When flatmates lie
As often happens, people often move in together for all different reasons. Sometimes it's to help a friend, at other times a financial necessity. This story from Heidi shows how easily things can go wrong and what can happen when they do...
"This girl I used to work with called me saying that she was moving back to the city after a messy divorce and asked if she could stay in my guest room until she got on her feet. At first was a great situation, my rent dropped and she seemed low maintenance. Then things started happening. She was drinking bottles of vodka in the afternoon, the house was always dark and reeked of smoke. Soon I found out she was stripping at the full nude club, and doing drugs.When I confronted her she locked herself in her room, stopped paying rent, and started stealing my shit. Finally the police came and escorted her off the premises only to have her come back the next day and clear the place out while I was at work. At the same time she called a good friend and said I had an affair with her husband, told my boss I was stealing from the company, and my parents that I slept with my dad's business partner.
It has taken 4 months to recover financially and mentally, but I have learned my lesson about never having another flatmate again."
Another flatmate horror story. And after that I don't blame Heidi for wanting to live alone. A similar thing happened to me too, and after that experience I vowed never to have a flatmate again.
COMMENT:
AUTHOR: QQ
EMAIL: qweenqwystel@yahoo.com.au
DATE: 2006-05-18 17:24:00
Why didn't you change the locks after the police arrived? One would do that to protect their property. It is rather simple as locksmiths are on call 24 hours a day, well that's what i did after I told my monster flatmate to leave.
