Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Roommate
Frankee Grove, a progressive educator, sought a roommate after a breakup and financial strain. She found Sabrina Mollison, a fitness influencer, through Facebook and agreed to rent her a room without a formal lease. Their living arrangement quickly turned sour, leading Grove to consider eviction and surveillance.
- ▪Frankee Grove needed a roommate to afford her $5,100 monthly rent after a breakup.
- ▪She connected with Sabrina Mollison, who presented herself as a fitness influencer on social media.
- ▪Grove did not require a lease agreement, which contributed to the complications in their living situation.
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| Original publisher | The Verge |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/919365/bad-roommate-housing-los-angeles-eviction |
| Publication time | 2026-05-18T07:00:31-04:00 |
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Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad RoommateBad, Bad, Bad, Bad RoommateHow a nightmare housing situation drove a bleeding-heart progressive to home surveillance, eviction law, and calling in law enforcement.By Ian FrischLinkShareGift|Published: May 14, 2026, 2:29 PM GMT+1Illustrations by Sam TaylorheThe wildfires that would come to engulf Los Angeles had just begun to burn when Frankee Grove finally admitted to herself that she needed a roommate. It was January 2025, and Grove, then 42, had recently broken up with her boyfriend of six years. They had lived together in a two-bedroom Spanish bungalow on a quaint street in Venice.
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