Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Georgia
had a roommate. she paid her rent for the month but left in the middle of the month. we had a verbal agreement that before she left her 2 utility bills will be at 0. they were not. she feels that i should have taken her rent money and paid her utility bill and used the other half for her rent. is that right?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Verbal agreements for things like that are generally worthless and a couple of utility bills don't make a good legal issue. If you want to rely on agreements, do them right and get them in writing. Otherwise, this is the risk you take. End the dispute and move on.
You should have got this in writing. If your name is on the bill, then you are responsible for it. Once you pay her share, you can sue her for it, but its her word aganist yours and it probably is not worth the hassle.
Chalk this up to a leaning experience and move on. Life's lesson - do not allow someone to move in with you unless you have a written lease agreement with that person!
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