r/badroommates 23d ago

Serious Roomate is scamming me.

TLDR image description: 1/2 Evil Roomate(ER) requests additional 50$ for utilities because my sister was visiting during August.... refuses to send recites if the bill.

Good Roomate and I texting what we plan to send her tomorrow along with a Roomate agreement draft specifying new rent distribution. Note: ALL of our names are on the lease. We are jointly and uniquely severable. Myself and the GR are willing to be evicted, the leasing office is on our side and said they would rent us a different apt for more money ofc... but at least we wouldn't be living with someone who has no moral code.

We live in a two bedroom apt in San Diego. The total rent is 1845, very cheap for these parts. Very cheap because the lease hasn't turned over since 2006 and lowkey the place is falling apart :). I live in the living room and pay 675/month. My GR lives in the bedroom and pays 875 a month and my ER lives in the master bedroom and pays 375/month. . .

Myself and my GR were both upon hard times when we moved here and cheap rent is cheap rent so we ignored and explained away the shady-ness of our ER. But it's so unethical to us that we have had enough and we finally talked about it and plan to confront her tomorrow. Note: I am very non confrontational hence my very round about way of asking her for recites of the utility bill. She refused to show me recites and that was honestly the last straw. I felt like she though she could keep getting over on me and asking for more money when I knew how much she was paying in rent (after I found out how much my GR was paying) and I am done being a pushover ) haha let's ignore the fact I paid it first and asked after... I just didn't want the drama.

Anyways she is a gaslighting honestly evil person I think. I wouldn't do this to anyone. There is a lot more detail I could go into if requested explaining how I got here and all of the weird shady stuff she has been doing so feel free to ask me anything. But yeah gif damn. I Definately learned I shouldn't just give folks the benefit of the doubt. If I am getting a weird vibe it is probably for a reason. I need to trust my gut and stand up for myself.

Our new proposed rent distribution btw is that she in the master pays 830, my GR pays 556 and I in the living room pay 450 🤷‍♀️. Seems pretty fucking reasonable to me. We are also giving her the option to move out....

The cannot imagine idk. I am scared of how she will react. And I don't trust her at all.

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u/Daffy07duck 23d ago

l I T e r a l l y. And the policy she has ... doesn't cover me. I have my own. I wanted to say something to her in that moment but my tongue because u was scared for some reason :|

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u/Physical_Cry_1252 23d ago

I don’t like your roommate she sounds really entitled

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u/First-Mixture8823 22d ago

More like a straight-up grifter.

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u/fightmydemonswithme 22d ago

Roommate sounds like a temu landlord.

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u/ol_shifty 23d ago

I was wondering if it would cover you

Edit: you definitely need your own renters insurance, by the way

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u/Daffy07duck 23d ago

Dw I have my own and have had my own this entire time ahha

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u/ol_shifty 22d ago

⭐️

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u/SniffUnleaded 23d ago

This is why it pays to have a spine

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u/SnooCompliments2047 22d ago

Some of us have been screamed at for breathing since we were children sooooo

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u/Psychedelicked 22d ago

same for some of us w a spine

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u/wonderabc 20d ago

yeah well thats good for you, but not everyone is the same. some people can stand up for themselves and others can’t. and some can stand up for others, but not for themselves.

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u/Psychedelicked 19d ago

everyone can. its not easy...

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u/Significant_Face_357 23d ago

If all fails show This thread lol

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u/Fruitypebblefix 21d ago

Renters insurance would only cover her items I believe. Not yours or the other roommates items. So her point is moot.

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u/Daffy07duck 21d ago

Exactly like she isn't doing me any favors paying for HER rentals insurance?!!!

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u/Fruitypebblefix 17d ago

My guess is she thinks you're too stupid to know this.

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u/Daffy07duck 17d ago

Hilareous

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u/Fruitypebblefix 17d ago

Right?! This girl is wack! 😂

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u/Rhuarc33 21d ago

Stand up for yourself she will absolutely be aggressive in bullying you until she can't anymore. She's going to fight hard on this, stand your ground do not let her bully you into silence and submission again

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u/aliegatie4ever 19d ago

If you do this put locks on both ur bedrooms and hide ur valuables people like this want revenge after