Hi guys. So I moved into an apartment with two other girls in a new city (met on Facebook) and after three months of living there I decided to move out.

We all three had different interests and personalities. Quickly after we moved in together things took a turn for the worse. For example one time one of my roommates did not want to leave the bar me and my friends were at so we told her we were leaving and asked if she wanted to come and she states no so we leave. I get a call an hour after, screaming and cussing me out and saying she doesn’t know where the apartment is or how to get in. I told her the unit number and asked if she needed me to come downstairs and get her, she then hangs up. She comes in five minutes later cussing at me slamming the door and then goes into her room and slams her door in my face leaving a mark. The next morning I asked her if she remembered anything from last night she stated no and when I told her she laughed and thought it was the funniest thing she’s ever done. (This was not the only issue there was, she also worked from home but never cleaned up and was extremely dirty, as in never once bought cleaning supplies) anyways, shortly after I decided to move out. I discussed my options with the leasing office and they said I can find someone to add onto the lease as a “roommate” which is basically just taking over my lease.

So once I found someone we discussed the terms of the lease and everything. I agreed to help out for a couple months to help her get on her feet (lease runs until October keep that in mind). Which was some rent plus utilities (nothing additional on the portal). A couple months go by and I keep getting messages from the girls asking for money as if I didn’t pay for something a week or two prior. In total I have paid $458 to these girls without me living there. There was even an incident where the girl who moved in replace of me asked for an advance as she was going on a girls trip… I also stated I was not responsible for paying for the water since that is on the portal. She never once paid it and I would get text messages after text messages asking me to pay her portion of the water.

Anyways there was also an incident where the wifi did not have a due date so we always paid it late without even knowing (it was a $10 late fee)none of us noticed so we paid it. Anyways four months later we noticed a difference and one of the girls asked me if I noticed and I said no, however I offered to pay for it since no one caught it. I got no response, except over a month later she asked me to pay more for wifi that month since there was a late fee that no one noticed until now. (I did not pay it but instead blocked her)

So I emailed the leasing office and asked for advice/ask if I can pay them directly because I’m getting asked for additional money and I don’t fully trust sending money to these girls anymore. They said they can’t help and that the rent to be paid is all up to the residents who live there (I don’t live there).

So I blocked all three of them on text and social media. I feel really bad as I should have said something. However before I did this I talked to the girl who moved in replace of me if we could come up with another agreement as there must have been some misunderstanding as to how long I’d be helping out. She states the only other option would be to pay her in full (the additional rent plus utilities upfront). So I feel bad and I’m wondering if ITA? Could I get into trouble? What if these girls come after me on social media. My friends and family said I did the right thing but I don’t know. AITA?