Ohio.
-Lease from Sept. 2011-Sept. 2012
-Cousin up and left in January 2012 and only paid till March.
-Rest of the months unpaid.
-His father (co-signor) said they will continue to pay his half of the bills.
-Talked to an attorney that january and he told me as long as i make attempts to get a roommate i should win the case, which i did, i posted a roommate needed and asked friends from work. I got proof and signatures from people i asked.
-The attorney also brought to my attention that the lease stated that the rent and All utilities must be paid by the tenant, which we both signed.
-We went to court today, and the way the judge was speaking was that i may not be granted the $2000+ that he owes me, why? He said "because that's just how things are, unless i was a landlord." What difference is it from being a landlord and having my tenant sign a lease "to" having two tenants signing a lease and agreeing with each to split everything 50-50? The judge made it seem like not only do i need to sign the lease, i needed a written agreement that we will pay the rent and utilities together. Who would've ever thought to do something in that manner? especially from someone you've known all your life.
-We go outside the courtroom to talk and my cousin says that he will pay only the rent which is $1770 and not the rest but i want all my money, every penny because if i left him like that without any warning and he was in my shoes, including the judge, they would want every penny too. Also i had to take out extra loan money from school to pay for my rent, and my mother also had to help me.
What do you think? Should i get the money?
I never treated my cousin unfair, he finally realized that he wasn't ready to live on his own. if i had to go into great details about how you guys should be on my side i will.
also what could be some ways to get the judge to be on my side instead of my cousins?
-Lease from Sept. 2011-Sept. 2012
-Cousin up and left in January 2012 and only paid till March.
-Rest of the months unpaid.
-His father (co-signor) said they will continue to pay his half of the bills.
-Talked to an attorney that january and he told me as long as i make attempts to get a roommate i should win the case, which i did, i posted a roommate needed and asked friends from work. I got proof and signatures from people i asked.
-The attorney also brought to my attention that the lease stated that the rent and All utilities must be paid by the tenant, which we both signed.
-We went to court today, and the way the judge was speaking was that i may not be granted the $2000+ that he owes me, why? He said "because that's just how things are, unless i was a landlord." What difference is it from being a landlord and having my tenant sign a lease "to" having two tenants signing a lease and agreeing with each to split everything 50-50? The judge made it seem like not only do i need to sign the lease, i needed a written agreement that we will pay the rent and utilities together. Who would've ever thought to do something in that manner? especially from someone you've known all your life.
-We go outside the courtroom to talk and my cousin says that he will pay only the rent which is $1770 and not the rest but i want all my money, every penny because if i left him like that without any warning and he was in my shoes, including the judge, they would want every penny too. Also i had to take out extra loan money from school to pay for my rent, and my mother also had to help me.
What do you think? Should i get the money?
I never treated my cousin unfair, he finally realized that he wasn't ready to live on his own. if i had to go into great details about how you guys should be on my side i will.
also what could be some ways to get the judge to be on my side instead of my cousins?