Biggest dealbreaker in a roommate? (guilty, neighborhood, feel, boyfriend)
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I have seen ads that say must work outside of home. Not sure if that is legally enforceable. Meaning can you have a rental agreement that states they must have an outside job and can you evict them if they do not follow that? But people run ads for "sleeping rooms" which are suppose to be for sleeping only.
They have to declare this in their ad and it is only enforcable if you accept it before you move in.
Many LLs do not like people working remotely.
Many years ago I had just moved to a big new city. After paying and moving in, the woman says "Can you leave Friday evening and stay somewhere else on Friday nights? That's when my boyfriend comes over." It was more like an order. I just looked at her and said I didn't know anyone here and didn't think I should have to rent a motel room or sleep in my car.
So she just said this to you out of the blue? She cannot do this, only what is laid down in the rent contract goes. I hope you refused and if you accepted then at her cost!
Why not? How could this possibly be an issue if they pay their rent on time?
There are LLs with the same mindset and attitude like the OP lair8 who want to share the rent with a roommate, but prefer to have the place all to themselves and need alone time = Want to have the cake and eat it too.
There are LLs with the same mindset and attitude like the OP lair8 who want to share the rent with a roommate, but prefer to have the place all to themselves and need alone time = Want to have the cake and eat it too.
Oh, I see.. the landlord lives with you... I don't think I'd like that arrangement unless the landlord was very easygoing..
Why not? How could this possibly be an issue if they pay their rent on time?
More wear and tear on the property if they're there all the time? More use of utilities, if any are included in rent? Possibility of running a business out of the home, which may be against zoning or come with strangers (clients) in and out? Those are the only reasons I can think of (besides "somebody's just got a bee up their you-know-where about WFH").
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Originally Posted by fleetiebelle
To me, there's a difference between a landlord renting a property and a person whose name is on the lease looking for a roommate.
Or, someone just renting out a room in their house.
More wear and tear on the property if they're there all the time? More use of utilities, if any are included in rent? Possibility of running a business out of the home, which may be against zoning or come with strangers (clients) in and out? Those are the only reasons I can think of (besides "somebody's just got a bee up their you-know-where about WFH").
Or, someone just renting out a room in their house.
I've had roommates in the past. I haven't had roommates in a very long time because of having roommates in the past.
One of biggest deal breakers for me? I will gladly share my stuff, but when you disrespect how I want that stuff taken care of that you are using, that's a big deal breaker for me. No one is 'entitled' to use my stuff. Have some respect or go get your own.
Obviously, however, the biggest deal breaker is not paying their share of the rent and bills.
Someone working from home and being a homebody after work...that should have clearly been discussed before ever renting to someone. Did you not ask them what they did for work? As in, 'How will you be paying the bills? Where do you work?'
They pay the rent, they pay their share of the bills, go outside then, if you want alone time. Go to your room, close the door. Having a roommate means there's a very good chance that you aren't going to get the 'alone time' that you want. You don't get to have someone pay half your rent and bills and not actually live there.
As for 'wear and tear', give me a break.
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