Am I legally obliged to pay a bill that is in my housemates name?.

Caseycutes

Hi just looking for advice basically going through hell now with housemates and my landlord. I live in a 2 storey house divided up into two flats all housemates are students in the same course bar the problem tenant and his girlfriend who are professionals. Basically since day 1 it has been this housemates goal to get me to leave the property. He has made up complaints and blamed disturbances caused by other tenants on myself tp which he directly reports to the landlord. This tenant has been living in the property for 3 years and has a much better relationship with the landlady than I do as I am only living there 6 months. I constantly revieve texts and calls from the landlady about these alleged disturbances I am causing and other housemates have even informed the landlord that they were responsible for the disturbances although she still actively pursues me for these issues. After one particular incident caused by the drunk friend of an upstairs tenant she text me without as much as asking me saying 'I need your move out date' She also text my friend and fellow tenant stating that she knows I am legally entitled to 35 days notice however the best day for me to leave would be today and asked him to encourage me to leave. There have been many other incidents like this. This professional is significantly older than myself and he and his girlfriend intimidate me and prevent me from using the kitchen. Also acting very hostile towards myself. It is just my own bedroom and his downstairs and I have been told my him and the landlady that the room I am living in and the past tenants (including myself) are 'cursed' due to all the issues weve supposedly caused. However I think this rings true to the fact that he is a bully and obviously finds problems and makes complaints about any tenant he lives with downstairs. My basic question with regard to this is do I have to pay the gas bill? It is in his name and I am vacating the property in 3 months at the end of May. Just wondering what my legal stance is on this as I am fed up of being walked all over and made to feel intimidated. The landlady has also not given me a lease after i requestes and is not registered with the RTB. Thanks in advance. Casey

TheChizler

Did you use or benefit from the gas? If so then yes you should contribute. Unless you're asking do you have to pay the whole bill?

Caseycutes

I do but I am not asking with regard to morals I mean legally. This man has put me through an awful time for no reason which the landlord has been made aware of and failed to address.

TheChizler wrote: »

Did you use or benefit from the gas? If so then yes you should contribute. Unless you're asking do you have to pay the whole bill?

TheChizler

Caseycutes wrote: »

I do but I am not asking with regard to morals I mean legally. This man has put me through an awful time for no reason which the landlord has been made aware of and failed to address.

Nothing to do with morals. You used something you pay for it. Everything else is unfortunate but on the gas issue alone you owe a portion of the bill unless you agreed something different when you moved in.

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