Brother refuses to pay $700 to cover his entitled 31-year-old sibling's utility bill after he threatens to sue him over usage of a $60/month storage locker: 'I thought he was joking, but he wasn’t'

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  • TWO BROTHERS TALKING IN THE BATHROOM
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  • AITA for refusing to pay my brother's utilities after he threatened to sue me over using my own storage unit?
  • Throwaway because my brother, Liam (31M), is currently living in my parents' second home about an hour away. But for some reason, he still uses my apartment address (where I live for
  • college) as his legal mailing address. He's been doing it for like two years, saying it's "easier." I said okay at first because I love him, but honestly, it's been a headache - I keep
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  • getting his tax stuff, random bills, and junk mail. A couple months ago, I got my own self-storage unit in my building's basement.
  • It's small, pricey, and I mainly use it for art supplies since I'm an art major.
  • Liam found out and basically decided it was free space for him. He filled about 60% of it with boxes of "important tax documents" he "couldn't keep at the house." I told him
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  • I needed it cleared within two weeks because I had a huge supply order coming. Two weeks go by — nothing. I ask again, and he blows up.
  • Says since his mail comes to my address, he technically has rights to my storage too, and if I touch his stuff, he'll sue me for destroying "important property." I
  • thought he was joking, but he wasn't. He legit threatened legal action over my $60/month storage unit. Fast forward to this week -|
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  • find out he hasn't paid utilities at the house for three months. My parents asked me to cover the $700 bill to "help him out." I told
  • them no. When Liam called, I straight up said, "You threatened to sue me over a storage unit. I'm not giving you money."
  • Now my parents are calling me heartless, saying I'm letting him freeze over "a petty fight." They say $700 shouldn't matter and that I'm holding a grudge. But from my side... I'm tired of being walked on.
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  • So, Reddit AITA for refusing to pay my brother's utilities after he threatened to sue me over my own storage unit?
  • PuddinPanties01 Hell no, NTA! Dude, he's 31, time for him to sort out his own crap and not use your address or storage. I reckon you're well within your rights refusing to shell
  • out 700 bucks too. Suing you over a storage unit? Pffft... Not cool Liam, not cool! Stand your ground mate, don't take that BS.
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  • lovelydreamer NTA but also, if you let him. use your address for mail it is residency. Have him fix it immediately.
  • dncrmom⚫ NTA your parents own the house. They can front him the money. Stop telling them anything and fill out paperwork at the post office to forward his mail to his new address.
  • grayblue_grrl ⚫ NTA.... And start sending his mail back. Not your problem.
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