Lived in a student apartment complex during the school year. I'm back home now and I have received my final bill to close out the lease. I was doing a study abroad program and was did not pay the rent on time as a result I accrued $200 in late fees. I'm planning on paying the rent and rest of the charges except the late fees. I doubt they will pursue any action to collect the $200 but was wondering what could possibly happen? Has anyone done anything similar?
>>18558232
They can simply withhold your degree when you graduate until you pay then, with the further accumulated late fees.
Or they might not wait until then and simply refuse you registration for the next semester
Pay it now
>>18558239
The student apartment complex isn't run by the university. I called it that because only students live there but they have no pull on my education.
>>18558232
>be an asholes which doesn't pay on time
>be an assholes which doesn't pay the late fees
>be an assholes which makes a joke out of you because you can't afford a lawyer to get your money
Are you by any means a nigger?
just tell them you are working and will be paying them back as soon as possible
>>18558282
They might have good enough relations with the university that the uni will act as a collection agency for them in the name of encouraging good citizenship or the like.
>>18558232
Don't just stiff them. Talk to them. Plead poverty. Ask if they'll settle for what you actually owe them and waive the late fee. They might, if you have the rest to pay on the spot.
>>18558232
pay your fucking bills jamal
>>18558353
>>18558455
Fuck you niggas
This is a moral battle. They've already fucked me out of $270 and for a ridiculous reason. These places feel free to abuse students financially and they feel like they can get away with it.
>>18558484
them expecting you to pay rent on time is abusing students ? i hate to tell you kid but all apts do this and they charge around 5 - 10 $ per day the rent is late
>>18558493
No it was something unrelated to the rent. We are straying from my question tho. How fucked can I get over not paying $200 in late fees considering I pay everything else which is ~$900
> owes 900$
what did you skip out on 3 months or something ?
>>18558510
Rent was around $750 a month plus a few extra charges that came with moving out.
>>18558282
Did you pay a deposit?
>>18558484
>reee the real world expects me to pay my bills on time and sand for my missbehaviour
You've been an asshole. Poeples lifes can depend on you paying your fucking rent. You can't just fuck of abroad and not have it all fixed. Nobody but yourself is at fault. I sincerely hope those people get their lawyer just to fuck with you, which they probably have when they live off their rent. Hope you get fucked over.
And don't forgett Jamal, you have nobody but yourself to blame.
>>18558629
Lol you have no real context to the situation. All you know is I don't want to pay a late fee. People's lives wouldn't be ruined if I didn't pay the late fees you retard. I wouldn't look down on niggers if I were you, considering you think just like one.
>>18558669
>shieet nigger, I ain't paying dat monez da gibs ain't dat much, a broda has to life, ya kno? They ain't starvin' man, they be crackers with shieet and stuff. Dis ain't my fault, man.
>>18558682
Sorry I had to school ya, kid. You know I don't like taking you to class like that.
Decided to withhold the two hundo and if they do threaten with a lawyer (highly unlikely) I'll just fork over the $200.
>>18558686
See you in 6 weeks when their lawyer will send you a nice additional late fee and his bill.
>>18558498
>tho
>just not paying 22 percent of the bill
Yup. Nigger. Just admit it.
>>18558498
What's going to happen is it'll go to collections and effect your credit score, which you can dispute and possibly pay less.