"They Are The Only Person To Get A Lifetime Ban From My House": 17 People Share Stories About The Most UNHINGED Guests They've Ever Invited Over

Inviting guests over can be a fun experience...except for the times when it's not. There are just some people who seemingly lose all of their manners while staying at someone else's home. And as much as one wants to kick these guests out, it can be difficult to ask them to leave before things get out of hand...

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That's why when a Redditor recently asked, "What is the worst thing someone has done in your house?" people flooded the comments with stories of their most outrageous houseguests that made me seriously rethink inviting anyone over. Without further ado, here are 17 of their WILDEST stories:

If you've ever dealt with an unhinged guest, feel free to tell us about it using this anonymous form!

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1."I let my sister stay at my house when she was in town for a friend's wedding, where she was going to be the maid of honor. I was gone for three days and figured she would leave my house in better shape than it was already in because that's how we were raised. She ended up throwing the bachelorette party at the house because 'it was cheaper than the vacation rental they wanted to book.' Everything was RUINED."

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"Our couch was destroyed, the kitchen needed thousands of dollars of repair, my wife's cat was let out of the house (and never returned), someone had sex in my kid's room (I found used condoms), and my child's toys even had to be thrown away and repurchased.

My sister has no remorse, and I will never talk to her again! For Christmas, she and her kids only receive a letter from me because I won't buy them anything since she won't pay me for the damages."

—u/Twistybred

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2."My house had strange vibes, and weird things had happened there since moving in. Eventually, we had a medium come to the house, who informed us that a spirit was 'living' there."

"One year, when we hosted a Halloween party, a friend (and a friend she had brought) went into our basement and used a Ouija board. My now-ex husband caught them, kicked them out, and things escalated after that.

It was such a disrespectful thing to do."

—u/corkykatt

3."My horrible guest racked up $800 in phone sex calls on OUR line after we had bailed him out of jail and let him crash at our house. We had to go to small claims court to get the money back. He refused to pay, so it was deducted from his tax return, and he was angry."

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"The joke's on him: A decade later, he called and begged us to take down an online post we’d made about him after the incident. He was still having a hard time getting jobs because that post was the second result to appear when his name was searched, and several prospective employers specifically asked about it before dropping him."

—u/Kr_Treefrog2

4."One time, my husband and I invited one of his coworkers to go with us to the bar and salsa dancing. She got so drunk that she couldn't even get in the car to go home, so we let her sleep on our couch with a blanket and thought we would make her breakfast in the morning. However, when I woke up, she was gone."

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"She had soaked the couch in urine and vomit (we had to get rid of the couch), stole my phone, wallet, truck keys, two sweaters, all the money from my husband's wallet, and his work badge.

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She didn't realize that because she had my phone, we could track her, so we went to her house and threatened to call the police if she didn't give us our stuff back. Luckily, we got everything back — except our awesome couch."

—u/Fickle_Ad_2112

5."My father-in-law aggressively pooped all over my bathroom — it was everywhere. I had to throw away my bidet and toilet seat because they were so caked in poop that I couldn’t get them clean. I was furious, but after a couple of hours, it was almost funny."

"The next day, I discovered that there was also a soiled toilet paper roll in my garage.

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He is no longer welcome in my home, and for some reason, that makes him feel as though he has a right to be angry."

—u/Topheezy

6."A friend was watching my house and 'babysitting' my dog while I traveled to another state to visit other friends. When I returned, I discovered she had stripped the wallpaper from my two bathrooms and painted the walls, despite there being no prior discussion of redecorating any room in my house. My decor was how I wanted it."

"Furthermore, she took my beloved two-year-old mini-schnauzer to a boarding/training facility, without my permission.

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I've never been more furious than after discovering that."

—u/Cool_Implement_7894

7."I had a friend whose hotel reservations fell through, so I let them stay at my house for the weekend. They got settled in, and we fed them dinner. After we cleaned up and were getting ready for bed, they told us that they were under the impression that WE would be leaving OUR house for the entire weekend so they could stay!"

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"They demanded we leave because they already had plans for guests to come over. I thought it was a joke at first, until they assured me that I could still come over and cook (for them). The nerve of some people.

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I was younger and weaker then, so I let them stay the night, but the next morning, I put my foot down and told them they had to be out by noon. I made their brief stay very uncomfortable — I locked the thermostat, played my music loudly, and cooked only for myself. The friendship ended there, and months later, they texted me because they were upset about my 'betrayal and abandonment' of them."

—u/mindless_blaze

8."I used to have an awesome oversized wooden garden chair. My neighbour made it, but didn’t want it, so they gave it to me. It was like a fever dream, and I loved it so much."

