The original post: /r/amitheasshole by /u/OkEnd8852 on 2025-06-26 17:32:58.
So, a bit of a backstory. From my mother's side, I have three uncles. Two of them are truly amazing people, and the other one is a deadbeat. Growing up, being the angel my mother was, she had to bail him out of situations constantly, and he always took advantage of her kindness, seeing as one of my uncles cut him off, and the other one, while not cutting him off, doesn't help him financially from all I know. After my mother passed away, my father made it clear to him that he didn't give two shits about him so as far as I know he hasn't contacted us in a long time, or at least not me. Now, my father passed away a couple of years ago, leaving me three houses. I have been renting two of them out, but the last one, being the house that I grew up in, I just didn't have the heart to rent to anyone, and since I live abroad, it has been just sitting there.
Recently, the previously mentioned uncle out of the blue got in contact with me to see if I would be willing to rent the house to him, since one of her daughters had just gotten married, and was looking for a nice place to stay. I don't even know how he got my number or knew that what house I was renting or not. My best guess is that my other uncle was just being kind to him and told him about me in conversation. Anyway, I replied with a simple "Fuck off" and blocked him and promptly told my wife everything because I found the whole thing kinda bizarre and a bit humorous. She knows about the whole situation but has never met him. She knows that I despise him, but just like my mother, being the angel she is asked me if I had any bad blood with my cousin who needed the place, and quite frankly, I don't. She suggested that I think everything over with my cousin in mind, and if I still didn't want to, then that was that.
I reconsidered, and though I don't have bad blood with my cousin, as I don't really know her, from what I heard from my other uncle, she is not as bad as my uncle is, though. Still, I don't want to be associated with him through anything, even my cousin. I told my wife that I wouldn't be comfortable with everything, and she understood. It has been in the back of my mind, however, I'm all made up about not renting to him, but I just wanted to get some opinions. AITA for this?