Roomates and bills
My roommate (call her A) has been playing hardball with me as of recently. She would not give me a definite answer if she is renewing the lease for next year or now. Which leaves the rest of us in a bind. Also she has avoid paying her share of the bill to me. Each person usually pays a bill and at the end of the month, we reconcile the bills and pay each other back. As of right now she owes me ~$60. The next bill has arrived and she still hasn't paid for the previous bill yet. Now the funny thing is that the bill is in her name. It was a mess in the beginning but I pay for the phone and internet bill even though it is registered into her name. Now I can pay hard ball with her too and let the bill over due. Which might put a small ding on her record. Which would give her a wake up call that things aren't going to work just in her favor. Note, this is beyond talking things over. Tensions are high and emotions are boiling over. My other roommates are sick and tired of this one girl who is loud as a jet engine and always have friends over late into the night, usually during finals or midterms too. What do you think OTF? Should I give this girl a nice slap to wake her up and let her know that there is a new sheriff in town and that her way has got to change? Or should I just pay the damn bill and keep my mouth shut?
Note: I know her plan is to probably stay but not sign the lease. Which is a no-no because that puts the ball in her court. She can pack her bags and leave one day and never pay a cent. From what I know, she still has 2 more quarters here (about 5-6 months). She wants to be able to leave without looking for someone to take over her rent nor what to pay for rent if she leaves and no one is able to take over.
My roommate (call her A) has been playing hardball with me as of recently. She would not give me a definite answer if she is renewing the lease for next year or now. Which leaves the rest of us in a bind. Also she has avoid paying her share of the bill to me. Each person usually pays a bill and at the end of the month, we reconcile the bills and pay each other back. As of right now she owes me ~$60. The next bill has arrived and she still hasn't paid for the previous bill yet. Now the funny thing is that the bill is in her name. It was a mess in the beginning but I pay for the phone and internet bill even though it is registered into her name. Now I can pay hard ball with her too and let the bill over due. Which might put a small ding on her record. Which would give her a wake up call that things aren't going to work just in her favor. Note, this is beyond talking things over. Tensions are high and emotions are boiling over. My other roommates are sick and tired of this one girl who is loud as a jet engine and always have friends over late into the night, usually during finals or midterms too. What do you think OTF? Should I give this girl a nice slap to wake her up and let her know that there is a new sheriff in town and that her way has got to change? Or should I just pay the damn bill and keep my mouth shut?
Note: I know her plan is to probably stay but not sign the lease. Which is a no-no because that puts the ball in her court. She can pack her bags and leave one day and never pay a cent. From what I know, she still has 2 more quarters here (about 5-6 months). She wants to be able to leave without looking for someone to take over her rent nor what to pay for rent if she leaves and no one is able to take over.