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About Sylvia Bergthold
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Expertise
I can answer questions dealing with roommate situations including compatability, leases, placing roommate wanted ads, what you have to offer to a roommate, sharing of utilities and other services, interviewing techniques and questions, some legal aspects of housesharing, clearance information, etc.

Experience
I have had roommates in my home for over 32 years and am the author of:
"SORRY, THE BOA HAS GOTTA GO!" A Roommate Survival Guide

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The Los Angeles Times, The HB-FV Independent, The Arizona Tribune, Lansing Michigan Rental Guide, Roommate Locator Newsletter, The Plain Dealer,, Las Vegas Sun, Apartment Lifestyles Magazine, Instyle Magazine, The Whiz.com, Cosmopolitan, Under 25, The Portsmouth Herald

   

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ROOMMATES8/7/2006Sarah
  Q: We have 3 roomates all together on a lease. We each signed seperate leases. One of tenants has not ...
  A: Yes where there are three seperate leases signed you are all on seperate contracts and these can be ...
Sharing responsibility of unpaid rent.8/7/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: Sylvia, about a year ago my ex-girl friend and I decided to part ways. We were living together in a ...
  A: I am not even going to ask you WHY you didn't get a copy of the "turnover" document, it is now ...
Roomates fighting over a room8/7/2006Sarah
  Q: im moving into an apartment right off campus and when we first started looking (us being 3 guys and ...
  A: Sorry to hear you are having problems. You need to lay this down now before you all move in. Talk ...
unpaid rent and utilites8/5/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I am renting a room to a roommate in my apt (Only I am on the lease). The landlord is aware, but she ...
  A: Go to the Fair Housing Agency in your city and find out exactly what you can do and what you can't. ...
Tenant broke the lease8/4/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: We had a tenent sign a 6 month lease for a room for rent in our condo. They paid just first month ...
  A: There will ALWAYS be totally irresponsible people living among us. But I don't know of a way you ...
Personal Property8/4/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: Sylvia, My roommate was my mother. She was not on the lease. I am and so is my sister. My ...
  A: There is a form titled: Notice to Former Tenant of Right to Reclaim Abandoned Personal Property.... ...
Roomate Issues8/3/2006Sarah
  Q: I have four roommates, 3 of which I share a bathroom with. I have been buying toilet paper for a ...
  A: Sorry to hear you are having a problem. I think the point has come to take more drastic action! I ...
Dealing with roommates8/3/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I was staying with 3 roommates in 2 bedroom apt. we left the apartment last year. apartment ...
  A: Go to the Fair Housing Agency in your city and talk to them about this situation. Take all the ...
Yet another issue regarding utilities.8/2/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: Three years ago I moved in with three friends - a couple and a single guy. The two guys had a lease ...
  A: Well I had to read your letter several times to keep all these people straight; who was hating who, ...
Getting them to move out8/2/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: My step-daughter has moved back into my home for the second time in 2 yrs. She pays no utilities or ...
  A: You will sit down with your husband and basically tell him has has to make a choice. If he insists ...
suing my roommate8/2/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I'm having problems with my roommate( who is on the lease) paying his share of rent and utilities ...
  A: I think you would have saved yourself a lot of hassle about this if you had WRITTEN up a roommate ...
Subletter8/2/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I rented out a room in my apartment to a subletter for a 3 week period. Due to financial ...
  A: By the time you issue her a WRITTEN 3 day notice to vacate and then an unlawful detainer, the time ...
Trying to Evict violent boyfriend from home I own8/2/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: My boyfriend has been tormenting over the past week more extensively than in the past. He has lived ...
  A: With a restraining order filed against him, he technically cannot come back into your home. Please ...
ROOMATE INSISTS ON OVERNITE GUESTS8/1/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I OWN A TOWNHOUSE AND HAVE A ROOMATE - HER MOTHER STAYED WITH US FOR 2 WEEKS INITIALLY TO HELP HER ...
  A: It is your roommate that is not respecting YOUR rights. You own this townhouse and she is just a ...
Illegal Room sharing?8/1/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: Myself and a fellow graduate student are interning in D.C. for the summer. We found this wonderful ...
  A: Go to the Fair Housing Agency in your city. Bring with you any documents regarding your situation ...
Dividing Rent8/1/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: You have posted a few answers similar to my question, but I am hoping for some specific information. ...
  A: I get asked this question often and because it deals with money, nobody is ever happy at the ...
Interviewing tennants8/1/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I'm currently interviewing possible tennants & would like to know what are the most important ...
  A: My Roommate Survival Guide has a list of 25 questions to ask all prospective roommates. Obviously I ...
Groceries...7/31/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I'm moving in to an apt. with three buddies of mine, and we haven't so much as discussed groceries. ...
  A: Ah, the old food situation. Well as you can imagine there are lots of different ways to split ...
Roomate not paying for utilities7/31/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I have to figure out if Im in the wrong here. I now attend arizona state universitiy but I go home ...
  A: Well I understand your predicament, I really do. However the verbal agreement you all made ...
