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    Default Pot Smoking in Apartment So I Refused to Move in - Now She Wants to Sue

    My question involves a roommate in the State of: Oregon

    Ok, so I just wondered if I can get your opinions on this...

    I'm British, on a non immigrant visa, and was due to move into an apartment with a friend. In fact, I said to her in an email that I would definitely be living there for March, April and May.

    However, on the day I am due to move in, she calls to tell me that she has something to tell me, that she smokes way more pot than I think she does.

    I then refused to move in (I spend one night there, don't go back) and explain to her that it's because if I get caught in a house with illegal drugs that for me it is a deportable offence- even though it's only minor for a US citizen.

    Now she is filing a claim against me for the rent money for March, April and May, on the basis of an "implied promise". I have a voicemail from her admitting that she smokes pot in the apartment. And I never signed a lease. Does she have a leg to stand on? I can't see how she would have, going and standing in front of a judge admitting to smoking pot in the apartment? But apparently she thinks she has a good case!

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    Default Re: Pot Smoking in Apartment So I Refused to Move in - Now She Wants to Sue

    You can't stop her from suing you. If she does, you can present your case in court.

    I'm not sure what you mean by "she smokes way more pot than I think she does" - It's like being "a little bit pregnant". You either knew she smoked pot before you agreed to move in, or you didn't.

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