My roommate screwed me over (give me some advice Escapists)

[BlindMessiah94]

If you want the gist, click short version. But be warned the long version is long, but it gives you more detail.

Spoiler: The long version

My roommate rented out a room in the house we are living in, which my parents own. We both pay rent. One month he couldn't make rent and as we were friends at the time, I gave him the rent (around $600). Months go by without him paying me back, and now it has been close to year. He has paid me back $100 but that as after I harassed him and told him I expected payment monthly. That was 2 months ago and he stopped attempting to pay me back. Not only that but he has been late on rent several times and had checks bounce at least half a dozen times, and my parents have been the ones to deal with all of this, having it come out of their pocket.
He was evicted this month (We gave him a month and a half notice actually), and he found a new place. He didn't pay this month's rent fully, only half ($300) and said he'd pay the rest and never did. He then left A LOT of furniture and shit in the house, including garbage bags in his room and a bunch of other disgusting things, that we now have to clean up and get rid of ourselves, as my parents are putting the house up for sale tomorrow and it needs to look immaculate.

We have given him plenty of notice and warnings and he has been avoiding our calls. We even had some people come by to pick up some stuff we were giving away, and tried phoning him to see if he wanted us to give away his stuff too, so he wouldn't have to deal with it, but he never returned any calls.

He seems quite content letting us deal with all this shit, and as it is the end of the month I assume will continue avoiding us. My parents are pretty good spirited people and don't want any trouble really as it has been a tough year for all of us. They just want to sell the house and move on.

The fact is getting rid of his stuff plus the close to $1000 he owes both me and my folks still is a lot of money that my folks could use right now.

I am going to pull up to his work and confront him as I have no other way of reaching him. I don't know where his new place is or anything. I doubt he will have the money even if I confront him so I'm wondering if I should take this to small claims court or what?

It's tough because he does overlap circles with my friends so I may see him in the future, but as of now I'd be much happier if he dropped off the face of the earth (but not before giving us our money).

Spoiler: The short version

My ex-roommate owes my parents and I a bunch of money (close to a grand) and refuses to return our calls and attempts to get in touch with him. He moved out a couple of weeks ago and we haven't see him since but he's left a bunch of furniture we now have to pay to dispose of.

What do you think Escapists? Court? Kick the crap out of him? Let it go?

Opinions are all welcome here.

 

[wwjdftw]

Put his shit in storage, and sell it off as colaterall

EDIT: spelling fail

 

[dfcrackhead]

If you want the gist, click short version. But be warned the long version is long, but it gives you more detail.

Spoiler: The long version

My roommate rented out a room in the house we are living in, which my parents own. We both pay rent. One month he couldn't make rent and as we were friends at the time, I gave him the rent (around $600). Months go by without him paying me back, and now it has been close to year. He has paid me back $100 but that as after I harassed him and told him I expected payment monthly. That was 2 months ago and he stopped attempting to pay me back. Not only that but he has been late on rent several times and had checks bounce at least half a dozen times, and my parents have been the ones to deal with all of this, having it come out of their pocket.
He was evicted this month (We gave him a month and a half notice actually), and he found a new place. He didn't pay this month's rent fully, only half ($300) and said he'd pay the rest and never did. He then left A LOT of furniture and shit in the house, including garbage bags in his room and a bunch of other disgusting things, that we now have to clean up and get rid of ourselves, as my parents are putting the house up for sale tomorrow and it needs to look immaculate.

We have given him plenty of notice and warnings and he has been avoiding our calls. We even had some people come by to pick up some stuff we were giving away, and tried phoning him to see if he wanted us to give away his stuff too, so he wouldn't have to deal with it, but he never returned any calls.

He seems quite content letting us deal with all this shit, and as it is the end of the month I assume will continue avoiding us. My parents are pretty good spirited people and don't want any trouble really as it has been a tough year for all of us. They just want to sell the house and move on.

The fact is getting rid of his stuff plus the close to $1000 he owes both me and my folks still is a lot of money that my folks could use right now.

I am going to pull up to his work and confront him as I have no other way of reaching him. I don't know where his new place is or anything. I doubt he will have the money even if I confront him so I'm wondering if I should take this to small claims court or what?

It's tough because he does overlap circles with my friends so I may see him in the future, but as of now I'd be much happier if he dropped off the face of the earth (but not before giving us our money).

