ULPT I need to get my roommate out, now.
Posted by blissyexe@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 40 comments
I have a REALLY shitty roommate.
I (25F) have a roommate [R](22M), my fiancé and my son all living here at this really nice house in a really nice and safe neighborhood. Before moving in, I was assured that he would be a good roommate. Well, he was not.
I confronted R, telling him I didn’t want R smoking in the house because of my sons health (he is 2 and has a heart murmur and smoke is bad of course) and the fact that his school does house check-ins occasionally, and I didn’t want that to happen around him. He ignored my text and called my Fiancé, telling him he doesn’t deal with “girlfriends” because every roommates girlfriend has hated him before.
I somewhat had to cave in because he mentioned how he was going to pay rent here and he deserves to use the space how he wants to and since I’m not working I felt like I had no say in it and told him to keep it to the patio. R has been smoking in the garage, leaving ash and roaches on the ground and kn the patio as well. Leaving his bong and weed out at arm level for my son. Then after moving in his first month he was late for rent despite coming a month late to save up. He spent all his money he had left over after moving out here for weed.
Then he complained that the electricity was too much even though he increased it by 60% since moving in, which is normal for it to go up with more people in the house but 60% was bad. He was leaving lights on all throughout the house over night since he would stay up until 6am. He would sleep on our sofa because he didn’t want to sleep in his room bc there was no tv. R left the garage door open over night when my fiancé leaves his keys in his bike and the keys in the car. He left the ebike my dad let him borrow outside over night.
I would cook him meals and he wouldn’t ever say thank you, but would only say thank you to my fiancé if he bought food like pizza or something and his whole time here he’s never helped in buying food. When I approached him about that yesterday, he said that he never asked for us to cook for him and that was all our own free will which just feels kind of shitty because yeah we were doing it for him but even a thank you would have been nice for all the hard work I does to cook and meal plan.
Today, my son was taking a nap and R slammed the door, waking my son up. I texted him asking if he could be a little more quiet when my son is sleeping, here are the texts verbatim:
Me: “Can you be a little quieter when he’s sleeping?”
R: “What the fuck are you even talking about”
Me: “My son? When he’s napping. You just woke him up”
R: “I’ll move around this house how I please. Yall wake me up all morning while I’m sleeping trying to get ready for work. Do I ever text you bitching about it? Stop texting my phone with bullshit or ill block your number”
(Mind you it’s 9-10am)
Me: “I can’t control how loud my son is but you can control how you act and how loud you are”
R: “Nah I won’t. Have the same respect”
Me: “Also [fiancé] says you have until mid June to figure out a new place to live, we found someone else to take your place here”
R: “Shit ain’t a one way street idk who tf you think you are. I done told yall I don’t have to leave.”
Truth is, by the terms of the lease, we can’t kick him out without him wanting to leave and signing a document. He refuses to leave and honestly I don’t feel safe with him here with me and son while my fiancé is at work. I called my complex and they said I can try for a restraining order, but I don’t have enough threat for that in my state.
What can I do to get him to simply leave or to somewhat threaten me/break something so I can get a restraining order to force him to leave?
Flux_My_Capacitor@reddit
Your fiance isn’t sticking up for you (or your kid) and putting this man in his place.
Why isn’t he doing this?
Women don’t need a white knight but at the same time this man is a misogynist who hates women so your dunce needs to step the fuck up and have your back.
Dasrule@reddit
No poon till the goon is gone.
1kCBRguy@reddit
No poon till the goon is gone, then you can goon in the poon.
throwRA-nonSeq@reddit
Til noon.
Forsyte@reddit
This could be the winning tip right here
larsloli@reddit
This.
Nubian_Cavalry@reddit
Who’s to say her fiancee isn’t doing anything
madsheeter@reddit
I'll say it. OPs fiancee isn't sticking up for her or their kid. He needs to grow a pair.
inf4mation@reddit
Cash for keys is the easiest way.
He can really put his feet down, stop paying any bills, and make you go the eviction route which can takes years depending on your area
or even flip the scenario on you and record you doing some foul stuff and get you in legal trouble; its a slippery slope youre playing with.
brigi_zs@reddit
This is actually an ethical tip, but if you live in a state where weed is illegal, call the cops. Call the cops every time.
inf4mation@reddit
ahh yes drugs in a house with a child
what can possibly go wrong
bgbrewer@reddit
Definitely do not do this. Cops will take every opportunity to eff over the homeowner. They will get a search warrant and trash the house looking for more and will do everything they can to implicate everyone in the house. Cops are not your friends.
AmexNomad@reddit
Fuck with his weed. Dust it with something and when he acts crazy, call the cops.
