Anyone have roomates....These guys are PIGS

[elismom]

I rent out my two rooms in my house.
Both to males student one is 30 one is 24
they are pigs their rooms smell so bad that my DS who has a room on the same floor has been sleeping in the living room because the smell is so bad
The thing is both of these guys went on and on about how clean they were and how much they liked my place because it was so clean.
Now one leaving at the end of August and I need to have the room rented out by Sept.
But I am so embarassed to show it because the smell is so bad and you cant even see the floor or closet for junk.
The sad thing is he is a nice guy but he's such a PIG.
I Keep asking him to clean up.
I am working on a new set of rules for future roomers.
Anyone have experince with this?

 

[Ready to go in Ok]

Yes, but I gave birth to the little piggies.
Sorry, I have no help to offer, but

 

[ducklite]

Ewww. I think a lot of younger guys just don't really care about "neatness." My son is 20, and walking through his room is often like walking through a field of landmines. Fortunately it's shoes, video games, two laundry baskets with clean laundry, (he does put the dirty laundry in his hamper), a couple of empty plastic bags, his mail from the past few weeks, and who knows what else. But nothing "stinky." He doesn't take food in his room, and he does keep up with his laundry--at least as far as the washing and drying part. Folding is a foreign concept.

I would nicely ask the guys to clean up. Let them know you are trying to rent out the one room and are having trouble doing so because it's a bit "unkempt." Maybe even offer to do some laundry for them?

And definitely set some ground rules about cleanliness from now on.

Anne

 

[almacdonald]

Yup, i've got one. What makes the whole thing a sticky situation is that he is my boyfriend's friend so I can't just toss his crap on the lawn. He moved in 4 months ago (new city) to find a job. Well, he slept til like 1pm everyday and it took him 2 months to find a job in a city where the unemployment rate is below 3%. Finally he gets a job and what does he do with his first pay check? Pay me rent? NOPE! He buys a BRAND SPANKIN NEW Mazda 3. His room is filthy, he hasn't vacuumed since he got here, nor does he help with the other chores. He leaves shaving messes in the sink and in the bathtub (only 1 bathroom in our teeny tiny apartment,) leaves razors and other pet-unfriendly things on the floor and eats my food. Thankfully he's moving out within the next month. never did pay rent though

 

[Stacerita]

UGH! Thats gross. I had two roommates in college and one was clean and tidy like me, the other was nasty piggie. I dont think he ever cleaned one thing the entire time he lived there. And I never did see him do laundry either. But I knew how he kept his socks from walking out the place on their own. He would take them off at night and hang them over the balcony to air out, then put them back on in the am.

What worked best to get him to see he was nasty was confronting him out right. I wouldn't say he became clean over night, but it wasn't as bad. He did pick up after himself and wasn't as gross. And I never did see his socks on the balcony after that.

I would just tell them the truth. They are messy and dirty and you need to rent out the room. Tell them there is a smell and you think it might be coming from them. Remind them its your home they are renting a room in and they need to be repectful of that. Just make sure you tell them in a way that isn't "parent" like.

Good luck.

 

[minniecarousel]

yup - time for some house rules about keeping rooms clean. What is it about guys?!

My sons have come a looong way. They're 24 & 26 and shared an apt one year in college. Wow! That place was a MESS when we moved them out of there! Older DS just moved in with his fiancee, so I know he'll have to actually clean up his act! Younger DS has always been the neater one. He's been living with his GF (recently fiancee) and they keep their apt clean, neat & tidy.

 

[disykat]

I would just tell them the truth. They are messy and dirty and you need to rent out the room. Tell them there is a smell and you think it might be coming from them. Remind them its your home they are renting a room in and they need to be repectful of that. Just make sure you tell them in a way that isn't "parent" like.

Good luck.

I agree with this - except I wouldn't worry one bit about sounding like a parent. If they can't keep their room from stinking so bad it wafts down the hall, they deserve to be treated like children!

It's one thing if they were just sloppy, but the smell would make me worry about attracting bugs and other varmits.

 

[kellyg403]

My friend rented out a few rooms in home to some college students and had problems like you are with some. She just made it clear by giving them a date to clean up and if SHE had to hire someone or clean it up herself she would be charging them for it. Funny how biting into party money makes a difference sometimes! They always cleaned up on by the date or their girlfriends would.

Kelly

 

[tar heel]

One of my 22-year-old's dorm roommates did not change his sheets the ENTIRE YEAR. My DS's sheets were changed 4 times -- I know b/c I changed them. Yep, that room smelled bad.

My 18-year-old and his roommate-to-be are trying to decide whether to get a rug for their dorm room. He asked me whether an unswept floor or an unvacuumed rug would be worse b/c he knew they wouldn't do either.