melgrl23
Sep 11, 2012, 03:14 PM
Over the summer I agreed to sublease a room from a classmate. The agreement was that I would share the second level with another girl for the first month, and would have the space to myself during the second month. There was no signed agreement, but I do have record of the agreement in the form of an email conversation. At the beginning of the summer I paid for 2months of rent, and was to help pay for utilities/cable/internet when the bills arrived. After the first month, the subletter contacted me and informed me that I was breaking "house rules" that were never made known to me until the issue arose. A few weeks later, the roommate (who according to our agreement was supposed to be gone) verbally attacked me about a few dishes left in the sink. She screamed at me and threatened to call the cops to get me kicked out. A few hours later I got a text message from the subletter saying that I needed to be moved out in 24hrs. This was 1 week before the end of the 2 months I had paid for. I moved out a few hours later, as I was concerned for the safety of my property, and was forced to live in my car for a week while I tried to find a new place to stay. What I'm wondering is what rights I have, being that I didn't sign a contract, but I do have written record of the agreement and the subletter's demand that I vacate the premises within 24hrs. She agreed to repay the 1 week of rent, but refuses to refund the money paid for utilities/cable/internet just a few days before I was kicked out. Is there any legal action that I could take in this situation? (The Landlord was aware that I was living there for the summer)