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AIBU?

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Asked my housemate to leave the house.

38 replies

nanita · 12/01/2017 21:51

My flatmate had a massive argument with her boyfriend and my name kept coming up all the time. Today I raised the issue with her telling her that I had been left very unconfortable in the house since this argument as walls are paper thin and altough I could not hear exactly what they were saying she kept shouting my name while arguing. My room is next to hers. She then came downstairs later on smiling and not saying anything. Today I called a meeting and told her I wished for us to agree a date for them to leave the house as I did not feel confortable anymore around her and her boyfriend (she brought him into the house 4 months ago without asking which has raised past arguments already, he lives here and has never paid any bill, our tenancy agreement says that we are not allowed to have anybody living here without the landlord knowledge and he said in December he would be moving with her in February). She told me that the argument arose because I had shared personal information with her boyfriend which she thought was very disrespectful! The information she speaks about is an email our landlord sent to her and me saying we had not paid the rent. As he was next to me when I read the email I told him that the landlord had sent us an email about the unpaid rent and if he could let her know as I know she rarely checks her emails and did not want her to have any problem. Was I really disrespectful to do that? Me and him really became good friends so we talk about everthing so i did not even think that I was not entiteld to share this information. Am I AIBU?? He told me before she arrived that the argument was about her finding he preferes doing things with others other than her (me in this case) as she went away for new years eve and as he could not travel (health issues) he spent new years eve with me, a friend of mine and one of his, and kept telling her how such an amazing time he had with us. So their version of the argument is diferent, the day of the fight I remember him coming down and telling me she was in a bad mood because she was a bit jealous and for me to ignore.

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stopfuckingshoutingatme · 13/01/2017 07:02

Just admit you want her boyfriend OP !!!

Gallavich · 13/01/2017 07:10

The probleme with alerting the landlord is that she could say I breached the contract for not telling her

This is silly. It's not your boyfriend who has moved in.
When is your fixed term finishing? One of you need to serve notice. If she and her boyfriend aren't leaving then you will have to. Bear in mind the landlord might not actually care that her boyfriend has moved in as long as she gets her rent on time. Lots of tenancy agreements are standard and rather than landlords actually wanting to enforce every point they just want their rent paid and the property kept in good order.

mathanxiety · 13/01/2017 07:45

...putting me in the middle of there issues and making me feel unconfortable in my own house seems unfair to me, bear in mind they have argued quite a lot in the past about many things.

The boyfriend is having a lovely time playing with the mind of your flatmate and you are helping him, maybe unwittingly. He sounds like the sort of immature eejit who likes the drama of women fighting over him, falling out over him, etc. He knows what he is doing - all the better if they are friends or roommates - you are wasting your breath giving him hints that he should stop telling her about his NYE with you and your friend.

Now she will be a bit more eager to move into a flat with him sooner than she really meant to - she is getting her man away from you and into their very own little love nest. She will feel she has won a terrific prize, a man who leaves lights on and doesn't pick up after himself or contribute to bills. In a while she will start to resent the fact that she is the one always picking up and cleaning and fretting over the electricity bill. But he will get away with a lot for a few months.

Penfold007 · 13/01/2017 07:50

You are over invested in the flat mate's life. If you and the other two tenants don't want her BF living there then the three of you need to tell them both that it isn't acceptable, it's really not for you to decide who does or does not live there.

TheNaze73 · 13/01/2017 08:00

This is all sounds like a smokescreen for the fact that you want her boyfriend.

drivingmisspotty · 13/01/2017 08:11

I agree with Math. He doesn't sound nice. He sounds like he is playing you both. He sounds manipulative - always just about to move out and then announcing that they are moving in together when perhaps your housemate had not even agreed.

I agree that things can't go on as they are with you feeling uncomfortable in your own home. But if housemate was really a friend to begin with, not just a gumtree random, I'd try and leave her with a way back and assurance that you are still a friend, in case it all goes tits up with the bloke and she needs some support.

Herhighness · 13/01/2017 08:18

Living on your own has a lot going for it.
Who was it that said "Hell is other people" ?

I'm no help at all

TheMartiansAreInvadingUs · 13/01/2017 08:35

I agree with math the issue is with the bf.
He is playing her against you, is creating a situation where she feels unconfortable. She is late with her rent by two months but he doesn't propose to pay anything at all, even though he DOES live in the flat too. And that's with him having a good job and being able to pay.

The one that really needs to go is HIM. He doesn't need help and is using your kindness and your roommate 'love' to get away with murder.

