Hello, I'm hoping you all can help me,
I live in a basement suite and the utilities are shared. When new people moved in upstairs in January (the bigger unit) I made a verbal agreement with the woman to pay 40% of the equal payment plan payment every month. The 40% was a number the property manager came up with.
I paid 40% of the hydro (power) and natural gas bill in January, I also paid 40% of both bills in February. In January I paid cash and she wrote "paid" on the envelope. In February I paid by check, which she cashed and I have proof of.
I'm moving out at the end of March and the woman now feels that I haven't paid my portion of the utilities. I fully intend on paying my 40% of the equal payment at the end of March but she thinks I should be paying more. I didn't agree to pay more, I agreed to pay 40% of the equal payment and there was no discussion of me paying more should I move out.
(A side note, the next people who move in will pick up where I left off so she won't be out any money).
I have out right refused to pay any more then agreed to and feel that although this agreement was not in writting, by cashing my check she has aknowledged the agreement and is now renegging because it doesn't suit her. (The property manager has nothing to do with it although she has sent him every email concerning this. The property manager and the woman upstairs are the reason for my move.)
Am I right? Does cashing the check make it a contract or something?
Thanks,
Jenne
I live in a basement suite and the utilities are shared. When new people moved in upstairs in January (the bigger unit) I made a verbal agreement with the woman to pay 40% of the equal payment plan payment every month. The 40% was a number the property manager came up with.
I paid 40% of the hydro (power) and natural gas bill in January, I also paid 40% of both bills in February. In January I paid cash and she wrote "paid" on the envelope. In February I paid by check, which she cashed and I have proof of.
I'm moving out at the end of March and the woman now feels that I haven't paid my portion of the utilities. I fully intend on paying my 40% of the equal payment at the end of March but she thinks I should be paying more. I didn't agree to pay more, I agreed to pay 40% of the equal payment and there was no discussion of me paying more should I move out.
(A side note, the next people who move in will pick up where I left off so she won't be out any money).
I have out right refused to pay any more then agreed to and feel that although this agreement was not in writting, by cashing my check she has aknowledged the agreement and is now renegging because it doesn't suit her. (The property manager has nothing to do with it although she has sent him every email concerning this. The property manager and the woman upstairs are the reason for my move.)
Am I right? Does cashing the check make it a contract or something?
Thanks,
Jenne
