How do i get them to pay me back the money they owe me?

Question

i have three situations.... 1. me and my boyfriend moved into a unit and then let two other young girls move in, these girls thought they could do whatever they wanted had parties and used the phone non stop at my house. On top of that my sister and her friend moved in and basically ran our bills up. Rent wasnt being paied so we packed up the house and moved without the two groups of girls. Or bond was taken from us becoz of damages they had caused to my house (e.g hole in the wall, dirty marks on walls, cigarette marks in carpet, sky high phone bills, unpaid rent and unpaid bills) i sent a letter with the phone bills and rent bills to one of the girls parents and never got a reply. Ive been asking these two groups of girls for the money for a year now and they still wont pay up. The only evidence i have is the phone bill and mabey some utilities bills and typed up rent reciepts of owings. On top of this when we moved i let my best friend move in which was fine until she hadnt paid me

Answer 1

Consider yourself S.O.L if you don't have better evidence than what you have stated.

What you CAN do right now is learn from this and never let it happen again which is more valuable than the time and aggravation you'd waste chasing dead beats around. My two cents anyway....

Answer 2

To begin with, was there any signed agreement between you and these two 'parties' prior to them moving-in? If not, you don't have a case. Take it as lessons learned. As for the phone and utilities bills, you will need to proof that the charges were by them. I don't see how you can justify the utility bill since all of you were housed under one roof. Moving forward, unless you've got all written down, don't be generous. Sometimes its difficult being nice.

Answer 3

The person who has the accounts in their name is responsible for the bills. Someone's name is on those accounts for a reason, and the person providing the services has an agreement with this person only. If you chose to provide services to others, you need a similar contract.

If the utilities, rent, phone, etc. are in your name or your boyfriend's name, that person is responsible for paying them. Period. Paying those bills is first and foremost important or you will destroy the credibility of that person. Once those accounts are dealt with, you can attempt to secure money owed to you, no differently than collecting on a personal favour or loaning money to a friend. It sounds as if you were not legally renting units or claiming the rental money as income, but simply asking the girls to "contribute" to YOUR bills.

If you don't own the property, but were tenants yourselves, you are not only responsible for everything as agreed to in your rental contract, but may need your renter's permission/approval to bring additional tenants into the home. They can even be added to your contract shouldering some of the responsibility.

If you own the property and are renting units to others, you need to have them sign a rental agreement. If there is no contract with the girls you invited into your home, then they are legally your "guests". You are responsible for guests you have openly welcomed into your home. For example, if someone steals your cell phone and downloads thousands of dollars of music, you report the phone stolen and fight responsibility for the bill. If you lend someone your phone, you are choosing to allow them to use a service which you are agreeing to pay for. They don't have a contract with your carrier, YOU do. They are not responsible for the bill, but can choose to pay you back or not. When you invite people into your home, you extend a trust, but are responsible for your own decision and the consequences thereof.

If there is no written contract, any verbal agreement or "understanding" is practically impossible to prove. There is little you can do. In the future, have your tenants sign a contract, then if they default on their payments or cause damage, you can take your case to small claims court.

Answer 4

1) take them to judge judy

or

2) watch 'the sopranos' over and over until you understand the process of "debt collection"