FOR THREE YEARS, MY LANDLORD NEVER DEPOSITED A SINGLE RENT CHECK I WROTE—WHEN I FINALLY ASKED HIM WHY, HE PLACED A SHOEBOX IN MY HANDS

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He left oranges outside our door and pretended they had simply appeared because his tree had produced too many.

Then, about three months after we moved in, I noticed something strange.

My rent check had never cleared.

The full $800 was still sitting untouched in my account.

I immediately knocked on his door.

“I think you misplaced my cheque,” I said.continue reading …