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AIBU to expect rent from my 20-year-old daughter living at home?

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changednameagain1234 · 12/04/2026 10:35

Morning all,

My dd20 lives at home.

She often stays over at boyfriend’s house. She could be there 3 days and nights, then home from a day then back again. She also could be home for 5 days and go there at the weekend. Sometimes I feel she is never here, then other times she is here for a week.

She now has a job in same town as boyfriend, so it feels like home every other night (works part time, hours change weekly).

We are really struggling financially. I mentioned her paying rent and it was a flat out no. She says as she is rarely here why should she.

I do understand her 20 year old view on this, but at the end of the day she does no housework apart from will clean bathroom about once a week if lucky. Doesn’t help with cooking or do her own laundry, put her dishes in dishwasher, you get the picture.

She does however take 1 hour showers or run a huge deep bath.

What is fair here? What would you do?

Thanks

OP posts:
TreesinthePark · 12/04/2026 10:37

Who does her laundry? And why?

Wishihadanalgorithm · 12/04/2026 10:37

Why isn’t she working full time? I think I would charge her rent as she is an adult and doesn’t seem to be in education.

Maybe paying rent will encourage her to get a full time job?

If her presence is causing financial hardship then yes, she should pay her way.