QUESTION
Can I sue my ex, we lived together?
Asked on Feb 14th, 2013 on Civil Litigation - New Jersey
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MY ex and I were sued by our old landlord for back rent. I paid half of it out of my own pocket with no help from her and when we split I thought that she would pay the remainder. It is now 1.5 years later and I found out from our old landlord that no one ever paid the remainder. He contacted her and she refused to pay. So i paid the remainder of the suit to clear the judgement. Do I have a case to sue her for the half that I just paid?
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Were you both on the lease? If she was responsible for payment, you probably should have let the landlord take care of it instead of paying it. There is nothing to indicate that your ex asked you to pay this, or that you agreed to pay it if you could be paid back. Nothing you have written indicates that there was any agreement between you to split the cost. If there was a judgment against you, and you paid to satisfy that judgment it would not appear you could get those funds back.
Answered on Feb 14th, 2013 at 5:11 PM
Diana L. Anderson, Certified Elder Law Attorney This response is not legal advice and does not establish any form of attorney/client relationship