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Subtenant Pays for Three Months of Private Space but the Original Tenant Returns Four or Five Times in the First Month to Search for Belongings, Talk, and Possibly Enter Unannounced—Leaving Mysterious Paperwork Behind on the Renter’s Table

It all started innocently enough. A user on a popular subreddit shared a story about their…

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Roommate Runs the Heater at 80 Degrees When It Is Already Hotter Than 80 Outside, Agrees to a 74-Degree Compromise, Then Blames the Air Conditioning for Her Illness and Secretly Turns It Off While Her Housemate Sweats

In a small apartment, two roommates navigated the trials of shared living. For one of them,…

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Roommate Claims Everyone Already Promised Her the Largest Bedroom and Says Her Subletter Will Take It While She Is Away—Despite an Earlier Group Agreement That the Coveted Room Would Be Decided Later

The saga continues. As many users on the subreddit may recall from the first part of…

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Former Friend Leaves Trash Beside a Valet Bin, Stores Random Junk in the Living Room, and Lets Dirty Dishes and Food Stains Sit for Two Weeks—Then Acts Like a Terrified Kicked Puppy Whenever Her Exhausted Roommate Asks Her to Clean

In the world of roommates, not all situations are created equal. Some friends make splendid housemates,…

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Roommate Lets a Man She Met Two Weeks Earlier Bypass the Security Gate, Sleep Over for Multiple Nights, Lounge Shirtless in Shared Spaces, and Return During a Possible Bedbug Infestation—Then Declares She Is an Adult and Will Keep Inviting Him Without Warning

Moving out of state is always a big step, especially when it’s your first time sharing…

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University Housing Resident Exhausts Roommate Meetings and Administrative Complaints While a Housemate Repeatedly Promises to Remove an Expanding Pile of Belongings but Leaves Every Item in Place

The experience of living with housemates can be a real mixed bag, with some days being…

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Roommate Leaves Cat Litter Unscooped and Moldy Food Rotting in the Refrigerator for Three Months, Ignores a Direct Request to Clean It, and Pushes the Leaseholder to Consider Releasing Her Before the Filth Makes Someone Sick

In a recent update, a frustrated leaseholder took to Reddit to share the ongoing battle with…

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Mystery Package Arrives Reeking Like Cat Feces With a Handmade Doll and a Note Promising “I’m Forever Yours”—Only for the Landlord to Open It Later and Find Two Empty, Odorless Boxes With No Doll or Message Anywhere

It was an ordinary Tuesday when the phone call came in. Sam, a twenty-something living in…

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Violent Sister-in-Law Moves In Temporarily, Fills Her Room With Ants, Gives Away Costco Chicken, Eats Type 1 Diabetes Emergency Snacks and a Saved Tres Leches Cake, and Mistakes Dog Food for Chili—Leaving Her Hosts Seeking a Nonconfrontational Way to Protect Their Food After Labels Fail

It all started when Sarah’s sister-in-law, Lucy, moved in temporarily. At 47, Lucy was no stranger…