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Reddit members are largely behind a woman wondering if she was wrong to evict her sister's step-son and throwing out some of his things after he refused to clean his room.
Posting to the popular subreddit r/AmITheA**hole, u/Aggrevating-Tax6323 earned more than 15,100 upvotes and 190 comments in two days for her post, "[Am I the A**hole] for kicking my sister out of my house after she defender her step-son?"
She explains that her sister was the "other woman" in a relationship with a man nearly twice her age. When her lover's wife kicked him out, her 20-year-old son decided to follow his father. In the resulting divorce, she won the house, and u/Aggrevating-Tax6323 invited her sister and her now-husband to live with them, along with her brother-in-law's stepson and her sister's 1-year-old son.
"I honestly didn't mind, I love my nephew with all my heart and my home (the family home, my dad left it to me) is quite big," she wrote.
For most of their stay, it was a good match. Not only did they pay rent on time, the stepson, identified as "Aaron," would help with chores. Aaron was messy, and kept his room that way—but u/Aggrevating-Tax6323 didn't mind as it was his space.
That changed, however, when he started leaving food and drinks in his room. She objected due to the health hazards, particularly since there as an infant in the house.
Aaron would repeatedly say he would clean, but he never actually did. The tension escalated into a fight, where u/Aggrevating-Tax6323 said that if he didn't clean by Sunday, she'd do it and throw away everything that was on the floor. Aaron called her bluff, and didn't clean.
"So I did it. I hired someone and asked her to throw everything away but to separate clothes in a bag and food in other, when he came back and saw his room he got so so angry, he said I had no right, that those were his things, that I throw away like 60% of his clothes," u/Aggrevating-Tax6323 wrote.
There was an additional wrinkle, though—u/Aggrevating-Tax6323 says she is a sex worker, and though her sister knew, she didn't think anyone else in the family did. But then, in his rage, Aaron threatened to "tell everyone" that she was a "whore."
"I was taken aback and asked what he meant and he said that he found out what I did and that he was gonna get a video (dunno how) and send it to my family because I was a b**ch and 'that's how you teach a b**ch how to behave,'" u/Aggrevating-Tax6323 wrote, adding, "He said that his room was cleaner than me when it was all f**ked up and dirty."
She says that was the final straw, and she kicked him out. When her sister defended Aaron, saying that she "brought this on" herself, u/Aggrevating-Tax6323 kicked the rest of the family out.
"They had to crash a few couches until her husband got an apt and she's claiming and telling everyone that I was an [a**hole],' u/Aggrevating-Tax6323 wrote.
Legally, if there's a lease, a landlord can't evict a tenant for insulting them, according to Gothamist. The outlet says that a landlord would need to prove that they were a "nuisance tenant"—meaning that they were conducting illegal activity or making an unsafe environment—in order to kick them out. Of course, these types of laws vary from state to state, but this is a common statute in the United States.
In this case, it's unclear whether or not u/Aggrevating-Tax6323's sister signed any sort of official lease, despite paying rent. In addition, an argument could be made that Aaron's filth could attract rats and other vermin that could bring disease into the home—a safety hazard.
Reddit backed u/Aggrevating-Tax6323 for kicking them out of the house.
"Oh my god, he'll 'teach a b*** how to behave?' Good riddance to garbage. [Not the A**hole]," u/Screamqueenjames wrote in the top-rated comment with over 16,500 upvotes.
"That line makes me homicidal. I would've kicked him out and changed the locks so fast. Then send everyone in my family my only fans link. He's just mad he can't afford her s**t lol," u/Wizzardaniu added.
"You have to wonder with his dad cheating on his mom and him siding with his dad over it how does sister's husband treats her and whether she really believes [u/Aggrevating-Tax6323] 'brought this in herself'. Kid had to learn such dribble somewhere," u/samanthacarter4 wondered.
"[Not the A**hole]. Not only was he a slob, but he was disrespectful," u/rtgd_mmm wrote. "It doesn't matter what your employment is, you're providing the housing & he's a guest. I'd have but him out too. & since she tried to blame you, she needs to go to."
"[Not the A**hole]. That little a**hole deserved it. Your not dirty, he is the filth magnet. You have a job and him acting like it's not is sad. He probably will be stuck living with your sister the rest of his life with his ideas as to how to make a woman behave. Your better off and I'm sorry your sister is an a**hole. You deserved more respect," u/lil-peanutbutter wrote.
Newsweek reached out to u/Aggrevating-Tax6323 for comment.
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