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My roommates and I have not paid our $1,600 electricity bill thanks to a pandemic-era moratorium. It’s in my name only — and we move out in February. What can I do?
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| Jan 14, 2023
| Quentin Fottrell
Posted on 01/16/2023 11:20:12 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
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To: blackdog
$1,600 is a cheap lesson.
It will be worth it for the rest of his life.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:35:10 AM PST
by
cgbg
(Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Pay the bill. The utilities will not go after anyone one. Ask your roomies to pay their shares as soon as possible. If there is no written agreement, don’t be surprised if one or both don’t. Seek counsel in the event if you think it will be worth it.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:36:20 AM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: cgbg
Yep. Best business school course in contracts. He gets a B+.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:37:25 AM PST
by
blackdog
(The head, hands, and heart, serve even further than the purse. )
To: Reno89519
PAY THE BILL. And sue the cheapskate roommates in small claims court. If they want to preserve their credit scores, they'll pay their share before getting a judgment against them.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:37:36 AM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: blackdog
Private property is private no more in Amerika.
One of my buddies had a house in another city (from a prior job). His disabled tenant of 6 years had always paid the rent until Covid. Despite no change to his lifestyle, my buddy had to pay the mortgage payment for two years because the tenant refused to pay because of “Covid”.
He could not evict him OR sell his house because he could not evict the guy.
This kind of unconstitutional nonsense needs to end.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:38:28 AM PST
by
volunbeer
(We are living 2nd Thessalonians)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Mistake #1:
"I made sacrifices and fronted the money, thinking they would eventually pay me back."
You thought wrong.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:38:53 AM PST
by
larrytown
(A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
There would be an easy solution if you were black, LGBT* (especially trans), or a criminal.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:39:17 AM PST
by
CatOwner
(Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
To: fretzer
Thought experiment:
Isn’t it stupid to allow an 18-22 year old to rack up $200K in debt for a degree in Vaginal Studies?
Who should this “stupid” hurt?
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:39:40 AM PST
by
EEGator
To: 4Runner
” You have no grounds to sue anybody in small claims court unless you have a contract entered into with the roommates as signatories and it was duly signed, notarized, and witnessed. “
Oral agreements can be enforced and have been the bases for wins in court.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
sounds like a Judge Judy show
To: BradyLS
“The uitilities will not go after anyone _else.”_
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:41:53 AM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
One roommate ignored my requests for payment for other expenses for four months in a row this year. ... they never communicated or apologized for stiffing me. I made sacrifices and fronted the money, thinking they would eventually pay me back. Regarding your roommates...
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:42:07 AM PST
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Mr. K
He *might* get sympathy from a judge but not a judgement.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:42:50 AM PST
by
steve86
(Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
To: blackdog
If he can learn to refuse to make oral agreements he could save millions over his lifetime.
While technically they can be enforced it is difficult to do so and wiser to avoid that situation in the first place.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:43:40 AM PST
by
cgbg
(Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
To: blackdog
If he can learn to refuse to make oral agreements he could save millions over his lifetime.
While technically they can be enforced it is difficult to do so and wiser to avoid that situation in the first place.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:43:40 AM PST
by
cgbg
(Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
To: EEGator
If someone is stupid enough to spend $200K for a worthless degree in vaginal studies, then it should be painful for the idiot.
That aside, the “Universities” offering said degree should be burned to the ground and the ashes scattered to the wind, figuratively speaking of course.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:46:13 AM PST
by
fretzer
To: steve86
He *might* get sympathy from a judge but not a judgement. Without a written agreement that 'sympathy' would cost a lot... then again he could file his own small claims court suit - and maybe get a judgement that the deadbeats won't pay... Best to accept that good people always pay - (from the start) and people who offer excuses (for themselves) will always offer excuses.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:47:05 AM PST
by
GOPJ
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muw22wTePqQ Gumballs: Immigrants by the numbers.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Apply for a grant at Obamastash.com
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:49:29 AM PST
by
logitech
(If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. ~El Rushbeaux)
To: TexasGator
Oral agreements can be enforced and have been the bases for wins in court.Go ahead. Knock yourself out.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:50:20 AM PST
by
4Runner
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Should have cut it off. Cell phones work.
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posted on
01/16/2023 11:51:03 AM PST
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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