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S.K. vs. My Roommate Sharon Hopkins From Delta Force Apartments

S. K. vs. My Roommate Sharon Hopkins From Delta Force Apartments
33 ValleyGirl Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90210, United States
Amount Involved: $1,479.00
Complaint(s): Property damage or loss | Other
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Statement of Claim
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"My co-tenent Sharon Hopkins left without paying her share of the rent for 3 months. She claimed she didn't have the money and asked the other renters to cover her until she got her accident settlement but then she left and simply said that since she made improvements to the unit for more than the amount of the rent she shouldn't have to pay. In fact, she claims she is owed money.

We never had any agreement about the work she did (although she now claims we verbally agreed to the offset one night when we were all drinking) Most of the improvements were solely/primarily for her benefit.
Those included:

- Carpet cleaning which was needed because of her dog
-Change in curtains- she didn't like the color
-Re-drywalling and painting the wall that her boyfriend put his fist through
-Some landscaping
-Roof repairs that her boyfriend did and which she feels we should recover from the landlord
-Various other small $ items and cleaning. She also wants a decoration consulting fee because she is a design student and felt her advice helped with the house decorations- I'm not paying for "Modern Goth""
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Claimant timeline (4) - Hide
  • 08-11-2015 — signed lease which we all agreed to pay onetime equally
  • 03-01-2016 — Sharon stopped paying her rent but claimed she would get it caught up with her settlement money came in
  • 05-18-2016 — our lease ended and Sharon claims now she doesn't owe anything
  • 05-13-2016 — contacted a lawyer who says it would cost more to recover the past due amts from her than she owes
What Claimant Wants Hide
1. Payment due: back rent due May 11, 2016 $1,270.00
2. Recovery of Losses: interest on outstanding balance due Jun 02, 2016 $18.00
3. Pay me for my time: 3 hours of our time trying to collect Jun 02, 2016 $55.00
4. Monetary items with amounts to be determined: loss of damage deposit from dog damage Jun 02, 2016 $136.00
5. Other – Pay for claim posting cost May 11, 2016 $7.99
Cash total : $1,486.99
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Message from My Roommate Sharon Hopkins From Delta Force Apartments: Sorry, all of us (you, me, Angel and Jon) agreed that night at Sepi's that my repairs and improvements would count as three months of rent. Angel will back me up on this, we all agreed. I can't help it if you don't remember this, and now want to go back to the original agreement. I'm happy to cover your loss on the damage deposit because it was my dog and the cleaning I paid for turned out not to be adequate.
What By When How Much
1. Reimbursement for damage deposit Jun 02, 2016 $136.00
Cash total : $136.00
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Claimant says maybe M
Claimant: ("MAYBE"):
"I'll pay you $25 plus free food for a month."
 (7 years ago)
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"I would have to have $35 to consider this."
 (7 years ago)
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Claimant says maybe M
Claimant: ("MAYBE"):
"thats a step in the right direction...."
 (7 years ago)
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Claimant: ():
"Im looking for $1500 and you offer me $136. Thats an insult. No wonder you have to rip people off to stay in business. I would settle for $1000 for the luxury of never having to hear from you again. Deal?"
 (7 years ago)
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  • Contributed Solution: by Sophia Patel On 07-24-2017
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    I would say you should 1) avoid court, 2) settle on PC, 3) split the money you would have wasted in court and settle with those savings in mind.
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  • Contributed Solution: by Fred Swartz On 07-20-2017
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    put this claim out on FB with a poll . parties agree to go along with whatever gets the most votes over 1000. Solutions are 1) pay nothing 2) pay all up front 3) 50.50 split 4 pay all in equal payments over 12 months with interest
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  • Contributed Solution: by Fred Swartz On 07-20-2017
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    We can settle this with a little creativity. Co-tenent should pay back rent and agree to a 10% interest rate on all backs for the period they were due. Does that work?
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  • Contributed Solution: by Fran Fellowes On 06-15-2017
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    Roomate from hell owes the rent, the damage from the dog, and 50% of the carpet cleaning More...
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  • Contributed Solution: by Ehsan Samavatian On 06-15-2017
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    It seems like you don't follow any agreement from the beginning. If she spent more than what she supposed to pay for rent, you shouldn't ask for more.
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  • Question: by Andrea Brooks — Licensed Adjuster In Over 30 States. Investigation Claims For 10+ Years
    • On: 06-20-2016
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    Were all parties listed on the lease agreement or a sublease agreement when they lived in the home?

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