Sick of roommates

[Dend78]

install a quarter lock on the washer and dryer

[Hexis]

No one has thought of this solution?


BUNKER THEM!

[secretweaponevan]

I've been in this exact situation. It sucks. There is no way to win, but here is what I did.

Have a talk with the landlord. Inform him that one of the roommates moved in his girlfriend and there is a personality conflict between you and her and as such, you need to move out and she can take your place on the lease.

He/she will probably call up your roommates and tell them to get her out of there instead of changing the lease.

ASAP, sell the TV, PS2, washer/dryer, anything you can to get up the deposit/down payment on a new place. When said lease expires. Get the hell out of there.
Then run like hell and don't look back.

Good luck man.

[rkjunior303]

most landlords specifically say you can't have someone living there that's not on the lease.

talk to the roommates and tell them the chick has to leave. if they don't tell her to get out, then go to the landlord about the girl.

[teufelhunden]

I agree with RK, but I think you might get the girl out except that isn't gonna help any problems with the roommates. I'd skip them and go to the landlord, at least that way you've gone on record as having issues which might help you getting out.

[Beemer]

QFT

This is why... I LIVE ALONE Beats the tar out of having roommates, although I probably will live with some roommates after college is done.

And you will wished you hadnt.

[Skiddz]

i DEFINATLY know how that feels. I think i had it worse tho. I would come home to bunches of people getting drunk. Parties without notice. People sleeping in my bed (passed out is more like it) on top of that the one always... ALWAYS used my towels because he was too lazy to wash his own (this is the reason i had my own towels) It wouldn't be so bad if he asked but he would throw them on the floor and walk on them and get them all dirty like stained. I actually caught him wearing my underwear and using my razor to shave his happy trail.


MUCH worse i think. But then again i am not there.....

[Pneumagger]

i DEFINATLY know how that feels. I think i had it worse tho. I would come home to bunches of people getting drunk. Parties without notice. People sleeping in my bed (passed out is more like it) on top of that the one always... ALWAYS used my towels because he was too lazy to wash his own (this is the reason i had my own towels) It wouldn't be so bad if he asked but he would throw them on the floor and walk on them and get them all dirty like stained. I actually caught him wearing my underwear and using my razor to shave his happy trail.


MUCH worse i think. But then again i am not there.....

I would never wear the underwear of somebody that has the alias "skiddz".

[grEnAlEins]

I would never wear the underwear of somebody that has the alias "skiddz".

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Excellent!

I actually caught him... using my razor to shave his happy trail.

WTF? That would be too much for me to handle. I think some -kickery might be in order after that

[SCpoloRicker]

Ricker, don't you work for his roomate?

Not any more, yet I still am getting a kick out of a lot of these replies.

[PyRo]

I'd just inform her she is responsible for 1/4 the rent and that if she refuses to pay it she will be asked to leave as per the lease. This way you either get rid of her or get a rent decrease. Other than that just grow some balls, set some rules, and tough it out. Get everyone together, go over whatever probelms you're having. Don't whine about it and don't bring up that you own this or that.
You can deny them the use of your washer/dryer, tv, etc if you feel you must. This makes you officially a jerk though and will not solve anything. If you must do that don't expect to use their couch and kitchen table and do expect them to treat you like a jerk.

Lets take laundry for example. When I was living in a dorm (free laundry) the machines were pretty much always in use. Their was a set of unspoken courtesy rules. If you need a machine and have to remove someone else's wash put it in the dryer and turn it on. If you need a dryer and have to remove someone else's wash make sure it's dry and throw it neatly on a folding table (I actually found my wash folded a couple times). If you need to wash something that doesn't go in the dryer leave a note on the machine, sit there for the cycle, or deal with some shrunk clothing, do not whine because you forgot to leave a note. We had two hundred and fifty people and twelve washers/dryers without any problems. You have a much better ratio then we did. I suggest setting up a similar set of rules. Print them out and hang them above the machine if you must. If they leave their clothes their for a month throw em on their bed, pretty simple.