Any renter who receives an email from their landlord will feel a sudden cold chill of dread. In almost every conceivable situation, this is going to be extremely bad news. Likely options are a rent hike, a note that you’re somehow behind on payments, or, simply, that you’re being evicted and must pack your bags.
Such was the situation with Adam, a poster on X who lives in Fremont, California, who got an ominous email from his landlord. He opened it, doubtless expecting the worst. We can only imagine his reaction when he read it, and then re-read it to make sure he wasn’t hallucinating:
