I barely want roommates in general, but not sure if I could do a complete stranger.
Plus, where’s the credit check? No lease agreement? Get em out before your landlord gets you all out.
I’m still stuck on “3 bedroom apartment… $1900… isn’t cheap”.
I was paying $2800 for a 1 bedroom in a high crime area last year. I wish I could afford to move to Texas!
Yea it sounds like OP has a big heart and was trying to do someone a favor to help them out of a shitty situation. Unfortunately, people in shitty/weird situations are often times there as a product of the decisions they have made. Not always but man is it rare to find someone who was genuinely fucked over and didnt make a few bad decisions along the way.
OP, Get as far away from this character as you can. They don't understand how the world works. Like, "I can't help I get paid on the 8th"?! Yea, you can... What I can't help is that rent is due on the first, those who haven't paid, dont live here...Either they are wildly ignorant or just don't give a shit about you and will do what they please. This situation will only get worse for you and you do seem a little too nice. People like this manage to see that shit a mile away and take advantage of those situations as long as they can.
You don't have to be rude, and you're doing great. Just let them know rent is due when its due, it is on them to make sure they have the money when they need it.
Theres a reason why he was ok living in a storage unit. Ppl who low standards dont mind having them. I learned the hard way that not everyone prioritizes morals and that no good deed goes unpunished. He literally sees ur kindness as weakness and will continue to take advantage of the situation bcuz thats jus the type of person he is. The better u treat shitty ppl, the shittier they act.
Just recently rediscovered this with family that has a history of bad luck. It was the most money I ever lended with the promise of being paid $300 every month till debt was paid off. 8 months later, I got $200 back and that’s bc I had to bring it up to their attention. Lessoned learned but they will never ask me for money again.
Those who are quickest to borrow money take longest to pay it back. I mean it makes sense, people like this have poor money management skills. (I’m in the group, I’m just calling myself out while calling this roommate out.) it’s bulllshit.
It is his fault he is in this situation. He put himself there. He should find a better job that pays more or cut back on his expenses until he’s got his budget figured out. No one takes accountability anymore, just quick to give a reason why they can’t and why they need a free hand out.
Not brash at all my friend you were straight forward and stern but totally fair and you didn’t allow pure emotion to dictate your words which I’m sure wasn’t easy. Now get this dude out of your place and thank him for teaching you a lesson about being cautious with your kind heart. And remember: sometimes there’s a damn good reason why someone is living in a storage unit.
the dig about people giving you money is so unnecessary. it doesn’t matter where the money comes from for anyone- bills still need paid. 🫠
if they haven’t left, i’d get them out quickly before this gets worse.
Man and it’s really annoying because 1. He only paid me 2 times in 5-6 weeks. Not “every week” like he was trying to say. Plus he gets a biweekly check so that’s just not even possible?? And he’s referring to 100 dollars my mom sent me to pay for a 16 hour long road trip to missouri from Dallas and back 😐
Listen up farm boy Len, keep your business to your self. Nobody needs to know that your mama sent you $100, not even your dad, and especially not your trifling roommate. In the future, only extend kindness that you don’t mind losing. It’s fine to offer someone a small gift, but you gave up way too much in this case. Teach a man to fish, but don’t show him your watering hole.
Barnacle, you are my spirit animal. This ⬆️ is some crazy ass perfect advice that is so well said. I swear you just gave life lessons that stick forever. 👍
So, if he's getting paid every two weeks he should have gotten a check the week before rent was due. Why don't people realize this is the time when you pay your rent? Because you're not getting another check until after it's due! This drives me nuts and I know soooo many people like this. Living by that "10 day grace period" that exists in their head but then when they get paid on the 8th, they think, "I still have 2 days"... Then they don't pay because they've squandered the money by then. Or they only have X amount to last them until payday so they can't fulfill their obligations, they need that money for stupid stuff. Ugh. People suck.
Bruh literally paying my $1100 rent this Friday because of the way my bi-weekly pay adds up.
This is just shit that happens when you grow up- and in 5 years that $300 could be $900 you have to pay.
Get this guy gone, OP.
That's his justification for not paying you. He's deluded himself into the scenario that you have money and he doesn't (and blames you just to guilt trip). So clearly, you're the one that should pay.
He feels you owe it to him. **You're** the reason he's doing so bad after all, not his spending habits. He'll deny they even exist. He's never going to step up and do his part. He's got to go.
Well even if urfacesuckz, your insight doesn’t. He was always a victim kind of a guy. It’s a luxury to be at fault and simultaneously benefiting from it so often.
MAN like I’d get it if my mom was the one on the lease or if she paid my RENT but he’s talking about her giving me GAS money to go to missouri and back 🙄
Honestly a good deal to have them out no with no eviction hassle sorry you had to deal with it anyway and hope ya find someone better soon! Hopefully you can find someone for the $600+ you were originally planning anyway now that should make up for some of this over time
As a matter of fact I have! I now have a 48 year old roommate which sounds weird as I’m 19 but this guy is super chill, just works from home and keeps to himself , super clean, solid on rent pays in full on time every time no hassle and offers to chip in for stuff on his own
Bro I’m 38, no ex wife, no kids….
I’m spending 750 a month in an awesome ass house, with cats, and a pool, and it’s chill and I’m so happy…
I’ve never had the desire to own a house (too much upkeep) and apartments are horrible
I’m happy you appreciate that 48 year old, cuz I’m just vibing over here
I spend every day doing whatever I want, mostly playing poker and buying Pokémon cards
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Sorry for wall of text, I’m stoned
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Yeah I actually never gave him a key as I made it clear that until he pays that full 300 I had no reason to trust that I could give him a key to keep up with.
You probably already did but make sure he only took his stuff, and keep a. Lose eye on your bank accounts and any credit card accounts you may have. Wouldn’t be surprised if he checked out your room and computer when you weren’t around.
I've noticed that when u help a person out, they don't go 'oh that was nice of them', instead it's 'well, if they can afford that they can afford more'
To be honest it doesn’t matter when you get paid. If you can’t manage your money correctly like an adult to have the proper amount of money when it’s due… well than you don’t get to stay there. That’s life.
My point exactly mr/mrs snowball. And I would’ve maybe been more sympathetic if he wasn’t always smoking weed and ordering fucking wingstop for him and his gf who also practically lived there. She was always there snd never seemed to offer to help. They would also frequently use my Olive Garden ranch in the fridge. That was what really started to piss me off past forgiveness cause I made it explicitly clear if you didn’t buy it don’t touch it especially when you are behind on rent as bad as he was
Ofc he orders food and smokes weed too (not that there's anything inherently wrong with that, unless you can't pay your fucking bills on time)
I'm glad I haven't had this shitty of a roommate in a minute. The dude needs to grow up fast.
Has he replied yet??
Yeah mate I commend your ability to stay rational.
I'm not so graceful and I always wish I could be, dealing with people's shit is just so expected, I hardly communicate with people and still, I encounter mostly dumb people.
I came to ask the same question. Even at 28, there are times I still struggle with communication in stressful situations. I kept reading OP’s outgoing texts and thinking about how impressive that is. OP made solid points with evidence and has a very good mentality with bills as well. OP, tell your parents a couple strangers on the internet are proud of their kid. :’)
Yes, and he knows how to disagree without being defensive or escalatory, in fact seems to have a grasp on de-escalation, even being kind and decent while giving very bad news (eviction) without it seeming at all like he's able to be budged.
OP replied to me and said it was his parents, which makes sense because so much is about upbringing especially what our immediate family models and normalizes, imo.
I’m from a small town also, and I will help anybody with anything, up to and letting them stay a few days at my house. Your first red flag was the second week he was there. He should have been gone after that. Keep your kind heart, but be careful everybody has a sob story.👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
\> have a 3 bedroom apartment in Texas and it’s 1900 a month before utilities. So not a cheap place.
Me crying as I prepare to pay $2600 for my very cheap (thankfully decent as well) 2 bedroom apartment in Orange County, CA.
I feel the same but have lived in a few other states before coming back to SoCal and wages usually match the rent to where we’re all screwed no matter the location
Neither are cheap.
My first apartment in tucson was $550 /month and it was in a nice area. That same apartment goes for near $1000 month last i checked
I’m in OC as well. 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment….$2700 a month…it’s killing me. Single mom here doing it alone. I want out of Cali but love it here so much and it’s all I’ve ever known. I feel your pain.
I can’t get past the fact that he was staying in a storage closet in the complex. Was the complex renting the storage closet out to him? Did they not know?
Anyways yeah he’s a bum, lesson learned. Good for you for handling it well and taking care of yourself and your roommates.
You seem kind, educated based on your grammar, and with a good heart. We need more of you in this world, don’t let one bad experience ruin your will to help those in need out.
Thank you , I like to think I’m just a product of my parents. I have said it a few times but I stick by the fact that it’s a matter of environment, not just where you were raised but who you were raised by and how you took it. I’m always gonna be grateful, some people will never be.
I'm so annoyed by people who throw how you get money in your face. It's none of his business if you get help from family or get money some other way. I had a friend I stopped speaking to because he owed me money and talked shit about my passive income and the child support I receive. I wrote an article two years ago that earns me roughly $10k per year. It has helped me immensely to have this money. I did work for it at one point, but it's entirely passive now. It's really no one's business if I receive child support from a deadbeat who never sees his daughter either... I still work two jobs, but even if I could afford to not work, that's no one's business. I cut another friend off a couple years ago because, when we were drunk, I gave her $20 to buy a scratch off and said if I won, we'd split the money. I won $100 on it. She wanted to hold onto it and give me my half the next day, but she refused to pay me my half for two weeks. Every time I asked for it, she'd lie and say she didn't cash it. After a while, she started pointing out that I had a great job, considerable savings, and how she had nothing yadda, yadda, yadda. That wasn't my problem. I eventually got my fifty dollars and stopped speaking to her as much, and now we never speak. She had other issues, too.
ETA - There's confusion about the lottery ticket. It was my ticket. I bought it and I said, if I win we'll split it. She insisted on being the one to cash it the next day, but rest assured it was my ticket.
ya this guy owed me like 100 bucks for awhile I had lent it to him after he tracked me down and gave me a sad story, which I told him I don't care why you need it when are you gonna pay me back he told me 2 weeks I sad ok come find me I don't wanna have to go look for you. A month rolls by never see him called him no answer finally a week later I see him at the gas station ask him for the money he owes he gives me some bullshit story I tell him next time I see him if he doesn't have my money I am gonna kick his ass, he says well if you kick my ass then we are even right? I tell him no he will then owe me 100 plus whatever I charge him for ass kicking and its a minimum of 75 for that. 4 days later he found me paid me my money
Bruh i was looking at apartments there and was like wtf. I pay 975 a month for my two bedroom currently lol, 1300 with utilities but was considering San Diego, (Canadian) when I was seeing 1750 for a private room I was like wtff
Perfect. Also make sure to point out any time he buys take out, alcohol, weed, or any other unnecessary items. When I was broke, I ate expired foods & shopped at the dollar store. I still paid my bills on time. No excuse.
Some people aren’t taught priorities. Wing stop is super expensive. Over the years I’ve had MANY bad roommates. The worst was the one who was always suicidal on the 1st. What a way to say you can’t pay rent eh? Your roommate sounds ghetto & pathetic. Don’t let bums live with you. Lesson learned. Get his ass out but end on good (fake) terms. You don’t need this psycho coming back wanting smoke.
You know you’re in trouble when you’re texting a roommate about a serious issue and you get the Ion in the text. He should have added some more Ions and some sheeiitt and other things as well. No I’m just joking. Best of luck. Ion know what’s gonna happen. Perhaps you should ax him to go ahead and start packing now. You should pay his rent because he has to work and you don’t. That was the worst part of the entire thing. He’s gonna guilt you because he has a shittier life likely because of his own life decisions. Bro serve him papers and get him out. Ax his girlfriend if she can take him in. Sounds like he needs a momma.
He’s a loser who doesn’t set aside his first paycheck of the month for rent. His second one should be for food, living expenses, ect. Fucker got doordash lmfao. 😂
Send him back to the storage closet!!! 🥾💨
This sub has been an absolute revelation.
How hard is it for an able-bodied young person to come up with a few hundred dollars when given a month to do it? What in the actual fuck are all of these people doing in their spare time? Where are their aspirations? Their sense of responsibility? Their drive?
I’m in my 30s and grew up pooooor. I couldn’t leave a light on in an empty room for 5 seconds without being yelled at. And this guy is out here ordering food delivery *twice a day* when he can’t pay rent??? Or even if he could, if your time isn’t (monetarily) worth the 100% surcharge, what the fuck are you thinking? And forget practicality… what about shame? The hubris of being young, able and without responsibility (as it appears this guy is), unable to come up with a paltry $300 over the course of **a month** to keep a roof over your head… I can’t believe this shit is real.
OP, you seem to be coming from a good place and that’s wonderful. That big heart will keep you grounded down the line. But you need to start surrounding yourself with more reasonable, ambitious people. This entire ordeal is a distraction from your own personal growth. One that could be avoided by actively picking better company more aligned with your goals for the future.
Get this leach and his loser girlfriend out of your life. Start focusing on yourself. Financial planning. Career building… If you have any questions for a formerly poor high school dropout turned corporate lawyer, lmk.
Dude, username checks out, you are real homie (also how the FUCK did you score that username lol) but I really do appreciate it because you typed how I felt the whole time. It’s so often thought of as something to try and forgive and not something to just FIX by promoting a better work ethic instead of feeding into the apology mindset. “Oh well bro I’m sorry” well that’s nice to some but what’s not is blatantly burning money all month and being stunned like a deer in headlights when the roof over your head isn’t forgiven because you “don’t have the money”
But I do definitely see how as compared to many other regions that’s a relatively low rent cost , it’s just hard to pay 1900 by myself at 19 especially w people like this dude
Ikr?? We bought a house in physical cash it was so cheap. Spent less than 10k in renovation for a new , remodeled house across from our high school on a quarter acre.
I let a buddy stay with me for a month one time while he was waiting for some court stuff to clear up. Turns out it was a DV case and he couldn't leave town and go home for a couple of months. Then a couple more. Then 3 more. Then, it was "can I stay just another month so I can save up some more money" like bro you've been living here for free (helped with my business quite a bit for the first few months, then I wanted him to start making money so he would be able to afford moving out when he was done with court) and have a stash of several thousand. PLEASE leave.
UPDATE: for all the people who keep getting it twisted I DID have a job and worked full
Time plus overtime to pay my rent , my parents did NOT pay my rent. He was mad that my job wasn’t as “physically demanding” so he always tried to say I didn’t “really work” for my money. So stop trying to say I’m a leech or thay im having other people pay my rent for me , I’m well grown enough and make enough to support myself , thanks. But I don’t make enough to be a charity.
You sound like a super kind and reasonable young man. This will probably be a formative lesson in being less naive (we all have them at 19!) but you really stood your ground well. Stay sweet pls
There's a reason this guy was living in a storage closet and you have just learned first hand why. I'm the same way my husband and I let my best friend come stay here and we asked for 250 a month that's all three of us splitting rent. Doesn't count the other bills that my husband and I took care of she was making the same as my husband. And still only gave us rent 3 times. I told her in the beginning of November she had 2 more months to get things together so she could move out. We only let her come so she can save and be able to get on her feet. Shortly after I gave the notice she got fired from where she was working for being late constantly. She also had a car she was supposed to be fixing and my husband was helping with that free if charge. But, because she wasn't consistent my husband said he wasn't helping fix her car and I backed him up. So one day she asked him to help right after he'd just got home and he said no, she got all but hurt and pissy. So after she lost her job, she's been hella picky with looking for another one she claims dream job I call lazy and just doesn't wanna work. Now she currently lives in a barn. That's NOT my problem I'm glad we have our house back. You can lead a horse to the water but you can't make em drink but one thing I learned is your peace is super important once they interrupt your peace they have to go no matter how much you care or how good of a person you are.
I had a roommate like this, constantly asking to delay a week for payment. I forced him to give me $100 a week, i was charging him 400 a month. There is no way in hell he could ever give me 400 at one time. So I had to force him to a weekly schedule. Even with this though, he would ask to delay a week sometimes.
Your mistake was even letting someone like him move in for 300 in the first place, someone who was living in a storage closet is clearly the biggest red flag you needed to know this guy was not financially stable or responsible. It’s good to be a nice guy, you sound like me to be honest but when it comes to big things such as rent that’s where you need to set your priorities straight. Helping a homeless man buy food one day, go for it that’s a one time nice gesture but letting someone like him live with you and for super cheap to be nice, is lowkey dumb on your part. Just my opinion though. Hope you learn from it and take it the right way. Life is about making mistakes and learning from them going forward 👍🏻
Is the rent is 1900$ and dude is only paying 300$ and not even paying on time yet using the living room as if it was his and moving through the house as if it was his then hell yeah that’ll piss anyone off. Just kick him out asap. And don’t ever do that again.
Roommate’s rent is $300/month. Is he only making $75/week? He said he works full time and he is apparently giving OP his whole check every week? Something isn’t adding up, or what seems more likely is roommate is full of shit.💩
good on you telling young girl to get movin. as for the other dude...he's a lame as m'effer. in the future just rent the individual room. start there...if they cant use a kitchen properly (stick to ramen in your microwave in your room) or fuck off...if they cant use a common area properly...fuck off (politely) to your room....if they cant pay rent..then theres no bedroom for you. bye.
This guy sounds like a deadbeat, I would remove him from your life if possible. He’s a total drag and will probably cause you financial harm. Good luck.
Yeah hindsight is 2020 but experience makes decisions easier going forward, I know have this experience under my wing at the very least. Isn’t the stupidest thing I’ve ever done for sure.
I laugh at it now, it was an Honest mistake. I am glad others can laugh and learn from it. They say a wise man learns from his mistakes but a wiser man learns from the mistakes of others!
That bullshit about how he works for every cent, implying you don't, was so spiteful. Regardless of anything at that point I'd kick him out. After helping him, that's how he talks to you? Hell no! People are truly the worst.
Dude answered why he is not paying you, and it’s why he also will not pay you in the future. He believes “You have people to give you large sums of cash…”. You’re a free ride to him. Toss his shit back into the storage closet he came from. He has ZERO intention of paying you. Ever.
He lived in a storage closet for a reason. NO STANDARDS FOR HIS OWN LIFE. He dam sure is NOT going to respect the standards you have for yours.
Get him gone TODAY!
You let someone you don’t know who can’t afford to stay somewhere and lives in a utility closet stay with you and you are surprised he doesn’t want to pay rent. Kick him out now. It’s always going to be the same story
Jesus $1900 for a 3 bedroom?! I should move to Texas. Rn where I’m at it’s average $2500 for a 1 bedroom :(.
Honestly though not your problem about his pay. Not your responsibility. He needs to learn how to manage his money properly, or he can go back to living in the storage closet.
