It is a scenario that many of us dread: moving in with a roommate only to have the situation turn ugly. Since most states heavily weigh tenant’s rights far above that of the landlords, evictions are tough to come by, especially in the case of roommates. Your landlord will likely find it easier to evict both of you, even if only one of you is the problem. Let’s take a look at a few things your landlord might be able to do to help you get rid of a bad roommate.

The first step with any bad roommate situation is seeing if you can talk out the problems. If you have already had a few heart to heart discussions with your roommate and nothing has come from it, enlist the help of your landlord to see what can be done. That way, if your roommate admits to not paying his or her half of the bills and your landlord sees the attitude that you are dealing with, it will be easier to move ahead with other options.

If your roommate still refuses to shape up, your landlord can tell that person they have to move out, and assuming they aren’t familiar with rental law, they may fall for it. In reality, your roommate would have to miss rent for several months before your landlord could legally throw him or her out, but depending on whose name is on the lease, you might have other options.