Redditor Called A Leech By Their Tenant/Roommate After Quitting Their Job And Renting A Second Room In The House

"I do want to work. It's just that I need to find a new job..."

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Published in Interesting
November 13, 2022

Redditor Called A Leech By Their Tenant/Roommate After Quitting Their Job And Renting A Second Room In The House

Most people hate landlords; they consider them freeloaders who get paid for their hard work while barely moving a finger. It's a normal feeling since rent takes up a significant portion of your monthly salary, and it's never something anyone loves doing.

Some landlords own multiple properties, and they make fortunes through renting them. These kinds of landlords are hated more than others since it's their full-time job, and people perceive them as leeches who don't benefit society in any way.

Thankfully, not all landlords own an empire of real estate, and some are just doing it to help with their mortgages. Paying off a house takes forever, so they rent out a portion or room of their house to help out with the monthly payments.

Renting a room in your house usually means that your tenant will also be your roommate. It's not ideal, but sometimes people are pushed to do it to help with their finances.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/Miserable-Hat-6390 made a post on the r/AmItheA**hole subReddit where they shared how their roommate, who also happens to be their tenant, called them a leech for renting out the guest room. Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post!

Redditor Called A Leech By Their Tenant/Roommate After Quitting Their Job And Renting A Second Room In The House

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Here's the original post by Reddit user u/Miserable-Hat-6390:

OP's roommate didn't approve of their decision to rent out the guest room.

OP has a mortgage to pay and is only in-between jobs.

OP intends on going back to work, but still feels weird about the whole situation.

OP thinks they might potentially be the a-hole for the following reason:

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/Miserable-Hat-6390's post:

Nothing is ever perfect, and people will always find something wrong with it.

OP's roommate has a lot of nerve saying that while living in their house.

Sometimes being friendly doesn't pay off.

OP should start treating her as a tenant because she overstepped her boundaries.

It would be mean to raise the rent after 3 months.

OP should still try to keep things civil since they live there.

The roommate always has the option to move out.

The alternatives are way worse, so she should stop complaining.

It's a common feeling that you can't really condemn.

Is the rent is too expensive, the roommate can try to find a cheaper place.

"This is a common approach to ownership for single people."

OP has the right to do as she pleases with her property.

OP should have discussed it with their tenant beforehand.

The rent is for the room and not the whole house.

Dealing with unhappy tenants is part of being a landlord.

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