Speak up about roommate problems The idea that honesty is the best policy is true. You'll be much happier if you're honest with your roommates about your needs and concerns. If you find that you can't stand having an unwelcome guest spending days on end at your place, speak up!
Let your roommate know what you are and aren't okay with. “Could we limit how often your boyfriend stays the night? Maybe you could go to his place every other day instead of always being here.” “If he's going to eat our food, he needs to contribute to the grocery bill. I can't afford to feed an extra person.”
Talk to Your Roommate: Approach your roommate calmly and express your concerns. Let them know that you're uncomfortable with their guests entering your space without permission. Set Clear Boundaries: Discuss and establish clear boundaries regarding guests in shared living spaces, including your room.
Do Not Use Each Other's Things Without Asking. Not using each other's things without asking is one of the more obvious roommate rules. While some people are more casual about sharing, others are not. You have to learn what kind of person your roommate is and then act ingly.
Sample rules could include the following: A limit on the number of nights per week that a significant other can come over or sleep over. There's no set standard for how often a roommate should have a guest, so this could mean no weeknight sleepovers or a weekly cap, whatever you're both comfortable with.
You need to discuss this with her directly, not in a passive-aggressive way. Try to establish some rules like how often he can come over, how long he can stay, whether he has to stay in her room or in the common areas, etc.
Assuming the SO doesn't have any particularly abominable personality traits (excessively loud or rude, etc.), three or four nights a week is perfectly acceptable. When you're talking five to seven nights a week, the roommate and the SO might as well make plans to get a place of their own.
Here's What to Do When Your Roommate's Boyfriend Is Always Over 1 Talk to your roommate now instead of putting it off. 2 Use “I” statements. 3 Explain why you're bothered. 4 Set clear boundaries. 5 Listen to your roommate. 6 Work together to find a solution. 7 Limit his visits if your roommate is open to it.
Let your roommate know what you are and aren't okay with. “Could we limit how often your boyfriend stays the night? Maybe you could go to his place every other day instead of always being here.” “If he's going to eat our food, he needs to contribute to the grocery bill. I can't afford to feed an extra person.”
Any roommate who is named as a tenant in the tenancy agreement is presumptively a tenant with rights and obligations under the Act; whether any roommate is a tenant or not is ultimately a legal determination that can only be made by a Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrator who will weigh the factors in favour and ...