My roommate won t stop smoking in the apartment. What do I do?
I am living in an apartment with two other guys. Both of them smoke, but one of them is excellent at not doing it in the apartment. Ever since I found out he smoked, I asked him to keep it out of the apartment, and he did. The other guy on the other hand, even after leaving him many notes and asking him to stop, will still not stop smoking in the apartment. I have contacted management and have a meeting set up for tomorrow morning, but I don t know what to do about the smell since it s already there. I have tried spraying Febreze everywhere to alleviate the smell, but it didn t help. The smell comes into my room, and it s really hard for me to focus on anything knowing that I am breathing in dangerous air. I was told if he continues smoking in the apartment, he will be fined, but I am incredibly worried about just making it through the days that the smoking continues. What can I do?
Do you tell your roommate when you’re going to leave the apartment or do you just go?
I’m looking for another place to move into. I currently have 4 roommates, if you read my previous posts, I have a creepy psychopath guy housemate that I don’t talk to and want him to stay the hell away from me. Beside the creep psycho with mental illnesses, My other roommates know I’m looking forward to heading out. My landlord doesn’t care as long as I tell her a few weeks before moving and follow the contract.
My roommate refuses to lock our apartment door? What can I do?
stand up to her and tell her that it's not safe and your going to have the door locked or find another roommate. I won't put up with that if i was you.
How can I sue my roommate in Small Claims Court for leaving an apartment and not paying rent?
You will need proof of a rental contract between you and her or both of you on an agreement with the landlord (apartment complex). It would be best if it explains that a 30day or some type of notice is required prior to vacating. Her rent would be due up to and including the day she vacated plus what would equal 30days. If there was a lease she owes until the lease ends or the room is re-rented. If utilities are split make sure to bring them and calculate the amout owed listing each item on a sheet with the total amount owed. Generally if there are no binding documents your chance is much lower of winning but it might be worth trying anyway. From this point forward when rooming with anyone CYA with what you both have agreed to. It protects your interest, cash and possibly credit. There's a book in most US states called the landlord/tenant handbook and another explaining your rights. Get a copy. They're usually free through the Dept of Housing.
Lighting a candle and then leaving the apartment?
say something, they are going to burn the place down
How should I handle my roommate leaving with 4 months left on the lease?
This assumes you are both on the lease.You are both responsible to the landlord for the full rent. He can go after one or both of you. Your roommate is responsible to you for the remaining time on the lease. You, however, are responsible to mitigate the damage. This means you should try to find another roommate who is acceptable to the landlord. Then your ex roommate would be responsible for any of the rent that is left over that he should have paid. So, let's say you find someone for all of the time but one month. The ex roommate would be responsible to you for his share of the rent for that one month. If you try but cannot find someone, he would be responsible to you for his full share. If you break the lease the landlord can sue one or both of you for the rent. If you pay half the rent, unless your lease is written otherwise, the landlord can evict you and go after both or one of you for the rent. If you end up sued and not your roommate, you would have to go after your ex roommate for his share. If you are not both on the lease, the person on the lease is responsible to the landlord. You would still be responsible to each other, but, someone might be month to month which would change things.Utilities, unless they are in the lease, would not generally be his responsibility once he moves out. If something is in his name and he doesn't pay it, you will end up with that item shut off.
Roommate leaves clothes in dryer?
I live in an apartment with three other girls, and we all share a washer and dryer in the apartment. One of my roommates is constantly leaving her clothes in both the washer and dryer. And I'm not talking about leaving it there for a few hours because you forgot about it or something like that - her clothes are sometimes sitting in there for days at a time because she is too lazy to take them out. And sometimes she even leaves dirty laundry on the floor of the laundry room because she started doing laundry and didn't finish. I'm a pretty easygoing person and there's not a lot of stuff that really bothers me, but this is one thing that really ticks me off. If you know other people use the laundry facilities, I just think it's common decency to not hold up the machines by leaving stuff in there forever. How do I approach her about this issue without sounding rude or mean?
My roommate wants to leave country, but refuses to pay his share of rent for the remaining lease. What are my options?
A2ANote: The lease in question ended in September 2014; I’ve recently been asked to answer this, so I’ll answer it with a more general answer, for the record, knowing that the situation has long been resolved for the questioner.You are almost certainly liable for your roommates share of the rent, should your roommate abandon the apartment before the lease is up.The default in most states is “joint and several liability”; check your local law, and hope that’s not in the lease.But it’s not going to matter for your mother; as guarantor, she’s liable for your roommates part, even if you can wiggle out of it personally. It’s the same as if she had cosigned for a loan.May I make a suggestion?Have your mom call his mom.Depending on which part of Asia your roommate is from, there will be considerable pressure on them to do the right thing.Another possibility is to look for a new roommate now, before your roommate is ready to leave.If you find one, and your landlord is OK with the new person replacing the person who wants to leave you and your mom on the hook for the full lease amount…Kick the departing roommate out.You can offer to let them stay on the couch — no more than a week — while they look for somewhere else to live, if you are kind-hearted, but they are no longer a roommate after they have been replaced.If they find this upsetting, then point out to them the fact that them leaving the apartment before the lease is up is no different than the apartment leaving them before the lease is up.Make it clear they they are gone in no more than 30 days, no matter what, since you are willing to start eviction proceedings to get them removed, if you have to.Intent to breach the lease is the same as breaching the lease; you don’t have to tell them that the landlord would have to be involved in the eviction itself.But it’s likely the landlord would be happy to cooperate, if the person was going to leave them with a pain in the neck regarding collecting the full rent from you and/or your mother, rather than the roommate honoring their commitment.