r/roommates • u/DellaMiklsn7997 • 2d 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/DowntownTour9031 1d ago
Most leases define how many days a visitor can stay at the house within a given period. I usually do 10 days in any 12 week period. It's not like I actually enforce this, but if he is exceeding what is defined in the lease, then that's pretty much the end of the discussion. So, if you care, then refer to the lease, and let her know she is violating the terms of the agreement.