Can an individual make a legally binding contract?

Macdaddy4738

Macdaddy4738

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Long story short, room mate is moving out 3 months before lease is up. Claims he paid his portion of rent (will be checking that soon). He also says he will pay his part of the bills.

Can I draft a contract for him to sign that will hold up in court if need be or is that beyond something a random person can do?
 
Notary is better but the witness should be an unbiased 3rd party that none of you know or have ties to in any way to make it better (and 18 years old or more :) ). Anyone could work but a notary would be a 1st choice to make it less questionable
 
paper with any agreement other than illegal activities with the three signatures one being a notary or third party witness is a binding legal contract here in NC. plus you can sue anyone for anything here also. you just need to have the evidence, money, and time to do it.
 
I'd be sure your landlord is aware of this, maybe even have them sign the contract saying they know as well.
 
RatLabGuy said:
I'd be sure your landlord is aware of this, maybe even have them sign the contract saying they know as well.
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Well he claims he has a receipt for his payments, but funny how he didnt mention it to me, nor show it to anyone.

All I need from him is a written promise to continue paying bills because I definitely cant afford power/cable, etc by myself.
 
Good luck w/ that - continuing to pay on a lease is one thing, but there's no way I'd pay on utilities (esp cable) for a place I wasn't at or even have any control over.
 
Sounds to me like you need to find a replacement roomate, hella deal for somebody - free rent, just pay share of utilities.
 
RatLabGuy said:
Good luck w/ that - continuing to pay on a lease is one thing, but there's no way I'd pay on utilities (esp cable) for a place I wasn't at or even have any control over.
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Well its a very long story. Basically he moved in with his girlfriend, and moved his sister and boyfriend in. They initially wanted to move out really early in the whole deal (somewhere around october)

Basically I told him he was responsible for

A. Their rent
B. Their part of the utilities.

Why? Because it was HIS family. He said okay and agreed to it.

He still pays their part of the utilities, he doesnt pay their rent but thats all been worked out now.

To me, if you make a year commitment to stay in one place, then that includes more than just rent. Leaving your room mate with nearly 400 dollars in utilities to pay for is just wrong.

My sister has been sick for months, and hasn't been living at her place at all. She still pays all the utilities just as she should be doing.
We cant move anyone else in, because if the landlord finds out, everyone is kicked out of the place, no questions asked.
 
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