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College freshman gets pressured to pay more than half of $150 dorm fine for leaving rotten food in shared fridge even though her roommate also left food behind: 'If either of us had checked, all the items would’ve been gone'

Cata Holmes

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PhD student lives with her friend and pays $200/mo for a room, but refuses to clean because she doesn't “own” the house: ‘I think living nearly rent-free should inspire some level of communal care’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Roommates demand former roommate keep her name on the energy bill after she moves out of the apartment: 'Be adults and take care of it yourself.'

Emmy Pratt

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18-year-old occasionally borrows roommate's car, gets accused of using her when she refuses to co-own it: 'She is in no financial hardship'

Ally Perry

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Roommate backs out of signing house lease after discovering her bedroom comes with the washing machine inside: ‘That's not a bedroom, it's a laundry room’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Landlord ignores a leaking kitchen sink for 5 weeks while tenant's cabinet fills with mold and her utility bill climbs, resident threatens to hire a plumber herself and deduct it from rent: 'I know the law is on my side'

Inés Soubrie

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34-year-old friend begs to move in rent free with friend who just bought her first home: 'I got so outraged I called her a terrible friend'

JR Atkinson

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Unemployed woman refuses to wake up for 1pm job interview, chews out roommate for not waking her up: 'I’m not her caretaker'

JR Atkinson

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'I watched him not bathe for month': 42-year-old roommate threatens to sell her housemate's cat after he refuses to shower or clean the litter box

Blake Seidel

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Landlord forces a resident to change their doormat for ruining the “welcoming atmosphere,” tenant doubles down with new decor: 'It’s a $12 doormat from TJ Maxx… It’s a joke'

Inés Soubrie

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22-year-old forces roommate to hide from her parents because they think she's living alone: 'Are her parents paying her rent? Is she pocketing your rent?'

Emmy Pratt

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Landlord restricts laundry room to 9am-6pm and sells a "$40 VIP pass" for after-hours use, residents refuse to comply: ‘Those hours are exactly when most people in the building are actually at work’

Inés Soubrie

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Scammer charges roommate $1000 per month after telling him the rent is $1600, roommate discovers the rent is actually $1000: 'The landlord says we're short on rent because he only gives the landlord $800 a month.'

Emmy Pratt

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Remote employee calls out their disruptive roommate by matching their energy and taking loud work calls in the common area: ‘We agreed that we would use headphones’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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15 College kids who couldn't help but laugh at their meal options

Remy Millisky

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Roommate’s girlfriend moves in without paying rent, sparkling debate about bills and household boundaries: 'I never agreed to a third roommate'

Inés Soubrie

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