'I'm moving out': Woman demands 50% rent payment from roommate despite setting her bed up in living room, roommate moves out

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Eleonora Bader
May 14, 2023 1:00 PM EDT

When signing a lease for an apartment, it seems a reasonable ask and a fundamental part of the contract to receive an actual room with a door for basic privacy reasons. Apparently, this is not always the case, and some people settle for living conditions that you wouldn't wish upon your Karen coworker. OP convinced her friend to come live with her in a 'cheap' apartment and to pay 50% of the rent, despite giving her friend a bed in the living room. OP said that a divider was a good enough means for privacy, but after a year, her friend realized she could actually afford to live alone in a place where she would have her own room.

OP's friend approached OP and told her she was giving her one month's notice and moving out. OP was furious and felt completely abandoned… but if we're being honest—OP also knew that nobody else in their right mind would rent out a small space in her living room with a divider for 50% of the rent, so she demanded her roommate stay.

The entitlement is off the charts. Scroll down to read exactly what happened next. For more stories like this, here is a manager who 'fired' his employee per a customer's request to get even with their Karen attitude and to see what reaction it would evoke.

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  • 01
    Font - Posted by u/Melodic-Kiwi294 16 hours ago AITA for not wanting my roommate to move out? 3
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    Font - I (27F) have lived with my roommate (26F) since last august. Our apartment is a one-bedroom, but we turned the living room into her bedroom by adding a japanese- style divider for privacy. It's not perfect, but it works. I found the apartment for us last year through a family member and did
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  • 03
    Font - everything with regards to setting up utilities, insurance. But I couldn't afford it on my own and I offered her to be roommates since we are friends I knew she was looking for a place. Since I found the apartment, I have the bedroom. We split everything (rent, etc) 50/50. It's a two-year lease but with a clause
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  • 04
    Font - that we can break the lease with 1- month notice (its like this because its through my family friends), but we agreed we'd probably stay for 2 years. Since living together we've had some issues of getting on each other nerves, but thats just
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    Font - roommates. For example I thought she would help more but I found myself setting up everything. I was out town when our furniture arrived and came back the night before I was starting my new job which is a work-from-home position, only to find she had friends come over to
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  • 06
    Font - assemble all her furniture but not my desk. I was quite upset since I had to stay up to assemble it, but her argument was we never agreed that she'd assemble my furniture. But I thought she'd do it out of courtesy since I found the place and
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    Font - did everything. But otherwise she's been a good roommate, respectful and always on top of her chores. Until yesterday when she announced that she wants to live alone, has found a place starting from august and will be moving out.
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    Font - I'm quite honestly completely taken aback and, frankly, pi sed. We had agreed we'd live there for 2 years, not one. I pointed this out, but she said that her circumstances had changed: she got a better job now and can afford a better place, and would really like to live alone. She
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    Font - also brought up that she needs a proper door and privacy, but I don't see how this has been THIS much of an issue because I never come into her space without permission and she doesn't even have a boyfriend or anyone to bring over. She offered to help me look for a new roommate but I don't see how I
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    Font - could find anyone who would take over the living room and pay half the rent so she's kinda scr wing me over here. I love this apartment and I really don't want to leave. I kinda blew up on her over this because I'm just in shock, this is to sudden and she's leaving me with
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    Font - practically no options other than look for a cheaper place. She said that this isn't her responsibility and that she's leaving and that's it. I don't know what I'm supposed to do. AITA?
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    Font - Paindepiceaubeurre - 16 hr. ago YTA. Your entitlement is astounding. She doesn't have a proper bedroom and still pays half of everything. It's not up to you to decide what level of confort is acceptable to her. Here is a question for you, would you consider swapping the sleeping arrangements to make her stay? Reply Share 20.3k
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    Font - LI TheRalphExpress 14 hr. ago yeah for me OP is well within her rights to be what I like to call "selfishly upset" because it means a change to her living situation, potentially leaving a space she feels comfortable in, the risk of a new roommate.
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    Font - but this is the sort of thing you vent to a parent or other friend about, because the person you're upset with has done nothing wrong. you can't blow up at someone for being in a better financial situation and deciding they no longer want to share a 1 bedroom 4.3k Reply Share
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    Font - pottersquash 16 hr. ago YTA. I don't see how I could find anyone who would take over the living room and pay half the rent so she's kinda scrving me over here. Which means you know she's in an undesirable position. You are mad at her for not continuing on in a situation you
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    Font - know is not ideal. If anything, you should've offered to switch spaces. She signed saying she could leave with 1 months notice. Shes put up with situation long enough. All the reasons you don't think she needs privacy very well could not be present cause she doesn't have privacy. 6.1k Reply Share
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    Font - Outrageous-Path827 16 hr. ago You said it yourself - who would pay half the rent for the living room. So you know it's not worth it and yet you are still whining. Why don't you offer your new roommate the room and you take the living room? 2.9k Reply Share
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    Font - Bubble_Wyvern · 16 hr. ago Partassipant [1] YTA - why was your friend paying 50% when she didn't get to have her own room? At the very least you should have shouldered more of the rent. It's completely understandable that she wants to have her own room and proper privacy. She even gave you several months of heads up about her plans, she didn't leave you high and dry.
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    Font - Also last but not least: you sound entitled as hell. There was no reason for her to put your furniture together. Your 'payment' for finding the place was that you got the room. I bet this wasn't the only occasion either when you felt entitled to her time. we've had some issues
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    Font - sounds like you were an entitled and bossy roommate. She doesn't owe you her time, work, friendship or help with your living situation. I would do some serious self reflection if I were you. 2.5k Reply Share
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