Location: Illinois
This is made on a throwaway account as I am unsure of if my parents are aware of my main reddit username.
TL;DR: My parents have presented me with a contract (link at bottom) to mandate certain things as I continue living under my roof. I need help navigating this scenario as they have mentioned being able to fine or evict me for certain infractions.
I am a 28 y/o man currently living with my parents and one of my brothers. I moved back in with them in 2023, at such a time they established that I should work and pay rent or continue studying. I have continued studying and maintained employment with good success and am continuing to work on improving myself so that I do not have to return to my parents' house once I leave again.
I would argue that I am a model "tenant" as I am quiet and fairly clean. I keep my room relatively tidy, though occasionally leave some clothes on the floor, and maintain my personal hygiene very well, including laundry and other things. I typically cook my own food, though I haven't recently, or eat food from restaurants or my job. I have had verbal disputes in the past over attending Mass, as I am an atheist and do not feel that I should be required to attend any form of religious ceremony in order to maintain housing.
The following is a contract that my parents have written and requested for me to sign. They have brought forth this "contract" just last week, and I only received a paper copy a couple days ago. They initially proposed this after "a little birdie" told them that I was viewing Onlyfans content or making "inappropriate" posts on Reddit, which isn't any of their business regardless of whether I have done these things.
I already despise living here. Despite having my own vehicle, making myself very small, and impacting everyone else in the house as little as possible, I am still being restricted in numerous ways. Many of these restrictions are nonsense. The contract mentions I am responsible for my personal space, yet I am not permitted to move my main desktop PC upstairs, for example. They have requested that I keep my door open because I "should have nothing to hide." Similarly, they have requested I keep "normal" sleeping hours, while I maintain that my time should be mine to manage as I see fit, so long as it is not detrimental to my classes or employment (Which it does not). I can understand an argument for maintaining quiet, but I am not often a loud person and am typically doing homework during late hours anyway.
I am exhausted and desperately applying to jobs wherever I can. I have begun being incredibly frugal to save as much money as possible so that I can be prepared to move out at a moment's notice. My parents are not, to me, "safe" people. I don't enjoy spending time with them or being around them. I need help navigating this "contract" so that I can maintain my sanity for as long as I can, until I can manage to leave this hellish house.
My main concerns are the following:
Contract link: https://imgur.com/a/YN3Yj98