Dish Network early termination fee thanks to roommate?

Do you plan to marry her? Do you plan to go into business with her? Will there be any affiliation once you are no longer room mates? Then don't worry about the fee. You claim to be moving out due to landlord issues, but I wonder if that's not a convenient way for you two to part company. If the 12 month decision was made before she signed up for Dish network, then you aren't indebted to her for half of that amount. If you two decided to get out after she signed up with Dish network, then it's possible you have a partial responsibility for the bill, but only because there wasn't a decision made. If this is a grudge on your part, (you're kind of trashing her in your question, and I suspect it's to sway whatever answer in your direction) offer to pay $100 towards it, and accept that she will take 75% of the responsibility. If your claim is true, then it's her problem. Be prepared to be painted as the evil one when she begins to tell mutual acquaintances that you stiffed her for the Dish Network bill. It sounds like she can play the victim pretty well. What she "should" have done is irrelavent as we can't change the past. You need to weigh the positive and negative of the deal and see if it's worth $200 to you to keep it positive. There is one alternative. If you can find new renters who are willing to have Dish network and sign up for an additional two years, (for a total of 3 years) Dish network might let that happen. Good Luck....