I am a co-tenant with another person in Victoria. When we moved in we agreed that rent and all bills would be split in half. The co-tenant is refusing to pay the bills + rent. The rent is not technically due yet but I had to pay the co tenants half of the bills as the co tenant refused to pay them.
I have done a fair bit of reading online so I am looking to take the co tenant to the Magistrates Court to get my money back (plus the rent if the co tenant decides to not pay that also). I'd rather avoid this but it seems my co tenant has zero intention on paying the bills and I've attempted to resolve this in a civil manner via conversation and text message.
I understand that I need to fill out Form 5A Complaint and that I can add the court costs in as well (assuming I win) but is there anything else I need to do before filling out Form 5A? Various articles on the internet mention a letter of demand but the Magistrates court doesn't mention this.
My questions are;
Should I send a letter of demand? How do I construct this?
How much would it actually cost me to claim about 300 in bills and 900 in rent? https://www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/Scale of Costs - 1 January 2018.pdf
The scales of cost seems to be somewhat completed.
Thanks in advance
I have done a fair bit of reading online so I am looking to take the co tenant to the Magistrates Court to get my money back (plus the rent if the co tenant decides to not pay that also). I'd rather avoid this but it seems my co tenant has zero intention on paying the bills and I've attempted to resolve this in a civil manner via conversation and text message.
I understand that I need to fill out Form 5A Complaint and that I can add the court costs in as well (assuming I win) but is there anything else I need to do before filling out Form 5A? Various articles on the internet mention a letter of demand but the Magistrates court doesn't mention this.
My questions are;
Should I send a letter of demand? How do I construct this?
How much would it actually cost me to claim about 300 in bills and 900 in rent? https://www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/Scale of Costs - 1 January 2018.pdf
The scales of cost seems to be somewhat completed.
Thanks in advance