'bigoted' rules for rental property mocked online

The list, shared on Reddit, is compiled of 22 "pet hates" of the property owner.
The list, shared on Reddit, is compiled of 22 "pet hates" of the property owner. Photo credit: Getty Images/Reddit

A landlord's list of bizarre rules has been mocked on social media after one Otago renter shared the long list of regulations they had to abide by.

The list, shared on Reddit, is compiled of 22 "pet hates" of the property owner - whose name is blurred from the list.

Some of the pet peeves are understandable such as "leaving dirty dishes around" and "not cleaning bathroom toilet areas" - but others are a little odder.

The full list
The full list Photo credit: Reddit

"Not putting plug in sink when washing pots and pans" was one of the more specific rules, and "phone calls in common spaces" was another.

A few of the pet hates were borderline rude - such as "not speaking english" and "more than one shower".

The person who posted the sign said they had only lived in the house with the property owner for two weeks - but those two weeks were not very comfortable.

"The landlady would scream at me for doing absolutely nothing, and once screamed at me through the floor for being too loud as I was literally getting into my bed," they wrote in the comments.

Comments on the post were mildly sympathetic to the landlady for her desire to have people shower before getting into the spa - another one on the long list of pet hates. 

But most people were in disbelief anyone would inflict that many rules on someone paying rent.

"I was fully on board until the phone calls bit, then BAM in comes the bigotry," wrote one person.

"Okay. One of these. I can get. It’s reasonable. 23 of these? Girl," said another.