Lease Agreement
My ex-boyfriend and I had made a verbal agreement that he would rent an apartment in his name for me. My name is no where on the lease not even as a person living there. The agreement was that he would pay half the rent even though he wouldn't be staying there. I had to pay the other half of the rent. I kept my end of the agreement, and he failed on his part. It resulted in an eviction, and now he's trying to take me to court saying that he feels he shouldn't have to pay anything because he didn't stay there. Not once has he shown me any paper work showing the final cost. Yet I still offered to pay half of the final cost. Is there anything I need to do to prove that I payed my half and is this agreement legally binding?
When you go to small claims court bring any and all documentation you have showing that you paid your share. This includes your checks to him and any bills you paid to him, the apartment owner, power company, repair services, etc. A letter from the apartment owner on their letterhead plus letters from any other businesses or aquaintances stating that they will attest to him saying that you would split the rent will also help. Also, pictures that show him in the apartment if you have any. Take heart. Judges aren't stupid. They deal with this stuff all the time. You do need to bring ammunition to prove your side. Also, It's his name on all the lease paperwork, not yours. I think you have a good chance of winning this.
It seems to me that it's his problem! Your name is nowhere on the lease, so he is being evicted not you. You will of course have to move, but as far as the court is concerned, I agree Judges aren't stupid and the judgement should go against him.
I agree, let him know you were staying with him and helping him with HIS bills - your legal residence was with your parents, aunt, or real boyfriend; then demand you 1/2 of the rent back in a countersuit if he sues you.