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?

Marketwatch ^ | Jan 14, 2023 | Quentin Fottrell

[Allegra]

Better get a part-time job and start saving up that $1,600, ‘lennial. It looks like that’s probably your only option.

[SgtHooper]

See if you can file a lien on any significant piece of property they may have, such as a vehicle.

[Georgia Girl 2]

If you can’t figure out who the patch is in a scam its you. 😉

[j.havenfarm]

The lesson being to beware of societal leech losers like himself?

[EVO X]

I’m concerned that one of my roommates will just drop communication when it comes time to pay, given that the bill is in my name.

In this case he would only be out $500 or so. It is probably not worth spending any legal fees to try and recover if he doesn't pay up. People like this will bury themselves at some point.

[sauropod]

Bingo.

[sauropod]

Answer: Not my problem.

[blackdog]

Yep. Don’t feed the beast. Eat your peas and learn your lessen.

[LeoTDB69]

Moving out in February eh?

What would happen, say, if their iphones and laptops suddenly went missing before then? Quite a coincidence,but you could possibly find them for say $600 each...

:)

[SgtHooper]

Now, for a lesson on life, if you can’t resolve this, you are not ready for adulthood. Grow a pair, teach them a lesson, and sue the ba$tard$! You’d be giving them a valuable life lesson! Oh, and again, GROW A PAIR, OR SWITCH TO 8!TCH!

[Pangborn2]

He is so screwed!

[BradyLS]

Oh, yeah. Bill won’t mince words either: “Yeah, you’re stuck with the bill. No getting around that. You can ask your deadbeat friends to help you. But if you guys haven’t paid the bill all this time, why would they start now? But go ahead and ask. One might be a mensch after all. After that, consider small claims. But, I gotta be honest, you’re on the bubble. Get an attorney to help shift it your way? Your call, pal. Or...pay the bill, write those knobs off as losers, get on with your life, don’t ever be the sucker again, and live alone till you’re married. Goodbye. Next caller...”

[drSteve78]

You’re too erudite. /s

“Stupid should hurt.”

[fretzer]

That works too.

[SaveFerris]

👍👍😂

[Nifster]

If they want to pay up then go to small claims court