WillingnessUnfair806@reddit
ICE ICE, baby. Just get everyone else out of the house first.
raexneol@reddit
Yo what the fuck seriously
ULPT be damned, people are dying in those internment camps, this is NOT that serious
1kCBRguy@reddit
Sounds to me like he should be a better roommate then. Her 2 year old is light-years more important than her scumbag roommate. If you don't have the balls to do the hard things in life then you and your family will suffer.
raexneol@reddit
"if you don't have the balls to do the hard things in life" like falsely report a likely legal citizen to a group that is actively disappearing legal citizens is an actual crazy person take. Hope you find the help you need.
Her scumbag roommate is not threatening the life of her kid. She should not threaten the life of her scumbag roommate. Just report him to the landlord for gods fucking sake, get him removed for the smoking, take his weed and toss it, make it impossible for him to live there in peace, piss on his clothes, whatever. You don't need to involve the secret police to disappear the guy because he slams doors and is a general rude menace.
raexneol@reddit
Anyway I scrolled this guy's account before blocking and he's applying for law enforcement positions so I guess this is what counts as a rational take for them.
bhadbeardiethedragon@reddit
Gross
domdymond@reddit
Contact the landlord and let him know your roommate is not working out and you need him out. Dont accept his next rent payment, wait till the end of that month when he leaves the house, put his things in the garage with the garage door open or just outside if weather permits. change the locks to the doors to the house. Make sure the windows are locked. Put a cheap wyzecam in the garage and a few in the house, maybe one outside a window facing the doors. Make sure their recording. let him know in text and by email if possible that he is evicted, If he throws a fit you have it on tape. Don't be home when he gets home. Make sure to put a locked knob on the door to his room as well. Just in case he breaks in. Call the police amd landlord if he breaks in or causes a scene. You have text showing your intention to evict him and then texts showing you have followed through with the eviction.
DuckyDoodleDandy@reddit
Unless weed is illegal where you are, your options are 1. Put up with the jerk, or 2. Move out for the sake of your child’s health and safety.
Your fiancé seems to be useless in all this. If he won’t take care of you and (his??) child, dump him. It sounds like he’s only in it for the 🐱, not for the responsibility of actually being an adult. If he can’t handle adult responsibility, then he shouldn’t get 🐱.
If your fiancé actually does care than your post suggests he does, then both of you move out and leave the jerk to pay rent on his own.
But if he won’t grow a pair, then it’s your responsibility to take care of your child and get him out of this situation.
You are a mother; your first responsibility is to your child, not to the man-children you live with. Grow up and take care of the innocent victim in all this BS.
In the future, make sure there is a clause in any roommate’s lease the says you can legally make them move out with 30 days notice. Late rent is a cause to end their lease. Creating an unsafe environment for others in the household is cause to end their lease. Not cleaning up after themselves is a cause to end the lease as long as the lease specifies that they are required to do so. Smoking in the house is a cause to end the lease, especially if stuff they smoke is illegal. Leaving paraphernalia where a child can reach it is cause to end a lease. Increasing utility costs and not wanting to pay them is a cause for ending the lease.
BUT YOU DIDN’T PUT THOSE REQUIREMENTS IN THE LEASE SO THAT YOU CAN LEGALLY GET RID OF A BAD ROOMMATE. And your child is suffering for it.
Grow a spine and take care of your child.
Dasrule@reddit
While he is sleeping gas him out cold. Nitrous, helium, etc. tie him up really good, muzzle him. Toss him in the back of a truck along with all of his crap. Dump him in the middle of a vast forest 500+ miles away. Don’t leave him with any money, ID, phone, photos, etc.
restrain him in such a way he has a good chance to get free after a few hours.
walwynjohn@reddit
500 miles with a drugged and tied up hostage in the back of your truck. What could go wrong.
Ltsmeet@reddit
Helium?!?! Who has that kind of helium money?
Bratchan@reddit
Record him every time. If your in a state that requires 2 conent. SAY BY TALKING TO YOU STILL YOU ARE CONENTING TO RECORDING. Say also your gonna post up all this stuff on tiktok and make him tiktok famous!
If your in a state were weed is illegal police, call land lord. Take pictures of how he is keeping the place and show land lord. Be the karen to your land lord. Say that you are willing to take over his rent if he is gone.
Sunlit53@reddit
Tell your moron fiance that the asshole leaves or you will, and end the engagement. That guy is trash and so is his ‘friend.’
Mary_the_penguin@reddit
Cocomellon on the TV all the time, get a Bluetooth speaker play it through that, or Ms Rachel, she'll be better for your son. Have mummy coffee dates everyday in the kitchen, bring a bunch of toddlers. Make the home unpalitable for him but super fun for little man.
i-am-foxymoron@reddit
This needs a TLDR, most users aren't going to take the time to read this.
