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My girlfriends brother owes her $450

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Heres an idea

Give him one more warning
Then take the bass and kick him out

Then he must pay $450 to get his bass... take his guitar also
 
Originally posted by: intogamer
Originally posted by: cubby1223
Sounds like a perfect case for Judge Judy.
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Not really since everything is informal
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Verbal contracts are considered legal documents, so long as they meet the criteria for a valid contract (quid pro quo etc.) Anyways OP, I'd stay out of it, honestly giving advice to women is just crazy any ways, when a woman complains to you, she doesn't want you to solve her problem, she just wants you to re-affirm what she is thinking. So ask her what she thinks should be done then say "That's what I was going to suggest." I learned my lesson the hard way far too many times. Besides, this is really a family matter anyways.
 
Originally posted by: intogamer
Heres an idea

Give him one more warning
Then take the bass and kick him out

Then he must pay $450 to get his bass... take his guitar also
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Bass as in bass guitar, you noob.
 
Originally posted by: chipy
if the brother is *that* good with bass, make him sit outside the house with a hat and play his music. i'm sure generous people with drop some money in the hat. this accomplishes 2 things:

1) the brother gets to practice more

2) he makes some money. it's better than not making any money.

cheers
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tell him to spend half his day in the downtown area playing and the other half practicing with his band
 
He knows she will just spend it on something stupid like a ridiculously overpriced pair of shoes, an oil change and extended warranty on that pair of shoes.
 
She still has to pay the rent either way, so do it in a way that will be meaningful to her brother. Kick the guy out of the appartment.
 
Originally posted by: MisterJackson
All I got to say is stay out of it dude. This is a family matter and unless you guys are married and living together you have NO say so. Even if she agrees with whatever advice you give now she very well may resent you for it in the future.
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Best advice I've seen yet.
 
Small claims court MIGHT be able to do it for you.

She won't need a written contract for a judge to believe that he was supposed to pay her to live there, especially because someone at Staples can surely verify that he recently quit his job.

On the other hand, there probably isn't too much a judge can do to force him to pay money he aparently doesn't have.

Another vote for locking his sh!t up and threatening to pawn it.
 
Originally posted by: jumpr
My girlfriend is living at home with her parents this summer to be closer to her job. She's starting grad school in the fall. Her brother is "subletting" her apartment, but they never made up a contract, so everything is informal.

He's 20 years old and was working at Staples, but he quit his job to "work" on his music (he's a pretty good bass player). Unfortunately, this leaves my girlfriend in a very tough spot. She needs the money to pay her monthly rent, but her brother simply won't pay. He refuses to get a job and neither my girlfriend nor I can think of a way for her to get the money.

What would you do to get the money? Her brother is filling his days by sitting on the couch playing his bass and going to band practice. She can't lock him out because it would put her roommates in a very bad spot by having to shut him out of the house.
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You know what we call people who get into a verbal contract instead of a written contract?

Litigants.
 
You really should stay out of it. It's not your family.

Though if you really must get involved..

Change the locks and hand out new keys.
Sell his bass guitar and any other belongings worth money.
Then call his mommy and daddy.
 
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