'Her claim is not reasonable or valid': Cheap ex-roommate who hasn’t paid rent in months demands $700 over laptop damage caused by her own cat

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    'She has zero intention to pay'
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    more than half a year ago my roommate, who i don't live with anymore, had her laptop get juice on it because her cat knocked over my drink. she is now demanding i take $700 off of the debt that she owes me for unpaid rent and bills. the laptop was old too, i don't think it was worth that much. do i legally owe her this money?
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    edit: the drink and the laptop were both on the coffee table (where we put drinks) and her cat knocked it over onto the table, it then made a puddle that reached the bottom of her laptop.
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    edit 2: thank you everyone for the advice, im going to go ahead and limit contact as much as possible if she's going to act like this. apparently ip ed her off by asking her to sign something saying she owes me the money that she does, and that's what sparked this laptop situation to come up. i don't it want to go to court but if it has to, is has to. Location: West Virginia
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    a LLI 3
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    bluegrassgazer She's looking for a way to get out of paying you any of the debt she owes you, IMO. Be prepared to eat it all or go to court over it.
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    Used_Mark_7911 Her claim is not reasonable or valid. However the fact that she would even suggest this is a strong indicator that she has no intention of paying. you the money she owes.
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    nerdburg It's not relevant to what they owe you. If they want to recover damages for their laptop, they can sue you for that.
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    At best, they might recover the fair market value of the used laptop, but even that is unlikely.
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    It's not uncommon for ppl that owe money to make up reasons why they don't have. to pay. It does not typically go well in court.
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    Scrublord_Rat NAL, as a pet owner wouldn't it be her fault that her pet caused the damage?
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    WillAnderson Jr No she does not have a valid claim, you're not at fault for her cat's actions. My advice is to stop associating with her and anyone else that disrespects you so much as to demand something like this.
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    Legitimate_Ear_3895 tell her to sue the cat for the money. you don't owe it to her.
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    Fantastic-Climate-84 Just take your ex to small claims. They're not going to pay you back any other way, and as others have mentioned this is the rawest of bulls.
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    jansipper She does not have a valid claim. Unless maybe you put the drink in a place where it was reasonably foreseeable that it would fall on her laptop? In terms of getting paid for the outstanding debt, the best way
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    is by getting someone to do it voluntarily. Even if you win in court, you still have to collect. If she's willing to pay you everything now less the $700, take it because it's probably all you're ever gonna get.
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    Mr_Bill_W Her cat, her computer, her problem not yours!
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    twhiting9275 She has zero intention to pay. Either s k it up and absorb the loss or take her to small claims
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    She also has no counter claim. The fact that she's trying this though proves she ain't paying up
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    eroscripter NAL, Tell her no and that she has 14 days to pay up or your taking her to small claims court.
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    mrrosado The owner of the cat is liable for all the damages that happened next.
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    nahmymanthisaintit NAL but petty, if she sues: counter-sue for a soda her cat knocked over.
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    Illeatu2 Did the laptop stop working then? Because it's odd if the fluid only touched the plastic case on the bottom. Take her to court. You have her admission of debt to you. Don't offer money off for the laptop. It was her cats fault

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