I'm 18 and make 50k in NYC. With that kind of money, it's really hard to find a nice place in which to live alone in this city. So I moved out to finding a roommate and found one that was sub-leasing the apartment whilst living in Puerto Rico.
A few weeks in, a letter comes in the mail...
It's a court order due to non-payment of rent. She's been using my money for personal gains and not the rent. Luckily, I'm a programmer and did some digging online and found $3400 in missed rent payments.
Now my question is: should I pay the debt and continue living in this place ($400 a month - unheard of in NYC)? Find another roommate and pay roughly 800-1k (typical in the city)? Or just forget the whole roommate thing and live on my own (which would cause my savings to drop sharply and expenses to really bump up)?
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Little more background:
- She signed a lease for 2 years, this is her first
- Have girlfriend and would love to bring her over without fiasco
- NYC is offering a 90-day moratorium on evictions
Thank you Reddit
Submitted April 08, 2020 at 03:46PM by abdulmdiaz https://ift.tt/2wma2FQ
