Alcoholic Flatmate

all you can do is try tell her it isnt working out and you both need to go your separate ways, if she goes replace her with a flat share person. if you have to go, go into one yourself.

Perhaps your mention of "could rent it together" already covers it

But you did mention you managed to rent your own flat. Are you the sole tenant on the lease?

If you are the sole renter on the lease, your friend may be a licensee. "The relationship of the licensee is with the tenant and not the landlord".

a licensee requires no notice.

If you're both on the lease, then the above doesn't apply. Just a thought/interpretation on my part.

Why don't you ask if you can move back in with the lady you were lodging with.

Your friend wont move out so it's pointless worrying about her and trying to change things. Move out yourself for your own sake.

You might have to get tough with her tbh and take the kid gloves off. Tell her if she doesn't change her ways, that you will go to the landlord and tell them what's going on under their roof. You can tell the landlord that you don't want to move out and cancel the lease, but you can't live with this person any longer. The landlord will hardly ignore your concerns as there's genuine health and safety issues.

The landlord won't deal with it: it's the OPs word vs the other tenants, they have no proof.

OP is the housemate working? How are they paying the rent?

Wait for coke party to commence, go out to get some "food". Call the gardai.

Take it from me, an alcoholic will tell you want you want to hear. They are the best liars ever. So clever and so manipulative. Don't be fooled.

A landlord can't exvict immediately, but can be a catalyst moving forward.

All else fails, the guards as suggested.

Do you have any idea how many coke parties are happening around the country each day? Do you seriously think the guards have got time for stuff like that?

OP, you clearly do still have some control, if the lack of your permission is stopping her from using cocaine in the house. Someone who didn't care would be doing it anyway, or wouldn't have asked in the first place.

You may find it helpful to contact AlAnon. They are an organisation for families of alcoholics, but they may be willing to assist you as the housemate of one.

Bottom line is that one of you needs to go. Can you afford to cover the rent by yourself for a while? Even if you just leave, you are still jointly-and-severally liable for the whole rent for the period of your initial lease, and if you stay, then you can get a better housemate probably quite quickly.

(TBH, I'm finding it hard to believe that someone who is having two bottles of wine a night is also managing to hold done a Security job and work enough hours to be paying rent unassisted by HAP. So am kinda wondering if the thread is a wind-up.)

A functioning alcoholic can continue life as if there was no alcohol in the system. Vodka is usually a first choice due to %age and lack of smell. Wine would be a soft start tbh. Even adding in a line of coke they can function as if nothing is wrong. Alcoholics can fool even very close families for years.

Unless there are complaints from other tenants why would the landlord care if the rent is being paid and the property isn't being damaged? A few parties the odd weekend? That's nothing if nobody else complains.

OP...start looking for another house share somewhere else.

You have a problem, right now because you are there less than 6 months your LL can do a no fault eviction, they can simply say they want you to go. If you go them now and it was me I'd say go to both of you, it's simply no worth the risk of been stuck with her by not taking their last chance to get rid of her. I'd put up with it till the 6 months is up

Their flatmate is a fire risk and is taking illegal drugs in the apartment / house. I'm sure the lease will easily be voided.

That made me laugh. Don't forget to bank in the rage that will follow.

If I were the OP, I would go to the landlord and explain the situation.

A good landlord would then give you the option of remaining on, taking an assigned lease, on your own maybe, and leave it up to you to find a new flatmate. But, they most likely will hold you liable for all rent due.

As a landlord, I personally, would give you 2 weeks of the flatmates rent free, if you had trouble or had to wait for a new flatmate.

By doing this, you are taking full responsibility for the property, making it easier for the landlord to keep an eye on things.

That's how I manage any rental I have that's like that-it's worked a lot better than separate leases to everyone in the property.

The OP and their flatmate is there less than 6 months, if they go to the LL they will end the lease. They would be mad not to - there is a real risk the OP will leave and the LL will be stuck with the alcoholic flatmate. The lowest risk solution for the LL is to end the lease.