A month ago (without warning or asking) my roommate (homeowner) had 5 college students move in with us for the Summer. Before then, it was just the two of us for over a year. My living situation was far from ideal regardless, as my bedroom is actually just the family room right next to the kitchen and living room. However, with just the two of us, it was livable especially with the low rent rate. These college guys share my bathroom (making it extremely cluttered and dirty) while my roommate has his own. They share the kitchen and sleep in the living room. Before they go to bed, they are loud and boisterous as they visit in the living room. I no longer can watch TV in the living room now (though I pay 1/2 the satellite bill). The refrigerator is crammed full of food so I can't even do proper grocery shopping. Most aggravating, however, is the fact that I feel like what little privacy I had is completely gone. What should be a burden to him has become almost entirely my burden. When these guys moved in and my roommate told me (1 day prior), he mentioned that he would make it "more economic for me." I also happen to know that he is charging these guys rent ($30/week each). Last night, he wrote what is due as usual, however; I was extremely upset to see that he didn't cut any slack on the rent and it appears that he still wants me to pay half of utilities. As far as I am concerned, I think the utilities should now be split into 7 parts, not 2. The utilities should be easy enough to handle. What I need advice on is what to do about the rent. I only pay $260/month as it is, but that low rate was agreed upon due to the circumstances long before 5 friggin' guys were invited to move in. TL:DR Roommate invited 5 guys to move in (without consulting or advanced notice) and still expects full rent and 1/2 utilities. I'm not going to pay that but I don't know what is fair.
Submitted June 17, 2015 at 05:14PM by anonymousmatt http://ift.tt/1dK3L7y Advice
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