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Originally Posted by backwardsrain  Since he paid you rent, legally you are the landlord and he is the tenant. That means you have a right to have a key to their door, and must give notice before entering, and must evict him formally--you can't just boot him out, if you do and he calls the police you could be in serious legal trouble.
I'm 22 and have had friends go through this kind of "phase" before--the best thing you can do is act as though you support the relationship (if you ban her from seeing him he will suddenly seem like the most interesting, "forbidden" bad boy around, trust me!) and wait for the relationship to die on its own. And do whatever you have to to make sure she is on birth control! Make her get the shot or something else very effective and long-term. As long as she doesn't get pregnant this will go away on its own.  |
Agreed! The rent topic however is moote. We told them at the start that they were not paying rent that the money was to cover the additional utilities and consummables other than food. We made it very clear that we were offering him a place to live not a place to rent. In a landlord tenant relationship both parties benefit. I can tell you Im not benefiting lol. I am however cleaning much much more than I would be if they weren't here. So his whole I pay rent crap is just that crap. We made it very very clear at the beginning that we had no desire to benefit financially from the arrangement. We also said that if our costs didnt support the 200 that we would adjust it to only cover our additional costs. Sadly they take food from our fridge and other things not included so we have left it at the amount agreed upon.
We treated him as family not as a tenant. He sits down at my table and eats meals I prepare and pay for. He gets rides when needed as well as many other benefits that would never be extended to a tenant. We treated him very well and thats what has made this so very hurtful.