What you wrote in those first four paragraphs is so familiar to me. I went through it in most of the places I've ever rented - some with worse outcomes than others. I've always been a bedwetter. It doesn't seem to matter if I made an extra effort to hide the smells or not. Actually, when I made the most effort to cover it up, I encountered the most complaints.

One landlord even had a city inspector come in, and was told by them that everything was reasonably clean and within code. The landlord was pissed after that, because they didn't get their way. Needless to say, they made my remaining time in that apartment rough, so I got myself out of there as fast as I could.

I hope your landlord leaves you alone now. No one needs that sort of stress. I was lucky, and got out of the endless cycle of renting, and bad landlords. Maybe, one day, you'll also be in a place where nosy or bad landlords won't cause stress in your life, or invade your privacy.

If got out of the cycle by finding a house. To my surprise, it was way more affordable than I ever thought. I asked around, and found a small one, and when a mortgage bank worked out what my monthly payments would be, it was a little over half of what I was paying for rent. Wow, I could get a house for close to half of putting up with landlords! Well, that's exactly what I did. That was 15 years ago.

I have the freedom to live my lifestyle now. My bedroom smells like a bedwetter's room, but it's my own property, so there's no one to complain. Besides, I like the smell, and it's comforting to me. I pay $250 less each month now, than I did when I was renting. That extra money lets me set some aside, to fix stuff that breaks, like when I needed to buy a new fridge. My stress levels dropped a lot once there were no landlords in my life. My lifestyle, and certain smells I like, are not likely compatible with most landlords.

Thank you so much for this reply! It makes me feel a lot better to hear about your success with the same issue, even through struggles. I'm crossing my fingers for the place I'm at now. The mortgage thing sounds like a really good deal! I'm so happy that worked and you have your own space and privacy now, and can have your room smell how you like! :3 it gives me hope so thank you!

There's always hope, even when things sometimes get bad.

I honestly think I'd go nuts if I were ever forced to totally abandon all the smells that I like. Just being able to come home and hug a plushie that smells uniquely mine, can fix an otherwise horrible day.

RIP the dream, I guess. I feel so sick.