Can my roommate refuse to pay electricit&sign written agreement forl bill sharing?
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL
I have two roommates, two of us three people want to put down a written agreement on sharing electricity bill in equal portions. The third one refuses. And her reason for refusing is that we refuse to sign her hygiene contract. Her hygiene contract says that if one person has a small violation of hygiene code (such as not washing dishes in the sink or turn off the kitchen light), this person has to pay the internet service for a month for the entire apartment for the first time of comitment, pay the electricity bill for the entire unit for a month for the second time of commitment, pay the entire unit rent ($1150) for a month. We did not sign this hygiene contract for it's simply not appropriate and not legal to our understanding. And the roommate's claim is that if she doesn't sign written contract for electricity bill sharing, she can refuse paying for the electricity bill in the future. Should we give up written contract for electricity bill or we allow her to say NO on the electricity contact? What is the chance that we win the case at small claim courts if this we lack this written contract?
Thank you so much!
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL
I have two roommates, two of us three people want to put down a written agreement on sharing electricity bill in equal portions. The third one refuses. And her reason for refusing is that we refuse to sign her hygiene contract. Her hygiene contract says that if one person has a small violation of hygiene code (such as not washing dishes in the sink or turn off the kitchen light), this person has to pay the internet service for a month for the entire apartment for the first time of comitment, pay the electricity bill for the entire unit for a month for the second time of commitment, pay the entire unit rent ($1150) for a month. We did not sign this hygiene contract for it's simply not appropriate and not legal to our understanding. And the roommate's claim is that if she doesn't sign written contract for electricity bill sharing, she can refuse paying for the electricity bill in the future. Should we give up written contract for electricity bill or we allow her to say NO on the electricity contact? What is the chance that we win the case at small claim courts if this we lack this written contract?
Thank you so much!