Finding Good Housemates

The turtle wins the race, the squirrel eats for the winter. Going slowly and planning for the future is essential in finding a good housemate. Here are various postings on the selection process.

Golden Girls in SmartMoney.com

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Sharing housing is gaining credibility in mainstream media. In Smartmoney.com an article  The New Golden Girls discusses the prevalence of women over the age of fifty who are currently sharing housing. The author, Catey Hill, talked to several shared housing program directors and proponents of sharing housing (including yours truly) to create an article that [...]

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When The Roommate Wants To Sublet

Why do people do this? In a posting on the Ethicist at Cornell, a query about the ethics of subletting.  In this case, Housemate A, who was going away for a semester,  found a sub-letter and signed him to a lease without an approval from Housemate B  who will live have to live with the [...]

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Michigan Woman Charged in Anti-discrimination Roommate Posting

Fox news picked up on a story about a 31-year-old woman who posted an ad on her church bulletin board looking for a Christian roommate.  Someone saw it and filed an anti-discrimination complaint with the Fair Housing Center who then referred it to the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. The Christian Right is up at [...]

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Mingle, Meet, Maybe Move In

How about meeting a potential housemate in person rather than through the Internet?  Roommates Wanted organizes meet-ups in New York City for people looking for housemates. Held in a bar or a club for a nominal donation of $5, individuals can meet others who are looking to share housing. The NY Times did a nice [...]

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It Pays to be Fussy When Choosing Housemates

What’s the biggest problem housemates have? According to a survey of 2000 people, 76% cited cleanliness and neatness as a major issue. The second ranking problem, 46%, taking food or drink without permission.  More than half of those surveyed said they lost their friend or had a really strained relationship as a result of living [...]

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