At my school, in order to have your own dorm room, you have to pay $500. I didn't pay it, so I got a roommate. About a month later, he moved out and moved in with his friend, and now the school is telling me I have to pay $500.
I don't think I should have to pay it because I NEVER asked for my own room and it's not my repsonsibility to find a roommate if I never asked the first one to move out. He just left one day to live with his friend. I didn't even know he had left until I came into the room one night.
Now I've tried to find people, but everybody I find either has a roommate or they paid for their own room. But I don't think I should even have to look for a roommate since I never wanted my own room in the first place.
Any suggestions on how I should handle this?
2006-10-13 12:17:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
You shouldn't have to pay. Check your lease/contract. If it describes the situation and says that you have to pay, you are stuck.
2006-10-13 12:22:01 · answer #1 · answered by evergreenjamal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to whoever is in charge of the dorm at you school and explain your situation. maybe they can tell you the reasoning behind them asking you to pay $500 when you didn't care if you got a roommate inthe first place. if you still don't care, tell them you WANT a roommate and maybe they have someone on a list they can place with you. make sure your first roommate hasn't started some rumor saying that you never wanted a roommate and that's why he left. you never know what people will say to get out of a lease/contract. if you don't have the $500, i truly hope your school doesn't make you pay it, but it is always a possibility.
good luck
2006-10-13 19:37:10 · answer #2 · answered by squeekmnstr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly ,,,did your roommate pay the five hundred dollars ,,,,did the
school give your roommate the five hundred dollars back,,,,,,,your
roommate has the right to move out whether you asked him to go
or not ,,,,,if y ou never wanted your own room in the first place ,,
how did it come about that you had the room ,,there is something
missing here in your letter of content looking for justice,,,,,,you
cannot find another person to be your new roommate so you
do not have to pay the five hundred dollars ,,,is that 500.00 a month or a year ,,,,your question is confusing ,,,if you would
add more clarity , I might be able to answer or explain the
justice in this or the injustice ,,,,
2006-10-13 19:29:31 · answer #3 · answered by josephine s 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those of you who are telling this student to "just pay it" probably never had to make due on a student's budget while attending full time. $500.00 is a great deal of money to a student. If you do not think so, send it to him.
The person who advised you to go to the dean is right. Your job is to go to class and study, not to find occupants for your dormitory. Explain that you never asked for a single room and say you are willing to accept a room mate. Ask what percentage of students are required to find roomates in the dorms?
2006-10-13 20:42:18 · answer #4 · answered by ValleyViolet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TRUST ME, pay the $500.00 for your own room it is so worth it. I did it after winding up with freak after freak!!! I would have a million dollars if I knew than what I know now. Its only $500.00 and it will save you the headaches of hating your roomate. OR if you REALLY dont want to pay, ask a friend to move in but sometimes that is the worst thing you can do!!!!
Good luck!
2006-10-13 19:22:35 · answer #5 · answered by frha75 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all my friend you need to chill . You see this is a very small matter. All you have to do is go the school office and clearly tell them what is in you mind since you know more about it in detail than anybody else cause you live there and maybe who knows somebody will comebody will come up with a better solution. Keep you cool.
2006-10-13 19:31:46 · answer #6 · answered by Incredible Hulk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay the $500, but make sure you'll never have to have a roomate. You are lucky. My dorm is $3000. It's worth it to have your own room.
2006-10-13 19:27:01 · answer #7 · answered by Gina C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. File a complaint. If you get no response, call legal student aid to resolve the matter.
2. The other student should be paying your $500.00 for moving out and leaving you in the lurch.
Good Luck and Warm Regards.
2006-10-13 22:02:00 · answer #8 · answered by mitch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seems outrageous to me. It like a hospital, if they give me a private room, I pay for a private room, but if they give me a semi private room and the other bed stays empty, not my problem, its still considered a semi-private.
Is there some sort of student lawyer you could speak to about this. Its seems like it cant be legal, but nowadays it seems there is no justice. As you said, it was not your choice to pay for your own room. If they cant find you a roomate, it shouldl be their problem. Fight it.
2006-10-13 19:29:19 · answer #9 · answered by Coco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the dean of the college, dean of student life, head of residence life...something along thoes lines. Tell your problem and insist that you can't pay. If they can't help you, go to a person above them or just a different person of equal level. You'll eventually find someone to over rule the bill. Trust me. Good luck!
2006-10-13 20:17:54 · answer #10 · answered by michellinie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