So to fill in the blanks,I asked him if I owed him anything because we were going to be moving. He then sent me a statement that said that there was no payment in september,or july.But if you do the math, and not just look at the months that are paid or not you will see that I did give him the full amount for that year. It may be true that I missed in sepember but I gave him the difference at the end of the year. His reply was that unless I could prove differnt I owed the money.
2007-02-26 19:41:56 · 7 answers · asked by frank 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
It may be unlawful for him to do that, but he's absolutely right. Unless you can prove otherwise, you will owe him. Don't you have your receipts?
2007-02-26 19:45:37 · answer #1 · answered by Speedy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you can prove that you paid, even if it's bank statements reflecting amounts withdrawn with the intent to give to the landlord and/or canceled checks, you owe him the money. If cash and you have to provide bank statements, the court could then subpoena his bank statements and match withdrawal dates & amounts and his depost dates & amounts, but it rarely goes this far.
2007-02-27 09:08:23 · answer #2 · answered by sovereign_carrie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can prove it by showing that the checks to him cleared the bank. It's not all that uncommon for people to have confusion about such things. Maybe because payments were irregular he simply made a mistake.
2007-02-27 03:47:11 · answer #3 · answered by the Boss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, the best thing you can do is go through all ur records, if you used a check call your bank and request a bank statement, that should show if it was cashed or not, if you used cash then he was responsible for furnishing you witha reciept, your best bet would to go witht he bank, or use a money order
2007-02-27 05:17:48 · answer #4 · answered by Corey K 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The burden is on you to prove you paid. Surely you have a receipt or cancelled check or money order or something, don't you?
2007-02-27 08:27:45 · answer #5 · answered by kingstubborn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you live inAustralia ring up 'Small claims tribunal' I once did and the land-lady got into trouble.
I do not know if there is an equivalent local place in U.S.A.. ring your mayor's office and find out.
2007-02-27 03:47:03 · answer #6 · answered by teacher groovyGRANNY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him to try to collect it. Tell him if he gives you a negative credit you'll sue him.
2007-02-27 03:47:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