my roommate and i recently got summoned to court in new york city by our landlord for over $9000 in past rent and property damages. we co-signed on a one-year lease in dec 2004 (ending in dec 2005). i moved out at the end of that lease, but my roommate went on a month to month rent basis with the landlord over a verbal agreement. he stayed there until november 2007. the summons indicated that the rent due and property damages extended from march 1, 2006, which means this has nothing to do with me as i was no longer living there.
my roommate agreed to take full financial responsibility for this. my question is, how do I clear my name from a mess had nothing to do with me?
-Frustrated

