roommate made payment on my account.

[meowroar]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia.

The day before my roommate moved out, she called and told me that while I was out someone from the cable company came by and said that if we didn't make a payment immediately they would be forced to take the cable box. The cable / internet / phone bill is in my name, I have always been the only one responsible for paying said bill, and I already knew it was delinquint. I let it get behind because I was broke and it wasn't on the top of my priority list, and I had no desire to continue service with them anyway. Without consulting me, my former roommate went ahead and paid them in full, then demanded I return the money to her immediately. Keep in mind, not having service wouldn't have effected her at all, since she was moving out the next day.

It seems like something fishy is going on here... In any case, I don't think that she should have been able to mess with MY account without consulting me first, no matter what. Obviously if I had the money I would have paid it. Is this legal? What do I do?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

[racer72]

Is this legal?

Yes.

What do I do?

Pay the former room mate the money you owe. You would have ended up paying the cable company the deliquent amount anyway.

[swrdmbo]

Wow... so you were not going to pay the bill...your bill was delinquent and you were going to discontinue the service anyway??

WHAT A BUMMER!!! So now the bill you were going to crap out on paying, is now money you owe your roommate, who THOUGHT she was doing you a favor???

Now you're p-o 'ed that you have a bill you should make good on (as opposed to stifffing the cable company).

I find this hilarious!!! What a shame your intention to steal from the cable company was thwarted by your NERVY, OVERSTEPPING ROOMMATE!!!!
Who obviously has much better morals than you!

And I have to say...I cringe at the fact that you show NO SHAME in admitting that you had every intention of ripping off the cable company.
I really fear for our country as your lack of ethics is actually much more prevalent today in our culture.Very sad.

[Country Living]

Originally Posted by meowroar

What do I do?

Thank your roommate for keeping this from going to collections (which will exponentially increase the amount you owe) and repay her immediately.

[Antigone*of*Greece]

I've got the crytsal ball, and she is telling me to expect to find a posting from the room mate in the very near future.

I paid my slimey ex-roommate's cable bill and he won't pay me back, should I sue?

[debtcollector`]

There are lot of people that have visited this site who would have loved to have your roommate.

DC

[dfromnyli]

You need to look at the big picture, she did save you a bunch of money by paying it.

[Nicoleasm]

Originally Posted by debtcollector`

There are lot of people that have visited this site who would have loved to have your roommate.

DC

I 2nd that motion, definitely! It would be nice if a roommate would pay a bill for me if I were behind on a payment and they came by to collect!

My opinion is that, she really shouldn't have paid it w/o consulting you first b/c for one, why in the world would she think that she was any different from the cable company, if you weren't paying them, why would you pay her? That wasn't smart at all.
However, she could sue you, but I think she would have a hard time winning, b/c the two of you had no agreement for her to pay your bill and for you to pay her back.
The nice thing to do is, since your broke, ask her if she could possibly go onto a payment plan with you when you get a more steady income. She thought she was helping.
I just really don't see how she could win a judgement if she has to sue.

[justalayman]

Originally Posted by Nicoleasm

I just really don't see how she could win a judgement if she has to sue.

Unjust enrichment.


because the court really will look at it as her roommate was attempting to help her/him out and as such, will order the OP pay them back.

the roommate had nothing to gain and gained nothing but a headache so the OP was the one the was enriched.

[Reinermom]

[quote=swrdmbo;2405110]Wow... so you were not going to pay the bill...your bill was delinquent and you were going to discontinue the service anyway??

I find this hilarious!!! What a shame your intention to steal from the cable company was thwarted by your NERVY, OVERSTEPPING ROOMMATE!!!!
Who obviously has much better morals than you!

And I have to say...I cringe at the fact that you show NO SHAME in admitting that you had every intention of ripping off the cable company.
I really fear for our country as your lack of ethics is actually much more prevalent today in our culture.Very sad.


When did posters on this board get so indignant? Maybe I am still naive or like to see the good in people, but this used to be a forum to get advice on how to deal with debt and circumstances when it was hard to pay in a timely fashion, now everyone assumes the debtor is automatically trying to rip someone off. This economy has turned everybody into pessimists, more so now than ever! It's really too bad when honest people have to read rude answers like the one quoted above, to their honest questions. It's humiliating enough to be late on your debt without having to have indignant responses to legit questions! Just my opinion...

[Reinermom]

When did posters on this board get so indignant? Maybe I am still naive or like to see the good in people, but this used to be a forum to get advice on how to deal with debt and circumstances when it was hard to pay in a timely fashion, now everyone assumes the debtor is automatically trying to rip someone off. This economy has turned everybody into pessimists, more so now than ever! It's really too bad when honest people have to read rude answers to their honest questions. It's humiliating enough to be late on your debt without having to have indignant responses to legit questions! Just my opinion...again

[Country Living]

Thank you for sharing.