Spoiler: The short version

My ex-roommate owes my parents and I a bunch of money (close to a grand) and refuses to return our calls and attempts to get in touch with him. He moved out a couple of weeks ago and we haven't see him since but he's left a bunch of furniture we now have to pay to dispose of.

What do you think Escapists? Court? Kick the crap out of him? Let it go?

Opinions are all welcome here.

Sell all his crap and get the money he owes from that then kick his ass

 

[dududf]

If you confront him and use violence, he will use it against you.

Go to small claims court, but before hand gather all of the evidence possible.

Also, I'd recommend selling that furniture.

 

[leviathanmisha]

Sell the crap, that's bull what he did to you. You should also demand his firstborn son, just in case.

 

[BlindMessiah94]

Yeah, I was only half joking about the violence part. I am pissed but I more so want the money back for my parents sake. It has been a tough year financially for them.

If you confront him and use violence, he will use it against you.

Go to small claims court, but before hand gather all of the evidence possible.

Also, I'd recommend selling that furniture.

Also the furniture is all shit. I couldn't get a dime for it. It's stuff that we could try giving away but we need to get rid of it now as we are putting the house up for sale this week. I don't think we could sell it in time as we still have to recarpet and finish painting. We most likely have to pay for junk removal unfortunately as time is an issue.

 

[jubosu]

Kneecap him...
Conversation doesnt work for freeloaders

 

[dududf]

Yeah, I was only half joking about the violence part. I am pissed but I more so want the money back for my parents sake. It has been a tough year financially for them.

If you confront him and use violence, he will use it against you.

Go to small claims court, but before hand gather all of the evidence possible.

Also, I'd recommend selling that furniture.

Also the furniture is all shit. I couldn't get a dime for it. It's stuff that we could try giving away but we need to get rid of it now as we are putting the house up for sale this week. I don't think we could sell it in time as we still have to recarpet and finish painting. We most likely have to pay for junk removal unfortunately as time is an issue.

I'm pretty sure you could sell the best stuff for cheapo, and if not donate it, but have them pick it up.

I still say Small claims court, but if your government is anything like Canada's, then you will have the odds stacked against you.

(i.e. Left government on the topic of People rights-Land rights)

 

[A Weary Exile]

If you're going to take him to court don't sell his stuff. Wait until you've wringed him dry in court then sell his furniture.

 

[Eggsnham]

Sell his furniture. Someone will buy it. Anyways, if you can find him; call him a flaming ****. Just for 'teh lulz'.

 

[BlindMessiah94]

Yeah, I was only half joking about the violence part. I am pissed but I more so want the money back for my parents sake. It has been a tough year financially for them.

If you confront him and use violence, he will use it against you.

Go to small claims court, but before hand gather all of the evidence possible.

Also, I'd recommend selling that furniture.

Also the furniture is all shit. I couldn't get a dime for it. It's stuff that we could try giving away but we need to get rid of it now as we are putting the house up for sale this week. I don't think we could sell it in time as we still have to recarpet and finish painting. We most likely have to pay for junk removal unfortunately as time is an issue.

I'm pretty sure you could sell the best stuff for cheapo, and if not donate it, but have them pick it up.

I still say Small claims court, but if your government is anything like Canada's, then you will have the odds stacked against you.

(i.e. Left government on the topic of People rights-Land rights)

Actually, my government is exactly like Canada's.
(I'm in Vancouver).

I will see about donations. Around here though most places only take stuff that looks immaculate as they try to resell it. We had the Cancer society come by and they said furniture pretty much has to be brand new or they won't take it. I will try to put stuff on craigslist again but like I said time is an issue and most of the stuff is shitty and damaged and ugly.

 

[Rednog]

I'd take him to small claims, because odds are he is just going to do it to someone else. Might as well instill a sense of responsibility it him now. While I don't have a deadbeat roomate, I have a deadbeat friend and it drives me nuts, I've had times where we'll order food and he'll be like the total is X and I'm like wtf how is my share that much? And he'll be like...oh I don't have any cash on me now, I'll pay you back next time. And there are just some food places I don't want to get my address or number blacklisted so I end up having to pony up for it and my friend tries to pull the same thing the next week.
Just sue imo, kicking the crap out of him or harassing him at work can be really bad for you.

 

[blackshark121]

Let's see... I believe this falls under trespassing? I'll be back after looking some stuff up.