Roommate on Lease - Want to give 30-day Notice7/31/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: Prior to us signing a lease together we discussed terms. 1. If you don't want the dog in your room ...
  A: If he smokes in the house he is breaking the terms of the lease (providing this is a written lease ...
lease contract7/31/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I just moved into a room in a town house. when i signed the lease i gave the owner of the house two ...
  A: You don't want to place a stop payment on the check because it might backfire on you. What you DO ...
forged lease7/31/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: i just moved out of a former roommate's house. when i gave him the 30 day notice, i asked him for a ...
  A: Is there a way you can get ahold of the people who rented out the basement apartments? Maybe get a ...
non lease evictions7/30/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: 've been in a relationship for the past 2 yrs. My boyfriend is an electrician. I've worked with ...
  A: I think you are in deep deep trouble. I find it completely unbelievable that you have no pay stubs, ...
Potential Roommate7/30/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: Sylvia, I have found someone that I think will be a good roommate. His credit history is bad due to ...
  A: I would go ahead with accepting him as your roommate if you feel comfortable about it. I am ...
Roomates / Utility bill payment7/28/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: Right now I handle all of the bills that come in to our apartment and i have to make sure they get ...
  A: I know exactly how you feel believe me! But look at it another way. Right now you KNOW the bills ...
MY ROOMMATE MOVED OUT WITH 1-DAY NOTICE7/28/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: MY ROOMMATE MOVED OUT WITH A 1-DAY NOTICE LEFT ON A VOICEMAIL MESSAGE. WHAT ARE MY LEGAL RIGHTS ...
  A: Go to the Fair Housing Agency in your city and bring the lease with you. Explain the whole situation ...
sisters boyfriend won't move out7/27/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: here's the deal... my sister's boyfriend won't move out. He's a cheating,abusive alcoholic. And ...
  A: This isn't a roommate problem as much as a domestic problem. Your sister needs to see an attorney ...
roommate not on lease7/27/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I am trying to move in with my friend in Pittsburgh. The only thing is, I wasn't there to sign the ...
  A: I recommend ONLY ONE PERSON sign the lease with the landlord. In this case it is your friend. And in ...
Roommate did not pay rent7/27/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: If my roommate does not pay rent buy the time specified on the lease agreement I know I can issue a ...
  A: It sounds like you want both ends in the middle here okay? You don't specify if YOU are the only ...
Troulesome roomate who refuses to pay7/27/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I contacted the landlord, but when we got back, it turns out that my roommate has decided to move ...
  A: Happy to hear that everything worked out okay. Now you need to sit down with your brother and have ...
Lying roommate and Landlord!7/27/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: i hope this makes sense. A friend i worked with and i moved in together 3 months ago into a twin ...
  A: Talk to the landlords and see if they have any options for you. Also you might want to contact the ...
Evicting A Roommate7/26/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I live in FL and my current roommate left to be in a shelter earlier this week. She has given me ...
  A: Go to the Fair Housing Agency in your community ASAP. Florida confuses everybody because they have ...
Troulesome roomate who refuses to pay7/26/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: umm i need some help bad, her friends came to our house that we are renting with a baseball bat ...
  A: First of all if anybody ever threatened me with a baseball bat they would be in jail. That is what ...
Troulesome roomate who refuses to pay7/25/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: My brother and i were looking for a roommate and about a month and a half ago my brother met a girl ...
  A: Please explain to me WHY you feel sorry for her? As I see it she is getting free rent and board, ...
Roommate Kicking me out Because Ex Girlfriend back in town7/25/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I'm living with a jerk. I'm 25 and I moved to NY in Dec and found a 31 yr old male roommate that ...
  A: I am so sorry you are going through this nightmare. There are several things you need to do ASAP. ...
Evicting a Roommate7/25/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I have roommate in Minnesota who at first couldn't pay bills but promised me that he would pay me ...
  A: To make sure you can evict him (and I think you can), talk to the Fair Housing Agency in your ...
Bad Roomate Situation (California)7/24/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: My fiance and I moved into a house with three other roomates. We are the only people on the lease ...
  A: Technically the other three people are considered subletters (including the problem roommate). You ...
landlord unwilling to evict roommate7/22/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: I am the only person on the lease. There is no sublease. Will I be able to evict him without the ...
  A: Ask the FHA if you can have the landlord change out the locks on day 31 after his notice has ...
landlord unwilling to evict roommate7/22/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: After some rough and uncomfortable months, landlord gave my roommate 30 day notice. However, he's ...
  A: Go to the Fair Housing Agency in your city and explain the situation to them. They will tell you ...
How to make my boyfriend move out.7/21/2006Sylvia Bergthold
  Q: How do I make my exboyfriend move out of the house? There is no lease that was signed by me or him. ...
  A: You need to give him a WRITTEN 30 day notice to vacate. If you have any questions about that, go to ...

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