We sold our spotless downtown condo\u2014cleaned top to bottom. Our two tidy cats never made a mess. Three weeks later, the new owner wrote: \u201cWe smell your dirty cats! Total mood killer. WE EXPECT $10,000.\u201d I called our realtor, who said we owed nothing. But my wife had other plans. The condo was smart, and we still had app access, so she logged in, turned off the lights, then flashed them like a disco strobe. She adjusted the thermostat to freezing, then boiling. We heard back almost instantly: \u201cWhat\u2019s going on with the climate control? The lights won\u2019t stay on!\u201d My wife giggled like a kid who\u2019d just pulled a perfect prank. I told her it was risky, but she shrugged. \u201cHe threatened us first.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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