Hi Chapos throwaway for obvious reasons.
I’ve managed to buy an apartment, two bedrooms. I live in it, but I rent the other room out. Is it unethical for me to hide that I’m the owner?
I don’t really lie-lie, like if I’m asked straight up I’ll answer, but I’ll avoid it if possible.
It’s mostly because it creates an odd power dynamic and I’d rather have a flatmate than a tenant if that makes sense.
Reason I bought is I don’t want to deal with landlords, obviously.
Do I get the wall?
You could do that, but that isn’t rent. I wouldn’t criticize OP for charging someone a rough estimate of the cost of their use of utilities or whatever, but how likely is it that that’s what is happening?
Semantics. What would you use as short hand for “sharing the cost of living and you get your own room” if not “rent out a room”? If this was posted on id jump to the worst possible conclusion too, but maybe ask OP before doing that here.
I mean if you’re not profiting and are literally just covering the extra expenses incurred by having a second person living in your home, first of all why? I mean it’s nice and all but I’m just suspicious of acts of charity like that (and certainly wouldn’t assume that that is what’s happening instead of the much more likely option)
And second, if you are performing that act of charity, why would you feel guilty or wonder if you’re getting the wall? If I were doing that I wouldn’t consider myself a landlord or feel any guilt for it at all. That’s called having a roommate. I guess on paper legally you’re still the landlord but it’s a different thing ethically.
Well he’s definitely not profiting based on his answers elsewhere in the thread.
I think when Hexamerous says “sharing the cost of living” they’re also including an at-cost fraction of the mortgage corresponding to the proportion of the unit the tenant is using.
