Letters to the Editor
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"What do you think of this situation if he isn't?"
That the couple should leave. They're the ones who aren't satisfied, they waited until the last minute to say so, so the burden should be on them.
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I let my friends stay with me and now . . . .
You don't mention a lease in your letter and you refer to the apt as "yours", so I'll assume the apt is in your name only. If that indeed is the case, before deciding to move out and telling the ungrateful "friends"(I use the term loosely here) you'll move out, you really need to check the going rates for apts and moving in costs for your area. It just might be that "your friends" have already done so which would explain their outrageous request. If you are the only one on the lease, and if I were you, they would be the one receiving a notice to move out. Housing costs everywhere have done nothing but go up, way up. You might find that not only can't you afford to move out but that your great apt that you couldn't afford by yourself is now a better deal than before. You'll find another good room mate. That's the easy part, finding a good place to live that you can afford and still buy food can be much tougher !
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It blows me away that there's even any discussion on this.
I practice natural law (i.e. an unlicensed profession that I just made up and which involves an in-depth knowledge of right and wrong, which believe it or not is occasionally a deciding factor in "real" law cases.) Consulting my extensive natural law library (i.e. a bunch of shit that I know) here is my made-up professional opinion:
1) You were here first. All other things being equal, that gives you priority. This was established by the landmark Little Brother v. Big Sister and Friend (1952) and confirmed by appeal to the Court of Mom, 3rd Circuit. Of particular note: the "democratic principle" or "two-against-one" argument was rejected as being not relevant in this case. This case is part of the standard natural law curriculum in kindergartens througout the U.S. and Canada.
2) As your natural attorney, I think you have a very strong case to sue for lost karma. You are also well within your rights to wish that the baby grows up to be a disobedient little hellion who then grows up to move far away and never call; or , if your friend is at all homophobic, gay.
Beyond that, I advise you that your most practical option is to walk away and have nothing to do with your former friends. This decision will likely be challenged in five or ten years, when your old buddy sends a friend request to your Facebook account, wanting bygones to be bygones and can't we just be pals again? At that time you have a responsibility to tell him to fuck off. (There's a Latin term for this but I can't recall what it is just now.) Being fucked over so blatantly and outrageously (based on my personal experience not much different from your own, BTW) messes with your ability to deal with people in general and roommates in particular. In all future roommate situations, you'll be wondering if they're getting ready to pull the rug out from under you. Allowing bygones to be bygones, down the road (i.e. after your buddy has gotten what he wants through sudden invasive dorsal penetration--this is an actual natural-law term--and now wants something else that requires you to again make an unreasonable concession) sets a bad precedent that will only encourage other fuckwads to think they can get away with shit.
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clarkkent85
If you were actually a law student (Harvard, at that), you'd know you can't give ANY legal advice (outside of a clinic or other situation where your work product is being supervised by an admitted attorney) until you are admitted to the bar. If your bar of choice were to find out about it, your having given such advice would very likely keep you from being admitted (and then what would you do with your $180k education?).
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Who Is Named In The Lease Agreement? That Is What Really Matters
Dear Way Too Kind,
The single most important legal matter, is Who is on the lease? Talk to an attorney immediately, because laws vary among states, but generally if you are the person named in the lease agreement, and not anyone else, who are the one who has the right to live there.
What you appear to have done, is sub-lease the apartment. If that is the case, and again you must speak to at least two different landlord/tenant attorneys, then these crappy little non-friends of yours, MUST GO NOW, because they have no legal right to be in that apartment!!
Do NOT let these selfish manipulators force you out of YOUR apartment.
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Unless they're on the lease
They can't "evict" you. You, on the other hand, can evict THEM. And if I were you, I'd do it. You don't move into someone's place--even as a paying roommate--and then just decide that you like it so much you want it for yourself... and they have to leave.
They wouldn't be the first people who have to move in inconvenient circumstances. Babies, breakups, lost jobs... all equally stressful and financially difficult circumstances in which to have to find a new place. Such is life. Their difficult circumstances are not your problem, and you shouldn't be the one inconvenienced by them. It's your apartment. It's time for them to find their own.
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You win - move out
YM,
A little advice from your elders: Three years is long enough in one place. Go see the world or something. They have a BABY to deal with. Do you have any idea what that entails??!!
Let it go and enjoy the freedom.
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Spindoc...
He didn't "sublease" the apartment. That means he *moved out* and leased the apartment to them (after they were approved by the landlord) for a certain time period, after which he would return.
They're roommates. That's all. If he's the leaseholder, it's his place. Unfortunately, he may still have to go to court to get rid of them. Depends on what state he lives in.
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hhaa
emmers suck my ass, its sad that you even pay attention to that. and old man or anonymous never tell anyone to move out their own house.