| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Utitlies | 2/3/2007 | Sarah |
Q: If my roommate goes home for two weeks during the month or for the whole summer do I still charge ...
A: If she goes for two weeks Yes there's no point splitting hairs. However if she's gone for the whole ...
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| 4 bedroom rent by 6 people | 1/20/2007 | Sarah |
Q: We are splitting a 4 bedroom apartment by 6 people. Four of these people will be sharing rooms (2 ...
A: Yes it is normal for rent to be "by the room" rather than per person. However if the rooms being ...
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| Boyfriend | 1/8/2007 | Sarah |
Q: I have been living with this guy for 7 years,the past 3 have been horrible. All he does is drink and ...
A: Just tell him to leave. has he been paying any rent at all? If not you may need to consult a ...
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| Kicking my roommates out | 12/21/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I'm currently in a situation where my roommate haven't pay the first month and the second month ...
A: If she isn't on the lease and not paying rent, she is trespassing. Go to the landlord ASAP and ask ...
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| major roomate problems | 12/20/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: The apartment you speak of is in actual a townhome being rented. In the agreement it says that the ...
A: Well it sounds like you did absolutely everything possible to legally get out of this arrangement, ...
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| A guest who has overstayed her welcome | 12/20/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My situation is similar to Annelise's letter of 11/27/06. A "friend" has terminal cancer and was ...
A: Give your roommate a WRITTEN SIXTY day notice to vacate. (usually they are 30 days). Tell her that ...
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| Creepy Roommate | 12/19/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I'm dealing with/ an awkward situation here. I'm about 8 months into my year lease. I have spoken ...
A: I fail to see why his parents are pissed that you are ending the lease....what business is it of ...
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| Evicting an ex-boyfriend | 12/19/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: First of all, I live in California. In December 2005, I made a mistake and allowed my boyfriend to ...
A: Why didn't you go to the landlord from the beginning? And explain the whole sorry mess to him? If ...
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| major roomate problems | 12/18/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: So it all started off that my roommate and I signed a one year lease agreement together. I moved out ...
A: You should have gone to the apartment manager/landlord and told him what was going on. Handling the ...
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| Roommate sits to close to tv? | 12/17/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I live with a room mate that sits too close to the tv and some times i worrie bout him?? I tell him ...
A: Well it could be for several reasons. Maybe he needs glasses? Maybe he is partially deaf and needs ...
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| "I didn't move in to get ahead" | 12/17/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My boyfriend and I are renting a very small one bedroom cottage. Our friend, "Jim", asked to use our ...
A: Let's face it your "friend/like a brother roommate" is not a very stable guy; He is a flake okay? ...
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| Roommate Problems | 12/16/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: About a year ago i had an old friend stop by to say hi since he worked near my house, after hearing ...
A: Can you NOW understand why my number one in my book is NEVER roommate with friends (and relatives)? ...
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| roommate | 12/15/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My daughter lives with a friend who is not on the lease. She is the only name on the lease. She is ...
A: She needs to photograph everything in the place from furniture, electrical and cable outlets, ...
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| new roommate taking over home, become like second mom | 12/15/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I'm having a problem with a roommate that has been in my home for only a few months, yet feels like ...
A: You have lost control of the WHOLE situation. The first time you lost it was when your ex-roommate ...
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| Kicking out a roommate | 12/14/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My bf typed up a letter and had it notarized with instructions to vacate by Jan. 15th. His roommate ...
A: Take all copies of the paperwork involved in this mess, including the 30 day notice, the lease ...
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| horrid roommate (possibly dillusional) | 12/12/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I live in a 5 bedroom house which is leased by room. We had 4 people lined up for the house when we ...
A: You and the other THREE roommates go to the landlord ASAP and explain this entire scenario to him. ...
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| Roommate Refusing to Pay Rent | 12/11/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My mother is mine, and her brother who is in the U.S. Army is hers. I have talked with the ...
A: You absolutely DON'T want an eviction on your record. It shows up on your credit report and when a ...
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| Roommate Refusing to Pay Rent | 12/11/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I got an apartment with a girl that I go to college with in August. She later found out she was ...
A: You need to talk to BOTH guarantors first, especially hers. The leasing office needs to talk to them ...
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| Roommate eviction | 12/11/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I have a 3bdroom house in the Los Angeles area protected under LA Rent Control. I've been there 5 ...
A: Because of the LA Rent Control laws governing your area, it does make for a sticky situation. ...
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| Getting of Lease | 12/11/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I signed a 6 month lease with two other roommates and we can no longer get along. The lease I ...
