Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

Statue of limitations on suing a roomate.

I'll try to make this quick. My roomate apparently knew that we were getting evicted a year ago and didn't tell me. He paid the money and kept us from getting kicked out after the judgement was passed, but the judgement still went on our credit records. I just found out about this (again, it was a year ago). Is there any legal action I can take against him? We have since moved out of the apartment and into seperate housing, but I was just curious if what he did was a crime (not telling me) or if I coul sue for my credit going bad. Finally, if so, what are the statue of limitations on doing this?


Asked on 1/16/07, 12:59 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Statue of limitations on suing a roomate.

I discern no criminal liability whatsoever on the part of your ex roommate for anything which you've attributed to him in your

inquiry. Nor do I see any civil liability on his part to you merely because he paid off a judgment apparently entered against the two of you for nonpayment of rent.(In fact, it's a wonder that this generous fellow hasn't sued you for a contribution, i.e., your share of the judgment which he apparently paid in your behalf, which he would certainly be legally entitled to do.)

Each of you is what the law calls "jointly and severally liable" for all amounts due and owing under the lease and if he wanted to pay the "whole enchilada" himself, so to speak, without apprising you of the details, he was certainly free to do so.

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Answered on 1/16/07, 4:21 pm


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