What is the name of your state? North Carolina.
I will try to give you all the details. This is going to be as unbias as possible, but I am also looking for the strongest legal case, not moral. So good luck.
I was living with a friend and his ex-girlfriend in charlotte for 4 months. I did not sign a lease, and I did not pay rent. I moved out there for school. He and his ex were on the lease, and I was just a temporary occupant (nothing written, no sub-lease, and the landlord did not know). The original plan was for his ex to move out, because she was pregnant with another guys kid, and then I was going to take over her lease. But he (the friend in charlotte) slept with my married sister and I immediately moved out.
After the fall out between him, I, the surrounding family members and friends. He is sueing me for over $2000 in some monetary justice. A sheriff delivered the summons to my parents house tonight. I believe it is a small claims court case. How does he have a case? There was no lease. No rental agreement. No signed contract of any kind. The only evidence he has on his side is a facebook message with "me" declaring a rental amount I would pay him... But he copied my messages, and got into my account with my username and password. Which he admitted to in an AOL instant message to my sister, and his ex-girlfriend emailed me the messages he copied.
I can understand the moral obligation to pay someone if u were living with them. And I wish the situation was different today. But legally.... can he sue? Again there is no lease. no contract. nothing signed, or even listing me as an occupant, or even living in charlotte. Only he and his ex are on the lease. The only proof, or evidence he could use (although, im not sure if its legal) is the facebook messages.
Any advice? Comments? Suggestions... Other than get new friends, trust no one, and grow up... be responsible.
-Hoping for legal advice
--Gill
I will try to give you all the details. This is going to be as unbias as possible, but I am also looking for the strongest legal case, not moral. So good luck.
I was living with a friend and his ex-girlfriend in charlotte for 4 months. I did not sign a lease, and I did not pay rent. I moved out there for school. He and his ex were on the lease, and I was just a temporary occupant (nothing written, no sub-lease, and the landlord did not know). The original plan was for his ex to move out, because she was pregnant with another guys kid, and then I was going to take over her lease. But he (the friend in charlotte) slept with my married sister and I immediately moved out.
After the fall out between him, I, the surrounding family members and friends. He is sueing me for over $2000 in some monetary justice. A sheriff delivered the summons to my parents house tonight. I believe it is a small claims court case. How does he have a case? There was no lease. No rental agreement. No signed contract of any kind. The only evidence he has on his side is a facebook message with "me" declaring a rental amount I would pay him... But he copied my messages, and got into my account with my username and password. Which he admitted to in an AOL instant message to my sister, and his ex-girlfriend emailed me the messages he copied.
I can understand the moral obligation to pay someone if u were living with them. And I wish the situation was different today. But legally.... can he sue? Again there is no lease. no contract. nothing signed, or even listing me as an occupant, or even living in charlotte. Only he and his ex are on the lease. The only proof, or evidence he could use (although, im not sure if its legal) is the facebook messages.
Any advice? Comments? Suggestions... Other than get new friends, trust no one, and grow up... be responsible.
-Hoping for legal advice
--Gill