LaContessaDiPlump · 13/01/2017 08:49

Nanita you sound like a nice person and I don't get the feeling you are 'after' her boyfriend. However I do think he is maybe taking advantage of your nice nature and enjoying the fact that he is causing trouble between you and your flatmate (it means the focus is on him - some people love that).

I think you need to be cautious from here. Be polite but maybe not as friendly as before (i.e. don't invite him to things, have an excuse if he asks to come with you/invites you out) and generally try to avoid him without making it obvious what you're doing. Difficult I know!! Your flatmate will probably ignore you for a while and he will probably start to do that as well once he gets the message. Then they will both decide to move out and hurrah, problem solved Grin you may need to hide in your room until then though. Sorry.

expatinscotland · 13/01/2017 08:53

You need to grow up and speak to the LL before you are all evicted and your credit is fucked over this guy, who will ditch you both and ride off into the sunset. You're being played, both of you.

APlaceOnTheCouch · 13/01/2017 09:09

tbh you shouldn't have told the bf about the rent issue. It's none of his business. It's his gf who signed the lease and is liable for the rent.
However, the real problem is that he sounds like he's enjoying making her jealous and (in his eyes) stringing you along. I wouldn't necessarily have asked her to leave but I think it's fine to give him a deadline.

nanita · 13/01/2017 13:37

She is yes a random Gumtree. We started the househare a few months ago and two months later her boyfriend moved in. When he started to talk a lot with us she said to him that their conversations were private and we were not friends (me and the other tenant) but simply housemates as she did not want to cross boundaries as apparently she has already had issues in the past with other housemates.

If the rent is none of his issue why do we included him in our housemeetings. He was included because she did not want to take responsibility for his mess and preferred us to talk directly to him instead of us talking to her. During the last meeting my other flatmate raised the issue of the two months bills late. She did not say at any point she would prefer us not to talk about these issues if he was present in the future and this should only be with the three of us. So therefore I never assumed this was something inappropriate.

My boyfriend has some really strong ideas and when he stays at home the first thing I told him was, this is their house so please do not bother anybody. I even went further and said that if any of his comments or behaviour was inappropriate or made one of my flatmates uncomfortable I would not have him at home again. She let his presence create all this drama, so yes she needs to assume the responsibility.

My other flatmate has disagreed with his presence since the beginning and had to call her one month after he moved in because she went on holiday and he stayed at home, my other flatmate did not even know he was her boyfriend, so when she realised she was at home alone with someone she did not know even who he was, she asked him to leave and he refused. She had to call our flatmate to tell her she was uncomfortable with him at home without her and give her no choice and call him and tell him to find a place until she was back. Things have been rough with them and my other flatmate since. Things did not improve when my other flatmate learned she had given him a key of the house without even asking us.

There are been some different type of issues that have led to this my decision to tell her if she did not move I would have to call our landlord and let her decide. Cleaning has been a nightmare, she made a lot of remarks to the other tenant saying she needed to clean after herself better. The issue is, she believes that a house can be kept clean without rota if everybody cleans after themselves or when they see thing are dirty, obviously I saw the problem coming and when the two others argued about it, I said let's do a cleaning rota!! All agreed, I did it on the computer and weeks after the same issue again people where not cleaning after themselves enough and she said "I am just not very good at following a rota", when I told her I never saw her once cleaning her rota.

No I don't really want him Grin, and I believe that a couple needs their privacy. I don't know of any couple sharing if they can afford to rent on their own and if she feels uncomfortable with him speaking to me moving will make their life easy. And as I said he has no issues with money, he is looking to rent in a very expensive area.

My opinion is that they argue a lot because they have different hobbies and lifestyles and I believe she is scared to move in with him knowing there relationship is wobbly (I believe they like each other very much and can make it work). So having it at home is safe, the home is very good and not expensive for the area, and if they broke up he is the one that will need to pack up, she has the security to be at home already.

For me one of the rules of the househaring is that if you are going to preach you then need to be the one setting up the example!

I don't feel proud of the manner I addressed the issue yesterday I give you all that and I completely know that I cannot put her out of the house like that but yes I can ask her. She refused! I said then I would have to challenge the agreement of the landlord and then she agreed. Why do you think so?

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TheMartiansAreInvadingUs · 13/01/2017 20:57

Well your other flatmate clearly has some issues with him being there. And has had issues with her too (cleaning, rent etc..).
What do they say about it? Do they want him out of the house, do they want both of them out of the house?

If you have some meeting together anyway, I think the only way forward is to meet up with all of them and let them (the flatmate and her bf) what you want to do.
Maybe have a chat with the others first, see which way the outcome is going to be.

Bit don't let it fester. And certainly don't let this guy rule the house with his mess, his wants (staying over when he isn't entitled to etc etc) and hhis over games.

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