About the unbearable smell from my lodgers room

[icedqueen]

Lodger has been here for about 6 months and in that time the stench from his room has got worse and worse.

It's a difficult smell to explain but I expect a combination of not cleaning, not washing his sheets, never opening a window or the blinds and also leaving laundry to dry in his room. He also eats in his room and leaves plates there.

I've bought air fresheners, asked him to open the bathroom window, closed the door and cleaned his room when he isn't here but I cannot get rid of the smell.

He also STINKS when he uses the bathroom. He went out last night and will be spending all day festering in bed, alternating between stinking out the bathroom with disgusting hangover stomach and sweating in bed. I have a nicely kept and decorated house and usually spend my Saturday doing chores but feels like there is no point due to the hideous smell hanging around.

What can I do please?! Is there any salvaging this or am I being OTT?

Urgh. Just give him notice.

Ask him to leave then deep clean his room.

I’d get rid - he sounds fucking gross. Find someone less foul!

I would be getting rid too I'm afraid.

YANBU, It's your home, give him notice to quit. There'll be someone else grateful for the room.

That is vile and unacceptable. Get rid immediately.

Give him notice. That's disgusting.

Give him notice.

Give him notice. Clean the carpet and curtains when he's gone and burn the mattress.

Out!

You already know what you need to do,get rid of him and get your lovely home back to normal.
There will be someone out there ready and waiting to take your room and behave like a normal human being.

You might be overreacting/OTT (in that his level of hygiene might not bother other people to the extent it does you) but that's not really the point. If a lodger makes you uncomfortable in your own home for whatever reason, it's best to politely terminate the contract and find someone more suitable.

Give notice.

Eeeww. Tell him to leave. You don't have to live like that. It just hasn't worked out.

Sexist but - get a female next time.

Another vote for give him notice.

Jesus why have you put up with this for six months? You'll have to burn your house down now, there's nowt else to do.

Give notice, deep clean, another lodger

blurghhhhh - give him notice

Is it like you would imagine it to be if there were a giant rodent in there? I had a lodger like that once.

Tell him to clean up, pronto, and keep clean in future. Give him notice if he doesn't.

give notice, get the room fumigated and have better lodgers.
good luck!!

I would be getting rid personally, unless he paid for a deep clean then kept ontop of it. I don't understand people who live in filth..my house is far from perfect but it doesn't smell and is not dirty. A bit messy most of the time when the kids are up though!

In reality you have 3 options: do nothing, have a frank discussion with him in the hope things improve (😂) or get rid.

Quite frankly I can’t see why you would want to do either of the first two though.

Fuck that! Get him out op

Yuk, get rid.