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Can I force my landlord to evict a crazy roommate, or at least get a restraining order?

Today I was in the bathroom with the door locked. I was in there less than 2 minutes when this woman who recently moved in started knocking on the door. Technically she's my roommate but since our landlord rent out individual bedrooms to each tenant, I've never talked to this woman before.

She said she needed to pee. I told her there's another bathroom downstairs she could use. She replied she wanted this bathroom and she lived on this floor. And she kept repeating that and kept knocking. I said she'd have to wait till I"m done, then she could use this bathroom. She said she'd just pee outside the bathroom on the floor. I told her if she did that I'd report to the building manager and have her kicked out. Then she started flipping the light switch on and off. At the same time she started kicking at the door really hard. She kicked harder and harder until she broke the deadbolt and kicked the door open. At that point I was standing in front of the toilet bowl peeing. She just stood next to me and asked if I have performance anxiety. Finally I'm done and left and she went into the bathroom.

This whole episode is very upsetting and disturbing. God knows what she'd do next time. I feel like I was being harassed.

Any way can I force my landlord to evict this woman? Or at least at a restraining order against her? If so please let me know what do I need to do.

Editor's Response

If you feel you are being physically threatened, you can file a criminal complaint and seek a restraining order.  Clearly you should also talk to the landlord.  Not only is it in his or her best interest to get rid of the tenant to prevent further property damage, but also because he has an obligation to ensure that the tenant does not interfere with your quiet enjoyment of your unit.

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