Roommate Scenarios
Your roommate keeps eating all your food and haven't offered you any money. How will you handle it?
-Communicate (ask to contribute money, review household policies)
-Label your food
-Get a small fridge for bedroom
What is a lease?
- a legal document that describes the rental agreement
You're short on your rent for the month and your roommate is asking for it. How do you handle it?
-borrow from a family member with agreements of when to pay back
-Pick up extra shifts at work
-Make a budget and follow it
What is a benefit of having a roommate?
split rent, responsibilities, have a friend to live with, safety
What is a maintenance request form?
written request you would submit to landlord or maintenance person with a non emergency problem
Your roommate doesn't talk to you to resolve issues, but gives you the cold shoulder. How will you handle this?
-Write an email/letter
- Send a non-threatening text
What is the difference between a tenant and a landlord.
Tenant (renter) rents from the landlord (owner).
You said it was okay for your roommate to get a a dog. You discovered that the dog chewed up your favorite pair of shoes. Do you think your roommate should buy you a new pair? Why or why not?
-Answers vary
What are two qualities you would want in a roommate?
Answers vary
What would you do for a leaky faucet?
put a cup under the faucet and submit a maintenance request
Your roommate likes to party every night even though you have to wake up at 6am for work. How will you handle this?
-Communicate (maybe they don't realize it has an affect on you)
-Come up with an agreement so you both get what you need
Name 3 ways to find an apartment
ask friends, online, drive around to apartments, newspaper
Your roommate has their boyfriend/girlfriend sleep over almost every night. He/she uses the tv, water, and likes to apartment temperature to be cold. They do not contribute any money. How would you handle this?
-Talk one-on-one with roommate
What are the pros and cons of living with the opposite gender?
Answers vary
What would you do with an overflowing toilet?
call emergency maintenance number
Your roommate is so nice that you don't want to hurt their feelings, but they have really bad hygiene. How would you handle this?
-Talk to them one-on-one
-Buy them new hygiene products and say they were on sale so you got some for them too
What are three responsibilities of renting?
Pay rent on time, keep apartment clean, pay utilities, follow rules, respect neighbors
Your roommate wants to be your best friend and do everything with you. They never give you privacy. How will you handle this?
- Come up with "roommate nights" designated to hang out together
-Communicate that it's nothing personal, but you need space to feel your best
What are 2 downfalls of having a roommate?
could be messy, might not pay rent, loud, might not get along
What would you do for a flooded apartment?
call emergency maintenance number
Your roommate never helps out by cleaning up after themselves. How will you handle this?
- Work together with roommate to create chores responsibility chart
- Communicate
-Put their stuff in their room so they get the hint
What are two important things to know before renting an apartment?
budget, location/neighborhood, roommate or no roommate
Whenever you have friends over, your roommate mean mugs you and mumbles comments about wanting their privacy, yet they have no problem with having their boyfriend/girlfriend over all the time. How would you handle this?
-Communicate
-See if they want to be included
-Designate "privacy nights" when nobody has friends over
Why might you not want to live with someone who doesn't have a job?
Can't pay rent
What would you do if you spilled coffee on the carpet?
try to remove it yourself with a carpet cleaner