What is the etiquette for moving out on a room mate?

[pittphantoms]

I am getting transfered to Charlotte, North Carolina from Dallas, Texas. I live with one of my best friends in the world here and Dallas, and it is going to be really hard on him when I leave because he basically owns nothing. Our entire apartnemtn is basically mine... he doesnt even have a tv...

What is the etiquette for this? I am going to get my company to pay my rent through the end of the lease - but I don't plan on paying any of the utlities (should I?)

I have moved a ton of times, but never when I had a room mate.

On a side note, if anyone has advice on Charlotte and where to live - I would love to hear it.

[Dude!]

What is the etiquette for this? I am going to get my company to pay my rent through the end of the lease - but I don't plan on paying any of the utlities (should I?)

yes u should pay 1/2 unless he gets a new roomate then the new roomie can start pickin up half the tab

[PapaBear]

Yeah. You should keep paying half of the utilities. And since he's your best friend, give him the TV.

[Fezticle98]

yes u should pay 1/2 unless he gets a new roomate then the new roomie can start pickin up half the tab

I disagree.

If you aren't using the utilities, why should you pay for them? At most, you should pay half of what the base charge is. Don't pay any of the part based on consumption.

[PapaBear]

I disagree.

If you aren't using the utilities, why should you pay for them? At most, you should pay half of what the base charge is. Don't pay any of the part based on consumption.
I know a lease doesn't carry over to the utilities, but it's expected that you'll stay. He's not required to, but it would the right thing to do for a friend.

[Fallon]

Get a moving truck at midnight and just take off.

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[patsopinion]

band aid style

[cupcakelove]

Since the company is paying your rent, I don't think have anything to feel sorry for. If its your stuff in the apartment, then its yours to take with you.

[pittphantoms]

I really didnt even think about the utilities being an issue... I guess we will have to talk about it... that just doesn't seem right to me. I would even just give him my deposits (I pay all the bills) - but I dont want to leave my name on a utility bill and hope he pays it.

I actually may give him a TV... but not my big screen.

[RAAMONE]

take whatever shit is yours...and just worry about rent...in college when roomates would leave early they just paid the rent until the lease was up

[Thebazile78]

I really didnt even think about the utilities being an issue... I guess we will have to talk about it... that just doesn't seem right to me. I would even just give him my deposits (I pay all the bills) - but I dont want to leave my name on a utility bill and hope he pays it.

If the bills are all in your name, get them transferred to his before you move. Depending on how annoying the utility company is, you both might have to be on the phone with them at the same time . . . or you both might need to go in person.

Definitely get this done, especially if you have any doubts that he'll pay them on time.

(I had a similar thing happen in college - the phone service was set up in my name before my 2 roommates and I moved into our dorm room. The school doesn't like to have folks in triples, so they found a space in another dorm for one of us. . .I took it. I tried to transfer the phone bill to my roommate who was staying, but it didn't work because the phone company was being the phone company, or she lied about calling them to have the account transferred (I really did). So I ended up cutting the phone off to save my credit; that pissed my roommate off, but I wasn't going to take that chance, especially for someone I didn't particularly like.)

[buzzard]

Do what you know to be right that way you'll worry about nothing.:thumbup:

[drjoek]

Burn the place to the ground and leave nothing behind
:lol:

[buzzard]

Burn the place to the ground and leave nothing behind
:lol:

and wait for the karma train to destroy you :sad:

[drjoek]

and wait for the karma train to destroy you :sad:

Karma is for queers

[sailor]

i've had numerous roommates thru the years and as long as enough notice is given there's no need to pay anything after you leave. he should be able to find another roommate easily.

[lleeder]

band aid style

Whats that mean, making unfunny posts until his roommate moves out?
:king:

[cougarjake13]

i'd say whatever you feel like doing is what you should do

[patsopinion]

Whats that mean, making unfunny posts until his roommate moves out?
:king:

quick
like u remove a bandaid

when i moved out of my place i did it in 25 mins

[Kevin]

Whats that mean, making unfunny posts until his roommate moves out?
:king:

Make predictions in games that he bets, making him owe a ton of money to his bookie, which he can't pay, so he gets killed??

[patsopinion]

Make predictions in games that he bets, making him owe a ton of money to his bookie, which he can't pay, so he gets killed??


im at the top of the list for ron and fez.netters in pro pigskin pickem

[sailor]

Make predictions in games that he bets, making him owe a ton of money to his bookie, which he can't pay, so he gets killed??

have your brother drive you to your new apartment?

[pittphantoms]

I think I am going to stick with the plan to have my company pay my rent the rest of the way - and the remaining bills are his...

Now I have to tell him I am moving... which is going to suck...

[cougarjake13]

i'd say pay the utilities for as long as you're still living there but once you move its all his responsibilty


who knows, maybe he'll move with ya