i just recently moved out of my ex's where we lived with her parents i signed no lease and had no verbal agreement in what to pay for rent now they are threatenin to sue me for back rent is that legal or they have no case because i signed no lease or had no verbal agreement?
2007-07-23 13:47:27 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
if there was no verbal agreement than they wont get anything...but if you paid any kind of rent it will be hard to explain why you paid them if there wasnt a verbal agreement...so if you never paid them any $$ you should be a-ok however if you have youll have explining to do...
2007-07-23 13:52:11 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs.BEll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have paper about lease agreement which was in black and white more proof than verbal agreement then get your own lawyer with that paper you don't have to worry if you don't have it then you are screwed ... so be careful whoever you pick the lady for your future wife OK take care
2007-07-23 20:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An unwritten contract can be enforced, if proven.
The existence of a contract can be proven by the past behavior of the parties.
The problem I see here for them is that if you didn't pay anything, there isn't any evidence of an agreement to pay, and if you did pay, there's nothing to sue for.
Why not ask them what's really bothering them. I doubt that it has anything to do with money.
2007-07-23 20:56:45 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That sounds a little messy. Without any kind of agreement, I do not think you have any financial liability. Isn't it kind of strange to live with your gf at her parent's place and pay rent? How did you figure out how much to pay, I assume you had some sort of discussion about it. Whatever the situation, I would not think that you are responsible.
2007-07-23 20:52:38 · answer #4 · answered by Nanneke 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
without a lease or verbal agreement It would just be their word against yours and chances are it would cost them more in court costs and laywer fees than what they could get from you. They are probably just making empty threats because the relationship between you and their daughter is over.
2007-07-23 20:52:16 · answer #5 · answered by belladonna25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually i don't like to go read through past questions but in your case it helps to get the truth out. Looks to me like it was not your gfs house it was her parents house that she was allowed to stay in and then invited you to live in her parents house and it doesn't sound like you are much of a man for living like that. Looks like you screwed up and got kicked out her parents house and you are trying to give her a hard time and so her parents told you if you try to take anything that may not really belong to you anyway or take them to court they will counter sue you for back rent which if you have not been helping out it really shows what kind of man you are. I would feel too ashamed to approach her or her parents ever again if I were you. you need to grow up
2007-07-23 21:01:30 · answer #6 · answered by Tim C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally they cant do anything about it cause like you said there was no agreement... No contract.... You cant use a verbal agreement in court! you have to show proof. As long as they didnt support you completely ... there shouldnt be any issues there... they are just trying to scare you...Good luck buddy
2007-07-23 20:51:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have no case really. Unless out of a fit of anger you might have said "you'll just have to sue me then!" Some judges take that as admittance to something you owe. My gf tried to do the same thing to me. I always said I would help pay but never actually did. The judge (a friend of my lawyers) said that unless I gave a date, a specific amount or had it in writing she didn't have a case. Good luck though.
Women can suck sometimes!
2007-07-23 20:57:44 · answer #8 · answered by CrimeLab 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You probably agreed to pay a portion of the expenses as long as you lived there. But not beyond. How are they going to prove the back rent??
2007-07-23 22:46:14 · answer #9 · answered by antagonist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there was no written lease or contract that you signed, they can't sue you....well, they can sue - anyone can sue - but they won't get anything from you.
Looks like you made a really, really good decision to get out of THAT situation!!!!!
2007-07-23 20:59:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