<p>I agree that you should talk to them and just move their stuff out of the way instead of doing their chores. One of my current roommates has a habit of leaving stuff (namely dirty dishes and food containers) out. At the beginning of the year me and my other roommate talked to her individually and basically told her that if she didn’t move her stuff we’d move it for her. The next day when stuff was still left out, we kept our word and moved everything out of the way. At that point she realized we were serious about cleaning up after herself and she’s been good about it ever since. Well, sometimes we need to remind her that she left stuff out but she goes and cleans up as soon as we remind her now.</p>
<p>Put your foot down and hopefully they’ll get the message and change their habits. And get better roommates next year if at all possible.</p>