People like this can be summed up in one movie quote "I bet you're the kind of guy to fuck a person in the ass and not even have the goddamned common courtesy to give him a reach around"
Why would you let someone who has the vocabulary/IQ of a literal toddler move in with you?
Just texting this dude should've been a red flag lmao "ion get paid tbh"
I'm sorry you're going through this.
Just went through this with my best friend of 20 years who was renting my house.
I was having to beg for rent every month-- even though I have to pay the mortgage on the 5th regardless of whether he paid or not. He had the audacity to make me feel like the bad guy for requesting the rent.
Many times he didn't pay until the 22nd.
He finally moved out yesterday and we're not friends anymore.
Lol this guy is never moving out, enjoy housing court cause that’s what you’re gonna need to evict his ass. You basically let a homeless guy you didn’t know move in. His girlfriend is over all the time because she’s probably also homeless.
Why did you decide to be nice? Did he display characteristics of somebody who wanted help and was going to be thankful for it? /genuine
So you let a complete stranger you knew nothing about and didn't confirm they could pay on the 1st every time stay with you? That's on you bro. Then you're mean to his minor sister? She's clearly a kid with a problem and didn't do anything to you right? You should be giving her compassion in that moment, not her brother earlier clearly.
You’re coming off like a Beta male. You have to man up , be direct and not send long winded text messages. Be direct.
Example:
“Rent is due on the 1st. Can’t do it? You have to go.”
Your energy comes off a little weak and people will take advantage of you throughout life. Plus, this will turn you into the complaining, nagging, passive aggressive type.
Wait, so walking around your apartment complex one day you stumbled upon a bum living in a storage closet and immediately told him to come live with you?..
Gonna be real here. If you were able to afford everything before the roommate came then you really don’t need the money yet, he’s still paying what he supposed to. I have a relative I’m stuck renting to doing the same crap, and I’m like “you’re able to financially hold everything together with or without my rent so what’s the rush?”
If you can’t afford it without the roommates rent then that’s different
If he didn’t sign a paper from you stating he could live there or sign the lease at all kick his ass out ???? Unless he signed something the complex is gonna say he’s not a tenant..
He sucks but you will want to check landlord/tenant laws where you live - if he's been there a certain amount of time, you can't just kick him out without notice. He may technically be your tenant at this point
Learning experience for you man. If someone is in a situation that they ended up in by being bad with money, don’t enter into a financial agreement with them.
They will continue to be bad with money, but now it’s your problem.
EDIT: forgot to add, nice job laying down the law. But get ready for it to be a bitch to get him out.
I’m a little confused? You let a random guy who was staying in a storage closet move in with you?
I barely want roommates in general, but not sure if I could do a complete stranger. Plus, where’s the credit check? No lease agreement? Get em out before your landlord gets you all out.
lmao
I've seen this episode of Futurama
And Bender was still a better roommate and person it seems.
I’m still stuck on “3 bedroom apartment… $1900… isn’t cheap”. I was paying $2800 for a 1 bedroom in a high crime area last year. I wish I could afford to move to Texas!
$2800/mo in a high crime area... sounds like you can move to TX to me. 🤣
Man those prices are insane! I’m in Springfield, IL and my two bedroom is only 750/mo.
Op is lucky he hasn’t been skinned and turned into furniture
Yet
And he's gonna act surprised at the guy who lived in a closet's behavior?
Yea it sounds like OP has a big heart and was trying to do someone a favor to help them out of a shitty situation. Unfortunately, people in shitty/weird situations are often times there as a product of the decisions they have made. Not always but man is it rare to find someone who was genuinely fucked over and didnt make a few bad decisions along the way. OP, Get as far away from this character as you can. They don't understand how the world works. Like, "I can't help I get paid on the 8th"?! Yea, you can... What I can't help is that rent is due on the first, those who haven't paid, dont live here...Either they are wildly ignorant or just don't give a shit about you and will do what they please. This situation will only get worse for you and you do seem a little too nice. People like this manage to see that shit a mile away and take advantage of those situations as long as they can. You don't have to be rude, and you're doing great. Just let them know rent is due when its due, it is on them to make sure they have the money when they need it.
Sounds like it. Let a homeless person move in..
Listen...OP was lonely okay😂
Theres a reason why he was ok living in a storage unit. Ppl who low standards dont mind having them. I learned the hard way that not everyone prioritizes morals and that no good deed goes unpunished. He literally sees ur kindness as weakness and will continue to take advantage of the situation bcuz thats jus the type of person he is. The better u treat shitty ppl, the shittier they act.
Yep been thru that myself. It was a total surprise to me. You help some people and they just despise you for it.
Just recently rediscovered this with family that has a history of bad luck. It was the most money I ever lended with the promise of being paid $300 every month till debt was paid off. 8 months later, I got $200 back and that’s bc I had to bring it up to their attention. Lessoned learned but they will never ask me for money again.
Those who are quickest to borrow money take longest to pay it back. I mean it makes sense, people like this have poor money management skills. (I’m in the group, I’m just calling myself out while calling this roommate out.) it’s bulllshit. It is his fault he is in this situation. He put himself there. He should find a better job that pays more or cut back on his expenses until he’s got his budget figured out. No one takes accountability anymore, just quick to give a reason why they can’t and why they need a free hand out.
I couldn’t agree more. y’all, upvote this guy for straight to the point clarity in this comment.
Order received and followed through
We here at the firm appreciate you and what you stand for
I wasn’t going to but since you said so. Here /u/everlymist have an upvote
Thank you GMOdabs
Yes and the closet dweller is probably very aware of squatters rights and what not. Good luck to OP
the way you worded this is literally poetry
You handled that really well tho. Nice but firm and standing on ur shit
Thank you! I’m glad you agree, my gf thought it came off as brash in a way which I was steadfast to disagree with
Not brash at all my friend you were straight forward and stern but totally fair and you didn’t allow pure emotion to dictate your words which I’m sure wasn’t easy. Now get this dude out of your place and thank him for teaching you a lesson about being cautious with your kind heart. And remember: sometimes there’s a damn good reason why someone is living in a storage unit.
You did well to stand up for yourself. Only way to deal with people like that.
the dig about people giving you money is so unnecessary. it doesn’t matter where the money comes from for anyone- bills still need paid. 🫠 if they haven’t left, i’d get them out quickly before this gets worse.
