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Roommate/tenet is letting her boyfriend use our laundry machines and our laundry soap?!?
My boyfriend and I purchased a fixer upper that has an in-law suite I the basement. At first we we just going to connect it to our home to make it more spacious for us but then realized that we could use the extra money to pay off our debt from having to fix up the home, which was in worse condition than we originally thought.
At this time a friend from my childhood was looking to move into the city and we offered the in-law suite for cheaper than we could have rented it out for and included all the utilities so she didn’t have to worry about this much due this month and that much next.
All was going well until we started to notice the washing machines were usually running when her boyfriend was over. And we figured out why, we saw him haul a large garbage bag to her door. We thought it might be his laundry, so we set up a camera in our laundry room and caught him red handed pouring his bag of dirty clothes into our machines and using our laundry soap to wash his clothes!
I woke up and saw the pictures/videos on my phone and heard the machines being used. After letting my dogs out I realized my friend wasn’t even home. She was at work and he was over doing his laundry. Him being in the laundry room means he now has full access to our home, which is not okay with me at all.
What should I do? I do not want to cause problems but both my boyfriend and I are not okay with this. Am I over reacting or would this make you upset as well?
7 Answers
- Anonymous2 years ago
You have my sympathy. I had a room mate who had visitation with his kids a couple days a week. His ex started showing up with the kids, and a week's worth of their laundry to do. We had a ground fault interrupt in a hard-to-find place, and cut the power to the washer. Then I gave him 60 days to leave, because when I mentioned his ex doing all her laundry at my house, he asked, "That's not okay?" Umm, no.
- ckngbbblsLv 72 years ago
1. Lock the laundry room door.
2. Charge the tenent for the extra use of water.
3. Take your soap with you when you leave the laundry room
- LauraLv 72 years ago
What does the lease your friend signed say?
The lease should state who is allowed in her area and when. It should also dictate who can use the side door, when, and how many keys she is allowed to have, as well as return instructions. If this is not in the lease, update it.
If you do not have a lease, immediately get a lawyer and have a lease drafted. Then have her sign it or evict her. The eviction might be hard to do because you didn't have a lease set up so there is a ton of legal grey area.
- ron hLv 72 years ago
Today/ tonight, take your laundry detergent upstairs. You don't have to say anything to do that. Just do it. Then next time you see her (make it soon) tell her that you noticed (don't mention the camera) that her BF was running the washer while she was not home and it looked like he was bringing bags of his stuff to wash. Tell her that at the price you're renting for you can't afford to heat wash water and pay for dryer gas or electric for a 4th person's laundry every week.
Source(s): Don't mention the camera--it's in her apartment and legally, it's shaky. Think about getting it out before the find it. But going in and out of the apt carrying trash bags is not private and washer sounds are not private. - How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
- myfavouritelucyLv 72 years ago
As is often the case, some people will take kindness as stupidity, and take advantage... this is what has happened here. Your ''friend'' has taken advantage by allowing this, and even MORE, has given the keys to her bf. Totally out of order, totally an abuse of trust. You need to speak to her, and let her know you are unhappy. Don't apologise, don't act like you are over reacting because you are not. If she was a decent person, she would KNOW that this wasn't right, so she clearly is NOT a decent person, or perhaps she is weak and has been put in this position by her bf... either way, it's not your problem. You must tell her straight, in a calm way, that you are aware of what is going on, that you don't know her bf, you do not want him using you or your home in this way... Come on.. it is pretty disgusting what he is doing. Tell her. Now.
- oldprofLv 72 years ago
Start off by changing all the locks on your outside doors. Then shut off the water to the washing machine and put a lock on the spigot leading to it. Next explain to your legit border that she needs to come get the washer lock key from you when she wants to do the laundry and that she must return the key when she's finished.
Get a lock/key combination where the key has "Do not duplicate" engraved on it. That will preclude the BF from getting a copy of the key made.
- ?Lv 72 years ago
I would say something. The washer and dryer is for the 3 of you, not him. If he wants to use it then he should pay.
