Frustration with Housemates

AmyIsabella
Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:09:48 +0000

I’m the landlord/lady of the place. So I met some of my friends and because they were having some financial trouble, I offered them a place at my place as one of the rooms were vacant. Turns out I made a terrible mistake. My housemates A and B live in the same room as they are both dating but they are absolutely messy! My housemate C has his own room. While I was away for vacation for a couple of months, I didn’t realize that they jacked up the internet (in my place, internet is not included in the bill; I only charge them gas and utilities) to over the 250gb per month so I had to pay almost twice as much as I normally would when I received the bills (the company waived the overcharge the first 2-3 months). When I realized it, I asked them to limit their internet use. They seemed pretty okay with it until I checked the internet use. Apparently, only a week or two into the plan, they have used more than 250gb. This continued on even when I came back from vacation.

That was only the start. After I got home from vacation, I was furious when I saw the state of the house. Apparently A,B, and C didn’t bother to clean much while i was away. The sink was overfilled with dirty dishes that had been left there for days or weeks and the trash bin inside the house was overfilled to the point the trash reached the counters in the kitchen. When they brought their dogs, their dogs started digging on the backyard. I kindly asked them to fill up the holes their dogs made with soil (which i provided) and yet they refused. They don’t even pick up the dog poop either and just leave it to stink up the backyard. They never bothered to vacuum the living room or mop and sweep the kitchen they CONSTANTLY USE. They broke my vacuum cleaner and DIDN’T EVEN OFFER TO PAY ME BACK FOR IT.

When A and B moved in, they just left their stuff in my garage, and it wasn’t even on the side! They just left their stuff in the middle of the garage! It took me a couple of months to get them to clean the garage and they ABSOLUTELY did a HORRIBLE job on it! While I was away, they didn’t even bother to turn off lights or turn off the AC when no one is home. I always have to turn off the lights and AC to conserve electricity and they have the GALL to say they always turn off the AC everyday. Even when they see me cleaning up the living room or kitchen, they NEVER OFFER HELP.

I don’t know how to deal with them anymore. I am constantly frustrated with them and no matter what I do, they can’t follow through with it and I also have to deal with college and trying to get good grades. The stress I get from them is so great that it’s affecting my grades. If anyone has some advice, I would greatly appreciate it