Subletting Your Apartment? Here Are 3 Issues Your Roommate May Have

By Sarah Christine Davis on January 17, 2016

Congratulations! You’ve finally secured that dream internship or job, found a nicer place to live, or discovered a decent place with cheaper rent.

Whatever the case, you must now face a tough reality: you’re going to have to sublet your apartment.

Aside from the possibility that the process might be stressful, you also have to face the reality of moving away from your roommate. This can be a tough pill to swallow for someone who’s gotten used to living with you, especially if you two were friends before moving in together.

In fact, there are several unfortunate issues that you may run into with your roommate when you’re trying to sublet your apartment.

Check out the list below to help prevent any major surprises!

They will miss you.

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If you and your roommate get along, the first thing they’ll probably think when they hear that you’re subletting your apartment is, “Oh no! I’m going to miss them!” When you leave, it will feel like a piece of their daily puzzle has gone missing.

Granted, it is difficult to go from living with someone and seeing them every day to barely seeing them. It will be difficult for your roommate to adjust to coming home to you after a long day of work or school or after a first date and not having you to talk to.

Be prepared for this by making plans to continue spending time together after you move out. Departing friends always say to each other, “We are totally going to keep hanging out all the time!” — but more often than not, that isn’t the case, and the friends adjust to life without each other.

To help prevent this, make a set plan or schedule for when you are going to hang out or talk on the phone if you’re moving out of town.

Friendships are important to maintain, and you shouldn’t let the fact that you’re subletting your apartment get in the way of that.

They will be afraid of a bad random roommate experience.

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We’ve all heard random roommate horror stories. From someone who steals all of your food to someone who is loud at all hours of the day, there are tons of negative characteristics that a random roommate could have.

You can help out your beloved roommate by going on a search yourself for a new roommate to take your place. You don’t have to go super in-depth. However, I’m sure that your roommate will appreciate you making an effort to ask your friends and classmates if they or anyone they know is looking for a place to live.

You can also suggest that your roommate interview new roomie candidates before having them move in. It’s important to ask questions about cleanliness, social habits, and personality before allowing someone to move into your space.

They will have to pay more for utilities.

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No one likes it when that monthly utility bill comes around. When there’s one less person living in the apartment to help pay for it, it’s even more dreaded. Your roommate might be worried about being able to afford utilities before someone else is able to take your space.

This is a reasonable concern. As mentioned above, you can help your roommate speed up the process of finding someone new to live with in the apartment. Additionally, if you have the funds, you can offer to pay a month of utilities while you’re not living there to give a buffer space for them to find someone new. 

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