I Had A Housemate...What would you do?

I would have no further contact with him at all. He will probably go away. If he does try to file suit against you, the burden to prove this case falls upon him for bringing it to the courts; not on you to refute it. The less said now, the better for you.
 
True. I did tell him to provide the email where I tell him what the terms were before he moved in. I know he won't because I clearly said 30 days notice, rent current, and room as it was when he moved in.

Thanks for the input.
 
PART IV. LESSEE'S DEPOSIT

§3251. Lessee's deposit to secure lease; retention by lessor; conveyance of leased premises; itemized statement by lessor

A. Any advance or deposit of money furnished by a tenant or lessee to a landlord or lessor to secure the performance of any part of a written or oral lease or rental agreement shall be returned to the tenant or lessee of residential or dwelling premises within one month after the lease shall terminate, except that the landlord or lessor may retain all or any portion of the advance or deposit which is reasonably necessary to remedy a default of the tenant or to remedy unreasonable wear to the premises. If any portion of an advance or deposit is retained by a landlord or lessor, he shall forward to the tenant or lessee, within one month after the date the tenancy terminates, an itemized statement accounting for the proceeds which are retained and giving the reasons therefor. The tenant shall furnish the lessor a forwarding address at the termination of the lease, to which such statements may be sent.

B. In the event of a transfer of the lessor's interest in the leased premises during the term of a lease, the transferor shall also transfer to his successor in interest the sum deposited as security for performance of the lease and the transferor shall then be relieved of further liability with respect to the security deposit. The transferee shall be responsible for the return of the lessee's deposit at the termination of the lease, as set forth in Subsection A of this Section.

C. Paragraph A of this Section shall not apply when the tenant abandons the premises, either without giving notice as required or prior to the termination of the lease.


I found this searching for answers. Note the bold "remedy a default of a tenant." He was in default because he didn't give 30 days notice.
 
I know a lawyer who is fond of saying that if it's not in writing, it didn't happen. In another words, if you don't have any sort of agreement then it's probably your word against his unless there are specific laws in your state that govern all rental agreements.
 
I highly doubt you'll ever see a courtroom over this.
 
A. Nonymous said:
I know a lawyer who is fond of saying that if it's not in writing, it didn't happen. In another words, if you don't have any sort of agreement then it's probably your word against his unless there are specific laws in your state that govern all rental agreements.
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If there is no rental agreement on file, then there is no proof that he gave a deposit either. I don't think a court would side with anyone here.
 
I agree with Kashta, let him throw his little fit and get over it, and take it as a lesson to get EVERYTHING in writing with signatures going forward. It may seem stupid or be a pain, but it makes situations like this very easy to sort.
 
If hes saying there was no agreement with that in it, then thats just it. Consider the break clean and move own. Now, if hes trying to feed you the line that you owe him his deposit back because there was some sort of agreement between you twos, tell him to produce the proof and you would be more than happy to oblige him according to the lease agreement that you BOTH signed and dated. The original copy of course, no reprints, with teh original signature. Actually if they want to keep harassing you, tell them to produce the document. Since he is the disgruntled one here, the ball is in his court to provide his evidence, of which of course he will have to provide in court if hes seriously going to pursue this.
 
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