Confirmation of my brother's wrongdoing
Hi All,
This is highly unusual, and probably a first for a LiveJournal entry, but I'd like to hear opinions on what my brother did and my mother did.
In a phone call just now I've just had it confirmed that back in the years 2001, 2002 & 2003 when my brother was sharing my apartment, my mother told him he "did not need to pay rent for the days he wasn't staying at that apartment."
It was an agreement when he moved in that we would divide the expenses half each, rent, electricity and that for the phone he would pay half the line rental as well as the calls he made. He had an entire room all to himself, which he filled with his belongings and even that wasn't enough for him - he littered the dining room table with his books and other junk (even refusing to move them when there were inspections by the landlord's agent). He was living here, and working full time in the city, taking only occasional days away when he was on leave from work. He came and went as he pleased, sometimes arriving around midnight, including days that he had previously said he would not be present yet changed his mind without warning.
Now I wish LiveJournal had a poll feature like the forums because this is the question I wish to pose:
Was my brother stealing from me when he refused to pay the rent for days that he was absent from the apartment? Yes/No?
This is highly unusual, and probably a first for a LiveJournal entry, but I'd like to hear opinions on what my brother did and my mother did.
In a phone call just now I've just had it confirmed that back in the years 2001, 2002 & 2003 when my brother was sharing my apartment, my mother told him he "did not need to pay rent for the days he wasn't staying at that apartment."
It was an agreement when he moved in that we would divide the expenses half each, rent, electricity and that for the phone he would pay half the line rental as well as the calls he made. He had an entire room all to himself, which he filled with his belongings and even that wasn't enough for him - he littered the dining room table with his books and other junk (even refusing to move them when there were inspections by the landlord's agent). He was living here, and working full time in the city, taking only occasional days away when he was on leave from work. He came and went as he pleased, sometimes arriving around midnight, including days that he had previously said he would not be present yet changed his mind without warning.
Now I wish LiveJournal had a poll feature like the forums because this is the question I wish to pose:
Was my brother stealing from me when he refused to pay the rent for days that he was absent from the apartment? Yes/No?