Re: something weird...

[Gonz]

Geesh, what state are you in? LOL.  True that if you move, its a 
problem, but otherwise, unless you live in a state where they drag it 
out like that, its pretty painless.  It was for me in Pennsylvania.  Big 
companies (like the moving company I sued) like to play tricks such as 
hiding their legal agent and name, so that you have a hard time figuring 
out who to actually sue.  This was the only tricky part.  Never tried in 
Texas however, things might be different in TX.

rg

graywolf wrote:

Yep, you have 2 weeks, he has 30 days to respond, you have 2 weeks, he 
has 60 days to respond, you have 2 weeks, he has 90 days to respond. 
If you go through all that then you can take him to small claims 
court. But then you will have to find where his accounts are, to 
collect in all probability. Remember he had practice doing this with 
hundreds of people, you are doing it for the first time. And you have 
moved out of state, or at least the county, so you have to run back 
and forth. (Detroit, Michigan landlord/tentant laws)

I find it amazing that folks think you go to small claims court, the 
guy pays and that is it. In reality he does not show up, the judge 
sees in your favor then you deliver that court order to him, or pay 
the sheriff's department to deliver it, if know where he is. He ignors 
it. You find out where his bank account is, or his job. You go back to 
court and they sign a garish, in the mean time he moved his account, 
and got another job. They don't show all this on the TV Court shows, 
do they?

Oh yes, if you keep following through, you will eventually get your 
money. After about 3 years.