My roommate is my landlord - her boyfriend moved in!
My roommate is also my landlord. She owns a condo and I rent a room from her. Since I've moved in (November 10th) I've had problems with her. After a week of living there I knew I wanted out. I asked her to amend the lease since it's only been a week and her response was, "sweetie i'm not letting you out of this lease." She did say I could find a sublettor, but when I found one she liked she took forever to call them back, etc. and by that time they have found another place (I don't blame them).
Anyway, two days before Thanksgiving 2008, she texted me and said that her boyfriend was going to stay with us for a few weeks as he couldn't move into his new place until the first week of December. Well... it's now January 12th and he has not moved out. I've slept here less nights than he has. He is always here. They dominate the place (which she has already made it clear this is her place, not mine), and he is home when I get home from work (she's not there).
I'm more than frustrated as I did not sign up to live with two people and she has not either asked or informed me of him staying longer than a week or so. When discussing having a sublettor, she told me to post on Craigslist that it'll only go through March 31st (my lease goes through June) as her boyfriend was "officially" moving in sometime during April, or they could stay longer as long as they are okay with living with her and him. First of all, she is giving more consideration to a sublettor than she is me. Secondly, she has now informed me that her and her boyfriend want someone there longer, so I need to change the post to a year lease (which once again is past the terms of my lease and I'm not responsible for).
I'm fed up with her and him. As my roommate she cannot let someone else live there without notifying the landlord... however she is the landlord, so what rights do I have when my roommate is my landlord and in this situation where I have not been informed or asked of him being there 24/7.
Also extra info: she has not fully repaired holes in bedroom wall, doesn't give me 24 notice when she needs to get into there to fix those holes (then the repair man never shows up so I have to leave my door open several days in a row), and I often find the doors unlocked (her boyfriend, not her). Also, I get woken up at 3:00am to them fighting, or kept up because I can hear everything they saw through the bedrooms. Let's just say no quiet-enjoyment.
I want and need out desperately... I'll take any advice or help you can provide.
Thank you! :)