So talking with the one roommate over the phone early this evening as I was commuting back from a class elsewhere (about an hour commute); I get yet another sugar coated surprise.
First, she tells me that she had a really great time with her son whom she visited (which I think is great), then acknowledges that we need to talk and we agree on this weekend; because we have to be sober and because I'm booked until Friday afternoon when I proctor the class I'm auditing.
She tells me that she is going to sue our mutual "friend" for defamation of character which she characterizes as a felony; it isn't, as far as I can tell it's a civil matter unless some other rules which I have not researched apply. See link1. And civil matters have to show injury, and if you wish monetary compensation you have to show losses. (Or did I get that wrong? I have to check)...
Great. Now she is on tilt.
So the surprise...
She "reviewed" the amount of work that she has "done" for the house, and determined that I probably owe her money. I am speechless. Our agreement was she paid rent, and contributed about $150-200 a month in cleaning effort... and anything else she did was because she insisted. (It helps her with stress to have projects to do, never mind whether I agreed to them or not)...
And I offered to drive her (the agreement was she'd cover gas) for 5 trips to south orange county and back that I can document. So who's time is worth more?
I told her I would not kick her out over rent, but this is not what I agreed to...
She hasn't paid rent since 8 weeks ago as of now, owes just under $800 (8 weeks minus a little), and is disregarding the $330 in direct loan expenses (hair colour, vision checkup, cigarettes, her cellphone bill and she even talked me into buying her beverages..).
I'm not including the emergency room visit ($140), the followup doctor's visits to inspect and later remove stitches, or the damn wusthof solingen classic 8 inch kitchen knife (about $159 discounted) that the local police department "lost".
I figure it almost $1400... if I count the incident... which is more than she's ever made doing her thing since I have known her. And I'm not her boyfriend/toy or client... (and all I really asked her for was the $300 -- because I figure she's good for about that much maybe).
And if I do anything at all, it will be "my fault".
splendid.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
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