Long story short, my roommate does not want to pay half of our parking garage fees, since she claims it's not fair. However, on our lease, it states we owe 125 for two parking spots (no one spot is worth more than the other, although she claims her spot is worth 25 frm the old lease).
It would financial benefit both of us to stay in the apt- and I don't understand where she gets off pulling rank on me because she moved in two years before i did. On our new lease, she is given no more/no less priviledge than I am. And if she doesn't pay her full half, or if I don't' cover what she's refusing to pay, we can BOTH be evicted since we are held equally responsible.
Should I pay for the remaining months and then after moving out, take her to small claims? I have emails from her stating that she doesn't think it's fair she pays, and I have statements and copies of my checks showing that I've consistently paid on time my half. We lease from a big property management company- so how empathetic will they be to my situation?
Answer by Age of Reason
She owes 50% of the monthly rate quoted in the lease. She refuses to pay you will have to sue.
The management does not care how you divide the rent you both will be evicted. She is being unreasonable since she cannot base payment on old lease. Get a letter from management stating the current rent for a parking spot is 75 per car. Shove that in her face
Answer by Danny
Well, your issue is multifaceted here.
On the one hand it's unfair that you're paying more than your share due to someone else having an opinion about what's right and wrong for them. You've got documentation, you've got receipts, correspondence from the roommate which states refusal to pay for no real reason at all. You've got a rock solid case.
On the other hand you've got to live with this person. If you file suit, that could create a lot of stress or more problems, right?
Here's what I would do; save all documentation, receipts, everything. When you part ways, then take them to court. If the court asks why you waited to sue, explain the situation; that you were co-habitating and didn't want to create a problem, and furthermore tried to work with the roommate throughout the lease before using the courts.
You've got a slam dunk case, it just sucks for the time being having to pay out for the roommate's share.
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