09-07-2006, 08:23 AM
Ok here is my situation that I need some advice on. Last year I lived in a townhouse with two of my friends. We all moved out earlier this summer because the owners were selling the house. They then stuck us for a bill for repairs to the house that conveniently matches what our security deposit was. My question to you is ÔÇô Is it unreasonable to not split the charges equally and to split based on responsibility. The charges are as follows
General house cleaning: 180
Repaint one room: 225
Repair one bathroom: 1,035
Repair molding and handrail: 495
Now here is where it gets kind of tricky. I think itÔÇÖs obvious that all 3 of us split the general house cleaning, we all lived there and we all were responsible for cleaning it. The repainting of the bedroom is for my roommate ChrisÔÇÖ room; apparently he left some holes in the wall or something like that. That being said I donÔÇÖt feel that my other roommate or I should have to pay to repaint his room. The broken molding and handrail are from my other roommateÔÇÖs dog. I do remember him saying that he was going to pay for any damage the dog caused; however, IÔÇÖm certain he doesnÔÇÖt remember that. Basically the dog chewed the molding up, chewed on the handrail and then ripped it off the wall. Now the bathroom that basically needs to be completely redone is the one that my roommates shared, I had my own bathroom in my room. Given these circumstances I donÔÇÖt really think that I should lose my $600+ for damage that I didnÔÇÖt cause and had no control over. Is this completely irrational of me; is there some unspoken roommate code that I am breaking?
General house cleaning: 180
Repaint one room: 225
Repair one bathroom: 1,035
Repair molding and handrail: 495
Now here is where it gets kind of tricky. I think itÔÇÖs obvious that all 3 of us split the general house cleaning, we all lived there and we all were responsible for cleaning it. The repainting of the bedroom is for my roommate ChrisÔÇÖ room; apparently he left some holes in the wall or something like that. That being said I donÔÇÖt feel that my other roommate or I should have to pay to repaint his room. The broken molding and handrail are from my other roommateÔÇÖs dog. I do remember him saying that he was going to pay for any damage the dog caused; however, IÔÇÖm certain he doesnÔÇÖt remember that. Basically the dog chewed the molding up, chewed on the handrail and then ripped it off the wall. Now the bathroom that basically needs to be completely redone is the one that my roommates shared, I had my own bathroom in my room. Given these circumstances I donÔÇÖt really think that I should lose my $600+ for damage that I didnÔÇÖt cause and had no control over. Is this completely irrational of me; is there some unspoken roommate code that I am breaking?
