IRememberDBoon Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Lets say you have a roommate. They are dating someone and stay at the apt/house for literally one or two nights a month and the rest of the time at their SOs place. Should the absentee roommate still have to pay half the gas and half the electricity and half the cable no matter what?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Unless you made some sort of other arrangement, then yeah. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yes. he still claims residency there, so yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yes. he still claims residency there, so yes.Plus, he signed the lease ... right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Absolutely. Or not. Whichever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 There is no lease. The person that stays there all of the time is the owner of said house. The gas bill is like 350 or more a month nowadays. I think its weak for a person thats using 5 percent or less of that gas to have to pay for half of it. Cable and electricity are bad enough. It always gets paid but if I was the owner I dont think I would feel right freeriding off of someone else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Does the person have any official rental agreement? If they want to try to re-negotiate with the landlord, that might be a possibility, but otherwise they're renting a room which might otherwise be rented to someone who would pay half the cable bill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yes they should pay half per the prior agreement. Plus the absentee roomates toothbrush should be used for toilet/tub/sink/grout/etc. scrubbing whilst they are gone, since they are too cool to hang out anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 There is no lease. The person that stays there all of the time is the owner of said house. The gas bill is like 350 or more a month nowadays. I think its weak for a person thats using 5 percent or less of that gas to have to pay for half of it. Cable and electricity are bad enough. It always gets paid but if I was the owner I dont think I would feel right freeriding off of someone else. IMO, that is bullshit. you can't prove how much that person is using. it doesn't matter how much time that person spends there. if they claim it as their place of residency and the agreement is to pay half, they should pay half. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 fair or not - half. It's the person's choice not to stay there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 The gas bill is like 350 or more a month nowadays. I think its weak for a person thats using 5 percent or less of that gas to have to pay for half of it. Cable and electricity are bad enough. It always gets paid but if I was the owner I dont think I would feel right freeriding off of someone else.But even in the absence of a lease (which is a bad idea on the homeowner's part -- always have a tenant sign a lease!), that's the agreement that the tenant presumably entered into -- paying rent and sharing the utilities. The fact that the tenant doesn't spend much actual time in that house doesn't nullify that agreement -- that's a choice made by the tenant. The owner isn't "freeriding" -- it was the tenant's decision not to use the utilities he/she pays for. If the tenant has a problem with the arrangement, he/she should move out of the house and let the owner find another tenant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Stop the pussyfooting around and just get married and move out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 yeah dude, just move out. No need to be a dick about wanting to skip out on your financial obligations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Perhaps the owner of the house should rent out to a roommate who sees that the owner of the house doesn't want to hear a bunch of whining from a roommate that doesn't want to uphold their half of the agreement. Somebody needs to grow up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 [quote name='JUDE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 so, do you pay half of your girlfriend's bills? Who's the freeloader here??-- Christine sounds right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 you people are mean. this house is huge and the other person is the owner. i think its BS for someone to have to pay half when they are literally not there for weeks at a time. but of course legally they have to via an agreement but i dont think its right. i think the person thats there is using and freeloading from the absentee roommate. you sound mean Busch league. That's one of the reasons you have roomates. You split the bills. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 you people are mean. this house is huge and the other person is the owner. i think its BS for someone to have to pay half when they are literally not there for weeks at a time. but of course legally they have to via an agreement but i dont think its right. i think the person thats there is using and freeloading from the absentee roommate. you sound mean Tell your "roomate" to just stop living at the house 2-3 days a month and move in with the new dame. Problem solved, "he" can then pay half her utilities, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 you people are mean. this house is huge and the other person is the owner. i think its BS for someone to have to pay half when they are literally not there for weeks at a time. but of course legally they have to via an agreement but i dont think its right. i think the person thats there is using and freeloading from the absentee roommate.Sorry, but you're just flat-out wrong about this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Sorry, but you're just flat-out wrong about this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 this has gone on for over a year. the owner has threatened to have a nervous breakdown if said roommate moves out because they are a school teacher and would never be able to afford it without the roommate. OF COURSE all bills are always paid. I just happen to think its BS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 well move out and let the owner get a new roommate. You do have a choice to move - even if the owner throws a fit. It's a hell of a lot more fair. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Maybe the non-owner roommate can negotiate and pay for his half of the bills with "Moons Over My Hammy"s? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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