Should all housemates be on a lease? It depends, and it's an important decision to make during your selection process. Yes, everyone on the lease has a shared responsibility towards the landlord for …
When Your Children Are Your Housemates: Return of the Boomerang Kids
Ashley Grande tried to make it in Boston, the city of her dreams. She worked in town as a restaurant shift supervisor, earning $10 an hour for 40 hours a week, no overtime permitted. She lived humbly, …
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How to Deal with the #1 Roommate Hassle
The #1 roommate hassle is: "Whose dishes are these in the sink?" or "Why doesn't he ever pick up after himself?" and "How come I'm the only one who changes the toilet paper roll?" Does …
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Good Intentions Turn Into Housemate Hell
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions." It's hell to live with someone who doesn't respect your space, who uses your things without permission, who eats your food, who doesn't pay the …
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Three’s Company: Perfect Symmetry or a Threat?
Three's Company the situation comedy of the 1970's depicts three housemates: one male and two females getting into scrapes and getting out of them. It was a very popular show of slapstick and …
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Turning Down the Heat on Housemate Conflicts
Your housemate works in an air conditioned office and drives in an air-conditioned car. When he comes home he finds the house unbearably hot. You work outside in the hot sun and love to have the …
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