So a friend and I moved in together in September of '09, and then in February of '10 we had a falling out and basically stopped talking to eachother. In July of '10 he moved out unbeknownst to me, and our lease was up at the end of that following September. For the last two months of our lease I would just text him and let him know how much he owed and hopefully he would go and cut the apartments a check. Every month it became more and more of a hassle to get him to pay. He would stop responding to my texts and never answered my calls. I was only able to get him to pay because I sent out a mass text to all mutual friends asking them to please inform him that he owes me money next time they see him. He finally called me back after he realised I sent the texts out and asked me to stop and that he would pay.
Well in september, I cut the apartments a check, turned in my keys, and moved all my crap out. I assumed he did the same.
Fast forward to 3 days ago: I get a call from a lady with some company saying that she is with "x company" and is informing me that I(he) owes our old apartments "x" amount of dollars and that If I don't pay off the entire debt or make a payment it would be filed against my credit and she basically would ruin my credit for the next 7 years and 180 days pretty much making it impossible for me to rent in the future. I explained the situation to her and she stated that she tried to contact him, but was unable to speak to him. Since both of our names were on the lease, I'm being held just as responsible for his debt, which I can understand. So basically, I'm making the payments towards his debt to save my credit(and his), and nothing happens to him. He doesn't have to pay a cent, unless of course I decide to take him to small claims court.
Basically, I was just wondering if anyone has ever been in a situation like this and what is the best way to handle it. Any help is appreciated.
Well in september, I cut the apartments a check, turned in my keys, and moved all my crap out. I assumed he did the same.
Fast forward to 3 days ago: I get a call from a lady with some company saying that she is with "x company" and is informing me that I(he) owes our old apartments "x" amount of dollars and that If I don't pay off the entire debt or make a payment it would be filed against my credit and she basically would ruin my credit for the next 7 years and 180 days pretty much making it impossible for me to rent in the future. I explained the situation to her and she stated that she tried to contact him, but was unable to speak to him. Since both of our names were on the lease, I'm being held just as responsible for his debt, which I can understand. So basically, I'm making the payments towards his debt to save my credit(and his), and nothing happens to him. He doesn't have to pay a cent, unless of course I decide to take him to small claims court.
Basically, I was just wondering if anyone has ever been in a situation like this and what is the best way to handle it. Any help is appreciated.
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