My wild roommates billed me for my partner staying over: This is allowed?

An Australian renter has claimed their housemate is demanding extra payment because their partner stays at the property multiple nights each week.The man posted in the AusPropertyChat Reddit group and said that the “head renter” reached out to him via WhatsApp after noticing his partner had been spending more time at their share house.“Two-day rule for partners.Third day? You pay for a week rent,” a screenshot of the message read.“Please pay the extra week of rent.

I hope you understand that it costs me money.”The poster then asked the forum if “this is allowed?” before hundreds of people weighed in with their two cents.One commenter said the man was being “inconsiderate” and “annoying” by having his partner over so regularly.A second agreed he was “taking more than (his) fair share”, and a third said it would be “unreasonable” to push back on the request.Aussies who have lived in shared houses also chimed into the discussion and theorised about what prompted the message.“It’s the higher utilities and the awkwardness of dealing with someone not on the lease but living semi-permanently there,” explained one.“Plus another person in the shower rotation.”“I didn’t sign up to live with other people’s partners,” added another user.

“So if you want to sleep over, sleep at their place.A week of rent is fair.”On the other hand, someone else thought it was “ridiculous to ask someone to pay a week’s rent because their partner stayed two nights in a row”.Meanwhile, one commenter called it “steep” and suggested the partner should “chip in a bit of cash” instead.The question of whether a partner who stays over frequently should contribute to rent often hinges on how much they contribute to the household overall, said property market expert, Eric Wong from Lucca Property.The frequency of overnight stays can impact utility bills and shared resources, but an equally important consideration is how much the part...