My roommate wants to take me to court?
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Yes and No...This would be one that all depends on the judge. In my opinion, she shouldn't have a case, because you were not present, and did not spend any of the electricity. but in the judges eyes, he might say, since you entered into the "roommate obligation" that your roommate depended on you to pay half of everything. this one is tricky. But I can tell you this, She'd spend more money taking you to court than the entire utility bill costs. So I'd say stick her with it, and move out. :)
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you will need to look at the language on your lease, but most likely you have what is called a "joint and several" lease.  if you have both signed the lease, this means that BOTH of you are responsible for the total rent.  if ONE of you skips town, then the OTHER one of you is responsible for the full amount.  you can read more about joint and several here:\nhttp://ezinearticles.com/?Lease-Contracts---The-Meaning-of-Joint-and-Several&id=18975\n\nthis is why it's important to only co-sign on a lease with someone you trust to not screw you.\n\nanyway, the answer to your question depends on what you mean by "legally".  she will not be in violation of any criminal code if she moves out.  however, if she stops paying rent to the landlord, the landlord can hold YOU responsible for the unpaid rent.  and if you don't pay it, they have the right to evict you, since that is a hell of a lot easier than suing her for her share of the rent.  you could claim that you're not responsible, in court, but most certainly the court will find in the landlord's favor when he shows them your joint-and-several lease with your name on it.\n\nif this were to happen, then *you* could turn around and sue your ex-roommate in this situation, in small-claims court, for her share of the rent.  most likely you only have a verbal agreement.  a verbal agreement IS a legally binding contract, but they are difficult to enforce since she could argue that she never made any such agreement with you.  \n\nhowever a copy of the lease with her name and signature on it would certainly imply some level of commitment on her part.  it is not a solid case, but it is possible you could win in small claims court against her.  as always, winning a lawsuit does not necessarily mean you'll see the money.  she could refuse to cough it up, and then you'd have to go through the process of having her wages garnished, and all of this legal stuff costs a lot of money.\n\nthe best thing for everyone is almost always to resolve this without going down the legal route.  you might consider finding a new roommate yourself - that way you could choose who you want to live with.  this would be cutting her a break, but remember that you are in the dangerous position of being hung out to dry if she just bails out.\n\nfinding an amicable solution where nobody gets screwed or goes to court is definitely your best answer.  if you don't think it's right that you have to do the work of finding a roommate, but you don't want to just let her choose, then see if she will compensate you for the work involved in finding her replacement.  then you will either have the new roomate sign a sub-lease with her, or go to the landlord and draw up a new lease with the 2 of you on it.\n\ngood luck!
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Get a "Court" order...;)
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She's in violation of your agreement, take her to court, it sounds like she took horrible advantage of you.
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You have a very good chance of winning.  Take him to small claims court.  The landlord has to prove damage to the apartment was caused by you.  Not only that, he has to return your security deposit with interest for the amount of time he held it.
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If he wants to collect money from you, he'll have to take you to court... if you lose and owe him money and fail to pay, then your credit can be damaged.  But your credit is intact until your time in court... be sure to check it periodically.  As for the bad reference, don't worry about it.  Many places don't check... and if you have proof you paid your rent every month, you can always supply that information.
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NO WAY!!!!\nIt is your family and you should allow them to use you home.\n\nBut if they are staying for a long period of time then you might ask them to pay you for the bills and other things of such matter.\n\nBut if frequent item distruction occurrs or they are causing you extra for things, and you ask them to stop and these things still happen then you can kick them out.\nIf they refuse then take it to the court.
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This is a tough situation and there is no really good solution.\n\nRemember that what someone can "legally" do is not really a practical limit on what they may actually do. Worse still, you can have all sorts of legal rights but if the only way to exercise them is to go to court then the solution may be worse than the problem.\n\nThe only thing is really to get the stuff out right now. If the apartment is in the other person's name then she's not going to get any immediate help from the legal system.\n\nEDIT: From another question that you posted I'm now unsure if this is a room mate situation or a landlord-tenant case. Please clarify. It affects the answer.
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File a case in the small claims court so that you can invoke your rights and claims as a tenant against your landlord.  You can also protect yourself against the charges being imposed by the landlord.
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man you are on your own... get a lawyer.
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Well they cant make her stay but if she leaves she could be required to pay her share of the rent for the rest of the lease. You cant make her roommates take on someone they dont want.
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Start creating some paper.  Send her a letter informing her that you need access to show the premises.  When she refuses, send her another letter stating that you have requested access to show the premises, as provided in the lease, and that she has refused.  Keep doing this.  After the lease has ended and she has moved out, if you aren't able to re-rent right away then withhold a month's rent from her deposit.  If/when she tries to sue you for it you can show the judge the copies of the letters proving that she was in violation of the lease and prevented you from re-renting the property.
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From time to time, police departments are known to do roundups or warrant runs.\n\nIt is in your roommate's best interest to go ahead and get this taken care of.  They know the warrant is out there, and if they voluntarily take steps to resolve the issue, it will go easier on them.\n\nIt will likely be a fine, and your friend can ask the court to work with them regarding payment plans.
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You have an enforceable contract that has been breached. However, your contract is for a month-to-month rental, since he did not sign the lease. You passed up other tenants as consideration for the agreement and that should be enough to bind him to month-to-month status which makes him responsible for giving 30 days notice to end to agreement.  It may be argued that that you have a lease agreement by estoppel because you passed on the other prospective tenants, and that he should be held liable for rent and all expenses until you find a replacement or the lease is up. You have a duty to mitigate damages. You will need to seek another roommate ASAP. Any additional costs in finding a new roommate may also be added to your claim. \n\nPhoenix has a very good small claims court. (I lost to someone there because I could not attend the hearing in person).  Depending on the amount of your claim, you may be able to handle it yourself as a small claim, but if the amount of damages exceeds the limits, you would be forced to file in regular court. Good luck.
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I don't believe that a lawsuit is your best recourse. However, I would (with the others involved) approach him and ask him a few questions, like...\n1) Are you struggling with any addictions?(drugs,alcohol,sex,gambling..)\n2)Did you get yourself into some trouble and were too ashamed to ask for help?\nIf so, to either question, tell him you forgive him and ask him to seek help. You all might want to offer him this...since it's obvious he requires some. Nothing is going to get resolved thru anger, or seeking retribution yourselves...even thru legal channels. There's a lesson here (for all who read this). -TRUST and FORGIVENESS\nI'll sincerely be praying for those involved on the short end...and for your lost friend.\nIn the meantime, I have a friend who lives in the Costa Mesa area who (along with 2 others) is looking for 1 more roommate to share a 4 bedroom house. I believe the price is 400 a month and it's possible that he could&#92;would defer the deposit until you got on your financial feet.\n\nSincerely,\nMike\n\nPS - There may be other questions you may want to ask.1
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Take that person to small-claims court.
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She can't enter without reasonable notice.  Unless your lease has a clause in it requiring that you keep the place clean when she's showing the house there's nothing she can do to require it.  \n\nShe also must give reasonable notice when she goes to show the house, she can't just "show" up.  If she does call the police if she refuses to leave.  Since you are leasing it's "your" house until the lease is ended.  If she's harassing you that needs to be reported to the police, they'll give her a chance to cease the harassment and then if she does anything again they can arrest and charge her.  Any act including demanding you clean a room or be billed (if not allowed in lease) could be considered harassment.\n\nAlso if she trys to say I'm your roommates mother and she's given me permission you can say NO.  Both parties must agree to allow someone on the property or they can't enter.  One person can't "trump" the other's right to not allow someone to enter the property.