roomamte/lover/partner rights?

[maine78]

roommate/lover/partner moving out rights?

In a nut shell I lived with a guy for 2 years and we where lovers/roomamtes until he decided to trade me up for a newer younger model. Which I'm glad becasue I deserved better than all of the physical, mental, and emotional abuse I endured. We acumulated stuff, he/we racked up all my credit cards and a phone bill leaving me about 6,000 in debt. We went through 2 trailors. The first was in my name, loan and all, but we then sold for a slight profit. With the extra money I paid off his car (I probably have the carbon check copy) and we baught a 32 inch TV. The second trailor was in his mothers name (not the issue). He left last year around this time and lived an hour and a half away in another town with another lover. So I was stranded (still in college) so he let me stay and when I was graduated last may, I left. I cut my losses, I'm working on paying off my credit cards which have all been transfered to collectors. I thought I could move on, but apparently he wants the 32inch TV back becasue we paid Cash for it and Sears took his name and address. The police think I stole it and anything else my X wishes to claim. As far as I knew he abandoned everyting in the trailor, sticking his mother with the rent. He did not live there for over 5 months. I only took what was rightfully mine when I finally left. If I was vengefull I would have taken everything. What should I do, give back the TV or does he really have a right to it since in all reality I paid for the TV?? If he wants to take me to small claims I could probably counter sew for half of the accumulated bills when we lived together. Can the police take the TV? What if I sold the Stupid thing and had a recipt saying I sold it to my current roomamate (who is only a roomate)??

 

[maine78]

You don't have to be vulgar, I thought this was a place to get help, not to be reminded of how stupid you were. Like you have never done anything stupid, I least I learned from my mistake, and I don't even have a cunt.

 

[tigger22472]

maine78

I see that you've only posted twice here and I don't know how much you have read on the site. I'm not sure what is going on here however two posters (IAAL and FKNA) have been going at it like cats and dogs ... especially today... THis poster(IAAL blows) is just showing up this evening and obviously is out for revenge of some sort. Hopefully tomorrow the real IAAL can get it all straightened out. In the meantime I can't really tell you anything about your case for I don't know anything but wanted to apologize for you being talked to that way.

 

[JETX]

Sorry, but I have a fair amount of bad news for you....

1) "We acumulated stuff, he/we racked up all my credit cards and a phone bill leaving me about 6,000 in debt. We went through 2 trailors. The first was in my name, loan and all, but we then sold for a slight profit."
Sorry, but you very probably can't recover these expenses. Reasons: 1) There wasn't any reimbursement agreement, 2) these expenses are very probably 'common domesticate' expenses and will be found to be common gifts.

2) "With the extra money I paid off his car (I probably have the carbon check copy) and we baught a 32 inch TV."
Again, without a prior repayment or agreement to split the costs, these expenses and costs are 'mutual' and not recoverable.

3) "he wants the 32inch TV back becasue we paid Cash for it and Sears took his name and address. The police think I stole it and anything else my X wishes to claim."
It sounds to me like it would be just as hard for him to prove that it was HIS purchase as it would be for you. You mention that the police are involved, but I doubt that they will take any action without some specific proof of ownership.

4) "As far as I knew he abandoned everyting in the trailor, sticking his mother with the rent."
Your assumption of 'abandonment' doesn't give you additional rights, nor negate his.

5) "I only took what was rightfully mine when I finally left."
I assume that you really mean that you took what you BELIEVE was rightfully yours. Obviously, there is a difference of opinion here.

6) "What should I do, give back the TV or does he really have a right to it since in all reality I paid for the TV??"
What you should do is entirely up to you. If he can prove that he paid for it (or more than likely he paid for it), then you have a problem.

7) "If he wants to take me to small claims I could
probably counter sew for half of the accumulated bills when we lived together."
Probably without success.

8) "Can the police take the TV?"
Depends on what proof the 'ex' can come up with and whether the police believe he is the owner.

9) "What if I sold the Stupid thing and had a recipt saying I sold it to my current roomamate (who is only a roomate)??"
Then, depending on the PROOF (again!), you could be found responsible for the value to the 'ex' if he takes you to court.

Sounds like a lot of petty squabbling and inflated ego to me!!!