Lodger has been taking things...
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Unreal said:
OP - have you checked your pants draw(er)? And the dirty ones. There could be more to this than nicking your Brut.
No, but one slightly concerning thing, is that when I took the photo of my cabinet drawers, my underwear drawer was slightly ajar, yet this was also shut when I got home.....
Super Sonic said:
Change the lock on the front door. When he knocks on the door say 'Hello can I help you?' and deny that he ever lived there.
Yes this!When he says "but I live here, I rented a room from you, TyrannosauRoss Lex", affect a misty eyed thousand yard stare and looking through him with a wavering voice say "but TyrannosauRoss Lex died 15 years ago!?".
king mullered!MBVitoria said:
Super Sonic said:
Change the lock on the front door. When he knocks on the door say 'Hello can I help you?' and deny that he ever lived there.
Yes this!When he says "but I live here, I rented a room from you, TyrannosauRoss Lex", affect a misty eyed thousand yard stare and looking through him with a wavering voice say "but TyrannosauRoss Lex died 15 years ago!?".
Just saying yo...
Mojooo said:
MBVitoria said:
Super Sonic said:
Change the lock on the front door. When he knocks on the door say 'Hello can I help you?' and deny that he ever lived there.
Yes this!When he says "but I live here, I rented a room from you, TyrannosauRoss Lex", affect a misty eyed thousand yard stare and looking through him with a wavering voice say "but TyrannosauRoss Lex died 15 years ago!?".
Just saying yo...
It's a joke lol.
Serious answer of course is to ask for a word with the bloke and just say that you've noticed things going missing and as such, you're serving notice to terminate in line with the lodger agreement.
In the meantime secure your valuables. As with any legal dispute you document everything and follow up with a letter confirming the notice. Personally, I would also record the discussion covertly on my phone.
He isn't a tenant so only has a "bare licence" to occupy - google it for an overview of the position.
Back in the 80's I was in "queer street" - A mortgage I couldn't afford that was going up weekly with the hike in interest rates on a house that had a market value way below what we payed for it - a busted marriage as a result of the fact she wanted to sleep around (she wanted me to buy her out - deep joy) 
I was already working two jobs to keep my head just above water and a lodger seemed like a way to survive
I had no signed agreement or contract
First one was brilliant - treated the place with respect - got on like a house on fire as similar tastes in music, food and cars - never had any concerns about anything - because my ex took the car he even put me on his insurance for his car. I was genuinely gutted when he moved away as a result of his work.
Second one - bloody nightmare treated the place like a cheap hotel kept really unsociable hours (I was a shift worker at the time) - constantly had his girlfriend round (who was even more of a nightmare - serious case of the mental) and I'm pretty sure in the 8 mths he was there he never washed the bedding once.
Told him I was putting the place on the market and he needed to find new digs probably within a month - I decided that lodgers were too much of a lottery and I've never had another
My advice get rid under the terms of your contract - I don't think filming anything will help - you know he has and a gotcha isn't going to make any difference - if you want to find another lodger roll the dice
I was already working two jobs to keep my head just above water and a lodger seemed like a way to survive
I had no signed agreement or contract
First one was brilliant - treated the place with respect - got on like a house on fire as similar tastes in music, food and cars - never had any concerns about anything - because my ex took the car he even put me on his insurance for his car. I was genuinely gutted when he moved away as a result of his work.
Second one - bloody nightmare treated the place like a cheap hotel kept really unsociable hours (I was a shift worker at the time) - constantly had his girlfriend round (who was even more of a nightmare - serious case of the mental) and I'm pretty sure in the 8 mths he was there he never washed the bedding once.
Told him I was putting the place on the market and he needed to find new digs probably within a month - I decided that lodgers were too much of a lottery and I've never had another
My advice get rid under the terms of your contract - I don't think filming anything will help - you know he has and a gotcha isn't going to make any difference - if you want to find another lodger roll the dice
Super Sonic said:
Change the lock on the front door. When he knocks on the door say 'Hello can I help you?' and deny that he ever lived there.
Yeah, but then he will just come back the next day and it will play out like this:Chandler Bing : Eddie, do you remember yesterday?
Eddie Menuek : [laughs] Vaguely.
Chandler Bing : Do you remember talking to me yesterday?
Eddie Menuek : [laughs] Yes.
Chandler Bing : So what happened?
Eddie Menuek : We took a roadtrip to Las Vegas, man!
Monica Geller : So on this "roadtrip" did you win any money?
Eddie Menuek : Nah, crapped out, but Mr. 21 here cleans up 300 bucks, buys me this new pair of shoes. Sweet, huh?
[I wanted to just include a gif of Eddie sticking his head through the door with the chain on, but such IT wizardry is beyond me]
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