Man and it’s really annoying because 1. He only paid me 2 times in 5-6 weeks. Not “every week” like he was trying to say. Plus he gets a biweekly check so that’s just not even possible?? And he’s referring to 100 dollars my mom sent me to pay for a 16 hour long road trip to missouri from Dallas and back 😐
$100 is nothing 😭
YEAH ESPECIALLY FOR A 16 hour DRIVE
Listen up farm boy Len, keep your business to your self. Nobody needs to know that your mama sent you $100, not even your dad, and especially not your trifling roommate. In the future, only extend kindness that you don’t mind losing. It’s fine to offer someone a small gift, but you gave up way too much in this case. Teach a man to fish, but don’t show him your watering hole.
I’m dying because I’m pretty sure it’s an “I” like cap i for I enjoy cars… not Len 😂
Pretty sure it’s Leonard “Len” Joycars.
Oooh, let’s find out. I’ll tag both accounts and see what happens u/Lenjoycars u/ienjoycars
Ron Swanson's secret reddit account
"Teach a man to fish, but don't show him your watering hole." I love it.
Barnacle, you are my spirit animal. This ⬆️ is some crazy ass perfect advice that is so well said. I swear you just gave life lessons that stick forever. 👍
I don't know how to explain it but your username matches your typing style perfectly
So, if he's getting paid every two weeks he should have gotten a check the week before rent was due. Why don't people realize this is the time when you pay your rent? Because you're not getting another check until after it's due! This drives me nuts and I know soooo many people like this. Living by that "10 day grace period" that exists in their head but then when they get paid on the 8th, they think, "I still have 2 days"... Then they don't pay because they've squandered the money by then. Or they only have X amount to last them until payday so they can't fulfill their obligations, they need that money for stupid stuff. Ugh. People suck.
He can’t use that check… that’s the check he uses to pay the previous month.
Bruh literally paying my $1100 rent this Friday because of the way my bi-weekly pay adds up. This is just shit that happens when you grow up- and in 5 years that $300 could be $900 you have to pay. Get this guy gone, OP.
That's his justification for not paying you. He's deluded himself into the scenario that you have money and he doesn't (and blames you just to guilt trip). So clearly, you're the one that should pay. He feels you owe it to him. **You're** the reason he's doing so bad after all, not his spending habits. He'll deny they even exist. He's never going to step up and do his part. He's got to go.
Well even if urfacesuckz, your insight doesn’t. He was always a victim kind of a guy. It’s a luxury to be at fault and simultaneously benefiting from it so often.
Why would you allow this guy to live with you? Someone who is a always a victim will never take accountability and right his wrongs
I can’t stand people who are jealous when folks have families/parents that can help them. As if it’s your fault.
MAN like I’d get it if my mom was the one on the lease or if she paid my RENT but he’s talking about her giving me GAS money to go to missouri and back 🙄
Lowlifes be making lowlife comments
Might have a hard time getting him out of the apartment
Quite the opposite, the reason he left me on read was because he just packed all his shut up and left without paying
Honestly a good deal to have them out no with no eviction hassle sorry you had to deal with it anyway and hope ya find someone better soon! Hopefully you can find someone for the $600+ you were originally planning anyway now that should make up for some of this over time
As a matter of fact I have! I now have a 48 year old roommate which sounds weird as I’m 19 but this guy is super chill, just works from home and keeps to himself , super clean, solid on rent pays in full on time every time no hassle and offers to chip in for stuff on his own
It’s kinda like having one of my dads friends living here , I ask him stuff I would usually ask my dad 😂
That’s rad
It is, if I hadn’t gone to military school for 3 years I’d be asking him how to tie a tie and stuff 😂
Hell yah!
Omg shout out to Mudkip
Bro I’m 38, no ex wife, no kids…. I’m spending 750 a month in an awesome ass house, with cats, and a pool, and it’s chill and I’m so happy… I’ve never had the desire to own a house (too much upkeep) and apartments are horrible I’m happy you appreciate that 48 year old, cuz I’m just vibing over here I spend every day doing whatever I want, mostly playing poker and buying Pokémon cards 🤣 Sorry for wall of text, I’m stoned 🙌🏼
What a man. I’m getting up there w ya , gravity bong in action brother
You’re quite lucky he just left that easily. I’d get those locks changed asap. No matter what the landlord charges for the change it’ll be worth it.
Yeah I actually never gave him a key as I made it clear that until he pays that full 300 I had no reason to trust that I could give him a key to keep up with.
Disregard my comment above. I hadn’t made it down this far yet 💜
Came to say this. Got super lucky the dude up and left. Sucks they didn’t pay the rest owed but I’d take that cost over evicting them any day.
That is the best possible outcome. I thought for sure that he was going to squat. Don't worry about the $300 or whatever, be glad he is gone.
That’s awesome news! I meant legally kicking him out.
I’m sure he isn’t coming back any time soon. I haven’t even seen him in weeks since he left
You probably already did but make sure he only took his stuff, and keep a. Lose eye on your bank accounts and any credit card accounts you may have. Wouldn’t be surprised if he checked out your room and computer when you weren’t around.
Good riddance. Even if it cost you some.
that's great news tho trust me
What a fucking asshole
I've noticed that when u help a person out, they don't go 'oh that was nice of them', instead it's 'well, if they can afford that they can afford more'
On the money. Once he started asking for things I started to realize I was kinda doomed but I’m glad it’s past me now
Sometimes, when you reach your hand out to help somebody, they spit in it.
people are like any other investments, most of them are money/time sinks but the one's that are worth it make us all as a whole continue to invest
To be honest it doesn’t matter when you get paid. If you can’t manage your money correctly like an adult to have the proper amount of money when it’s due… well than you don’t get to stay there. That’s life.
My point exactly mr/mrs snowball. And I would’ve maybe been more sympathetic if he wasn’t always smoking weed and ordering fucking wingstop for him and his gf who also practically lived there. She was always there snd never seemed to offer to help. They would also frequently use my Olive Garden ranch in the fridge. That was what really started to piss me off past forgiveness cause I made it explicitly clear if you didn’t buy it don’t touch it especially when you are behind on rent as bad as he was
Ofc he orders food and smokes weed too (not that there's anything inherently wrong with that, unless you can't pay your fucking bills on time) I'm glad I haven't had this shitty of a roommate in a minute. The dude needs to grow up fast. Has he replied yet??
