House problem, opinions?

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Hey Hey

Not the kind of thread i normally read or post but really feel like i need an outside opinion!

5 bedroom house with 5 people and a converted room in the back of a garage which isnt really surposed to be rented out but its what i live in.

all 6 of us pay $82 a week for our rooms. we pay for bills seperate. Im the only one who didnt put any bond because of the type of room im in.

My girlfriend lives in one of these rooms and for the last couple of months we have been staying in the same room and over the last week decided to move into one room.

The dilema is... should we pay $164 a week for 1 room or $98 for the room like everyone else. (basicly putting their rent up $16)

now 3 house mates said thats fine. we can put the empty room up for rent and hopfully in a couple of weeks it will get filled and the rent will go back down to normal.

The other house mate said he wants us to keep paying $82 a week UNTILL the empty room is filled....

Dont forget we pay bills, internet, ect seperatly. I could also move out tomorrow as i didnt pay a bond and shouldnt really live here and if any thing i have been helping them out for the last couple of months. (befor i moved in it was $98)

I tryed to keep it short and simple for you guys, just a quick reply saying which one you think is right would be great as me and my girlfriend have just argued with this one house mate and its put her in tears and me shaking as i have never argued like it befor! (thought here would be a good plae ot vent too! hehe)

 

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Simple, you keep paying until they fill the room. Why should they be out of pocket?

Why should we pay $164 for one room? when the empty room is filled they suddenly dont mind us paying $82 for one room?

Surely it depends on the terms of the rental contract... Are you renting per room or per person?

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We have been paying per room. Never seen rentle agreement. i shouldnt be in the garage room.

Shocked me with the replies so far tho... maybe i have been looking at this the wrong way. Bare in mind the one causing trouble does have a girlfriend round to stay a lot of the time? she doesnt controbute to any thing?

 

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I agree with the last house mate, you should keep paying your $82 until your old room is filled. I don't see why everyone else should have to pay more because you and your girlfriend have made changed to your living arrangements. You may not have paid a bond, but it's not fair to say you have been helping them out. Yes, you have saved them some money, but they were helping you out by giving you a room to rent. It works both ways.

Personally I'd not rent out the other room, even if I was spending most of my time in my girlfriends room. Relationships have a funny habit of going horribly wrong, it that were to happen, you'd have no where to live.

i move back to the uk in 5 weeks and my girlfriend in 6 weeks. altho it seems petty to argue over such a short amount of time its actually going to decide on wether we can do some greater things with our lives (maybe this is clouding our judgement.) hmmm

 

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If you were paying per room, then it'd be OK. Alas, I suspect you're paying per person, otherwise you'd be able to cram 12 people in one room and I doubt the landlord wants that.

Also, check the contract for how long your girlfriend agreed to rent the room for, and what her obligations are if she moves out early.

Also, it's a bit odd that you shouldn't be sleeping in the converted garage, but the landlord is happy to turn a blind eye to that and just collect his $82.

Not the kind of house or place to cram lots of poeple into rooms, we can all afford it. befor my girlfriend moved in they payed $120, i moved in 2 months after my girlfriend.

Never met the landlord and he doesnt know about me.

If my girlfriend moves out tomorrow, she just has to find some one to move in,
and they give her the bond she payed....otherwise all she looses is her bond of $200.

 

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I think they have be paying a set amount for the house and spliting it per room (which is why the others rent will go up if he moves in with his girlfriend).

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Look at it this way. Suppose your other 4 housemates said "OK, we are all gonna share a room", and suddenly you end up having to pay $246/week for the room you and your gf share. Would you be happy with that arrangement.

My opinion is, if you move out of a room during the course of a contract then it is your responsibility to find a new tenant, or cough up the dough to pay for it.

We said if they did that then they would have to at least gve us a couple weeks notice to fill their room as thats a MASSIVE change to the price ect ect... we could move into a hostel bedroom for cheaper ect ect....

We would nto ihave a problem with that. as long as they gave us enough notice... which is what we are doing...

Thier is no contract for us either... only 5 people should be staying in this house legally... i should not be here but its all been kep hush hush!

 

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Well guys, having time to think i have calmed down and i see where everyone is coming from. their is a hell of a lot more to this than meets the eye, to much to type about here.

They all went into a room and we overheard them talking and basicly this is what they want.....

1, me and my GF to be in this room and pay $130 while his girlfriend will pay $30 for the room my girlfriend was in and he pays $82 along with all the other house mates... but she wont sleep in it, just put her things in it.



My arguement? maybe we should pay $130 as their are two of us....but she shouldnt get a full room for $30 which my girlfriend has payed originally $98 for and then $82 for the last 7 months??? also we could find some one to be in it for $82 and we all pay $82?!?!?!? aaahhh they are so dumb!

Their are so many sides and arguments....

Why dont we all pay $70 each if his girlfriend is suddenly moving in?
When i move out should my girlfriend pay $130 for this 1 room while everyone else pays $30 or $82...

Its just getting rediculas now, all these numbers in my head i cant sleep or think straight.