Meet Jim and Darla Hobbs, a newly wed couple down on their luck and dealing with severe financial trouble. Jim is a struggling writer while Darla works as a part-time nurse at the local retirement home. After being evicted from their crummy little apartment building by the world's worst landlord, Mr Jenkins. As luck would have it Darla receives a mysterious hand written letter in the mail from a recently deceased relative. Jim and Darla inherit the old Bloomsdale, a dilapidated apartment building that's home to some of the wackiest tenants ever. Now, they have no choice but to take over and fix up the old building as landlords.