Today, I discovered that my new landlords must meet and approve guests of mine before they come over, and guests are not allowed when they aren't home or past 11pm. I'm 25 years old and just moved out of my parents' home to get away from my controlling mother. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found out that my over-controlling parents would be moving in next door. I'm almost 23, and moved 5,365 km away to get away from them. FML
Today, I came home at 1 am to find my mom sitting on my couch, ranting about how I'm not supposed to stay up this late. I'm 26 and I don't know how she got into my house. FML
Today, my mom scolded me and threatened to ground me for coming home past midnight. Normally, it wouldn't be unreasonable, except for the fact that I'm 24 years-old, and that my parents live with me, in my own house. FML
Today, I got home from work to find an eviction notice taped to my door, stating that I was a nuisance and had 30 days to vacate the property. I live at home with my parents. FML
Today, I moved back in with my parents in order to help them with the mortgage, so they don't lose the house that has been in our family for three generations. I also found out that I now have a curfew, and so does my husband and our 3 year old son. FML
Today, my parents yelled at me for coming home at 1am this morning from a friend's birthday party. I'm 30 years old. FML
Today, I learned that my 29-year-old boyfriend won't stay the night at my house because he lives at home with his parents and doesn't want to have "the discussion" with his mom about me. FML
Today, since my parents always told me that I was welcome to come home whenever I want or need, I decided to stop by. They'd changed the locks and wouldn't let me in. FML
Today, I realized that my 14 year-old runs my home. She has her own room, while her 11 year-old sister and I (her mother) share a room. I literally have to get her permission to go anywhere as well. FML
Today, I moved out of my parents' house and started living alone. All of a sudden, my parents started requiring me to text or call them every 5 minutes to tell them where I am and what I'm doing, from 6am to 12am every day. If I don't, they will go looking for me, and force me to move back in with them. FML
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Ray_of_midnight 23
Are you renting an entire apartment, or are you renting a room in someone's house? If you're renting an apartment, then the space is functionally yours and your landlord has no business who comes and goes provided your guests don't disturb the other tenants in the building, and that you're not having extra people living there in violation of your lease. If you're renting a room in someone else's house, where you and your landlord have access to common living space in the same house, then yes, your landlord can make rules and the rules can be pretty arbitrary.
fmessiah 19
Did you sign something with this on it? If you did, deal with it, if you didn't and this was not discussed before you moved in, surely this would be grounds to break your lease?
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Comments (98)
disney_blonde 16
They can only enforce that if it's in your lease and in that case you should've read the lease before signing.
Jayde0123 0
Mother > controlling freaky landlord
stevenmx86 8
You probably should've checked the rules before you bought the apartment.. This is why over controlling parents are so worthless. They raise children that have no street smarts...
MrMeaner88 3
why would s/he ask about these things before living there? It's not like people commonly expect to have such extreme visitor restrictions upon moving into an apartment. S/he may have well asked if there was a dress code too...
aruam365 24
77- Any smart person would ask what all the rules/requirements were. It's idiotic to sign papers without asking a lot of questions and making sure you're making a smart decision.
ftw487 9
By any chance is youre landlord sheldon from the big bang theory?
bendog13 2
If u r renting your own place, they have no say over your guests or how late they can stay. Move out.
cupcakedoom 3
If it's not in the lease they don't have the right to do that, if it's in the lease and you signed it, that would be your fault.
Fylminesawsome 5
Tell them to suck your left nut. They have no right
chengy4191 7
U should always get to know the ll before moving in