When rent is split among roommates, one person’s forgetfulness can quickly become everyone’s problem.

After repeated late payments and ignored chores by their lazy roommates, one tenant begins to wonder whether protecting the group is worth all the stress it’s causing them.

Read on for the full story!

AITA? Roommate continues to underpay rent, so I am going to let everyone in our house get a disciplinary warning.

I live in a rental house with multiple people, and last month I had to send three reminders to my roommate about paying the correct amount in rent.

Once before rent was due, once on the first of the month, and another on the second.

These shortcomings speak to these roommates’ character in several ways.

Also, to clarify, this isn’t because of lack of $, they just didn’t do it because they are lazy/forgot.

Obviously, this is frustrating, especially because this roommate has a history of also not doing their chores.

This renter is tired of cleaning up everyone else’s mess.

At this point, the late rent thing has happened again this month.

It just sucks because I feel like I am always playing the bad cop and everyone else is very laissez-faire.

They start to wonder what would happen if these roommates don’t turn things around.

If we were to get evicted, I would be able to afford to move elsewhere, but the others are kinda broke so they might be screwed.

I don’t understand why they can’t take the initiative.

They start to hate the person they’re becoming.

I hate feeling like a nagging parent — this dynamic makes me feel like I am the annoying one.

AITA?

They weren’t being a nag — they were just the only ones paying attention.

Redditors weigh in with their two cents.

These bad roommates have a painful lesson coming their way if they don’t start cleaning up their act.

This user thinks the one responsible roommate should still show the landlord that they’re still trustworthy.

However, this commenter is dubious this plan would actually work.

Maybe discipline would help light a needed fire under these lazy roommates’ behinds.

They weren’t interested in playing the villain, but until their roommates learn to act like grown-ups, they have no other choice.

Even the most patient people have their limits.

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