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Are Verbal Agreements for Rent + Utillities admisable?
Mid-July this year(2007), I had a falling out with my now ex-girlfriend. Prior to me packing up and leaving I offered to take responsibility of the apartment cause I knew my ex would have trouble maintaining the rent and utillities. She said "No" due to the fact she did not want to move back in with her parents. She stated she would keep the apartment and that she would remove me from the lease, which I believe she followed through with.
It is now mid-November (2007) and she has called me to seek assistance with her heating bill. She states she can not afford it. After explaining to her that I have no responsibility to the apartment in question, she threatened to sue. I told her that I would not pay any amount and she pulled a guilt trip on me to attempt to guilting me to pay. I explained to her we had a verbal agreement that she was going to take responsibility of the apartment. Would this be admisable in court? She had also mentioned if it were to go to court she would have the lease as evidence and I stated to her that her verbal agreement is binding. She told me I couldn't prove it. Then I asked her if she would lie before a court and judge. She didn't answer. She reminded me that I signed a lease, which I am very much aware of; however, she had stated she would remove me from it. If she did in fact lie to me about that, wouldn't that constitute some sort of purgery? |
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 Originally Posted by jukeboxpunk
Are you BANKING on her good will? From what you've said, I think good will went out the window. No, lying to you isn't a crime. Lying in court is. But, you've got to prove she's lying, and I don't think you can. If you want to put her to the test, tell her to pound sand. But, in the real world, people lie all the time. excon |
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I'm going to disagree to an extent here. The fact that she waited 4 months to go after you for help with the apartment is going to help prove that you had a verbal agreement.
Of course you should have followed up on her removing you from the lease. But if she does take you to court, I think you stand a good chance of winning. |
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