X Roommate RANT

[RaeRae]

Alot of the advice given to the "Roommate RANT" was good. I have a question I've been working on for quite sometime concerning my X roommate, and I'm sure some of you can sympathize.

My X-roommate ran up a rent / utility bill with me and 2 other guys. At one point he owed me $1200. I finally got him to get some cash ($800) from his mother to pay me. But, he moved out and left town just before last summer. He was supposed to be back for School in August, but didn't return. He decided to take semester off of school. We had made an agreement that he would mail me the other $300 he still owed me by July, but that was a no go. I figured he would pay me because he was "supposed" to be an upstanding person, president of some noteable student clubs, etc. I called many, many times and he just dodged my phone calls, that ticked me off even further.

I had some friends who talked to him and mentioned that he was wanting to propose to his girlfriend and was ring shopping, which of course would prohibit him from paying me back. I still consider him to owe me $250 (I took his Television that he left at another friends house).

Any ideas on what I can do to remind him he owes me, or get on his nerves, or just TICK HIM OFF because of how he screwed me over?

[NeoStarO1]

Well either you can take him to small claims court or just swallow it as a hard lesson learned.

I know easier said then done, but happens often unfortuantly. I been going through that myself on another situation when I loaned a friend of mine some money to fix his car and he has since to pay me and I bug him and he keeps saying he don't have the money, ya right because I just found out he went out and bought a brand spanking new car.

Its quite likely that I will have to cough it up as a hard lesson learned. and the thing is, he WAS my best freind. past tense now.


NeoStar

file a small claims suit on him - write everything down - and get your reciepts togehter. when you have it orgaized - go and file it. - Its a minumal fee in most states and provs

[prttybean]

I have to vote with small claims court here. Our state's fee is around $60 but if you win he has to reimburse court costs. If you don't want to got that route then you'll probably have to just let it go. There is no way to get money from some people.

[SxyTidBit]

Hire some cheap thugs to give him a $300.00 beat down.



Sike. It all depends on how he is, personality wise.
Is he approachable? If so just cal him.
If not when the preacher at his wedding say does anybody have any reasons why these two should not be wed speak now or forever hold your peace. Stand up and say, "yeah I have one, that MoFo owes me $300.00 and if he can't keep a promise to pay back a minor $300 bucks how the heck is he going to keep a lifetime promise?" Or just take him to court if you can prove he owes you the money if you want to go the proper way. But I say stick to the beat down and the Wedding crash.

[OuTpaTienT]

You could just send him a present: http://www.dogdoo.com/

Or get a little more serious: The Avenger's Handbook (a crash course in revenge)