Hey guys! This might be sound complicated but it really is not, so please bear with me. I am located in PA.
Last year, I was a renter at a house near my school. We had 2 robberies occur and told our landlord, who opted to get us an alarm system. I was the only one home when the alarm system was installed and our landlord told me to sign for it. Only problem was that the contract was for 3 years, to which I responded to the people who were installing the alarm and my landlord that it was for 3 years and we did not want that as we would be moving out after graduation. They said that after we graduated and moved out, we would be able to switch it into my landlords name.
However, after we graduated, our landlord mentioned to me that she intended to sell the house. Also, early on in the summer, the alarm company contacted me, to which I responded I was only a renter and that I wanted to switch it into her name. I gave them her number and that was the last I had heard of it. Now 5 months later, I get a call from the debt collecting agency coming after me. Im assuming she said she didnt want it and since my name is on it, I bite the bullet.
I just dont know what to do. I mean my only defense in my head is why would I sign something being a renter and KNOWING that I would be moving out after graduation. It was all verbal communication.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Being 22 years old, this is quite a shock to me and I just dont know what to do. All in all very upsetting, so any help is appreciated. Thanks!
Last year, I was a renter at a house near my school. We had 2 robberies occur and told our landlord, who opted to get us an alarm system. I was the only one home when the alarm system was installed and our landlord told me to sign for it. Only problem was that the contract was for 3 years, to which I responded to the people who were installing the alarm and my landlord that it was for 3 years and we did not want that as we would be moving out after graduation. They said that after we graduated and moved out, we would be able to switch it into my landlords name.
However, after we graduated, our landlord mentioned to me that she intended to sell the house. Also, early on in the summer, the alarm company contacted me, to which I responded I was only a renter and that I wanted to switch it into her name. I gave them her number and that was the last I had heard of it. Now 5 months later, I get a call from the debt collecting agency coming after me. Im assuming she said she didnt want it and since my name is on it, I bite the bullet.
I just dont know what to do. I mean my only defense in my head is why would I sign something being a renter and KNOWING that I would be moving out after graduation. It was all verbal communication.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Being 22 years old, this is quite a shock to me and I just dont know what to do. All in all very upsetting, so any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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