Roommates

Learn your legal rights if your name isn’t on the lease. Understand how to protect yourself in a roommate situation and avoid potential disputes.

While best friends and relatives are common choices for a roommate, selecting a person who is responsible is always priority to avoid roommate problems . Hopefully, your roommate will pay his or her share of rent promptly. But, if trouble should arise with your roommate, there are some options available. When the Money Stops Rolling In Some […]

Selecting a roommate is neither an easy task nor one to be taken lightly, and that’s why conducting a roommate interview is such an important part of the selection process. Think about it: your roommate most likely will directly affect your happiness, stress level and sanity for up to a year (depending on the lease […]

It seems that everyone has a bad experience with a living partner, so let’s look at how we can find a roommate that won’t trash our credit and leave us stuck with a pile of bills. In a tough economy, people find it more and more difficult to make ends meet, and having a roommate […]

Many times it is necessary to find new roommates. This can arise from many situations, whether your roommate does not want to renew, there is a personal conflict between current roommates, or you just moved to a new city. There are a few ways you can go about looking for new roommates: Use Valuable Sources […]

Nothing is more frustrating than living with a roommate who ignores your roommate agreement. Unfortunately, how the situation resolves itself depends on you. It all boils down to two choices: you can either keep your mouth shut and internalize your frustration or you can say something to your roommate. The latter is preferable, especially if you […]

Your college roommates will probably be the first people you will share a home with besides your family. Living at home with parents is very different. You probably had responsibilities that you knew you had to take care of, but you didn’t have to worry about things like rent, bills and other issues. If you […]

Tandem parking spots are sometimes the only option you and your roommate will have for parking. Having to park your cars one behind the other can be tricky and requires planning, consideration and cooperation. Devising a Plan Sharing parking with your roommate requires a concerted effort to coordinate your schedules and plan ahead. You must […]

As soon as you begin dating your roommate, relationship advice, often unsolicited, will begin pouring in. Entering a relationship with the person with whom you already cohabitate is a unique situation-and one that can be tricky to navigate. Don’t take offense to the advice friends and family provide; rather, consider what they have to say. […]