Roommate fails to pay her share of rent and ghosts her housemate for over 2 months, so the housemate donates her belongings and mistakenly gets rid of a family heirloom: ‘It all could have been avoided if she had tried to communicate with me’

Living with an entitled, inconsiderate roommate is a rite of passage for any twenty-something trying to find their footing in this world. If you’re just starting out in your career or are currently in college away from home, you’re probably going to be living with a bunch of roommates. This is what primes you for …
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Youngest brother refuses to pay his 50-year-old brother’s $1150 rent bill because he and his 37-year-old wife refuse to get jobs: ‘I’m the youngest of 4 brothers, and currently the only one employed’

When are you obliged to pay your family member’s rent? In basically all circumstances, the answer is «never,» but of course, there are exceptions. If you own four fully paid-off properties and your mom is about to get evicted from a crummy one-bedroom apartment, you probably should at least offer to help her out. Unless …
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Irresponsible woman asks her roommate to cover her rent because she spent her money on concert ticks, friends say she needed to go for her mental health: ‘I don’t want to be someone’s safety net when they make poor choices.’

Roommates can either be a saving grace or a pain in the tuchus. If you have a responsible roommate who pays their rent on time, cleans up after themselves, and is friendly but not too friendly, you will probably feel pretty good about the arrangement. If you’re the roommate who sends the collective money to …
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22 Memes Fresh on the Market for Renters Who Are Fed up With the Landlord Special

Renting, landlords, the like—arguably the most stressful words you’ll hear come out of anyone’s mouth. Aside from how difficult it is in this day and age to find rentals that are within your budget, dealing with landlords and slumlords will be the bane of every renter’s existence. No matter how hard anybody tries to avoid …
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Scammer steals credit card information to rent car, emails card owner and asks why he canceled the rental: ‘Sorry to use the details hee hee’

Back in the day, you had to be genuinely sneaky to be a scammer. There were no websites with people’s credit card information available for any old schmuck to purchase. In the 20th century, you had to pick a pocket or snag a fat juicy wallet off the ground and make some magic by purchasing …
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Controlling Landlord Forces Tenant to do Laundry at The Same Time Every Week

I’m so lucky I’ve only had two landlords in my life, and they haven’t given me much grief. The first was a big, impersonal company that provided off-campus housing for students. The other is my current landlord, who sent over a guy with a can of Raid when we told him we had bugs. Neither …
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Airbnb in Scotland Splits Opinion After Recreating Shrek’s Swamp as a «Luxury Getaway»

Airbnb is far from a perfect company, and there are many valid criticisms to be made about it. However, one of its undeniable benefits is that it allows the adventurous traveling public to rent out places that are a real experience. From houseboats to treehouses, there’s something for everyone — but all pale in comparison …
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People Share Their Roommate Horror Stories

Everybody has had a bad roommate; if you haven’t, you’re probably the bad roommate. It is not that hard to clean up after yourself, communicate, and be considerate of the people you live with, yet many people struggle with it.  I’ve heard so many roommate horror stories through the grapevine that are almost hard to …
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Airbnb Gone Wild: Rental house in Canada has an entire hockey rink inside for the pocket-change price of $1200 per night

Airbnb used to be a cheaper alternative to hotels/motels, but over the years has become an entirely new beast. Vacationing has never been more convoluted or confusing now that Airbnb has fully evolved into an «experiences» monster with more outrageous options than you acn imagine. Have you ever wanted to sleep in a bat-infested cave? …
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Insane Airbnb Host Harasses Guest For Rating Property Four Stars Out of Five

Nobody knows how to give a proper rating these days. Either something is 10/10, or it’s 0/10. Most people are not «Local Guides» on Google Reviews for a reason. Nobody will take the time out of their day to review something if it’s just mediocre. They will only do it if it’s flawless or completely …
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