Today, I signed the lease for a flat that a mate and I decided to move into. About five minutes after leaving the renting agency, I received a text from my mate saying he couldn't move in with me after all. I am now the happy tenant of a large inner city flat that I can't afford. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after my housemate handed in his notice to vacate without telling me beforehand, I had few days whilst working to make a decision to stay or vacate. In a panic, I chose vacate. On my day off I sat down with my finances and discovered I can't afford elsewhere. I asked to stay, my landlord put up rent by 50%. I might now become homeless. FML
Today, I found out the person that I’ve been casually seeing has decided he wants to live with me. I found this out when I asked him to go home after two weeks sleeping over, and he told me he'd already moved out of his mom’s. I sublet a single bedroom and have barely enough room for myself. FML
Today, I was informed that my flatmate had not handed his documents in to the new landlord like he'd told me. We are due to move to a new area tomorrow for the new job that I start in four days. Now we can't move for another week. Anyone have a spare couch? FML
Today, my boyfriend of 4 years, whom I just signed a year lease, broke up with me, exactly a week after my best friend's funeral in my last year of college. I can't afford to live in our apartment alone. I'm going to have to drop out and move in with my sister states away. FML
Today, my wife wanted more space, so we moved to a new house. I signed a more expensive one-year lease and went through a huge move. Everything would’ve been fine if she hadn’t broken up with me one month later. Now I’m trying to renegotiate the lease and sleeping on the couch. FML
Today, my boyfriend broke up with me, claiming moving in was a bad idea and he is the type who needs his privacy. It was his idea to move in, he had to convince me. Now we are stuck, under lease together for the next 6 months. FML
Today, my friend informed me that I’m not moving in with him anymore, and that his sister is taking my place. Unfortunately, I'd finally gathered the money and a car to move out of state with him. Just when I thought I was going to get away from this hellhole, I’m sinking further into never leaving. FML
Today, the lease on my house ended and I finished moving in with my girlfriend. After everything was moved in, she broke up with me. Hello homelessness. FML
Today, all of my roommates handed in their vacating notice unexpectedly. They are all moving to a new house together in two weeks, leaving me to be either homeless or forced to pay 4 times what I was paying in rent. FML
Today, I rented a house for 5 years with my girlfriend, only to find out she is the actual owner. FML
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SnotRocket25 8
You didn't have them sign it as well?
cantthink123 12
In most states you have a 24 to 72 hour period (depends on state laws) to back out of a lease after signing.
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Comments (15)
SnotRocket25 8
You didn't have them sign it as well?
Angreal 14
Exactly my thought
RichardPencil 32
Go on Craigslist and get some rando to be your roommate. Hope they are not a serial killer or a farter.
CBL88 25
Or a loud moaner...
Lucky O'Guin 18
You should have a certain amount of time to back out of the lease agreement, but why on earth would you not put his name on the lease as well? If you didn't make him sign the lease as well, maybe ydi.
Bubbles77777 11
Tell the rental agency what happened& see if you can get out of the lease& if they won't do they ask if they can put the place back up for lease& u stay there til someone else moves in
Bubbles77777 11
** if they won't do that**
fml1052 10
You definitely deserved it for not co-signing.
cantthink123 12
In most states you have a 24 to 72 hour period (depends on state laws) to back out of a lease after signing.
gobiteme2 34
OP used the term flatmate which would led me to that they are in the UK.
lexos 16
How exactly did you manage to sign the contracts for a apartment that you can't afford? Don't they check your financial status where you live?
GhostFox 34
The OP and the roommate were planning to split the cost of the rent and any utilities. Since the roommate backed out, OP has to pay for all of it by themselves. As a result OP has very little or no money once they have paid for their rent.
Ray_of_midnight 23
I realize that you quite looked forward to living with your friend, but finding another flatmate in the city to split the expense shouldn't be that difficult. Just make sure they have good references and so forth so you don't end up on FML again.
Ciara Koch 22
Say you can't either it's in both your names (if your smart it is)then he'll work with you if not this should be a lesson to you most people suck don't trust easy