<prompt> Human: Back in early 2013 I moved into a new house with my family mother and two siblings. I was still living at home, hadnt been on living on my own yet. I was over 18, so I had to sign the lease as a resident. Long story short, my mother stopped paying the rent. I had no idea she wasnt paying. I would have paid it if I had known. No one ever said anything to me. Of course the landlord evicted, my mother signed for the papers when they were served, collected all mail related to it, went to court by herself. I didnt know about any of it. When we moved out, she said it was because she wanted somewhere cheaper. At that point I started living on my own in a place that didnt check credit. I just pulled my credit report to see this eviction, I was completely shocked. Is there anything I can do for damage control?Am I just completely screwed?  <response>: Nope. You signed that lease just the same as your mother did, with the exact same liability to pay rent. 