Coming back to NY soon after 4 months away .. roommate is going to Westchester to see his gf every weekend and not practicing social distancing. He goes back and forth on the train. I need to quarantine for 14 days when I come back - what should I say to him

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Don't live with a roommate

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AD1, definitely stops no one. My next door neighbor AirBnB’ed for 2 years.

It’s unfortunate, but you really have no recourse to demand anything out of a roommate. You can give them a tongue lashing of course, but legally you can’t force them into any behavior change

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Ask if he was only seeing his girlfriend. Ask what they did, and if he was careful on the way there and back, and if they just hung out together, or if they went out to parties. If they were careful and just saw each other, then you are likely ok, because over the months of seeing each other, they effectively now count as one unit.

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Can you Airbnb it this month?

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Yes I want to but given that I still have to pack up my stuff and move by the end of the month it’s not very cost efficient 😪 I’ve also fully paid my rent for the last 4 months I wasn’t there so I’d prefer not to spend any more additional money on living

Ask him to either stay away for your 14 day quarantine (for his safety and yours), that’ll give you time to pack, or come back at the very last minute to pack up

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Tell him "make sure you wear a mask! Bye sweetie ❤️"

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Get over yourself and go out. Sounds like you’re already being subjected to it so stop being fear-mongered.

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Agreed, you can’t force a roommate to do anything. If they’re just seeing their girlfriend, you’re fine and would likely do the same thing if you were in their shoes. Also, trains have plenty of room to social distance

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