amberlynn2003
New Member
I moved out of my old apartment before my roomate renewed the lease, and my old roomate was going through some personal financial problems (she was pregnant, and was in an accident that had her confined to a wheelchair/walker for about 4 weeks) so to keep the peace between us since we had been friends for years, I kept the power bill in my name until she had the money to put down a deposit to transfer it to her name. Now I'm stuck with an outstanding bill of almost $900! She and I no longer speak, but the leasing office from my old apartment has a copy of the paper I signed when I moved out. Is there ANY way I can take her to court for at least half of the amount due?
I moved out of my old apartment before my roomate renewed the lease (it was originally over on 6/13/08, but she renewed on 5/1/08), and my old roomate was going through some personal financial problems (she was pregnant, and was in an accident that had her confined to a wheelchair/walker for about 4 weeks) so to keep the peace between us since we had been friends for years, I kept the power bill in my name until she had the money to put down a deposit to transfer it to her name. Now I'm stuck with an outstanding bill of almost $900! She and I no longer speak, but the leasing office from my old apartment has a copy of the paper I signed when I moved out. I also have utilites under my name at my new address and I started having my mail forwarded to that address as early as April. I know it's my fault for leaving it under my name, but I was under the impression that she was going to pay the bill. Is there ANY way I can take her to court for at least half of the amount due? I would try using a mediator, but she has a habit of avoiding doing anything that is not going to benefit her, so I don't think she would actually show up.
I moved out of my old apartment before my roomate renewed the lease (it was originally over on 6/13/08, but she renewed on 5/1/08), and my old roomate was going through some personal financial problems (she was pregnant, and was in an accident that had her confined to a wheelchair/walker for about 4 weeks) so to keep the peace between us since we had been friends for years, I kept the power bill in my name until she had the money to put down a deposit to transfer it to her name. Now I'm stuck with an outstanding bill of almost $900! She and I no longer speak, but the leasing office from my old apartment has a copy of the paper I signed when I moved out. I also have utilites under my name at my new address and I started having my mail forwarded to that address as early as April. I know it's my fault for leaving it under my name, but I was under the impression that she was going to pay the bill. Is there ANY way I can take her to court for at least half of the amount due? I would try using a mediator, but she has a habit of avoiding doing anything that is not going to benefit her, so I don't think she would actually show up.