"One night when I went out with friends, I gave my husband space to throw a 'boys' night' for his friend's birthday and came back to a bonfire in our backyard with my chair burning. My partner was inside when it started and he only found out by smelling it. The party was quickly over.

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I'll never comprehend the entitlement one must have to think it’s okay to burn someone else's belongings like that. They've never even tried to issue an apology."

—u/maizeymaze

9."I once let an old friend and his wife stay at our home. Our biggest rule was that if you want to smoke, go out on the deck."

"Nope, they were too lazy and smoked in bed, while using one of our plates as an ashtray.

It took twenty years to get the cigarette smell out of that room. Vacuuming wasn’t enough, I eventually had to rent a carpet cleaner and wash the windows."

—u/TwinFrogs

10."An old coworker who was down on her luck needed a place to stay for a few weeks before receiving her first paycheck from her new job. We have an extra room, so we let her stay with us as she got back on her feet. While we were out grocery shopping, she completely rearranged our kitchen without asking, and in the process broke a family heirloom and our Instant Pot."

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"Needless to say, she is no longer in our lives. Good riddance.

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Also: if you ever invite someone into your home, do so with a firm end date in mind."

—u/down_by_the_shore

11."My mother-in-law pouted during Thanksgiving dinner because we invited neighbors and friends, not just family. Mind you, one of our friends recently lost her partner, so it was her first solo holiday."

"My mother-in-law would not even sit at the table! When someone asked her to pass a dish, she would simply look away."

I wish I had possessed the courage to throw her out."

—u/love2laugher

12."My then-girlfriend's sister and partner stayed with us for a while a few years ago. We didn’t want them to pay us; we only asked that they clean up after themselves. My girlfriend and I both worked nights, so one day I woke up feeling strange and saw her sister's partner standing at the foot of the bed watching us."

"When I asked her what was going on, she asked if she could vacuum. I said no, we’re sleeping, so she just turned and walked away."

—u/angry_gma_0618

13."I broke up with an ex once, but told him I’d give him a couple of months to find a place to live — I didn't want to be cruel and just kick him. At the time, I worked night shift, so I tried to go to bed at 7–7:30 a.m. When it was time for me to sleep, my ex would sit outside my bedroom and knock, begging to talk to me, and therefore not allowing me to sleep. I would ignore him and make sure the door was locked."

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"He would do that every day for an hour until he finally had to leave for work. It got to the point that it felt like torture. He wasn't pounding on my door, just little repetitive knocks with quiet 'Heys' and Pleases.' It nearly drove me nuts.

After a month of this behavior, I changed the locks on my house while he was at work, and set his stuff in the driveway. I proceeded to block him and haven't spoken to him since."

—u/_Rhetorical_Raven

14."My worst guest drunkenly dropped an entire Chipotle bowl on the floor and decided to sweep it under the fridge with their foot."

"They are the only person to get a lifetime ban from my house, and at the time, my standards were already low because I was living in a college party house."

—u/Majestic_You_7399

15."I made the mistake of trying to help my nephew by renting my house to him and his girlfriend for $300/month."

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"My adult son also lived in the house and informed me that my nephew was leaving the doors wide open with the air conditioner running in the summer, which eventually froze the unit, leading to it being replaced. My nephew and his girlfriend were also having water gun fights IN THE HOUSE, which caused the popcorn ceiling to fall in several rooms.

I had allowed my nephew to remove wallpaper in one room and paint it. I approved beige, tan, or light grey paint. He painted it a hideous dark brown/purple, threw the stained wood molding outside, and let it get moldy. They also removed the glass storm door from the front door and lost the hardware, so they didn't reinstall it.

I had so many photos of all the damage done, yet they were angry when I kept the $300 security deposit, which was only a small fraction of the cost to replace the AC unit."

—u/Masters_pet_411

16."At a NYE party a few years ago, a guest launched herself at her husband, aggressively going for the midnight kiss, and pushed him through the wall."

"Both of them were drunk and didn't realize what happened until she noticed bits of plaster on the back of his sweater.

He came over on New Year's Day and patched the drywall."

—u/ratbastid

17."Once, when an aunt stayed at our house, she told us she had a headache. We told her there was medicine in the bathroom cabinet, so she went to get some..."

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"At that time, our cat's litter box was next to the guest bathroom, soinstead of my aunt telling us she couldn't reach the cabinet, she dumped the litter box all over the hall and bathroom floor and turned it over, thinking she could use it as a step stool. When she stood on it, it buckled in.

Not only did we have to clean up the mess, but I also had to send my husband to the store to get a new litter box and step stool."

—u/gramma66

Which one of these stories surprised you the most? Have you ever had an unhinged houseguest? Tell us in the comments or answer anonymously using the form below!

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.