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Lodger and booby traps

510 replies

Hoppygolightly · 18/05/2023 15:25

Hi

I have had a lodger for the past year , clean tidy and shares house.

I have an ensuite so she generally has main bathroom to herself. She does not I stress have an ensuite , she shares main bathroom and usually has to herself

In the past year a handful if visitors have used the main bathroom and this really upsets her and she will then loudly and obviously start cleaning it and disinfecting it and sighing , this could be when someone has just washed their hands , I'm not talking about leaving a filthy toilet etc

Realised yesetrday she has wedged toilet paper in the bathroom door so she can see if ils been opened and toilet paper around the toilet seat so she can see if it has been lifted

Hasn't spoken to me about any of this, if someone's used that bathroom she will clean up noisily, spray air freshener everywhere and not speak to me for a while

I know it's weird , I can't stop visitors using the main bathroom unless I tell them to use my ensuite , had a friend over at the weekend and did actually do that so as not to cause issues ..but they look at me like I'm crazy

Apart from this she is great, but I'm thinking it's bloody odd , it makes visitors feel really awkward !

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nettie434 · 03/07/2023 16:43

Thank goodness she is gone @Hoppygolightly! I do think it's rather strange to have crumbs, smashed plates etc in the bedroom AND be obsessively unreasonable about someone else occasionally using the bathroom. Still, better to file this away as one of life's mysteries rather than still have her as a lodger.

The suggestion upthread of a Monday-Friday lodger is worth following up. Lots of people commute into Bloomsbury so I am sure there is a lovely person who'd be delighted to have you as a landlady.

LookItsMeAgain · 03/07/2023 16:47

PMSL @ReadingSoManyThreads . Well done! You win Mumsnet today. 😂 😂 😂

captainmarvella · 03/07/2023 17:41

ReadingSoManyThreads · 03/07/2023 15:14

She's now currently on holiday with her work colleagues:

😂

MarkWithaC · 03/07/2023 18:10

Badbadbunny · 03/07/2023 15:21

Not sure what the problem is really. Basically, she's worried about cleanliness and hygiene and likes to clean the bathroom if she knows someone else has been in there. Fair enough. What harm is leaving loo paper? It's her way of knowing if someone has used it. Far better that than her cleaning it every time she goes in, whether it's been used or not.

What harm in leaving loo paper as a booby trap?
It's fucking weird.

billy1966 · 03/07/2023 18:15

If you are ever asked for a reference by her, tell the truth.

A filthy person who caused huge damage in your home.

Did you think to photograph the state of her room?

Hoppygolightly · 03/07/2023 20:17

No I didn't take pictures

On the surface the room looked ok just grubby as I didn't look under the bed or realise the base was broken, chest of drawers I knew was completely kaput, to be fair she didn't leave smashed crockery or glass in her room, just told me day before she left that she had broken a few plates and glasses, they were part of a set so I had noticed they were missing from kitchen

Door hooks and curtain rail again only noticed when I started cleaning

Never went in her room as she kept door firmly closed so I guess it all just built up

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whynotwhatknot · 03/07/2023 20:27

just for future lodgers dont give back deposit till youve checked the room throughly

Barney60 · 06/11/2023 11:19

Sounds like OCD, i suppose its better than her being dirty and leaving stuff and grime all over it, Just mention it in passing gently.

WilkinsonM · 06/11/2023 11:36

Barney60 · 06/11/2023 11:19

Sounds like OCD, i suppose its better than her being dirty and leaving stuff and grime all over it, Just mention it in passing gently.

How did you find this thread to post on given nobody has posted on it since July? It's months old now and if you read the OP's posts you'll see the matter was resolved back then. Also, a mumsnet tip, if a thread has hundreds of posts on, regardless of the date it was started, things have usually moved on from the opening post so just answering that is never likely to be helpful.

Barney60 · 06/11/2023 11:42

WilkinsonM
Came up on my thread, so hadn't realised it was an old post.
Thank you for pointing this out!

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