My jurisdiction is: California
On the night before Valentine's Day, I got one hotel room for myself and my girlfriend and another for our friend and his girlfriend. The agreement was that he would pay me back for their room at a later time, which isn't the issue. The next morning I checked out and signed a paper stating that there would be no additional charges to my card (unfortunately, I didn't receive a copy). Our friends decided to take over our room, being the better of the two, and stayed a few more nights. Unknown to me, they skipped out on a portion of their bill so the hotel charged me an additional $250. I'm a poor, college student so that sent my bank account into the negatives. Is there any action I can take to get that money back? I was under the impression that no matter what, I wouldn't be responsible for the room after we had left and it is no fun living off of three dollars for almost two weeks and paying for my "friends'" mistakes.
On the night before Valentine's Day, I got one hotel room for myself and my girlfriend and another for our friend and his girlfriend. The agreement was that he would pay me back for their room at a later time, which isn't the issue. The next morning I checked out and signed a paper stating that there would be no additional charges to my card (unfortunately, I didn't receive a copy). Our friends decided to take over our room, being the better of the two, and stayed a few more nights. Unknown to me, they skipped out on a portion of their bill so the hotel charged me an additional $250. I'm a poor, college student so that sent my bank account into the negatives. Is there any action I can take to get that money back? I was under the impression that no matter what, I wouldn't be responsible for the room after we had left and it is no fun living off of three dollars for almost two weeks and paying for my "friends'" mistakes.
