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do I have a claim?

  • 17-06-2014 9:58am
    #1
    spektorfive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭


    Hi. Just wondering do I have a case. My friend of three years and roommate of two years sent me a text on Feb 3 saying him and his girlfriend were thinking of moving out. When got home ask him when he was moving out. He said he didn't know. I said how about I contact the landlord and say both of us are moving out end of March. He agreed. Next week he moved out without really telling me. Again a got a text and found out by Facebook. On day of him moving out I ask him about agreement and what going do about March rent. He said he pay it and only moving out early as won't have gotten his new place if different. I accepted this as his my friend. I receive txt msg following week saying he pay soon as he can. I received Facebook msg/txt fairly regularly telling me he'll get money soon as he can to me and that he was really sorry. We met in late April and again said sorry for being late with money and promise me have it next week. Following week received 130 euro. He owe me 455. I msg to say thanks and enquired about rest of it. Again said have soon as he can. I got msg last Tuesday tell his only giving me another 50 euro to cover the esb bill and not getting rent as he feels now he doesn't owe because he was not living there. When brought up our agreement he said that wasn't his idea and only agree to it to keep me from saying anything to him. Do you think I have a small claims court case? I have many txt/msg from him saying he owes me the money plus he not denying our agreement just that he doesn't want to pay it now. Any advice be great thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,599 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    Small claims court is consumer to business. This doesn't fit.


  • #3
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Some friends teach us valuable life lessons, I'm afraid.


  • #4
    spektorfive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭spektorfive


    Thanks guys didn't know about our system. Guess watching too much judge judy


  • #5
    No Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭No Pants


    Stop referring to him as your friend. He clearly isn't.


  • #6
    goz83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,035 ✭✭✭goz83


    Friends pay their debts to their friends


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  • #7
    No Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭No Pants


    Do you know where he's living now and do you know if it's another sharing arrangement?

    Did he get his deposit returned?


  • #8
    spektorfive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭spektorfive


    Hi. His living with his girlfriend now. He never paid deposit as had been living in flat for a while before he move in. I know now it been good idea for him to pay a deposit but again at time thought could trust him.


  • #9
    No Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭No Pants


    spektorfive wrote: »
    Hi. His living with his girlfriend now. He never paid deposit as had been living in flat for a while before he move in. I know now it been good idea for him to pay a deposit but again at time thought could trust him.
    Ouch. Call round to his house and ask for it in person. And don't let yourself get into such a situation again.


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