hmmpf! no one made me an offer like this.

You silly! Of course we'd love to surround you too!

Vi, Carrie...your wasting your breath..our kitties hate us and will never come to MPLS to enjoy our love...

endorphin74 said:

At least not until the next celebration. They love Prince more than they love us.

AaronForever said:

Not in my world.

CarrieMpls said:

now hush! that's not true i live on a shoestring budget. and i probably won't even be able to afford the shoestrings after this court date

AaronForever said:

Well, I think I have a spare pair around here somewhere. If you need any, just org-note me and let me know.

sorry AaronForever, evicting people is part of what i do for a living

yes, you should supply your deadbeat roommate's address. absolutely. it's too bad that you're a named defendant, but that's how some leases work.

you might contact the equivalent of the legal aid society for your state - there are attorneys who handle this stuff 'pro bono'- without charging you. failing that, you can appear on your own behalf- 'pro se'.

in MN, the judge who hears your case will usually order defendants to make payments over a schedule which can be negotiated at the time of trial. so if you don't have the $$ to fork over at time of trial, you will likely be given an opportunity to do so over time.

it would also be well worth your time and effort to have the record of this court proceeding expunged after it's concluded. otherwise your next prospective landlord might see that in the court file and assume you're not a good candidate for tenancy.

again, sorry this is happening to you. i hope it works out in the end

ps: the above is not to be taken as actual legal advice

XxAxX said:

done. and i'll probably be finding out later today or tomorrow if they actually got the paperwork back and issued him a summons at the address i provided them.



i'll probably be doing it on my own behalf, though my mother is a paralegal and is, i think, going to get advice from one of the lawyers, and she'll be in court with me.



my mom says that since i'm disputing the debt and they haven't gotten the stuff to me that they told me to request, then there probably won't be a judgement at my first court date. :hoping: what do you think? I'm in IL, btw.



well, if it comes down to it, i'll be able to borrow the money to pay this off before a judgement is made against me, with the stipulation that the roommate signs a contract stating that he'll pay me the full amount or at least part of it (i haven't decided how to approach it yet). he's not ruining my credit any more than he already has (there were other incidents while we were living together).




thanks!

Nep2nes said:

what an ignorant, illiterate world you live in

Nep2nes said:

Actually it's not, smartass. "Never mind" is an idiom that, when used correctly, is two separate words.

thescandalouslife said:

I did not know that.

2the9s said:

aren't you supposed to be an english professor

AaronForever said:

Apparently teaching vagrants out of the back of a van doesn't meet certain "academic standards."

2the9s said:

Oh my God. You're my teacher?!

BattierBeMyDaddy said:

That's right! And Battier, that ain't cork grease!

2the9s said:

mmm... cork grease...

Natsume said:

2the9s said:

Then what the hell have I been rubbin' on my clarinet?

2the9s said:

Is that the van you live in, down by the river?

BattierBeMyDaddy said:

change one letter in "cork grease"