Can I get sued from my former roommates in Providence RI if I live in Chicago IL?

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Can I get sued from my former roommates in Providence RI if I live in Chicago IL?

I used to live with 3 roommates in
Providence RI. The lights and gas were
both in my name so they would pay me
every month their share. So when I moved
out I canceled the bill and another
roommate put it in his name. But they
credited me the entire bill and charged
him the full bill from when he moved
July – Nov. 1, which was approximately
450. Can my roommates sue me if i dont
send them that money so they can pay
their bill? In the lease it doesn’t say
anything about utilities. It’s the
tenants responsibility.

Asked on December 5, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Illinois

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

If you had an agreement, even if only an oral (unwritten) one, that you and your roommates would share the cost of the utilities, then if you were credited more than you proportionately should have been, or they had to pay more than they proportionately should have paid, under the terms of that agreement, they could sue you to get their share of the money. If you are in another state, they might not bother doing so, since suing cross-state is more difficult and expensive--but legally, they could sue if they chose, based on your agreement regarding utilities.


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