Zealousideal-Log9850@reddit
It wasn’t that long tbh. I read it.
Key-Candle8141@reddit
I didnt 😄
kevinh456@reddit
After some thought. Just ask him how much money it would take for him to leave. Don’t offer a number. Make him offer. Ask him every day: we want you gone. How much will it cost? Keep the pressure up. Get rid of all his cannabis residue for the child. Just toss it. Probably put your valuable shit not at your house. You did it for the child. How much will it cost? ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
DaNReDaN@reddit
Take photos of anywhere he leaves it out too, and if brave enough, if him smoking it, in case you need to fight a claim of 'its not mine' or to prove its a danger to the health of your child.
WearyCarrot@reddit
You’d have to make the place really uninhabitable for him to move out, but your kid will become collateral damage. Best thing is to just move out. Most of these things he’s allowed to do. Maybe the lease has a no smoking clause, worth checking.
Why the hell does your fiancé leave keys in the car? And even when you know your roommate does stuff like that?
You’re also being a really “shitty roommate” too. Like you shouldn’t have a roommate if you worried they might make some noise during the day. He’s right about the one way street. Even though it’s 9-10am, y’all are still being “inconsiderate” and waking him up the same way he’s waking ur kid up in the middle of the day.
That’s just communal living in a nutshell. You need to get your own place, you can’t expect people to bend to your rules lol.
kevinh456@reddit
As an avid cannabis enthusiast, the biggest issue is leaving cannabis paraphernalia and residue out in a house with a toddler. Like… you moved there willingly. Toddlers have extra requirements. Like not leaving cannabis shit all over. I have cannabis enthusiast friends that go out of their way to make sure their kid doesn’t even know about it. R is out of line. If he can’t handle basic cannabis etiquette then he should leave on his own.
That’s my only issue with the situation. R cleans shit up and doesn’t expose the kid to cannabis then she should calm down.
WearyCarrot@reddit
That’s fair, didn’t think too hard about that. Dude sounds pretty inconsiderate with not cleaning after himself
Sirmalta@reddit
The landlord 100% has a no smoking rule.
Tell the landlord.
kevinh456@reddit
After some thought. Just ask him how much money it would take for him to leave. Don’t offer a number. Make him offer. Ask him every day: we want you gone. How much will it cost? Keep the pressure up. Get rid of all his cannabis residue for the child. Just toss it. Probably put your valuable shit not at your house. You did it for the child. How much will it cost? ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
odebus@reddit
This is unethical life pro tips, not therapy trauma dump listen.
I think we could come up with something creative if you mentioned anything more about him besides 1. He is a dick 2. He smokes weed.
What does he love? What drives this insecurity that makes him an asshole? Do you live in a two party consent state? How savvy are you with technology?
kevinh456@reddit
Stop leading with “he’s a bad roommate.” Lead with safety.
There is a toddler in the home. R is smoking cannabis in/around the residence after being told not to, leaving weed/bong/ash/roaches where a child can reach them, leaving doors/property unsecured, and responding aggressively when asked to stop. That is the core issue. The rent, utilities, sofa sleeping, and food complaints muddy the story.
Pull the lease and complex rules. Look for smoke-free, drug-free, nuisance, safety, illegal-activity, and unauthorized-use language. Whether cannabis is legal in your state may not matter if the property bans smoking/vaping, cannabis use, or anything treated as a lease violation. Medical use also does not automatically mean someone can smoke or vape anywhere on private property.
Document the cleanup too. If you find weed, ash, roaches, a bong, or paraphernalia where your child can reach it, take timestamped photos, immediately remove/clean it, then take timestamped photos afterward. Your note should be simple: “At [time], I saw cannabis residue/paraphernalia within reach of my child. I photographed it, removed the hazard, cleaned the area, and documented the cleanup.”
The goal is a clean record: hazard observed → hazard documented → child protected → cleanup documented. That is stronger than “he leaves weed stuff everywhere.”
kevinh456@reddit
It’s 5am east coast and 2am west coast. You gotta post during the day or summarize this.
TL;DR: OP says her roommate has been a hostile, unsafe housemate: smoking around the home despite a toddler with health concerns, leaving weed/bong/ashes within reach, paying rent late, increasing utilities, leaving doors/property unsecured, refusing basic courtesy, and responding aggressively when asked not to wake the child. OP and fiancé want him out by mid-June, but he says he does not have to leave, and OP says the lease prevents removal unless he agrees. She feels unsafe alone with him and is asking how to force him out.