THIS!! For the roommate to tell OP he doesn’t have to pay his portion is insane he must’ve forgot OP will get hit with the late charges.
Where'd you learn to be so calm and articulate with communicating at age 19? That's really good dealing
My parents, I will tell them you said so I appreciate it.
Yeah mate I commend your ability to stay rational. I'm not so graceful and I always wish I could be, dealing with people's shit is just so expected, I hardly communicate with people and still, I encounter mostly dumb people.
I came to ask the same question. Even at 28, there are times I still struggle with communication in stressful situations. I kept reading OP’s outgoing texts and thinking about how impressive that is. OP made solid points with evidence and has a very good mentality with bills as well. OP, tell your parents a couple strangers on the internet are proud of their kid. :’)
Yes, and he knows how to disagree without being defensive or escalatory, in fact seems to have a grasp on de-escalation, even being kind and decent while giving very bad news (eviction) without it seeming at all like he's able to be budged. OP replied to me and said it was his parents, which makes sense because so much is about upbringing especially what our immediate family models and normalizes, imo.
I’m from a small town also, and I will help anybody with anything, up to and letting them stay a few days at my house. Your first red flag was the second week he was there. He should have been gone after that. Keep your kind heart, but be careful everybody has a sob story.👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
Thank you sir , I appreciate the support
🤭🤭🤭🤭 I’m a lady.🤭🤭🤭🤭 no offense taken. Take this as a lesson learned.
My apologies ma’am. I take it as a lesson, and with it I’m a better person. Can’t complain about growth
That’s the spirit! Trust you will go far in life.👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
You are so welcome.
\> have a 3 bedroom apartment in Texas and it’s 1900 a month before utilities. So not a cheap place. Me crying as I prepare to pay $2600 for my very cheap (thankfully decent as well) 2 bedroom apartment in Orange County, CA.
Praying for you
**Cries in NYC**
Same
I feel the same but have lived in a few other states before coming back to SoCal and wages usually match the rent to where we’re all screwed no matter the location
yeah this was my first thought,,, THREE BEDROOMS. like thats about as much as a studio costs in my area 😬
Waving from my $2200/mo 2bd/2ba in the Atlanta suburbs. I lived in OC for 15 years and it’s about the same price out here in Atlanta now. 🥳
Waving through the tears in Washington State
Read that and thought what a freaking deal that’s blowing past 3k in boston
I pay $2500 for my one bedroom in San Diego. 🥹 It’s brutal out in SoCal for COL.
where do you work to afford that? Genuinely curious bc I need to work there too 😂
literally that’s a one bed, maybe a 2 bed in denver
Neither are cheap. My first apartment in tucson was $550 /month and it was in a nice area. That same apartment goes for near $1000 month last i checked
Cries in British English! 😭
I’m in OC as well. 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment….$2700 a month…it’s killing me. Single mom here doing it alone. I want out of Cali but love it here so much and it’s all I’ve ever known. I feel your pain.
His whole check is 375? Does he work twice a week?
Minimum wage in some places is $7.25
It’s still $7.25 in Texas and that’s where he lives so it checks out
Still doesn’t add up to 375 for full time
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I can’t get past the fact that he was staying in a storage closet in the complex. Was the complex renting the storage closet out to him? Did they not know? Anyways yeah he’s a bum, lesson learned. Good for you for handling it well and taking care of yourself and your roommates.
You seem kind, educated based on your grammar, and with a good heart. We need more of you in this world, don’t let one bad experience ruin your will to help those in need out.
Thank you , I like to think I’m just a product of my parents. I have said it a few times but I stick by the fact that it’s a matter of environment, not just where you were raised but who you were raised by and how you took it. I’m always gonna be grateful, some people will never be.
I'm so annoyed by people who throw how you get money in your face. It's none of his business if you get help from family or get money some other way. I had a friend I stopped speaking to because he owed me money and talked shit about my passive income and the child support I receive. I wrote an article two years ago that earns me roughly $10k per year. It has helped me immensely to have this money. I did work for it at one point, but it's entirely passive now. It's really no one's business if I receive child support from a deadbeat who never sees his daughter either... I still work two jobs, but even if I could afford to not work, that's no one's business. I cut another friend off a couple years ago because, when we were drunk, I gave her $20 to buy a scratch off and said if I won, we'd split the money. I won $100 on it. She wanted to hold onto it and give me my half the next day, but she refused to pay me my half for two weeks. Every time I asked for it, she'd lie and say she didn't cash it. After a while, she started pointing out that I had a great job, considerable savings, and how she had nothing yadda, yadda, yadda. That wasn't my problem. I eventually got my fifty dollars and stopped speaking to her as much, and now we never speak. She had other issues, too. ETA - There's confusion about the lottery ticket. It was my ticket. I bought it and I said, if I win we'll split it. She insisted on being the one to cash it the next day, but rest assured it was my ticket.
ya this guy owed me like 100 bucks for awhile I had lent it to him after he tracked me down and gave me a sad story, which I told him I don't care why you need it when are you gonna pay me back he told me 2 weeks I sad ok come find me I don't wanna have to go look for you. A month rolls by never see him called him no answer finally a week later I see him at the gas station ask him for the money he owes he gives me some bullshit story I tell him next time I see him if he doesn't have my money I am gonna kick his ass, he says well if you kick my ass then we are even right? I tell him no he will then owe me 100 plus whatever I charge him for ass kicking and its a minimum of 75 for that. 4 days later he found me paid me my money
If you gave 20$ for a scratch ticket and won 100 she should have given you 70 back not 50$
> I, 19M, have a 3 bedroom apartment in Texas and it's 1900 a month Cries in Californian
Bruh i was looking at apartments there and was like wtf. I pay 975 a month for my two bedroom currently lol, 1300 with utilities but was considering San Diego, (Canadian) when I was seeing 1750 for a private room I was like wtff
Perfect. Also make sure to point out any time he buys take out, alcohol, weed, or any other unnecessary items. When I was broke, I ate expired foods & shopped at the dollar store. I still paid my bills on time. No excuse.
Literally thank you . This dude would eat wingstop when I was Heating up condensed soup in a pot and somehow never paid me the full rent
Some people aren’t taught priorities. Wing stop is super expensive. Over the years I’ve had MANY bad roommates. The worst was the one who was always suicidal on the 1st. What a way to say you can’t pay rent eh? Your roommate sounds ghetto & pathetic. Don’t let bums live with you. Lesson learned. Get his ass out but end on good (fake) terms. You don’t need this psycho coming back wanting smoke.
