I've been thinking about this and haven't decided what to do. I'm interested in some opinions. A friend rents out rooms in his home and I heard about an opening. I asked if he was looking to add a roommate or if he was replacing a current one (who he said has been abusing things by having his girlfriend over 25 nights a month). He said he wanted to replace this person. He tells me the guy was planning to move out within 60 days. I said I want to take the room and he agreed. I paid him a storage fee and moved all my things into his garage until the other guy moves out. Anyway two weeks later he calls to tell me that the guy changed his mind and wants to move his girlfriend into the house permanently (with her now also paying rent). So he does this after I went through the hassle of moving... and he ASSURED me in advance he'd encourage the guy to move out sooner! I can't believe he just decided it was okay to let the guy stay after we made a deal. How should I react to this?
2006-09-02 04:05:24 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
I never intended to try to do anything legally because we never signed anything... and I'm not the 'suing' type anyway. I just wanted to know how to deal with the friendship. Thanks for the answers so far... I'll definitely choose a BA.
2006-09-02 04:14:33 · update #1
You do have a leg to stand on and it doesn't matter that you didn't sign a lease. He allowed you to move your stuff in as a prequel to your moving in as soon as this guy vacated. If he was at all unsure about what was going on, he should not have allowed you to move your stuff in. You relied on his promise, the fact that he let you move your stuff in and the fact that he accepted your money for it too. Then he screwed you over.
What you do about it depends on how far you want to push this and if you still want to remain friends with this person.
If I were you, I would tell this friend that at the very least he owes you the storage fee back, and your stuff should be able to remain in his garage free of charge until you find a new place.
If he is really your friend he would offer this in order to make up for the trouble and inconvenience he has caused you.
2006-09-02 05:10:23 · answer #1 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, as you don't want to sue, there's really not a lot that you can do. Even if you did, proving a verbal contract can be difficult if the parties don't agree to what was said.
As to the friendship, there isn't one. A real friend would never do something like that. It's not that he's no longer a friend, he never really was in the first place.
We all have a pretty good number of acquaintances, but only a tiny handful of true friends. Obviously this guy was not one of yours.
2006-09-02 05:29:14 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should probably just consider this a "life lesson" and move on. If the other guy was also a friend of his, he was in a position of choosing between two friends, not a good spot for him either. I doubt he did it on purpose. Have you asked him for your $torage back ? If he won't give it to you voluntarily you probably don't have much of a case as he did store your stuff. An oral contract, though perfectly legal, is difficult to enforce because its usually one person's word against another's and judges aren't mind readers. If you take him to small claims court and lose it will cost you more on top of what you already have into it. You have to pay a filing fee to initiate the case and court costs if you lose, and you will definitely lose a friend. Try to get the $$ back and if not just chaulk it up to experience and move on.
2006-09-02 04:29:29 · answer #3 · answered by worldhq101 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you are using the term "friend" a little too loosely. One thing I know from experience is not to share space or expenses or borrow money with/from anyone you consider a friend so you may have saved a friendship by not going through with the move. You have two choices: dump him as a friend or move on with life... or both.
2006-09-02 06:42:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off , he obviously isn't really your freind, freinds don't do that to each other. I don't think theres anything you can do other than find a new place to live and keep this person out of your life. I would be sure to warn all common freinds what his true nature is so he doesn't so the same to them.
2006-09-02 04:17:13 · answer #5 · answered by curious student 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sue the bum in small claims court for the storage fee. And get your things out of his garage.
2006-09-02 04:14:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was a verbal agreement you don't have a leg to stand on. If you had a written agreement signed by both of you,it would be different. Goood luck finding a place.
2006-09-02 04:44:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A verbal contract is a contract. Contrary to the first answer, your "friend " breached the contract. See an attorney.
You are entitled to compensation.
2006-09-02 04:12:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you signed a lease, there is nothing you can do. He chose money over friendship. Move on and forget about it and him.
2006-09-02 04:11:00 · answer #9 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you did not sign anything you just got screwed my dear but hay chauk this up as a lesson learned in this hard world hope you find a place soon
2006-09-02 04:16:19 · answer #10 · answered by freckles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