Posts Tagged ‘Roommate Issues’

If your neighbor is consistently taking your parking spot, it can be frustrating. Our article offers practical steps to handle the situation calmly and effectively, from addressing the issue directly to understanding your legal rights. Learn how to resolve the conflict while maintaining good neighborly relations and ensuring you can park without stress. read more

Having roommates is not all that different from living with family, or even being married, you are bound to disagree and argue, making conflict resolution key to resolving roommate conflict. There are five basic strategies for conflict resolution: accommodation, avoidance, compromise, competition, or collaboration. Conflict Resolution With Accommodation Accommodation is a great way to resolve […] read more

While you might assume that you have the option to decide who shares your apartment, your landlord sees it differently. Any roommate that you want to move in is expected to go through the same tenant application process you did, complete with signing a lease. In fact, your lease probably says something about the fact […] read more

When you decide to take on a roommate, there are some things you should consider before you sign a lease. Among them are considerations as to what happens if the roommate leaves, hanging you with the responsibility of the rent. Be on the Same Page You should always spell out every detail when you are […] read more

Keeping your apartment clean is important to feeling comfortable in your space. The chore is often easier to control when you live alone as opposed to living with roommates. When you’re living with roommates, however, the best way to ensure a clean apartment is to create a cleaning schedule. Unfortunately, simply creating a schedule doesn’t guarantee your […] read more

If you’re living with a roommate in a relationship, be prepared to start sharing space with his or her significant other. Your attitude about having that person around will have a big impact on how things turn out. For the purpose of this article, we’ll call the significant other “Dave.” What to Do When Significant […] read more

Messy roommates undermine even the best efforts to keep a clean home. Cleaning your apartment is essential to living in a healthy environment. Learn the best tips to improving your situation when you’re living with uncleanly roommates. Communicate But Don’t Aggravate If you don’t let your messy roommates know there’s a problem, nothing will change. […] read more

Roommate selection can be difficult enough, but adding a roommate to your rental agreement puts you in an even more awkward position for finding your roommate, and then persuading the front office to allow him onto the lease. Typically, your lease agreement will only provide for those signing the lease at the beginning of the lease […] read more

Dispute resolution is an essential part of sharing an apartment with roommates. If you fail to effectively communicate with your roommates, you could come to dread being in your own home. Slacking roommates who don’t take their responsibilities seriously or pay on time could even get you kicked out of your apartment if you find […] read more