Pro tip: never let a roommate "fix" the fridge after a party
Came home to my roommate in Burlington trying to defrost the freezer with a butter knife after our Super Bowl party, and he cracked the coolant line. We lost $200 of food that night and the landlord took it out of my deposit because his name wasn't on the lease. Has anyone else gotten stuck paying for damage their roommate caused?
A butter knife? That is some real caveman problem solving right there. Your roommate basically performed surgery on the freezer with a piece of silverware and you got the bill, which is a beautiful example of how leases work in this country. The lesson here is simple, whoever is not on the paperwork is free to destroy everything and whistle away. Next time make him sign a blood oath before he touches any appliance. Also hide the butter knives.