A: Go to the Fair Housing Council in your city (usually part of city hall), bring a copy of your lease ...
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| moving out after falling out with flatmates | 12/10/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: ok after many weeks of childish behavoir and angry shouting matches,ive come to the end of my rope! ...
A: Usually the outgoing roommate (that's you) helps your roommates find a replacement for you. That is ...
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| roommate | 12/8/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I had asked a question about a roommate and you emailed me back a list of questions > and asked me ...
A: Sorry about the mixup with your second letter. It is up to the landlord now to complete the ...
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| Roomate Leaving before lease is up | 12/8/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My roommate is my cousin, to bad I trusted her. She tells me one day before the rent is due that she ...
A: Now you know why her credit was bad. She is a number one A flake and I doubt very very much you ...
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| Roommate's "bail" on lease | 12/6/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Me and my four roommates (all girls) rent out a house from our landlord in which we signed a one ...
A: I don't understand your dilemma here, honest I don't. Your roommate gave you FOUR MONTHS to find ...
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| Parting ways and splitting the cost of furniture | 12/6/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My roommate and I moved to a new city together as friends/good acquaintances. We both moved across ...
A: This is a major problem when roommates decide to furnish a place in this manner. Women do this more ...
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| How to split Rent | 12/6/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I just moved in with my boyfriend and his two roommates in a three story condo. The rent is $2200 ...
A: First of all, it is NOT a good sign that you are already arguing about this matter. The way you ...
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| Roommate From Hell... | 12/6/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Sylvia, I apologize in advance for a long introduction to my problem. I just want you to see the ...
A: I cannot believe you put up with this crap all this time. You have a serious problem Katrina and it ...
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| roommate smoking pot...can I evict her? | 12/6/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I live in Michigan, and my roommate (who co-signed the lease with me) is frequently smoking pot in ...
A: You need a serious dose of reality here okay? Your roommate (lets call her Sue) is NOT going to pay ...
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| How to Get Rid of a Parasite ASAP | 12/5/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I went to court to get rid of a parasitic roommate that was not on the lease. The court gave her a ...
A: What a nightmare. How about getting written statements from all your neighbors regarding her ...
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| roomate problem? can we kick her out? | 12/5/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My boyfriend and I decided that we were going to live together a few months ago. So in May we found ...
A: Go to the leasing office and find out if she is on the lease agreement. That is the very first ...
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| Roommate who wont leave | 12/4/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I have a roommate, who is also my brother. He was served with a 30 day eviction notice by my ...
A: You need to write me back after you answer the following questions. Is your brother on the lease ...
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| kicking a roomate out eventhough you have given he notice | 12/4/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I have a roommate that I have been having problems with for more than 2 months. She is graduating on ...
A: You don't say WHY she has to be out by the 14th, aside from the fact that she has paid rent until ...
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| Roomate Problems | 12/4/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I live next to a university and i have a roommate that signed a 1 year contract with me. He recently ...
A: First: your error was in having him sign a year lease. If you live by a university, they are on ...
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| fair division of vacation rental | 12/3/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: We are renting a 4 bedroom vacation home with a sleep sofa. There originally were 5 women and 3 ...
A: I will try to answer this but I haven't a clue as to how you would divide rent and utilities with so ...
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| unexpected unwanted roomate | 12/3/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: about 4 months ago a friend of 12 years moved herself into my house(i own). i wasn't expecting a ...
A: Perhaps because your roommate (lets call her Sue) is watching your children while you work, she ...
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| problem of deposit back | 12/2/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I am a sublease having a problem with the tenant. I told him that I have to move out in 18 days. I ...
A: The problem is you DID NOT give him a 30 day notice you were leaving, you told him 18 days before ...
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| 3 mo. into lease and having major problems w/roommate | 12/2/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Hey, I started searching some on google and found this site when I was trying to get some ...
A: I hate to break the bad news to you but you have more than one problem here, in fact you have ...
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| Evicting a roommate | 11/28/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I live in a apartment and allowed my brother to move in about a year ago. We got into an argument ...
A: The big problem is you live in Florida. They do everything different in Florida and to be honest, ...
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| Getting off a lease | 11/28/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I went to live with a friend while I attended college and due to how the land lord had the house set ...
A: Well your first mistake was going to live with a friend. Second mistake was going against your ...
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| Want Daughter out of apartment. (NY, NY) | 11/27/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My sister (age 29) is living with my mother. However my sister hasn't paid rent since 2005 and ...
A: This is not really a roommate problem but a domestic family problem. Please have your mother retain ...
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