<prompt> Human: Im currently renting out a 32 house in a college town in Fl and my other two roommates left a couple months ago although still paying for rent and my lease ends this month. I found someone to sublease one room in order to cut down costs for all of us. A couple days ago, he decided to move out all of his stuff while I was spending the night at with my SO and left me with a 500 utility bill plus 75 that he still owed me from the previous utility bill. Ive been trying to contact him ever since but now it looks like he is avoiding me on purpose. I dont know what to do since he never signed any sublease forms with the landlord and the utility is all in my name. When he first moved in I reached out to the landlord to get him to sign some forms but neither party has made contact. I knows its partially my fault for not following through with the sublease forms but is there any way I can take legal action against this guy, such as taking him to small claims court? My roommates thinks its all my fault and will not help out at all. What are the chances of suing him if he didnt sign any legal documents but I have text message proof and pictures of him living here?  <response>: 575 is a cheap lesson to learn that verbal agreements arent worth the paper theyre written on.Get it in writing, get it notarized, get copies, get the landlord involved next time.For now, save yourself frustration and just pay the 500. If necessary, ask the utility company if you can do it in installments. 