MissDivaDoll wrote:I replaced the bolded part with, "When you moved in, we agreed to split all bills 50/50. Whether you are here or not, doesn't change that agreement." So... basically verbatim. Thanks.
Glory Glory Hallelujah wrote:
I'm being so... wimpified, but here's what I wrote (I haven't sent it yet):
As far as splitting the bills in something other than 50%, I guess that's on you to decide. Is it fair that you have to pay for electricity that you aren't using? Maybe not when you're thinking solely about yourself, but on the same token, it's not really fair for me to go into an agreement with you when we decided to live together, only for you to not feel like you shouldn't have to pay for your half just because you choose to not be here. The reason why I got a roommate in the first place was because I could not afford to pay for utilities myself. I can't really put into words how I'm feeling right now, but I guess I'm just frustrated because it's not like, if it came down to it, I could find someone else who would live here and pay half the rent and bills because all of your stuff is still here. Even though you're never here, you live here. You're feeling screwed, but right now, I feel like I'm about to be screwed.
Take that part out. Don't leave it up to her or you will get screwed. Say to her, "When you moved in, we agreed to split all bills 50/50. Whether you are here or not, doesn't change that agreement. if you don't want to pay your half, then maybe you should move out, so that I can get someone to move in who is willing to live up to the 50/50 agreement."
Question: say your roommate is still your roommate
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Glory Glory Hallelujah |
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Posts: 23842 (02/17/2009 11:32 PM) JJBer of the Year '06
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Courtney Love1 |
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Posts: 4603 (02/17/2009 11:36 PM) |
You gotta keep us updated on this, Glory; I'm dying to know what this heifer is gonna come back at you with.
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VelvetRope11 |
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Posts: 30124 (02/17/2009 11:36 PM) |
As others have said, absolutely.
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Glory Glory Hallelujah |
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Posts: 23843 (02/17/2009 11:37 PM) JJBer of the Year '06
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Well, it's sent. This will be fun.
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dlistedceleb |
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Posts: 18848 (02/17/2009 11:40 PM) |
My roommate tried to pull this when we moved in together. For pretty much the first year I lived by myself because she stayed at her bf's house every
single day. She'd come home a couple times a week, take a shower here every now and then but other than that it was just me. The only food she had here was
like a box of crackers. At some point she did ask me about paying more on a bill or something like that and I just told her that we'd made the agreement to
split them equal and so that's what we were going to continue to do. Don't let this girl run over you. You guys made the agreement to split bills
equally not split them on a month by month, who used what bases and just cause she made the choice to spend more time somewhere else is really not your
problem.
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02/18/2009 12:22 AM.
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Showmeyoursoul |
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Posts: 41018 (02/17/2009 11:46 PM) TMI JJBer '08 |
I hope there's no drama. We picked this girl especially for you!
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TYCP Sha |
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Posts: 95109 (02/17/2009 11:48 PM) |
Glo, check your inbox!
And to answer your question, of course. |
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Posts: 6262 (02/17/2009 11:56 PM) |
Why don't you just talk to her in person? I always find communicating issues like this [with a roomie] over email or notes is just.. yeeeahh?
Anyways - it should be 50/50. If she thinks she's wasting her money then she should start staying home more often. I mean.. how would you really even be able to divide up the amount by time? Have her fill out a time card of the hours shes in the apt per month then divide the her total hours by the hours in the month.. and then prorate the electricity bill... yeah okay no. lol |
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Posts: 22331 (02/18/2009 12:06 AM) Biggest Know It All '09
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I agree with everybody else. I used to stay at my bf's a lot too, but I would never in a million years ask to not have to pay my share of utilities. If you
lived alone and you went on a trip, you wouldn't ask the electric company to not have to pay utilities for that week. If she wants to pay for the exact
amount of electricity she is using, I'd ask her to prove to me how much electricity she is using. It's impossible to decide the percentage of bills
she's actually responsible for, so she needs to just pay her half like it was previous agreed.
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elled211 |
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Posts: 476 (02/18/2009 12:20 AM) |
I stay at my boyfriend's and shower at the gym. I am rarely home; I split the bills in half, no question.
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Posts: 1437 (02/18/2009 1:59 AM) |
MLE 6 wrote:Heh. Guilty as well. I've spent maybe four nights at my apartment since mid-December, the rest of the time I'm at my boyfriend's house.
But I would never think I'm not responsible for half the rent. That's just stupid. |
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The last migration |
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Posts: 5539 (02/18/2009 2:00 AM) |
YES! If she is on the lease, she pays her fair share of the bills. I wouldn't care if she lives with her boyfriend 24/7.
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The last migration |
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Posts: 5541 (02/18/2009 2:03 AM) |
If you basically live at a guy's house, why not just move there?
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AudaciousAudrey |
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Posts: 22335 (02/18/2009 2:05 AM) Biggest Know It All '09
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The last migration wrote:There are a lot of reasons. Maybe you're stuck in a lease, maybe you still want to be able to have your own personal space to come home to, maybe you're not ready for that level of commitment, maybe he has roommates who aren't okay with it, etc. |
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Posts: 863 (02/18/2009 2:34 AM) |
Hell yes she should have to pay 50%. My roommate in college tried to pull that shit with me.
I told her if we are calculating things on a "usage" basis, then we are going to sit down an itemize EVERYTHING. I told her when she was back at the apartment I was going to calculate her internet and cable usage, I was going to time her showers and how many times she flipped on sinks in order to calculate her water usage, etc. etc. Obviously I wasn't serious but she got the point. Who's name is on the bills? If it's hers I would tell her fine then, I guess nobody will pay this bills for a month and the non payment will go under her name and fuck up her credit. |
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Posts: 44238 (02/18/2009 6:11 AM) Funniest JJBer '06
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MLE 6 wrote: I'm late, but Em said. |
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Posts: 1417 (02/18/2009 7:12 AM) |
yes.
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Posts: 2610 (02/18/2009 7:30 AM) |
Glory Glory Hallelujah wrote:Do you guys have a month-to-month lease or a year lease? If it's a month to month, I'd tell her that she can pay 50% of the past month's utilities and also move out by the end of the month because you've already found someone willing to pay their entire share of rent AND utilities and you want to move them in as soon as possible.
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Posts: 15269 (02/18/2009 7:33 AM) |
What?! Are you a fuckin' meter reader? Tell her to kill herself and pay up or get the fuck out of your house. I love this response! |
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Posts: 387 (02/18/2009 7:40 AM) |
If the agreement was to split the bills 50/50, then yes she should honour that. No excuses.
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