I'm not sure if I've posted this in the correct sub-forum, but it sounded the most relevant.
I'm living in a shared building, and we have a serious problem. What used to be a friendly, carefree and social atmosphere is steadily becoming ever more poisonous due to a single resident who we all avoid like the plague. The problem is that the landlady has been duped into believing he is a perfect housemate. He helpfully shows new viewings around, he cuts the hedges, and in her own words is "lovely". The reality for those who share the building with him, is he is manipulative, deceitful, controlling, incapable of normal interaction with flatmates, and indeed we think he views us all as a threat to his "landlady's favourite" status.
He eavesdrops on private conversations, and is constantly reporting back to her in order to curry favour. He's responsible for evicting two previous flats, and almost got myself evicted. He forced out a young girl in the flat next to his by targeting her, including sending a photograph of a teaspoon she had inadvertently left in the sink to the landlady. I could write a book on his activities, but what prompted me to seek advice was when he recently followed a young female resident when she went for an evening walk, and then text her about it afterwards. She recently returned from abroad and is self-quarantining, but allowed to go for a walk after checking the rules. He was obviously trying to catch her out for breaking the rules so he could report back to the landlady. The girl in question was freaked out and is terrified of him, and reached out to the landlady for support, but she's been so suckered in by him that she essentially fobbed her off.
A previous time we did complain as a group, she responded by saying "there have never been so many problems", indicating we were at fault.. The reality is that there are no problems. We have no idea how to handle this, and I think he's a genuine sociopath. We used to love living here and really don't want to move.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I'm living in a shared building, and we have a serious problem. What used to be a friendly, carefree and social atmosphere is steadily becoming ever more poisonous due to a single resident who we all avoid like the plague. The problem is that the landlady has been duped into believing he is a perfect housemate. He helpfully shows new viewings around, he cuts the hedges, and in her own words is "lovely". The reality for those who share the building with him, is he is manipulative, deceitful, controlling, incapable of normal interaction with flatmates, and indeed we think he views us all as a threat to his "landlady's favourite" status.
He eavesdrops on private conversations, and is constantly reporting back to her in order to curry favour. He's responsible for evicting two previous flats, and almost got myself evicted. He forced out a young girl in the flat next to his by targeting her, including sending a photograph of a teaspoon she had inadvertently left in the sink to the landlady. I could write a book on his activities, but what prompted me to seek advice was when he recently followed a young female resident when she went for an evening walk, and then text her about it afterwards. She recently returned from abroad and is self-quarantining, but allowed to go for a walk after checking the rules. He was obviously trying to catch her out for breaking the rules so he could report back to the landlady. The girl in question was freaked out and is terrified of him, and reached out to the landlady for support, but she's been so suckered in by him that she essentially fobbed her off.
A previous time we did complain as a group, she responded by saying "there have never been so many problems", indicating we were at fault.. The reality is that there are no problems. We have no idea how to handle this, and I think he's a genuine sociopath. We used to love living here and really don't want to move.
Any advice would be appreciated.