House sharing becoming difficult

My sister in law is house sharing in Dublin a good few years. Her ideal candidate when someone moves out is someone from down the country who plays sport back home at the weekend!

Gotta be ruthless over who you let in!

Sharing accommodation isn’t easy. I’m lucky in that I have my own place and have people renting a room. It means that if people get too out of hand, it’s easier to kick them out. Luckily, I have had many good experiences. However, one time I lived with a French girl who thought it would be a good idea to have sex in the living room. The worst part was, it wasn’t even with me 😆

What exactly is the Landlord meant to do about it? What are they going to do call the tenant and say be quite, they aren't their mother. Unless they are causing damage or making noise so loud the neighbors call the cops its nothing to do with them. Legally the LL can't remove them from the house as they've not broken their lease. About the only thing they might care about its the BF staying 6 nights a week as that is pretty much another person living there and there might be issues with occupancy depending on the size of the property and the LL insurance but other then that the other issues are a matter to be sorted between the house mates.

The OP was presumably involved in choosing both the two recent additions to the household.

Who owns the house? are you on a lease if you arent the owner? are the new people?

If not, then they are licencees unless they have asked to go on the lease, lay down the law and probably best to throw one or both of them out. Dont pussy foot around it, especially the one letting her boyfriend live there.

So did the person who signed the lease with the landlord move out and one of you took their place?

OP, no need for a house meeting or any of that drama. Just have a chat to the Lanadlord....ask them to have a word with the new tenants. I suspect it will have the necessary outcome.

How about trying to mend the relationship with your new housemates? Maybe a house night out for a few drinks to get to know each other or something; it might be easier to discuss these things amicably if you knew each other better.

If that's not a runner, just move out I'd say.

And the LL response should be "You're all adults so sort it out yourselves".

Once the LL gets paid at the end of the month and there is no damage to the property or ilegal activity going on, that's where his/her interest ends.

What exactly is the LL going to tell them? The tenants are entitled to peaceful enjoyment of their home, if the LL comes in and tells them how to behave its the LL who could find themselves in trouble. They aren't breaking any rental laws by ignoring the OP and having friends over for the evening. The LL isn't their mammy. All they care about is are they getting their rent on time and is the house being looked after.

The only thing they might care about is the BF defacto living there as there could be occupancy limits on the property and the LL insurance could be effected if someone is living there that they aren't aware of.

Ok no written/paper lease but a part4 tenancy kicks in after 6 months. Whats the set-up OP? Does each tenant have a separate agreement & pay the landlord directly or is it paid to the first/longest tenant who pays LL?

The other HM is not willing to get involved.

So at any meeting, the OP would be in a minority and agreed house rules would likely not suit him/her.

OP, we all make mistakes sometimes. You clearly did with these housemate's. It happens.

You choice is to leave, or stick it out until they leave. I did the latter once, did minimal housework for three months, just to get some nasty pieces to move along. Was ... icky, but so worth it the day they left.

Your LL is not a social worker, they are a property manager. They simply won't care.

Talk you your other house mate see if you can find somewhere else maybe a two bed apartment. For future reference, when somebody moves out put feelers out for somebody you would get along with, close in age to you, similar interests or somebody who will be gone at weekends.

Think you're being a bit unfair here OP. Sharing with two 24 year olds and expecting them not to have any friends over on a Saturday night.

If her friends only come over once a week, there's little you can do. Young people go mad at weekends, a little rowdiness can be expected when sharing a house. This is the typical professional let situation.

However when it during the working week or spread over days and is interupting your sleep I suggest making it clear to your housemate to reduce the levels of noise or the landlord will be notified. Doesn't sound like you are that close to this person. Best case scenario they are sound about it.

No point tip toeing around. If it gets catty so be it. That's the risk.