BREAKING NEWS
Roommate Demands IDs from Fellow Tenants, Citing Reporting Job Responsibilities
A shocking development has emerged from a local apartment complex, where a roommate has begun demanding identification from his fellow tenants, citing his reporting job responsibilities. The unprecedented move has left many in the community reeling, wondering what sparked this unusual request.
According to sources, the roommate, who wishes to remain anonymous, has been working as a journalist for a local newspaper and claims that his job requires him to verify the identities of those he interacts with. He has reportedly been carrying out this task for the past week, much to the dismay of his housemates.
"I’m just doing my job," the roommate said in an interview. "As a journalist, it’s my responsibility to ensure that I’m dealing with the right people. I’m not trying to be nosy or invasive, but I need to be able to confirm the identities of those around me."
The roommate has been using a variety of methods to verify the identities of his housemates, including asking for government-issued ID cards, such as driver’s licenses or passports. He has also been requesting proof of employment and proof of residency.
While some tenants have complied with the roommate’s requests, others have expressed frustration and concern over the invasive nature of the demands.
"I understand that he’s trying to do his job, but it’s going too far," said one tenant, who wished to remain anonymous. "I don’t see why he needs to know my entire life story just to be my roommate."
The roommate’s actions have sparked a heated debate in the community, with some arguing that he has overstepped his bounds and others supporting his efforts to do his job.
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My roommate, who recently added my name to the lease making me a co-tenant, is asking all my guests to submit pictures of their IDs because of his role as a local volunteer news reporter. The lease doesn’t mention anything about this, and the house rules only require IDs for overnight guests, but even that seems like it could violate privacy regulations. He already has cameras inside the house, and when I asked for the landlord’s contact info, he refused to provide it.
I’m also planning to have a small birthday party soon, and he’s saying I need to get permission from him for the guests. This whole situation is making me, my other roommates, and my friends uncomfortable. I also doubt he has the authority to enforce this, especially since he’s an immigrant and not here legally. Has anyone dealt with something like this? What are my rights as a tenant and co-tenant regarding privacy and having guests over?
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Did you sign the lease? How do you not have contact info for the landlord, are they not a party to it?
If you agreed in some meaningful way to provide ID for overnight guest, you did. And if you’re in the US there’s no “privacy regulation” that stops that.
As to IDs in other situations not agreed to, he can piss off.
Depending on how much you want to escalate this, you can phone the news organization. I’m not aware of any kind of journalism ethics rules that require IDs of a journalist’s roommate’s party guests. The best case scenario is that your roommate is confused and the worst is that this is an identity-theft scam.
Is your lease with the roommate or the property owner? If the lease is silent on this, don’t provide IDs.
As long as the cameras are in a common area – hallway, kitchen, living room – there’s no expectation of privacy and they are legal.