Lauren in Brooklyn says that when she asked her roommate, Josh, for the rent, “he gave me kind of a blank stare, but agreed to tape it to the fridge.” Instead, she got this:
Meanwhile, Oscar spotted this hand-painted masterpiece in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle:
related: A message for our former housemate
26 responses so far ↓
#1
C
The city is gonna eat Josh alive.
Sep 30, 2013 at 9:13 pm rating: 90
#2
H for Toy
Why would you ask your uncle to pay rent? That’s just mean.
Sep 30, 2013 at 9:19 pm rating: 90
#3
weed store
dude weed is better than rent
Sep 30, 2013 at 9:27 pm rating: 90
#4
tarn
Josh writes like a 5-year-old. Yep, he’s doomed…..
Oct 1, 2013 at 7:30 am rating: 90
#5
Jillian
Just be careful… a landlord was shot and burned in his truck because 2 of his tenants couldn’t make rent here in SC! What is going on with this world!
Oct 1, 2013 at 8:30 am rating: 90
#6
warns
I’d be willing to bet Josh is gonna find himself in small claims court.
Many places, if you’ve lived somewhere for long enough, you’re a tenant, even if you’re not on the lease. I’ve never seen a lease that said I could leave when I wanted to without paying the rest of the month/year.
Oct 1, 2013 at 3:58 pm rating: 90
#7
The Elf
I love the second sign. Go big or go home!
Oct 1, 2013 at 5:47 pm rating: 90
#8
Alex
I houseshared with a female version of Josh in college…I was the one who collected the rent and sent it to the landlord (he wanted a single check). One month Joshette gave me half of her share, and said she’d get me the rest by the 15th. I explained that wasn’t really how it works, but she said she didn’t have the other half yet, and there was nothing she could do. So I took the half and made up the rest myself for the landlord…then on the 14th a bunch of her friends showed up and moved her out.
That would be…about 15 years ago, and apparently I’m still kind of bitter about it. Or at least, it all came flooding back when I saw Josh’s note.
Oct 2, 2013 at 8:07 pm rating: 90
#9
SharonCville
I’m not an expert in NY law, but in most jurisdictions the statute of frauds states that any contract involving real estate must be in writing to be enforceable. If Josh was not on the lease, she has no recourse against him and will have an uphill battle in court. Still dickish. He should have communicated his rent problems far enough in advance that she could have made other arrangements. This is precisely why I vowed many years ago that I would never again live with anyone who didn’t affect my tax return: If I didn’t marry them or give birth to them, they’re out!
Oct 3, 2013 at 9:31 am rating: 90
#10
Raichu
This feels like a reversal of the one where that guy asked his roommate in a note to move out so his buddy could move in next month.
Oct 3, 2013 at 2:13 pm rating: 90
#11
mark
all these people debating the laws–get real nobody is suing anyone here.. it’s NYC where people have 5 roommates and they’re moving in and out of every other month.
I do commend Josh here for at least having the balls to write a note and GTFO. He could have stuck around not paying rent and screwed his roommates over even more than he already did… or just disappeared w/out leaving a note, leaving them to wonder if he was coming back, when he wasn’t. could be worse.
Oct 13, 2013 at 8:39 pm rating: 90
#12
pantaloonfan
Is anyone else just overjoyed at the idea that Bob clearly pays his rent in such a mediocre fashion that someone found it worth their time to paint a pretty carefully made, large sign on WOOD to hang up. It’s not a rare occurrence for ol’ Bob, I have a feeling. Looks like the Vacancy/No Vacancy signs, probably has hooks for it in front of the house and everything.
Feb 4, 2014 at 12:07 pm rating: 90
#13
jigsaw puzzles
I have paid rent on monthly basis.
Jan 6, 2018 at 5:55 am rating: 0
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