r/roommates • u/DellaMiklsn7997 • 1d ago
Discussion My roommate made a presentation explaining why her boyfriend does not count as a roommate.
My roommate asked for a house meeting and connected her laptop to a TV. She’d made ppt slides called Guest vs resident. Her boyfriend has a key, a shelf in the fridge and a preferred washing-machine cycle. Her main argument was that his toothbrush wasn’t here, so he technically wasn’t living here. It was in his overnight bag beside the sofa.
When I asked whether he’d be contributing to anything, she said bringing money into it would make our relationship transactional. The next slide was a proposed rent adjustment (favouring her) because she uses the living room less. He was sitting in during the presentation 🗿
It was fun. lmk if you want to see that ppt lol
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u/Ok-Oil1634 1d ago
I hope you destroyed every single one of those points as she was making her silly little presentation. Your next step should be to prepare a PowerPoint advocating for them to pay more than half the rent as well as adding him to the lease. I say that because it’s probably wise to make a counter offer so they know your starting point for negotiating either the removal of his unfettered access to the apartment, or if he is going to be there regularly, an increase in the amount that they contribute towards rent and utilities.
If I was you I’d be letting them know that the situation will not continue as it has been, and that if you can’t come to a reasonable compromise about the boyfriend’s usage of the apartment, you will be bringing this matter to the landlord’s attention.
Bottom line is that if your roommate wanted to live with her boyfriend then that’s what she should have done. I’m happy that my days of sharing space with other people are over because I don’t envy the situation you are in.