rancho cuc
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
I have a questions regarding renting without a written agreement. I was renting a room from 5/1/06 to 7/31/07 with my cousin by marriage. I was paying for my share of rent and I had bounced a check for the rent on 1 month but I did pay her back in cash for the full amount of check plus fees. I decided to move out on my own because of the long comute and she was aware of what my plans were. She was also in the middle of a bad child custody suit with her ex husband and since he is my cousin by blood I was asked to speak in his behalf in court. Now I just received 6 months after I had moved out of her home a letter she is taking me to small claims cours for 1200 in back rent for an unpaid returned check that was done 9/06. She claims that I never paid her but yet I lived there until 7/31/07 without any problem. I believe she is upset because her child custody battle did not go in her favor and is paying me back for helping her ex husband my cousin out. Do I have any legal recorse in this matter. I never got the returned check back when I paid her so I do not have any proof of the payment. Also she never gave me any receipts of payment of previous months paid.
Hope you can help,
Rancho cucWhat is the name of your state?
I have a questions regarding renting without a written agreement. I was renting a room from 5/1/06 to 7/31/07 with my cousin by marriage. I was paying for my share of rent and I had bounced a check for the rent on 1 month but I did pay her back in cash for the full amount of check plus fees. I decided to move out on my own because of the long comute and she was aware of what my plans were. She was also in the middle of a bad child custody suit with her ex husband and since he is my cousin by blood I was asked to speak in his behalf in court. Now I just received 6 months after I had moved out of her home a letter she is taking me to small claims cours for 1200 in back rent for an unpaid returned check that was done 9/06. She claims that I never paid her but yet I lived there until 7/31/07 without any problem. I believe she is upset because her child custody battle did not go in her favor and is paying me back for helping her ex husband my cousin out. Do I have any legal recorse in this matter. I never got the returned check back when I paid her so I do not have any proof of the payment. Also she never gave me any receipts of payment of previous months paid.
Hope you can help,
Rancho cucWhat is the name of your state?