Entitled 20-year-old roommate steals both pet slots on apartment lease by randomly bringing a dog home before her roommate and "best friend" could adopt: 'She's not your friend'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Oct 4, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

We're just going to come out and say it: living with your best friend is almost never a good idea. It seems like a good idea, but you learn a lot of things about someone when you start to live with them. Most of those things you will probably wish you had never learned.

The potential for disaster is just too high to risk it, in our opinion. And yet, people take the risk all the time, like the two roommates below. The two 20-year-old best friends moved in together in an apartment that had a 2-pet limit, and one of them already had a 3-year-old cat. Now, our main character here has been jonesing for a doggo for a long time. The cat owner constantly shot her down, saying things like "there's not enough space", etc. 

Then, she flips the script and decides she wants a dog, so it's okay. Oh, great! Sounds like our friend can get the dog she always wanted, right? Wrong! The "best friend" goes out and adopts a dog of her own, meaning that the apartment now has two pets, and none of them belong to our favorite roommate below.

Not only is it selfish, but it's not something a best friend would do. Not something any of our best friends would do, anyway. Read through the whole roommate/pet/best friend drama below!

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  • 01

    My roommate took up both of the pet slots knowing I wanted a dog as well.

    Rental agreement, kitten and puppy, including JET RENTAL EEMENT 'She brought it home and basically claimed the dog as hers and didn't even give me the choice.' Personal Infor Name (Last) Address (Mailing Address) E-Mail Address (City) ation (GED) Test Passed? Yes No Major Subject
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  • 02
    My roommate/best friend (20f) and I (20f) have been living together for two years but moved into our current place may of last year.
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    This new place only allows us to have a maximum of two pets. She has a now 3 year old cat.
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    Dog and cat on sofa
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  • 05
    For the like like 5 months I have been trying to get a dog and every time I have mentioned it she has shot me down because we "don't have enough space".
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  • Well, that statement entirely depends on the doggo! Huskies, Rottweilers, and any sort of working dog breed will need good amount of space, or lots of physical activity to manage their energy levels. But, if you got a small dog, or some that are pupticularly lazy, an apartment wouldn't be a problem at all!

  • 06
    But this last week she has been talking about getting a dog herself (even tho she already has a pet) and I reminded her that I have been trying to get a dog myself and she just changed the subject.
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  • 07
    Now she has randomly brought home a dog and asked her if she was going to be mine and she just said idk.
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    She brought it home and basically claimed the dog as hers and didn't even give me the choice.
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  • 09
    I am at a loss because I don't want to cause tension and she already brought the dog home.
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  • 10
    I now can't get my dog and she has two pets at our shared place.
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  • 12
    crimson-ink i would try to move out tbh
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  • 13
    CrazyFoxLady37 Oh gosh. This is a bad beginning and I'm sorry OP. Being roommates with your best friend almost never works out tbh (not working for me. We are so not close anymore, and yes, part of it is pet drama). That's really annoying, though.
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  • It's low-key shady to pull this kind of stunt. What did she think would be the outcome? Maybe she didn't think about it at all (which is a problem in and of itself), but either way, it's worth having the tough conversation if they want to save their friendship in any way.

  • 14
    Ignominious333 She's your friend??
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  • 15
    Tall-Ad-1636 This is a more of a r/relationship issue. That does sk, how much is left on your lease this probably isn't the first or only problem you've had
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    babygotbandwidth Refuse to help her with the dog. Don't renew.
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    Greedy-Mushroom-83 She's not your friend
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    ohreallynowz I don't want to cause tension You're not. She caused the tension by unilaterally moving a dog in. You'd just be addressing it, which you should do ASAP.
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    ChillyGator When this lease is up, move out and get your own place. This person has huge red flags.
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    MablsBlog Did you have to put down a pet deposit or pay monthly pet rent? If so, I hope she's paying 100% of those.
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    Quadrilaterally Maybe this should have been an agreement in writing by the both of you.
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    Comfortable-Fly5797 Did she get landlord approval? Most rentals require approval before bringing a pet home. Especially dogs since there tend to be a lot of restrictions.
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    jazbaby25 Sorry they did that to you. They say to never be roommates with friends especially best friends because it'll ruin your relationship. She took a step further. When the lease ends, dont renew, give the property management proper notice within the time frame typically outlined in your lease of non renewal and leave.
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    Odd_Praline181 It's time to learn how to deal with a new kind of difficult situation, and learning that your BFF is a you. friend to
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  • 25
    Find out what to do when you're not renewing your lease with the property so that you know what to do. There is usually a checklist. Start looking for a new place and new roommates now. Leaving in good standing with your property will help when you're applying to new places.
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    NOTTHATKAREN1 She's eventually going to start asking you to help out with her pets. Don't.
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