Kire
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:00 AM
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Poll question: If I have two roommates, and they share a room. |
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Edited on Tue Dec-21-04 12:59 AM by Kire
And I have my own room to myself...and there are only two private rooms.
Should I pay half the rent myself, or should we each pay in thirds?
Edit: they are a couple, and their room is slightly bigger than mine
More to the story: post #18
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:02 AM
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are the two bedrooms equal size?
I'm inclined to say you pay half and the other two pay a quarter and a quarter, but you do share the REST of the apartment right?
When I was in school we did it that way. Anyone who got a bedroom to themselves paid more in rent. After all, you get total privacy for all that sex.
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Kire
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:05 AM
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5. theirs is somewhat bigger |
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Edited on Tue Dec-21-04 12:09 AM by Kire
but not much
BTW, they are a couple, so unless someone's cheating, the sex is really not an issue
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:14 AM
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12. Oh well there goes that advantage |
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considering the fact that they are a couple and their room is somewhat bigger, I am now leaning in favor of each of you paying 1/3.
If they were just platonic roommates, it'd be a bit different.
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Tue Dec-21-04 02:03 AM
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They get a bigger room, and they are going to use more utilities than you are. So, unless they are never there, and you are always there, thirds seems fair to me.
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:02 AM
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2. You could pay 2/5s, and they can pay 3/5s... |
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:04 AM
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idle curiousity strikes: Does that make the other two roommate roommates?
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:04 AM
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3. Thirds isn't really fair.. |
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You have a better room than they do. I don't really think half is fair either, because there are probably other parts of your apartment that are shared equally. Maybe you could rotate rooms over a certain time period?
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:06 AM
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:07 AM
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7. well, if the other two are sharing a room because they are |
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a couple, then no, you shouldn't pay more.
otherwise, i'd say you get more of the house to yourself, so you should pay a little bit more ... maybe not half, but more.
good luck :)
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:08 AM
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8. Well, how did they divvy it up on Three's Company? |
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Anybody know?
Anybody willing to admit they know?
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:08 AM
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9. I'd say closer to 60-40-40 on rent, 1/3 on everything else |
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The place is more than the bedroom, I assume. You all share the living room, kitchen, bathroom, etc. Are you willing to pay twice as much as one of them? That seems pretty extreme, unless your folks are loaded and it's not your money you're spending.
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:09 AM
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10. HALF is the only fairest |
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You have your own bedroom and they have to share...AND they each have LESS privacy in all the common areas BECAUSE now they also have to share with you
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:13 AM
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:14 AM
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13. Each should pay a third. |
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Edited on Tue Dec-21-04 12:21 AM by norml
Different rental amounts for different room mates never works. However, you should provide some additional benefit to the household. This could be something like paying for something small, or being responsible for some cleaning task. If they are a couple, tell them to stop bitching, and to each pay their third of the rent. Don't let couples pull that "We should count as one room mate." crap on you. They share the room because they want to. It's their choice. It's their cost.
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:19 AM
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14. Thirds for sure since they are a couple |
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Would they be using two bedrooms if you weren't there? No, they would still share a room. You share a place and everyone should pay the same amount.
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:21 AM
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15. Thirds (each) or more than half (for the pair).... |
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Edited on Tue Dec-21-04 12:22 AM by steely
How many baths / kitchens / living space. Do they each use 25% of the utilities, or more?
If you kicked them out, and then shared with a new person, and then they said they are letting a 3rd friend stay with them (for free) - would you let that fly?
on edit: a little clearing up
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Kire
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:58 AM
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Edited on Tue Dec-21-04 01:18 AM by Kire
one and a half baths
that is pretty much exactly what happened, here
daisy moved in under the auspices of needing space from Hugo, four days later, Hugo moved in and is staying ever since -- they came in through my mother, who is the landlord but doesn't live here, and the discrepancy was my mother's decision
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:27 AM
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16. I Would Suggest 40-30-30 |
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to take into account their greater use of the common areas and your greater use of the sleeping areas.
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Tue Dec-21-04 12:37 AM
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