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lemonsharks ([personal profile] lemonsharks) wrote in [community profile] agonyaunt2020-07-27 12:16 pm

r/AmITheAsshole: Vegan wants to evict omnivore tenant using vegetarian clause in the lease

Tag needed: r/AmITheAsshole or "am I the asshole subreddit"

Question: I rent out a studio in the basement of my house. Is it very explicitly stated in the lease agreement that tenants are not allowed to bring any non-vegetarian foods onto the premises.

About a week ago, I saw what was clearly a meat package inside of a grocery bag that she was unloading from her car. When I confronted her and pointed out the lease agreement, she gave me an extremely bewildered look. She claimed ignorance, which I told her was no excuse whatsoever since she willingly signed the agreement. I pulled the agreement out on my phone and showed her the clause. I told her to immediately either discard the package along with any other non-vegetarian foods inside the bag into the outdoor trash bin, or take it off of the premises. I also told her to do the same for the apartment within 3 days, after which I will conduct an inspection. She screamed at me and told me to go to hell, refusing to discard the package that she was carrying.

When I conducted the inspection, I very predictably found several meat packages and a carton of chicken broth inside of the refrigerator. I documented what I saw and gave her an official 15-day notice to quit, after which I will begin the eviction process if she does not comply. When I handed it to her, she went hysterical and started crying. She's claiming that I'm violating her "human rights" and that she'll starve to death.

Answer: You're the asshole.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/hug5om/wibta_for_evicting_a_tenant_who_repeatedly_brings/




Content warning: In the comments, the OP compares meat-eating with slavery and the holocaust.

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