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pameladugan
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I hope this is the right place to post this. I have a problem with an ex-fiance. I feel I have to give some history here... I am divorced, and was living with this man who has 2 children from a previous relationship, since 1998. He moved into my appartment and was not on the lease at first. Well, my lease was not renewed, and so we had to find another place to live. Jim, the man I was living with, found a 4 bedroom townhouse for us. Both our names were on the lease. All of this took place in Beacon, NY.
Because he had 2 kids and was paying child support and did not have a very good paying job, I took half the rent from him and took care of the electricity and phone bills and food by myself. In 1998, he gave me an engagement ring worth 3500 dollars.
The woman that he has these two children with, has one from a previous relationship as well. when Jims kids would come to visit, their brother would also. Again, because of Jims financial situation, I would buy the food for the kids when they came to visit and also all of their christmas and birthday presents for the years we were together.
In early 2000, Jim bought a new vaccum for me. It is in my name and the service contract is in my name and all that. He paid cash.
In June of 2000, Jim bought an Air Conditionar. Again he paid cash for it.
In Sept of 2000, his car was repossesed, and I paid the repossor 650 dollars cash so he could keep the car.
On Sept 7, I found out jim was cheating on me, and I threw him out of the house. The next day he gave me half the rent for that month.
A few weeks after this, he came into the house (he was still on the lease) and took the ring that he gave me, without discussion with me.
Now I am in a bind. I got a balance electric bill from my electric company, and they want 800 dollars from electricity useage fromt he time that Jim lived with me. I took the summary of all the charges, and subtracted what he contributed after half the rent was paid, and came up with him owning me 408 dollars from Jan 1999 through Sept 2000.
I tried to talk to him about this, because I think it is only fiar that he help pay the bill that I have since it was when he was living with me, and he refuses to pay a cent. Even though it is clear that he paid less then half of the bill every month, and there is a balance from when he was in residence.
This is what I would like to do:
I would like to get my 408 dollars for the electric bill.
I would like to get the 650 I paid so the car would not be repossed.
I would like to get half the rent payment for the remainder of the time that he was on the lease, Oct-Jan15th.
I would like to get some sort of compensation for the ring that he stole.
He told me to sell the vaccum and AC that he bought to pay off the electric bill. Can he do this? Will I have to sell them, even though I paid for so many things that went towards him and his kids and thier brother?
I really need help with this. I dont know if I should go to small claims or get a lawyer and try to get everything back from him. He has a history of cheating, and also never pays his loans, thus the car being repossesed.
What are my options here?
Because he had 2 kids and was paying child support and did not have a very good paying job, I took half the rent from him and took care of the electricity and phone bills and food by myself. In 1998, he gave me an engagement ring worth 3500 dollars.
The woman that he has these two children with, has one from a previous relationship as well. when Jims kids would come to visit, their brother would also. Again, because of Jims financial situation, I would buy the food for the kids when they came to visit and also all of their christmas and birthday presents for the years we were together.
In early 2000, Jim bought a new vaccum for me. It is in my name and the service contract is in my name and all that. He paid cash.
In June of 2000, Jim bought an Air Conditionar. Again he paid cash for it.
In Sept of 2000, his car was repossesed, and I paid the repossor 650 dollars cash so he could keep the car.
On Sept 7, I found out jim was cheating on me, and I threw him out of the house. The next day he gave me half the rent for that month.
A few weeks after this, he came into the house (he was still on the lease) and took the ring that he gave me, without discussion with me.
Now I am in a bind. I got a balance electric bill from my electric company, and they want 800 dollars from electricity useage fromt he time that Jim lived with me. I took the summary of all the charges, and subtracted what he contributed after half the rent was paid, and came up with him owning me 408 dollars from Jan 1999 through Sept 2000.
I tried to talk to him about this, because I think it is only fiar that he help pay the bill that I have since it was when he was living with me, and he refuses to pay a cent. Even though it is clear that he paid less then half of the bill every month, and there is a balance from when he was in residence.
This is what I would like to do:
I would like to get my 408 dollars for the electric bill.
I would like to get the 650 I paid so the car would not be repossed.
I would like to get half the rent payment for the remainder of the time that he was on the lease, Oct-Jan15th.
I would like to get some sort of compensation for the ring that he stole.
He told me to sell the vaccum and AC that he bought to pay off the electric bill. Can he do this? Will I have to sell them, even though I paid for so many things that went towards him and his kids and thier brother?
I really need help with this. I dont know if I should go to small claims or get a lawyer and try to get everything back from him. He has a history of cheating, and also never pays his loans, thus the car being repossesed.
What are my options here?