Moving into a new place usually means making the space feel like your own.

That’s exactly what the renter in this story planned to do after agreeing to move into a townhouse with two roommates.

Before signing the lease, she asked whether she could replace the existing full-size bed with her own queen bed.

At first, she was told it wasn’t an issue.

But, after she signed the lease, they changed their mind and said she could lose part of her security deposit if the bed isn’t put back together correctly when she moves out.

Read on to see exactly what’s going on.

What do I do about the bed?

I am moving into a townhouse with two girls. One of the girls’ parents owns the whole place.

When I went to visit the house, I saw that there was a full-size bed in the room.

I asked the girl whose dad owns the place if I would be able to disassemble the bed so I could bring in my own queen bed.

At first it was okay, but now they’ve changed their minds.

She said she thought it would be fine, that she couldn’t see why it would be a problem, and that I could just put all the pieces in the closet.

So I signed the agreement, and everything was in place.

However, now she’s saying that her parents are not comfortable with me taking the bed apart and that, if for some reason I wasn’t able to put it back together, it would come out of my security deposit.

Now, she’s not sure what to do.

I responded and said that I’m OK with it coming out of my deposit if I can’t put it back together.

Worst-case scenario, I’ll buy them a new bed when I move out because I really want my queen bed, and I don’t want to move into a place with a bed that’s already been used and is significantly smaller than what I’m used to. Not to mention, I’d have to find something to do with my own bed if I can’t bring it.

My question is, am I wrong for thinking that I should be able to disassemble the bed if I want to since I’m renting the room, or is it better to keep the landlord happy in this situation and just concede?

Oh no! What a stressful situation.

Let’s take a look at how the readers over at Reddit suggest she handle it.

This parent would tell their kid to deal with it.

Here’s a fellow landlord’s point of view.

For this person, her request is more than reasonable.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a woman who gets revenge on her neighbors after they keep using her trash bins.

According to this comment, the bed is easy to take apart.

This really comes down to what matters most to her.

If having her own queen bed will make the space feel more like home, then it may be worth taking the full-size bed apart.

If she decides to do that, she should take plenty of photos, label every bag of screws and hardware, and keep everything together so putting it back later is as easy as possible.

On the other hand, this sounds like a fairly short-term situation. So, she may decide it’s easier to just let it go and use the existing bed.