Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Ohio State students find secret roommate in their home

           A highlight to college students after freshman year is looking for a place to live either on or off-campus. For some students they happen to choose off-campus. It’s a big step in the “real” world. You have to go through a realtor or landlord, make a stable income, and actually care for yourself.   It is both an exciting and frightening time. However, for some college students attending Ohio State University, this process soon became a nightmare.

            A group of male students at Ohio State University decided to lease a house not far from main campus. However, they did not know that they were living with “another roommate”. It turned out that an unknown man was residing in their basement. The students would find their cupboard, oven, and microwave door open with no reasoning. Therefore, the tenants figured maybe it was supernatural activity. The students decided to check their house for anything that might be alarming and what they come across was absolutely nothing that were expecting. In their basement, the students discovered a locked door where they would hear “weird noises like dings and alarms” coming from it. It was not until the maintenance workers broke down the door that they found out what exactly was behind the mysterious door. Not only did they enter where the noises have been coming from, but they entered into someone’s home. Behind this door, “they found a bedroom complete with framed photographs and textbooks.”

            The room happened to be the home of a fellow Ohio State University student, Jeremy. He wasn’t home at the time of the discovery but was immediately evicted and able to gather his belongings. One tenant explained, “It potentially could have been extremely dangerous given that some random guy had a key to our house and was just living in our house without anyone knowing.” The students are also thinking about taking judicial action upon the leasing company.  Another student told sources , "They hadn't changed the locks from the year before, and the keys don't say 'do not duplicate.' There could be hundreds of people with keys to the house." An experience of a lifetime turned into one of a disaster.

            I chose this article because the title caught my attention right away. Who wants to find a secret roommate living in your home? It is simply out of one’s mind to think another human being is living under the same roof unknowingly. I also chose this article because any college student can relate to this. Everyone is going to have to undergo the process of looking for another place to reside whether it is on or off campus. Many college students here have off-campus housing and to think it could happen to me is horrifying. This article gives off a very informative message: Make sure you check out the whole house before renting/buying.
                                 Picture of the locked door in the basement
 

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