An ex-flatmate has asked me to to contribute to a bill that she failed to pay 2 years ago. Do I have to pay?
She failed to pay the bill in 2005, and is the sole name on the bill. I no longer live there but she has my email address for contact. She was always incredibly unreliable when paying bills, letting them build up for months and asking for huge amounts in short spaces of time but she refused to let anyone control the bills since she was in the house longest.
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Much would depend on where you live and whether there was any written agreement in place; if not, she likely does not have any legal leg to stand on.
As it is now 2007 and she is just now asking you in 2005, even if she tries to bring a suit in Small Claims Court, if she has NEVER asked for the money previously, you could argue that she has not met any due diligence requirement and she is likely to lose the case.
No, you are gone, and if you paid YOUR bills she has no claim.
no you are not legally binded to pay moreover its solely under her name.but on goodwill, if she is a friend in need and you may have the means.do good anyway..but if it happens the second time..i guess i dont have to tell you what to do.
I guess if you were there and had an agreement to split the bills and are sure you did not pay her already, yes, I think you have an ethical obligation to pay her
I would only do this upon her emailing you a scanned copy of the paid original bill
why are you bringing up the fact that she was messy and unreliable and not really up on paying bills. sounds to me like your looking for reasons to duck out of paying.
if you lived there at the time of the bill and you had agreed to split the bills then pay it.
stop being so tight
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