EDIT: I was wrong. This is nuisance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuisance

Legally, the term nuisance is traditionally used in three ways:
1)to describe an activity or condition that is harmful or annoying to others (e.g., indecent conduct, a rubbish heap or a smoking chimney)
2)to describe the harm caused by the before-mentioned activity or condition (e.g., loud noises or objectionable odors)
3)to describe a legal liability that arises from the combination of the two. However, the ?interference? was not the result of a neighbor stealing land or trespassing on the land. Instead, it arose from activities taking place on another person?s land that affected the enjoyment of that land.

Your issue falls under 1, questionably 2, and questionably 3.

Sue his ass.

 

[Pimppeter2]

What an obvious solution

Climb to the top of the highest mountain in Japan. Confront the warrior Xhah Gizzow to the ultimate test of man hood. Do not forget the antelopes, they are the true call of the warrior. Before the fight pray to the god of horses, so that he can bestow upon man the gift of fire. Do not lie to Marquees, he is not the joker you may think. Tackle the warrior and fall off the mountain with him. If you end up dead you're doing it wrong. Once is Canada don't forget to visit Vancouver and congratulate those sneaky Canadian hockey players who have just today won the fish. Don't be afraid of the fishes aroma, for only it knows the truth of quantum physics. Ask it for the watch, hit alarm three times and go back to your birth day. Train yourself to become the worlds best hokey player. The work may be rigorous, but the reward is the sweetest, I mean the finest. The lady in the lake should watch you your entire way. Turn left at the next light. To Canada we go! Win the gold for the Americans in 2010, and become the worlds finest. From there use the watch to fast forward to when you drug and prostitute addiction force the NHL to suspend you, causing you to kill your limo driver Rod Blagojevich. For 5 years cover your tracks until one faithful day the pain is too great for your imagination and you must just admit that THIS IS SPARTA. Once you get out of prison in two days due to good behavior, join the Australian mob. Use Sparkey, the overly loyal and naive but good in heart boy to track down this roommate. From there use your eye lasers to kill him. Using all the cash you had made as a NHL star steal his identity and get your money back and move to Mexico to live the the rest of your days as a cowboy.

 

[Asturiel]

I'm pretty sure you could sell the best stuff for cheapo, and if not donate it, but have them pick it up.

I still say Small claims court, but if your government is anything like Canada's, then you will have the odds stacked against you.

(i.e. Left government on the topic of People rights-Land rights)

He's a Canadian Dudufus

We had the Cancer society come by and they said furniture pretty much has to be brand new or they won't take it.

Is that fucking retarded, or is it just me?

OT: Consult a lawyer to see if you have any evidence against him, all you've done he can just bullshit his way out of in court.

 

[kaizen2468]

Sell his possessions until you have the money he owes you back. If he has a problem with it, beat the shit out of him.

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

Court seems like the best option in terms of getting shit done.

For the record, the moment you lent him the $600 was the moment you stopped being friends. Never lend money to someone you have a personal relationship with.

 

[Asturiel]

What an obvious solution

Climb to the top of the highest mountain in Japan. Confront the warrior Xhah Gizzow to the ultimate test of man hood. Do not forget the antelopes, they are the true call of the warrior. Before the fight pray to the god of horses, so that he can bestow upon man the gift of fire. Do not lie to Marquees, he is not the joker you may think. Tackle the warrior and fall off the mountain with him. If you end up dead you're doing it wrong. Once is Canada don't forget to visit Vancouver and congratulate those sneaky Canadian hockey players who have just today won the fish. Don't be afraid of the fishes aroma, for only it knows the truth of quantum physics. Ask it for the watch, hit alarm three times and go back to your birth day. Train yourself to become the worlds best hokey player. The work may be rigorous, but the reward is the sweetest, I mean the finest. The lady in the lake should watch you your entire way. Turn left at the next light. To Canada we go! Win the gold for the Americans in 2010, and become the worlds finest. From there use the watch to fast forward to when you drug and prostitute addiction force the NHL to suspend you, causing you to kill your limo driver Rod Blagojevich. For 5 years cover your tracks until one faithful day the pain is too great for your imagination and you must just admit that THIS IS SPARTA. Once you get out of prison in two days due to good behavior, join the Australian mob. Use Sparkey, the overly loyal and naive but good in heart boy to track down this roommate. From there use your eye lasers to kill him. Using all the cash you had made as a NHL star steal his identity and get your money back and move to Mexico to live the the rest of your days as a cowboy.

You must be a psychic hooker, because you just blew my mind!