Unreasonable Roommates

[AF_PedsBoy]

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I've also lived in an apartment for three out of four years of med school and I can tell you about the difficulty of breaking a lease - it was difficult to believe that the rental agents can turn that many handsprings in a rental office that small... I dunno about you guys but the apartments I lived in near the school always had a long waiting list to get in, and when you add in the extra month's forfeit AND the reaming they give you on the "cleaning" AND they get to rent it to the next schmoe down the list (AND they don't have you screaming "Walla walla!" at pretty girls after getting drunk, every night...) ...well suffice to say they are MORE than happy to let you go...

...on the other hand that may be different if you're renting a burned out rowhouse and the crack dealer on the corner is selling substandard crap...

 

[AF_PedsBoy]

P.S. My med school recently decided to halve the apartments while housing MORE students down here in Pitt - that means instead of two to an apartment, which was comfortable, we now have FOUR to an apartment. Four guys, one bathroom, no air freshener. Hm.

My current roommate in the 10' x 12' cell I call my room snores loudly, and talks in his sleep. Fortunately he seems to quiet down when I put the pillow on his face - and our room is so small I can reach right over and do that. I'm sleeping a lot better now that I found that out ...however I'm pretty sure that the dazed look on his face and decreasing brain function have nothing to do with this...

 

[BushBaby]

I'm glad that UMDNJ-NJMS has no housing system because I can't imagine being stuck in a "dorm" style living arrangement again.

 

[Popo]

Or hang and ruin his credit since his name is on the bills. Truth is, in med school you'll probably never be home at the same time. But if things still don't work you should slash his tires and crap in his pillow case, then threaten to hurt him in his sleep just before a test block.

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[SaltySqueegee]

My current roommate in the 10' x 12' cell I call my room snores loudly, and talks in his sleep. Fortunately he seems to quiet down when I put the pillow on his face - and our room is so small I can reach right over and do that. I'm sleeping a lot better now that I found that out ...however I'm pretty sure that the dazed look on his face and decreasing brain function have nothing to do with this...

LMAO... thank you for that visual...

"The Pain will be over soon George... Don't try to fight the darkness..."

 

[Heal&Teach]

Since it looks like getting out of the lease is going to be difficult, find a good friend with their own place and spend lots of time there. 😀 Don't let this guy keep you from your apartment. Be assertive as people have said and take charge and let him know that you're not going to take certain things. A year is a long time to be as flexible as you're sounding - and you will really hate this dude by the end of the lease (which hopefully doesn't escalate in any way). If you at least get him to agree to your terms (i.e., you're not accepting his), then you can survive the year with some sort of sanity.

 

[med_stud_07]

Since it looks like getting out of the lease is going to be difficult, find a good friend with their own place and spend lots of time there. 😀 Don't let this guy keep you from your apartment.

Spend lots of time at your friends, but don't let the guy keep you from you apt.....


Okay, that doesn't make sense.

anyways, I would VERY STRONGLY recommend moving out. Yes, even if you have to pay first months, last months, security deposit. I had a very similar experience, and my roomie broke into my car while it was parked at school. Of course nothing was stolen, and he didn't admit it, but I KNEW that the f*cker did it.

Anyways, I moved out immediately after that. Look, although med students tend to have the halo effect, there's some really psychos out there.

So be careful and GET THE HECK OUTTA THERE!
😱

 

[azzarah]

I broke a lease once and it cost me 3000 bucks, but it was really worth it! Ya know, in theory it's nice to learn to tolerate others, but med school isn't the right time for that.

 

[Scooby Moo]

It's difficult enough moving in with somebody you already know that you like (i.e., significant other, sibling, etc.). If there's any doubt as to whether you'll be spending time on the things you need to do for school or spending that time on unreasonable domestic issues, I think breaking your lease is the thing to do.

Just my two cents.

 

[Heal&Teach]

Spend lots of time at your friends, but don't let the guy keep you from you apt.....Okay, that doesn't make sense.

You're right, it doesn't. I should've used a transition to say take charge and don't feel like you can't stay at home b/c the roommate is being unreasonable (I was kidding about the friend thing; that gets old very quickly - I've got plenty of experience with that). The OP doesn't seem like he's really wanting to get out of the lease and deal with this for a year, so he'll have to be just as demanding (i.e., the roommate can't always get his way with things) so that he can maintain some sort of sanity during the year. I agree with Scooby Moo - stick it out and then get your own place next year.