Roommate Relationships

Those of us who have roommates know how difficult it can be to live with someone else. Depending who you ask, everyone has an opinion on whether it’s easier to live with men or women. More and more, renters are becoming less conscious of living with someone within their own gender, and male-female roommates are [...]

Picture this. Your roommate is getting serious with their significant other. He or she starts staying over at your apartment more and more, and eventually, they are living there full time, using up all the toilet paper, hanging around the common area, and just generally always being there. Whether you get along with your roommate or not, [...]

It’s a renter’s worst fear: your roommate has decided that they want to pack up and move out before the lease is up. With so much money on the line, this can be a tricky situation. With any luck, you have a responsible roommate who has already thought the situation through, but most likely, you’ll [...]

Living with a roommate can be hard, even if you already know that person well. Living with a roommate whom you did not know beforehand, though, can be both awkward and a little bit uncomfortable if handled the wrong way. But if you properly vet applicants before deciding to live together, then your chances of [...]