Roommate had a party, my stuff was stolen

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<p>Okkkay, so I was out of town this weekend and my roommate had a get together she organized for some stupid club she's involved in. I own a 42" TV that I put in the living room so I let all my roommates use it since its in a common area. I also have a PS3, Xbox and Wii that I put in the living room. </p>

<p>I come back on Sunday and my xbox is stolen, it seems that she invited some people who also invited some people and unfortunately for me they took off with my xbox. I asked her to take responsibility and replace my xbox. She refuses and says its not her fault since she didn't invite the people who stole my stuff. Now I'm a nice girl, I don't like to get in confrontations but imma bout to bust some caps in her ***. </p>

<p>Is she at fault here? How should I go about this? She refuses to replace it and we can't find the guy who stole it. Do I take this as a loss and ban her from ever using anything of mine again?</p>

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<p>You should get her to replace it any way you can. She may not have invited the people who stole it but it was her responsibility since she threw the party…</p>

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<p>Yeah, I think she’s at fault here, given that information. Even though she didn’t invite those people who stole your xbox (supposedly), she was still hosting them over at your place, so yes I think she should be held responsible, or at least try to find whoever did steal it. I’d talk to your RA about it.</p>

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<p>I live off campus with 3 other girls. Should I get a third party to help us reach a conclusion?</p>

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<p>Yep, her fault.</p>

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<p>Sue her, and get a new roommate. Especially if you don’t consider her a close friend. Screw her. Look out for yourself. </p>

<p>Get a case on Judge Judy.</p>

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<p>Call the police.</p>

<p>If that doesn’t result in you getting your stuff back, take her to small claims court.</p>

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<p>It’s her responsibility, definitely. She was the one hosting the party, and if she didn’t know the people that her friends brought, she should have told them to leave. If she can’t get your original Xbox back, then she either needs to pay to replace it herself, or get her friend who brought the thief to pay, or get the friend to get the other friend to pay. Either way, it’s her responsibility to make sure you get compensated for it. Don’t back down on this, and I would recommend trying to move somewhere else as soon as you can.</p>

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<p>Absolutely her fault. Threaten to sue her or bring the police into the conflict. I’m pretty sure she owes you a new Xbox.</p>

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<p>She’s a friend too so that kinda ****es me off even more. I’ll tell her again today and if that doesn’t work I’ll threaten to use legal action. thanks for the input guys</p>

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<p>Well there’s your first mistake.</p>

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<p>Insurance? If you don’t have it, you should get it. It’s cheap to buy renter’s insurance.</p>

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<p>I was thinking about that too, but it’s unlikely they’d go for a plan with a deductible of less than $200.</p>

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<p>The cost of a suit would way outweigh the cost of the xbox replacement. However, it is your roommates responsibility to replace it. Agree that insurance is important, but the deductible would also probably equal the Cost of replacement. Maybe the roommate has renters insu and can somehow file the claim. Just a thought. She needs to pay up. IF not, chalk it up to a bad experience and dont room with her again.</p>

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<p>Hence why I’d rather not have a roommate off-campus at all costs.</p>

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<p>Living alone off campus as an undergrad would be expensive. Do your really mean “at all costs” DCHurricane?</p>

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<p>That’s what I’m going to do. I’m saving money for it now, and I’m not going to be looking for apartments for more than a year.</p>

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<p>I’d get renter’s insurance. Other things can happen besides this. </p>

<p>And now you know not to leave expensive toys lying in the living room of a shared apt!</p>

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<p>"…PS3, Xbox and Wii that I put in the living room. Well there’s your first mistake. "</p>

<p>Here we go again: Why to blame the victim?
Never stop to amaze me how people blame the victim!</p>

<p>The roommate is 100% responsible for the missing items: she organized the party and she is responsible for the conduct of her guest or guest’s friends.</p>

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<p>Agree with the above. Back when I lived in apartments, I never had to worry about people taking my stuff during a party. I wouldn’t hold my roommates responsible if it was their party, unless of course they had something to do with it. You should be able to leave your stuff out like that in your own residence. That’s ridiculous. </p>

<p>If I had a party and my friend stole something of my roomies, I wouldn’t want to be blamed. But I wouldn’t cover-up for my friend either.</p>