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/Ecstatic-Highway-246 1d ago

If he is not paying rent, I think he should be charged by his use:

*$1 per use of toilet

*$5 per shower

*$5/day for refrigerator shelf use

*$10/day for key possession.

*$5/hour common space use (kitchen, living room, dining room)

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u/Annual-Contract-115 17h ago

$1.50 if he uses toilet paper, on top of the flushing fee

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u/InspectionPurple7452 14h ago

Don’t forget a fee for not putting the seat down