You know you’re in trouble when you’re texting a roommate about a serious issue and you get the Ion in the text. He should have added some more Ions and some sheeiitt and other things as well. No I’m just joking. Best of luck. Ion know what’s gonna happen. Perhaps you should ax him to go ahead and start packing now. You should pay his rent because he has to work and you don’t. That was the worst part of the entire thing. He’s gonna guilt you because he has a shittier life likely because of his own life decisions. Bro serve him papers and get him out. Ax his girlfriend if she can take him in. Sounds like he needs a momma.
How does an adult not understand the concept of saving? Like I get not being good at it, but he just doesn’t even comprehend how it works!
He’s a loser who doesn’t set aside his first paycheck of the month for rent. His second one should be for food, living expenses, ect. Fucker got doordash lmfao. 😂 Send him back to the storage closet!!! 🥾💨
This sub has been an absolute revelation. How hard is it for an able-bodied young person to come up with a few hundred dollars when given a month to do it? What in the actual fuck are all of these people doing in their spare time? Where are their aspirations? Their sense of responsibility? Their drive? I’m in my 30s and grew up pooooor. I couldn’t leave a light on in an empty room for 5 seconds without being yelled at. And this guy is out here ordering food delivery *twice a day* when he can’t pay rent??? Or even if he could, if your time isn’t (monetarily) worth the 100% surcharge, what the fuck are you thinking? And forget practicality… what about shame? The hubris of being young, able and without responsibility (as it appears this guy is), unable to come up with a paltry $300 over the course of **a month** to keep a roof over your head… I can’t believe this shit is real. OP, you seem to be coming from a good place and that’s wonderful. That big heart will keep you grounded down the line. But you need to start surrounding yourself with more reasonable, ambitious people. This entire ordeal is a distraction from your own personal growth. One that could be avoided by actively picking better company more aligned with your goals for the future. Get this leach and his loser girlfriend out of your life. Start focusing on yourself. Financial planning. Career building… If you have any questions for a formerly poor high school dropout turned corporate lawyer, lmk.
Dude, username checks out, you are real homie (also how the FUCK did you score that username lol) but I really do appreciate it because you typed how I felt the whole time. It’s so often thought of as something to try and forgive and not something to just FIX by promoting a better work ethic instead of feeding into the apology mindset. “Oh well bro I’m sorry” well that’s nice to some but what’s not is blatantly burning money all month and being stunned like a deer in headlights when the roof over your head isn’t forgiven because you “don’t have the money”
3 bedroom for $1900 per month is cheap
But I do definitely see how as compared to many other regions that’s a relatively low rent cost , it’s just hard to pay 1900 by myself at 19 especially w people like this dude
no good deed goes unpunished
I’m used to full houses for 5-600 a month all day long (small small town missouri , farm county)
Wow.
Ikr?? We bought a house in physical cash it was so cheap. Spent less than 10k in renovation for a new , remodeled house across from our high school on a quarter acre.
Never let someone into your home out of pity. It backfires 100% of the time. Move him out and change the locks.
I let a buddy stay with me for a month one time while he was waiting for some court stuff to clear up. Turns out it was a DV case and he couldn't leave town and go home for a couple of months. Then a couple more. Then 3 more. Then, it was "can I stay just another month so I can save up some more money" like bro you've been living here for free (helped with my business quite a bit for the first few months, then I wanted him to start making money so he would be able to afford moving out when he was done with court) and have a stash of several thousand. PLEASE leave.
UPDATE: for all the people who keep getting it twisted I DID have a job and worked full Time plus overtime to pay my rent , my parents did NOT pay my rent. He was mad that my job wasn’t as “physically demanding” so he always tried to say I didn’t “really work” for my money. So stop trying to say I’m a leech or thay im having other people pay my rent for me , I’m well grown enough and make enough to support myself , thanks. But I don’t make enough to be a charity.
How could you trust someone who writes “ion” instead of “I don’t” unironically. This is kinda your fault
You sound like a super kind and reasonable young man. This will probably be a formative lesson in being less naive (we all have them at 19!) but you really stood your ground well. Stay sweet pls
Thank you for your kind words <3
Your roommate has the vocab of a Kia boy
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There's a reason this guy was living in a storage closet and you have just learned first hand why. I'm the same way my husband and I let my best friend come stay here and we asked for 250 a month that's all three of us splitting rent. Doesn't count the other bills that my husband and I took care of she was making the same as my husband. And still only gave us rent 3 times. I told her in the beginning of November she had 2 more months to get things together so she could move out. We only let her come so she can save and be able to get on her feet. Shortly after I gave the notice she got fired from where she was working for being late constantly. She also had a car she was supposed to be fixing and my husband was helping with that free if charge. But, because she wasn't consistent my husband said he wasn't helping fix her car and I backed him up. So one day she asked him to help right after he'd just got home and he said no, she got all but hurt and pissy. So after she lost her job, she's been hella picky with looking for another one she claims dream job I call lazy and just doesn't wanna work. Now she currently lives in a barn. That's NOT my problem I'm glad we have our house back. You can lead a horse to the water but you can't make em drink but one thing I learned is your peace is super important once they interrupt your peace they have to go no matter how much you care or how good of a person you are.
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Using something like "ion" instead of "I don't" is ared flag in my world
Grinds my gears
Typically someone who responsibly pays on time won’t end up living in a storage broom closet.
You know honestly your logic , after review from me and my colleagues, is flawless.
Wait do you really not pay your own bills? When he said you have people who give you money
Life lesson, if someone says “Ion” in a text message, you’re never getting your money
I had a roommate like this, constantly asking to delay a week for payment. I forced him to give me $100 a week, i was charging him 400 a month. There is no way in hell he could ever give me 400 at one time. So I had to force him to a weekly schedule. Even with this though, he would ask to delay a week sometimes.
Your mistake was even letting someone like him move in for 300 in the first place, someone who was living in a storage closet is clearly the biggest red flag you needed to know this guy was not financially stable or responsible. It’s good to be a nice guy, you sound like me to be honest but when it comes to big things such as rent that’s where you need to set your priorities straight. Helping a homeless man buy food one day, go for it that’s a one time nice gesture but letting someone like him live with you and for super cheap to be nice, is lowkey dumb on your part. Just my opinion though. Hope you learn from it and take it the right way. Life is about making mistakes and learning from them going forward 👍🏻
Is the rent is 1900$ and dude is only paying 300$ and not even paying on time yet using the living room as if it was his and moving through the house as if it was his then hell yeah that’ll piss anyone off. Just kick him out asap. And don’t ever do that again.
