BoomChikkaBoom
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You do have a leg to stand on and it doesn't matter that you didn't sign a lease. He allowed you to move your stuff in as a prequel to your moving in as soon as this guy vacated. If he was at all unsure about what was going on, he should not have allowed you to move your stuff in. You relied on his promise, the fact that he let you move your stuff in and the fact that he accepted your money for it too. Then he screwed you over.
What you do about it depends on how far you want to push this and if you still want to remain friends with this person.
If I were you, I would tell this friend that at the very least he owes you the storage fee back, and your stuff should be able to remain in his garage free of charge until you find a new place.
If he is really your friend he would offer this in order to make up for the trouble and inconvenience he has caused you. |
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worldhq101
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You should probably just consider this a "life lesson" and move on. If the other guy was also a friend of his, he was in a position of choosing between two friends, not a good spot for him either. I doubt he did it on purpose. Have you asked him for your $torage back ? If he won't give it to you voluntarily you probably don't have much of a case as he did store your stuff. An oral contract, though perfectly legal, is difficult to enforce because its usually one person's word against another's and judges aren't mind readers. If you take him to small claims court and lose it will cost you more on top of what you already have into it. You have to pay a filing fee to initiate the case and court costs if you lose, and you will definitely lose a friend. Try to get the $$ back and if not just chaulk it up to experience and move on. |
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Process Guy
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Legally he did nothing wrong. Friendwise, he screwed you. |
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tuesday
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Sorry to say there is not a lot for you to do, other then choose friends wisely... |
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paul h
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Sue the bum in small claims court for the storage fee. And get your things out of his garage. |
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Scott
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In Real Estate Friends or not always get it in writting...
For my part this guy has shown you what type of "friend" he really is... Like it or not you now know what you have in his friendship... |
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johnbenn_2000
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If it was a verbal agreement you don't have a leg to stand on. If you had a written agreement signed by both of you,it would be different. Goood luck finding a place. |
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notyou311
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Unless you signed a lease, there is nothing you can do. He chose money over friendship. Move on and forget about it and him. |
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bostonianinmo
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Well, as you don't want to sue, there's really not a lot that you can do. Even if you did, proving a verbal contract can be difficult if the parties don't agree to what was said.
As to the friendship, there isn't one. A real friend would never do something like that. It's not that he's no longer a friend, he never really was in the first place.
We all have a pretty good number of acquaintances, but only a tiny handful of true friends. Obviously this guy was not one of yours. |
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curious student
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First off , he obviously isn't really your freind, freinds don't do that to each other. I don't think theres anything you can do other than find a new place to live and keep this person out of your life. I would be sure to warn all common freinds what his true nature is so he doesn't so the same to them. |
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freckles
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if you did not sign anything you just got screwed my dear but hay chauk this up as a lesson learned in this hard world hope you find a place soon |
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INACTIVE
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I think you are using the term "friend" a little too loosely. One thing I know from experience is not to share space or expenses or borrow money with/from anyone you consider a friend so you may have saved a friendship by not going through with the move. You have two choices: dump him as a friend or move on with life... or both. |
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GreenHornet
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A verbal contract is a contract. Contrary to the first answer, your "friend " breached the contract. See an attorney.
You are entitled to compensation. |
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