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How Slumlords Works

A walk-through of how to find rental reviews, post your own, and stay anonymous if you want to. The whole thing should take about two minutes.

  1. 01

    Search by address

    Type any street address, city, or zip code into the search bar. Autocomplete pulls from Google Places so you can pick the exact building, not just a vague neighborhood. Properties are matched by place ID, which means the same building always shows up at the same URL — even if you typed “350 W 42nd” and someone else typed “350 West 42nd Street.”

  2. 02

    Read what tenants said

    Every property page shows the average rating across six categories (maintenance, noise, safety, pest control, landlord communication, value), the distribution of star ratings, and a comment thread. Comments are threaded, so you can read replies in context. If the property hasn’t been reviewed yet, you’ll see an empty-state card and an invitation to be the first.

  3. 03

    Sign up to post

    Posting a review requires a free account. One tap with Google, or email + password if you prefer. Sign-up is gated by Cloudflare Turnstile (an invisible bot check) and you confirm your email — by clicking a link in the welcome message — before your first post. Your email is never shown publicly.

  4. 04

    Leave your rating

    Rate the property 1–5 stars overall and per category. Add a comment — long, short, profanity-laced, or none at all. Optionally include the months you lived there, the rent you paid, and up to five photos. Each tenant can leave one rating per property; you can edit it later if anything changes. Comments are unlimited.

  5. 05

    Stay anonymous (or don’t)

    New accounts default to anonymous, which means your reviews show a randomly generated pseudonym instead of your name and avatar. You can toggle anonymity per review — leave a positive review with your real name on the record, then a negative one anonymously, with no contradiction. Anonymous reviews can’t be linked to each other; the pseudonym is freshly generated every time.

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    Reply, react, and discuss

    Comment threads aren’t just for your own review — you can reply to other tenants, back up a take, or push back on one. Whole-building issues (mold, security, a landlord ignoring repair requests) tend to surface in comments before they show up in star ratings. Notifications keep you in the loop on replies to your posts.