Questions at the bottom, explanation following:
So I live with a buddy of mine who just bought a house and I'm staying in one of the rooms. Nothing too large, but no real complaints since the rent isn't too much. Currently the way bills has been done is we have split everything right down the middle, I pay half to mortgage, water, electric, cable and any other small fees that come up. All of which has been fine and has been no issue, but something else came up recently that he wants me to pay for: $400 Washer & Dryer. We used to live with a third roommate in a 3 bedroom house we were renting and when we first moved in our third roommate found a washer dryer set from someone who was moving for $150, which we all split. When we moved a couple months ago, me and my current roommate took the washer dryer since our old roommate had no place to store it. Now he can use them and is coming to get them tomorrow. Now here is my question:
-Should our old roommate pay back the rest of the money we split on the washer and dryer? (My current roommate says no, since he "let us use them," but all 3 of us paid for them...)
-And am I obligated to split $400 for a washer & dryer set in a house I don't own and don't get to take with me when I leave? And if so, should I get some of that money back when I leave?