Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Texas

Hi,

I have an ex- roommate that is giving me distress over a broken DVD player. I took a DVD out, and closed the tray within normal usage. Two days later, the DVD player was not opening. I did some research and learned that this particular DVD player has a history of jamming like that within normal usage. Her boyfriend also opened up the DVD player and tampered with it before she sent it off to a repair shop. She is now trying to get me to pay a $300 bill for repairs, but i do not think i should have to pay it because i did not negligently or purposely abuse the DVD player and everything occurred within normal usage. She is constantly harassing me for the money. What do i do?


Asked on 9/06/10, 2:35 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

You say that she is an EX-roommate; I assume that this means she doesn't live with you anymore. And she is asking you to give her money for something that you don't owe her for.

The next time she contacts you, tell her NO, that you are not going to give her any money. And tell her that you don't want to talk about it anymore. If she keeps talking about it, hang up on her.

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Answered on 9/11/10, 2:59 pm


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