<p>6 hour old vomit-----disgusting!</p>
<p>Clean out your PM’s m-3</p>
<p>"6 hour old vomit-----disgusting! "</p>
<p>Especially when it’s one’s own vomit. Any vomit is disgusting.</p>
<p>"Northstarmom…The longer that vomit sits the longer it will take to get it cleaned, and the smell will linger. "</p>
<p>And cleaning it and replacing anything that is ruined should be the roommate’s problem. If the roommate refuses to do that, then it would be appropriate for the OP to get legal advice. I suspect, though, that confronted with the results of his partying, and having pressure from the RA and embarrassment from students on the floor who know about the situation, the roommate will do the right thing.</p>
<p>thanks jym626…I cleared it out.</p>
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Sounds like the people next door are witnesses to what happened, and since the OP said the emesis was down the hall as well,
the dorm cleaning crew should be involved as well.</p>
<p>If this kid has been out late and rolls in at noon every day, the likelihood that this pattern will continue when classes start has to be considered. I reiterate-- consider a room/ roommate change if he cannot or will not modify this behavior.</p>
<p>If the RA gets involved, the roommate may be written up and fined or referred to alcohol treatment/ education.</p>
<p>The vomit in public areas would be cleaned by custodians, but they won’t be responsible for cleaning the mess in the students’ room.</p>
<p>I think this roommate should have the consequences you mentioned, NSM.</p>
<p>Oh boy. This reinforces my reasons for having “the talk” with my roommate when I head off to school. This really sucks OP. I hope the situation has been handled in the last 10 hrs or so …</p>
<p>Similar thing happened to a girl I knew last year, except it was her roommate’s friend that threw up all over the room and not her roommate. Anyway, the girl was a great sport about it (I wouldn’t be - I hate vomit), and girl, roommate and half of her floor spent the night cleaning up this friend’s vomit (an act of friendship towards the girl and her roommate) while friend spent the night vomiting her guts out and sleeping in the bathroom. I think the friend later had to replace the girl’s comforter.</p>
<p>Anyway, it happens but it shouldn’t and it sucks. I would clean at least my stuff up before further damage is done (repeat - I hate vomit) and then make sure all the necessary parties are involved so that this never happens again. Maybe it’s too early to talk of switching rooms, but if this kid parties this hard now, I would just to avoid dealing with him.</p>
<p>He’ll learn. Just tell him to clean it up, you don’t need to tell your RA yet. Tell him if its a constant thing. Everyone has their days.</p>
<p>My advice: avoid Vanagandr’s advice like the plague. He obviously has no legal knowledge, nor social awareness, and his tone makes me suspect he is still in high school.</p>
<p>Do you have any idea how much its costs just to get a lawyer’s opinion? It will cost OP at least $100 just to sit down with one - which is probably ALREADY more than the total amount of OP’s nick-nacks damaged, if any are permanently damaged (doubtful).</p>
<p>He will also have court fees if it comes to that. And he has no case; everything is easily cleanable most likely, including the futon and carpet.</p>
<p>But he will also become known as ‘frivolous lawsuit’ guy on the floor and have no friends for life. Probably just like that guy doling out his uncle’s ‘expertise’ which probably was originally intended for insurance companies or landlords and not your college roommate.</p>
<p>^agreed. Getting a lawsuit will help OP in no way whatsoever, if being swindled by lawyers isn’t counted.</p>
<p>Peter: How else do you propose to recoup the damage caused by this drunken buffoon, especially if the college holds them both liable for the damage within the dorms?</p>
<p>Also, Peter, do you have any experience with small-claims lawsuits? One can represent one’s self, and the evidence in this case clearly speaks for itself. If nothing else, the drunken buffoon may need a lawyer to weasel his way out of things. Thus your argument concerning the cost of a lawyer is moot, and filing fees are nominal at worst.</p>
<p>If this moron is going to cost the OP money, then the OP should protect his interests, even if it is not popular.</p>
<p>Colleges typically have judicial systems, and could force the roommate to pay for the damage. The roommate also could decide to pay on his own.</p>
<p>That is the first I have heard of any internal judicial system. If he is too cheap for small claims, then that may work in lieu.</p>
<p>When you get to college you will learn of the honor councils and other procedures for addressing many issues like this. Many colleges have residential colleges or dorm government judicial systems to address problems.</p>
<p>Aggravating the problem with a lawsuit/police would be tactless. The OP just moved in, everyone is new and forming opinions about each other. I would suggest talking with the roommate when he’s sober, and if he doesn’t take responsibility, switch roommates.</p>
<p>I go to a commuter school; there are procedures for expulsion and academic dishonesty, so I suppose it may be called a judicial system in the technical sense.</p>
<p>That said, OP needs to get his money one way or another. College is a big enough expense as it is.</p>
<p>Sounds like the OP has tact and social skills. These are necessary for successful resolution of problems. Sometimes you don’t need to hit someone with a sledgehammer to get the problem resolved. Puffing up and getting all menacing and threatening is a bad, bad, bad idea. Peter_parkers post is well said. If you aren’t familiar with dorm life and dorm procedures, perhaps listening and learning is worth considering…</p>
<p>By the way… even if a person is successful in winning in small claims court, the next step is collecting the judgement, which is not easy either. If a person isnt employed, you cant garnish wages. And if the defendant won’t pay up and you have to hire a company to sweep their checking account (if you can get the information necessary to do that) it will also cost money. It is totally ridiculous to consider a small claims court dispute for a roommate issue, especially at thsi stage of the game. A polite conversation when the kid is sober is the absolute next step.</p>
<p>Small claims court, or some two-bit proceeding at the college, is certainly not a sledgehammer. To seek remedy for his damaged property and for being deprived of his living-space for a night (if not longer) is perfectly reasonable and equitable.</p>
<p>That said, in response to jym’s edit, there is a saying: ‘you can beat the rap, but you cannot beat the ride’. It is necessary to put this person’s poor conduct on record, especially if something like this happens again. If he does not have money, send it to a collection agency and send his credit to Hades. Not quite ‘an eye for an eye’, but close :D</p>