Her Roommates Found Out She Wasn’t Paying Rent Because Her Dad Owns The House, And Now They’re Mad She Didn’t Tell Them
by Matthew Gilligan
Secrets, secrets….
Sometimes they come back to bite you in the you-know-what!
That’s what happened in this Reddit story, but this young woman wants to know if she did anything wrong.
Read what she had to say and see what you think.
AITA for not telling my friends I am technically our landlord?
“I (18,f) am very lucky in that I have two very hardworking parents that are successful and love me.
We aren’t mega-wealthy but we are very comfortable as my parents are extremely smart financially.
She has it pretty good!
We own multiple houses as part of our real estate portfolio that we rent out for extra income.
I recently started college and as a present for working hard and getting into my dream school my parents gifted me one of our houses that is near my college.
I was going to inherit them all anyway but I really appreciated their gesture.
Where I live real estate law is a little tricky and we would have to pay significant taxes to officially transfer the house to me so we decided to have my parents own it legally for now.
The house is pretty big with 4 floors (including a fully furnished basement) and a roomy attic and since it is near my school I decided to look for roommates so I could start earning money early.
So far I have two roommates, who we’ll call Sasha (18f) and Be a(19f) who also go to my school.
We have been living together for a couple months now(they moved in around August) and we are all pretty good friends, and very compatible roommates.
This is where I might be a jerk.
She has a secret…
I didn’t want to tell them that I own the house as I thought it might create a weird dynamic between us, and I didn’t want them to view me any differently.
We split the bills and rent, with me technically paying nothing.
Since my father legally owns the house and we have different surnames(I took my mothers last name) they have no idea I own the house or that my dad just sends the money back to me.
The cat’s now out of the bag…
Sasha recently found the money my dad sent back while I was at class and told Bea, and they cornered me about it a few days ago.
I told them everything and they’re mad at me for hiding this from them and think I’m not only in the wrong for keeping it a secret but for making them pay rent in the first place.
The house’s mortgage has already been paid off so the rent goes entirely into my pocket.
I responded by saying that they shouldn’t have gone through my mail in the first place and that it was illegal, which I’ll admit was kind of a low blow.
We weren’t friends when they moved in and the whole point of me wanting roommates was so that I could earn extra cash so I don’t see why I should let them reside for free.
AITA?”
Reddit users shared their thoughts.
This person said she’s NTA.
Another Reddit user asked a question.
This individual said she was wrong.
Another reader didn’t hold back.
And this reader thinks they all SUCK.
Now she’s in for it!
This seems like much ado about nothing.
If you thought that was an interesting story, check this one out about a man who created a points system for his inheritance, and a family friend ends up getting almost all of it.

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