Redditor Asks If She's An A**hole For Packing Up Her Ex-Roommate's Collectables And Leaving Them On His Doorstep

"Your apartment is not his storage unit."

Stephanie

• Published in Interesting
• August 30, 2023

When Reddit user u/ScaryConcert5735's roommate moved out of her apartment, he left some of his things behind. After two months had gone by, the OP decided to take matters into her own hands.

What did she do? Well, she shared her story in the AITA (Am I The A**hole?) subreddit recently.

The OP explained that she had been renting out a bedroom in her apartment to "Joe" for around 1.5 years. When Joe decided to move in with his girlfriend, the OP agreed that he could leave some of his collectibles at the apartment for two weeks while he arranged somewhere to store them properly.

However, two weeks went by, and Joe still hadn't collected his things. The OP asked him when he would be picking them up, and he said he would come the following week.

After another two weeks, the OP was starting to get annoyed because she couldn't rent out the room to anyone else with all of Joe's things still in there. So, after two months of asking Joe to pick up his things, the OP decided to take matters into her own hands.

She packed up all the figurines into a box, loaded it into her car, and took it to Joe's new house. She left the box on his doorstep.

Now the OP says she has been getting angry messages from Joe saying that some of his things were broken and she needs to reimburse him. But the OP says she didn't do anything wrong since she gave him plenty of chances to collect the items himself.

Now she's wondering if she's the a**hole here. Keep scrolling to see how people reacted.

The OP asked if she is an a**hole for moving (and damaging) her roommate's figurines.

She explained that she has been renting out a bedroom in her apartment to her roommate, "Joe," for the past 1.5 years.

The OP says Joe moved out three months ago and left some of his things behind.

However, two months went by, and Joe still hadn't collected his things despite the OP asking him repeatedly.

Now the OP is receiving angry messages from Joe saying that she needs to reimburse him because some of his things are damaged.

But the OP says she didn't do anything wrong.

Now she's wondering if she's the a**hole here.

Here's how people reacted.

"He was using you for storage and wasting your time."

"You went above and beyond."

"He failed to pick up his possessions."

"You should have warned him what you were planning to do."

"He's just trying to get money."

NTA.

"How does he know they were damaged by you?"

"If they were so valuable and precious, he'd have come to collect them himself."

"Your apartment is not his storage unit."

"He's lucky you're not charging him rent for all the time his stuff was in your apartment."

"You put up with him enough."

"This looks like a cash grab."

"You did nothing wrong."

YTA.

What's your take on this situation? Do you think the OP was wrong for moving Joe's things and damaging them, or is Joe at fault since he didn't collect them as previously agreed?

We would love to hear your opinions on this. You can share your thoughts with us in the comment section.

Stephanie