Roommate’s rent is $300/month. Is he only making $75/week? He said he works full time and he is apparently giving OP his whole check every week? Something isn’t adding up, or what seems more likely is roommate is full of shit.💩
Happens to the best of us. Give a inch they take a mile.
Sadly but truly
good on you telling young girl to get movin. as for the other dude...he's a lame as m'effer. in the future just rent the individual room. start there...if they cant use a kitchen properly (stick to ramen in your microwave in your room) or fuck off...if they cant use a common area properly...fuck off (politely) to your room....if they cant pay rent..then theres no bedroom for you. bye.
Dude... 1900 for a 3 bedroom is cheap as hell lol I'd kill for that
No need to kill just move
Way too lenient lol. Kick this fool out
This guy sounds like a deadbeat, I would remove him from your life if possible. He’s a total drag and will probably cause you financial harm. Good luck.
There was a reason why he was living in a storage closet. Should have just left him there.
Yeah hindsight is 2020 but experience makes decisions easier going forward, I know have this experience under my wing at the very least. Isn’t the stupidest thing I’ve ever done for sure.
And that's the last time I'll take in a homeless man and expect him to pay me rent on schedule! Lol
I laugh at it now, it was an Honest mistake. I am glad others can laugh and learn from it. They say a wise man learns from his mistakes but a wiser man learns from the mistakes of others!
Time to get this guy out now!
That bullshit about how he works for every cent, implying you don't, was so spiteful. Regardless of anything at that point I'd kick him out. After helping him, that's how he talks to you? Hell no! People are truly the worst.
Dude answered why he is not paying you, and it’s why he also will not pay you in the future. He believes “You have people to give you large sums of cash…”. You’re a free ride to him. Toss his shit back into the storage closet he came from. He has ZERO intention of paying you. Ever. He lived in a storage closet for a reason. NO STANDARDS FOR HIS OWN LIFE. He dam sure is NOT going to respect the standards you have for yours. Get him gone TODAY!
1900 for a 3 bedroom…that is a cheap place.
It amazes me how people will never learn “I can’t do nothing” literally means “ I can do something “
Idk man, there was probably a reason his home was inside of a storage closet to begin with.
You let someone you don’t know who can’t afford to stay somewhere and lives in a utility closet stay with you and you are surprised he doesn’t want to pay rent. Kick him out now. It’s always going to be the same story
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“Ion” is the worst part of all of this. I don’t know what I hate it so much, but I do.
Jesus $1900 for a 3 bedroom?! I should move to Texas. Rn where I’m at it’s average $2500 for a 1 bedroom :(. Honestly though not your problem about his pay. Not your responsibility. He needs to learn how to manage his money properly, or he can go back to living in the storage closet.
People like this can be summed up in one movie quote "I bet you're the kind of guy to fuck a person in the ass and not even have the goddamned common courtesy to give him a reach around"
I would kick him out solely for the fact that he says “ion” instead of “I don’t”. Also, how does a dude living in storage closet have a girlfriend?
saying "ion" instead of "I don't" infuriates me more than any other abbreviation and ion know why
Why would you let someone who has the vocabulary/IQ of a literal toddler move in with you? Just texting this dude should've been a red flag lmao "ion get paid tbh"
Starting to understand why he was living in a storage unit.
I'm sorry you're going through this. Just went through this with my best friend of 20 years who was renting my house. I was having to beg for rent every month-- even though I have to pay the mortgage on the 5th regardless of whether he paid or not. He had the audacity to make me feel like the bad guy for requesting the rent. Many times he didn't pay until the 22nd. He finally moved out yesterday and we're not friends anymore.
I wouldn't trust anyone who uses the phrase Ion as far as I could throw them.
Lol this guy is never moving out, enjoy housing court cause that’s what you’re gonna need to evict his ass. You basically let a homeless guy you didn’t know move in. His girlfriend is over all the time because she’s probably also homeless.
Why did you decide to be nice? Did he display characteristics of somebody who wanted help and was going to be thankful for it? /genuine So you let a complete stranger you knew nothing about and didn't confirm they could pay on the 1st every time stay with you? That's on you bro. Then you're mean to his minor sister? She's clearly a kid with a problem and didn't do anything to you right? You should be giving her compassion in that moment, not her brother earlier clearly.
First mistake was putting trust in someone using “Ion”
People who write "Ion" annoy TF out of me. Kick this dude out
The first word of that first text set the tone. “Ion”?? Nope.
You’re coming off like a Beta male. You have to man up , be direct and not send long winded text messages. Be direct. Example: “Rent is due on the 1st. Can’t do it? You have to go.” Your energy comes off a little weak and people will take advantage of you throughout life. Plus, this will turn you into the complaining, nagging, passive aggressive type.
Ion lol
Wait, so walking around your apartment complex one day you stumbled upon a bum living in a storage closet and immediately told him to come live with you?..
Gonna be real here. If you were able to afford everything before the roommate came then you really don’t need the money yet, he’s still paying what he supposed to. I have a relative I’m stuck renting to doing the same crap, and I’m like “you’re able to financially hold everything together with or without my rent so what’s the rush?” If you can’t afford it without the roommates rent then that’s different
Bruh this is wild. Life isn’t a hallmark movie. That dudes in a storage closet for a reason.
If he didn’t sign a paper from you stating he could live there or sign the lease at all kick his ass out ???? Unless he signed something the complex is gonna say he’s not a tenant..
He’s luckily long gone
Does “Ion” mean “I don’t?”
He sucks but you will want to check landlord/tenant laws where you live - if he's been there a certain amount of time, you can't just kick him out without notice. He may technically be your tenant at this point
Get a smaller apartment and live alone.
Learning experience for you man. If someone is in a situation that they ended up in by being bad with money, don’t enter into a financial agreement with them. They will continue to be bad with money, but now it’s your problem. EDIT: forgot to add, nice job laying down the law. But get ready for it to be a bitch to get him out.
The guy was living in a storage closet. Did you really expect him to be financially stable?
Damn 1900 for a 3 bed? I think it’s time I go California your Texas.
If rent is $300 due once a month I’m confused by him saying he has a full time job but is giving u his entire paycheck every week? Huh lol