My Roommate wants my Boyfriend, who stays over pretty much every night, to pay rent.

Valid concerns, which is why I want him to pay, but my roommate doesn't have a problem with him being over, in fact, I think he prefers my boyfriend to chip in because he has financial problems and is going to every means to save a buck, like refusing to pay for the internet any longer, even considering getting rid of his phone. My boyfriend was over just as much at our old house, so he moved in knowing well what he was getting into.

It's a little presumptuous for you to assume I EXPECT my boyfriend to be able to stay over. We are in love. We can actually stand to be around each other all the time. His leasing situation does not suck, that isn't why he is over here. If my roommate came out and told me it was the issue of him being here at all, then I wouldn't be here asking for help on what is fair to expect him to pay. I am well aware of the legal ramifications with the lease and all that, but it's pretty irrelevant to us because none of us care. The management at this place has changed several times since we moved in, they enforce nothing.

I say breaking the lease is a last resort, and I feel that would actually be the dick move because it's me essentially saying he has one month to find a new place on his own, which will most certainly be more expensive for him (one bedrooms cost more, no one to split bills with, etc.) I'm pretty sure he doesn't have the money to put down a new deposit + first months rent at this point.

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