My question involves a roommate in the State of: Illinois
My roommate recently deployed to Afghanistan and left without paying his rent. Court papers for the eviction were served today. His name is on the papers and I think his mother has power of attorney and I'm in the process of trying to contact her. Before leaving in a text message he agreed to continue paying his rent while he was gone until the lease expired. Unfortunately since then I've deleted that text. And the day he left he assured me that paying his rent was on his list of things to do. He even spoke with our real estate company and assured them he would be paying it as well. What do I do and what if any legal ground do I have to stand on? I have 21 days until my court date and I'm freaking a little! Please help! Thank you for your time and comments!

