9 Apartment Subletting Nightmares

By Jessi Stickel on March 22, 2016

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If you live in a college apartment on or near campus for the fall and spring semesters, you may think about subletting over summer break. Subletting your apartment over the summer is an option many college students consider around this time of year in order to save money. However, many possible nightmares accompany subletting to other college students.

Subletters could …

1. Damage your place

One of the biggest fears of subletting your apartment is that the subletter could possibly damage the property. This can include putting holes in the walls, breaking any appliances, furniture or doors. If you choose to sublet your apartment, you will most likely be liable for any damages that the subletter may cause.

2. Become too close with your roommates

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If you are only subletting your bedroom out and your roommates are staying in the apartment, there is a possibility that your roommates could like your subletter more than you. This can especially suck if you and your roommates are good friends. If it comes time when you move back in, your roommates could be sad to see their new friend go. This can be a major bummer for you.

3. Get evicted because of loud noise complaints

If your subletter is a “partier,” you could find yourself in a pickle with the landlord (and probably your roommates). If there are enough noise complaints by neighbors,  you and your subletter can get penalized by being evicted. This will really leave you stranded to find a place to live quickly for the upcoming semester.

4. Stain your carpet

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If the subletter is particularly messy and clumsy you may come back to a bunch of ugly stains on your floors. This is not only annoying and nasty, but can even cost you when it comes time for you to move out for good and the landlord sees the damages.

5. Sport better bedroom decor than you

Everyone wants to have the best/cutest/coolest room out there, so if your subletter moves their belongings in and shows your room decor up, it can lower your decorating self-esteem.

6. Have pets

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Everyone loves a good dog or cat, but not necessarily everything that they come with — especially in an apartment. Animals can make messes and unpleasant smells. They could use the bathroom on your apartment floors and furniture and give the whole apartment a dirty scent that is extremely hard to get rid of, even when the animal(s) is gone.

7. Fight with your roommates

Even though it’s not totally your fault, if your subletter is confrontational with your roommates, they may be a little upset with you. Having a problem with roommates is the last thing any college kid wants to deal with!

8. Clean up more than you do

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No one ever said cleanliness is a bad thing, but if the subletter is a neat freak and cleans up after themselves and even your roommates’ messes, your roommates may get used to the special treatment. It can even make you look bad to your roommates if you are a little on the messy side, since they have almost a total opposite to compare you to.

9. Pay rent late

Since you are subletting your apartment and not subleasing, the subletter owes you rent and not the landlord. This can be a hassle because you are liable for the rent each month even if the subletter does not pay up. If they do not pay rent on time several months in a row, you may have to kick them out of the apartment yourself and find someone else to sublet.

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