A New York City landlord who goes by the name Raymond on TikTok, under the handle @raymondbacchus1127, posted a video showing the condition of a house he said he recently got back after 13 months of no rent from a tenant he described as a famous TikToker. In the video, he walks through the property and points out what he says is garbage, stains, and general filth left behind.
Raymond said in the video, “Okay, I finally get my house back after 13 months of no rent from a famous tiktoker, and I want you to see the condition the house was left in.” He then gave a tour of the property, starting outside on the street and sidewalk, where garbage appeared to be scattered, and then moving inside.
He said the tenant was late on rent for the past four years and that he took her to court for non-payment. He claimed he had proof of payments made through Zelle, with dates and times recorded. He also said the tenant had just left the night before, which he said was her deadline.
Raymond claims years of late rent payments and an eviction
Throughout the video, Raymond described a pattern of late payments and said he had to track the tenant down for rent. He said the tenant was “never, never on time, always late” and that he had to offer payment plans to help her catch up on months of owed rent. He said, “So never, never on time, always late, begging for mercy. Gotta give them the payment plan to catch up months after months.”
He said the eviction process took 13 months and that the tenant finally left the night before he filmed. He said, “So I finally get her evicted after 13 months. She had to leave last night, was her deadline.”
The video shows the interior of the house, including what appears to be a kitchen, a bathroom with white tiles that Raymond said had turned beige, a bedroom with a dresser and mirror, and a living room with a fireplace and radiator. Raymond pointed out what he described as garbage throughout the house and said the smell of smoke was present, claiming the tenant was “smoking in here 24 hours.”
Raymond also asked someone named Frank to move a refrigerator, calling the area behind it “Nasty.” He questioned the tenant’s living conditions and referenced what he said was a food business, asking, “This is the condition, living condition. And they got what, food business?”
The video’s caption adds more claims
The video’s caption added further details, stating, “I my prayers are with the new landlord. These people are shameless. I don’t know how they sleep at night. 4years of late payments 13 months of nonpayment, 13 violations after I serve them the 90 days notice. Rats and roaches the condition she kept the kitchen tells why she had them there. Catering from the apartment over the years, Food sales on the front lawn of the house and the list goes on and on.”
The caption appears to reference 13 violations, rats, roaches, and alleged food sales from the property, though these claims were not independently verified in the video itself.
Raymond ended the video with a pointed message, saying, “And this is the results when you try to help people. Now talk, she got to talk. Finally get the f–k out of here, rat.”
Several people in the comment section appeared to identify the tenant, though the tenant has not been confirmed as the person named in the comments. It is unclear whether these claims are accurate, and the tenant has not been confirmed as the person named in the comments.
Others pushed back on Raymond’s characterization of the property. One commenter wrote, “He’s calling the tenant nasty. For what I can see that place needs a whole upgrade. So you as a landlord are not doing your job.” Another person who identified themselves as a property manager wrote, “25 year Residential property manager here… I’ve seen much, much worse than this. This is almost an average unit turn for me.” Landlord-tenant disputes in New York often turn into legal battles over records and rent, as a Bronx woman says her landlord listed a fake tenant on her DHCR report and charged her $200 over legal rent.
Some commenters focused on the age of the property rather than the tenant’s actions. One wrote, “People saying the place old….Old have nothing to do with nastiness.” Another commenter drew a broader conclusion about food businesses, writing, “This is why I do not eat from people.”
