Guy Reaches Breaking Point With Rent Division Between Roommates

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mattstaff
May 1, 2021 1:00 PM EDT

It seems like this guy was being taken advantage of just a bit. Of course the last year has been historically difficult for so many people. There's a balance between being understanding/compassionate and also respecting your self through standing your ground and not letting people walk all over you. Human beings can be terrible when it comes to taking advantage of someone's good graces. By the sound of it, this guy is feeling a bit of regret over having to confront his roommates, but it also sounds like he didn't really have any other choice. 

For some more roommates drama, check out this woman who couldn't stand her roommates, broke the lease agreement, and then dealt with her roommates totally flipping out. 

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  • 01
    Font - AITA for threatening to move out unless the rent is split 5 ways instead of the current 3? I (27M) live with 2 roommates S(25F) and P(28M). It's a 4 bedroom house and very spacious we wanted to get a 4th roommate but the Rona came and we decided against it.
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    Font - I have the largest room so I pay 40% of the rent and S & P both pay 30%, mind you the size difference is quite minimal so I have been feeling a bit annoyed about paying more for a while. Regardless the agreement was that once we got a 4th roommate rent would be split 25% each, despite paying a bit more its still a great deal though. The past year has been a mess for a lot of people as we all know. S ended up getting her hours cut taking a rather drastic paycut and P was like me, fine, how
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    Font - The younger brother of S has been one of the people impacted most. He lost his job and had nowhere to go, S and her brother are not in contact with their family for whatever reason. A few months ago she begged me and P if her brother could move into the spare room for "a couple of weeks." We felt really bad so we agreed on the condition it was only a couple of weeks.
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    Font - A month later something similar happened with P's girlfriend, she moved back in with her parents but has been over at our place pretty much 6 days a week. She sleeps here, eats here, has loads of her stuff here, my point is, she essentially moved in and stays at her parents once a week. S' brother has still not found a job(Not for lack of trying) so has not yet moved out but it has been a couple of months at this point not a couple of weeks. I have spoken to them about it multiple times b
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    Font - Since they did not come up with a solution and the lease is running out I called everyone together, sat them down and bluntly stated that if they want the lease renewed that I am paying 20% and they can split the 80% between them, idc what way or I am moving out.
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    Font - Panic ensued, S immediatly begged me not to go through with it, P said he couldn't possibly afford it, S' brother just kept apologising and P's girlfriend kept trying to pull the "I don't even live here" card abd the "Well your GF is over a lot too". My girlfriend sleeping over now and again is apparantly comparable to her never leaving. I put my foot down and told them to figure it out. The thing is, I feel pretty terrible about it, I consider my roommates friends by now, S' brother is a
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    Font - NTA. You're their sugar daddy. One person is paying nearly half the rent while FOUR others enjoy the run of the house. I understand the pandemic is hard on a lot of people, but you are paying for nearly half a house and getting to enjoy only 1/5th of a house, crowd-wise. They should offer to pay their share while the two extra people are crowding your space. 8.8k Reply Share
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    Font - SuperWomanUSA 5 hours ago · edited 4 hours ago NTA, but I would suggest moving on. Simply put, how do you enforce the new split? If these folks don't have the money someone is on the hook for the rent under the new lease. If you're on the lease, that means you. So I can see a scenario of them saying, "well we don't have the money we have to keep the split". Basically you're trying to squeeze blood out of a diamond. Based on the responses you got, you can see that they had no intentions of
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    Font - heavenhelpyou 4 hours ago They're not your friends - they're using you to save money on rent. That much is clear from your story. Either enforce the 20% or leave them to deal with their own messes. NTA
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    Font - MySonPorygon137 4 hours ago NTA, I understand you think of these people as friends, but if they're really friends, they should he able to handle a difficult conversation like this and be willing to compromise with you to a degree. It just sounds like they want you to give in for their benefit and not a real compromise where everyone can be happy. P's GF is TA because if she's there 6 days a week, she lives there, it's bs that she suddenly doesn't when pointed out. I personally would just
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    Font - mdroke 5 hours ago NTA having the largest room should come with some increased percentage, however it seems like you have been considerate of giving tune if it has been months. Depending on location, unemployment, stimulus, and food stamps should help and you do not need to be an additional supplement. 24 Reply Share Report Save
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    Sky - NTA. If I was you I would just move out, they are not going to pay their fair share. 22 Reply Share Report Save
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    Font - OwlzRKewl 3 hours ago NTA. You are subsidizing their living situation. I would move on. By subsidizing them, you are taking away from yourself in more ways than one. You need a fair and equitable living situation. This is probably putting an uneeded mental burden. 18 Reply Share Report Save
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    Mammal - PleaseCoffeeMe 4 hours ago NTA. Their rent is only going up 10% each. You have been taken advantage of, and they know it. You have given them plenty of notice to find another room mate. 14 Reply Share Report Save
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