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The issue isn't front loading, it's the poor quality of the machine. They're not meant to come out first, that's a fault. The seal isn't meant to stick.
I've had multiple of these over course of a few decades and what you describe has never been an issue. Complain to your landlord.
In the UK we pretty much only have front loading as washing machines tend to live under kitchen cabinets. Never had an issue, although extra space to do large items would be nice. >

We never had top loading in Germany and it has and does work perfectly fine.