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Today William Paid, an online resource for renters and roommates, is sharing advice from a William Paid member and blog fan. Her letter:
Dear William Paid:
The other night, my roommates and I were sitting around watching television – same old, same old. I got the hankering for some good ol’ fashioned popcorn. You know – the [...]

A recent report by National Geographic says that people with a better sense of smell are more sympathetic. We know animals can smell fear, but can you smell the difference between a stranger and your roommate?
According to the study done by co-author Denise Chen from Rice University in Texas, the answer is yes. Researchers [...]

Every Friday William Paid takes the time to honor roommates who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. This week we honor two people on our “Roommates Who Rock” Wall of Fame: Randy Tribble and Rick Jones.
Randy Tribble and Rick Jones were once college roommates, and now coach football for opposing high school [...]

You found the perfect apartment pad – it might not be much, but it’s yours. You have the best roommates – you get along famously. Even your landlord seems cool. A lease? Of course – you just sign it. They are all the same right? And, after all, you can’t [...]

This week William Paid honors FIVE ROOMMATES on our “Roommates Who Rock” Wall of Fame. Their names? Keaton Davis, Kevin Adams, Jen Cady, Martin Rosa, and Tina Quach. Why these five individuals and what did they do to deserve to be honored?
These five roommate heroes are winners or finalists in the Apartments.com recent “Roommate [...]

Yesterday, Boston-based Tufts University issued a university mandate for dorm roommates that has sent shock waves through media, students and roommates everywhere, and the general public.Tufts University administration has declared a new university policy: when a roommate is present, sex will not be allowed in dorm rooms. Its caused quite a stir among college students.
The [...]

The Roommate, a thriller movie with Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly, will be released in 2010. Entertainment Weekly reports that the film will follow the story of a college freshman (Meester) who develops an unhealthy fascination with her roommate (Kelly). Things get crazy.
Sounds like Leighton Meester would not win William Paid’s Roommate of the Week [...]

Tuesday is right around the corner. We hope you will join us tomorrow night at 7:30 PM Central Time (8:30 PM Eastern Time) for William Paid’s first online #roommatechat! During our Tuesday night #roommatechat, you will have the opportunity to ask William Paid your burning questions about roommates; how to live with them and how [...]

Over at Ron’s Apartment Living Blog (on About.com), Editor Ron Leshnower wrote this week about “friendly debates” with roommates about politics. Ron offers the following tips:
•Agree to disagree.
•Don’t try to convert each other.
•Don’t let your roommate’s beliefs get to you.
•Show some respect.
•Limit your show of support for candidates and political parties (in other words, politely [...]

We are busy redesigning William Paid’s blog. We want to be a resource for renters and roommates. So we thought we would pause to ask YOU, our readers, for advice. What types of information and links would you like to see on our blog? Post your comments here or send us a Tweet on Twitter. [...]