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Old 10-26-2005, 12:22 AM
Thythe Thythe is offline
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Default subletters and utilities

My friends and I sublet our apartment over the summer to a couple of people. We left the utilities in our name...and they didn't pay any of them. Now it's October and we owe $450 in electricity, which is in my name. They agreed in an e-mail to pay utilities over the summer, but so far they haven't paid. My former roommates also refuse to pay (they are all on our lease, but the electric bill is in my name). Do I have any legal recourse to take when the electric company eventually takes out a collection agency on me? Should I just pay the whole thing myself to save my credit? I need OOTs masterful advice.
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Old 10-26-2005, 12:25 AM
IndieMatty IndieMatty is offline
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You might be able to take them to small claims court.

Your roommates are douchebags.
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Old 10-26-2005, 12:29 AM
Colonel Kataffy Colonel Kataffy is offline
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Sounds like a case for Judge Joe Brown
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Old 10-26-2005, 12:41 AM
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You might be able to take them to small claims court.

Your roommates are douchebags.

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Yeah they really are douchebags. The subletters are even worse. We gave them our 2 level apartment for dirt cheap, and they wouldn't even pay electricity.
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Old 10-26-2005, 11:04 AM
BoogerFace BoogerFace is offline
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You might be able to take them to small claims court.

Your roommates are douchebags.

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You should also pay the bill now to avoid credit hassles.
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