My housemate doesn't clean up, like ever. How can I do to make things work, or at least more bearable? [more inside]
posted by dunkadunc on Nov 16, 2009 - 41 answers

What are some things you wish you knew (or were glad you knew) before you moved into your first apartment with roommates? I'm looking for methods of splitting up chores, cooking, finances, resolving disputes, and dealing with common problems.
posted by yaymukund on Aug 5, 2009 - 40 answers

I found out my roommate is overcharging me for rent - do I do anything? [more inside]
posted by lxs on Mar 30, 2009 - 36 answers

Should I ask my roommate to pay her share of the utilities when she was gone all month? [more inside]
posted by bluefly on Jan 16, 2009 - 26 answers

I am trying to end my tenancy in a month-to-month lease in Los Angeles, but the landlord says that submitting a 30-day-notice won't absolve me of any future responsibility if my roommate stays in the apartment. Please hope me! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 1, 2008 - 12 answers

What should I do to protect myself from my roommate's mess? [more inside]
posted by ictow on Nov 7, 2008 - 14 answers

My roommate wants me to find someone to take her part of the rent, arguing that the people who took over my part of the rent really took over her part. She is threatening to simply not pay. We have one month (Nov) left on the lease. Her name, as well as mine and two other roommates' are on the lease. If she went ahead and didn't pay, how badly would this affect my credit? [more inside]
posted by malapropist on Nov 4, 2008 - 29 answers

How do Utility Bills addressed to my roommate affect my credit score? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 26, 2008 - 11 answers

I'm planning on moving to DC with a guy I've been friends with since junior year of college (3 years ago). I graduated and immediately accepted a position and have worked in said position for one year and am now moving on to another one. For that same year, he sat around at home and was too lazy to find an engineering job and worked a few $10 an hour construction jobs. I'm having mixed feelings about getting a place with this guy. [more inside]
posted by decrescendo on Aug 18, 2008 - 52 answers

I'm dating a roommate, but we need an excuse to go into her bedroom after a date. What can I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 9, 2008 - 14 answers

I am moving out before our lease expires. Am I liable for the rest of our future bills? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 3, 2008 - 17 answers

Advise a San Francisco renter? I've about 6 weeks left on my current lease, and just had a new roommate move in. Rather than tack him on to the remaining time, my landlord would like to scrap the previous lease and have us sign on for a year. I've a feeling my roommate would prefer that as well. I, however, don't wish to be committed that long. [more inside]
posted by aladfar on Apr 1, 2008 - 9 answers

What are some good roommate matching services? [more inside]
posted by Cogito on Feb 23, 2008 - 4 answers

My roommate moved hundreds of miles away. Am I obligated to help find someone to sublease from him? [more inside]
posted by John Singer Sandwich on Oct 31, 2007 - 27 answers

Why can't these two lesbos find a roommate in Lincoln Park, Chicago? And what should we do about it? [more inside]
posted by Lieber Frau on Oct 24, 2007 - 40 answers

Can I get my old rental rate back if my roommate moves? [more inside]
posted by missmle on Sep 13, 2007 - 7 answers

Splitting the rent evenly even though the situation isn't even? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 9, 2007 - 25 answers

What should I do with my office/second bedroom? I don't use it and would love for it either generate revenue or be useful to me. [more inside]
posted by palegirl on Jul 29, 2007 - 20 answers

Can my new landlord leave me off the lease? [more inside]
posted by purplefiber on Jun 11, 2007 - 7 answers

My roommate wants to move out, and has found some random guy to sublease. I'm not comfortable living with Random Guy. What can I do to keep this from happening? [more inside]
posted by almostmanda on Apr 6, 2007 - 35 answers

Last Thursday, my roommate told me he is moving out at the end of the month. What should I do? [more inside]
posted by The Great Big Mulp on Oct 24, 2006 - 10 answers

Jimmy (my friend/roommate/landlord) and I both like to have a sparkling clean apartment. He thinks it's lazy and morally objectionable to hire a maid. I think my free time is valuable so I don't want to spend it cleaning bathrooms. Since cost isn't a concern, how do I convince my roommate that we should just leave the cleaning to the professionals and hire a maid? [more inside]
posted by santry on Aug 5, 2006 - 50 answers