Re: [MBZ] Will soon be ready to sue the renters

2020-08-16 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Only way you can nail a (Federal) government employee. Document, document, document. We don’t have Civil Service any more, we’re all pretty much at-will employees. The mindset is still there, so you have to really piss someone off to get the boot or do something really brazen or awful. That

Re: [MBZ] Will soon be ready to sue the renters

2020-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
When I was a supervisor briefly at a Federal agency I actually fired someone fairly quickly, simply by following the rule book (she had been openly selling Amway from her desk). She ended up quitting when it was clear that I had her dead to rights. On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 7:02 AM Dan Penoff via

Re: [MBZ] Will soon be ready to sue the renters

2020-08-16 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
What others have said - consult an attorney. You might be out of the window of time where you can even recover damages. Also, if you go to small claims you better have documentation to justify your costs. Just swagging the amount will get your case tossed. Estimates work, but just giving a

Re: [MBZ] Will soon be ready to sue the renters

2020-08-15 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
>In other words, "Kaleb, you might want to consult an attorney." A GOOD attorney. One who is well versed in real estate law and has done this successfully hundreds of times before. You DON'T want a friend of your wife's cousin that does divorces, but can do this for cheap.  Rick

Re: [MBZ] Will soon be ready to sue the renters

2020-08-15 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Sun, August 16, 2020 12:10 am, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > In other words, "Kaleb, you might want to consult an attorney." And when did they move out? Some states might make him give them an itemized list of damages in a week or ten days, but I hope he's got longer.

Re: [MBZ] Will soon be ready to sue the renters

2020-08-15 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sun, 16 Aug 2020 00:04:59 -0400 Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > Judge said "I'm sorry, but I have to follow the law, and you didn't. No > Notice To Cure means that you can't keep the deposit and can't sue for > damages. Pay the deadbeats and get out of my court" In other words, "Kaleb, you

Re: [MBZ] Will soon be ready to sue the renters

2020-08-15 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Sat, August 15, 2020 11:49 pm, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > I need to research OK specifics Friends of mine rented out their house in Kalamazoo when the husband was given command of a post up north. Since husband was a state trooper, he knew everything, didn't need any legal help.

[MBZ] Will soon be ready to sue the renters

2020-08-15 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I need to research OK specifics but in general how does this go? So I send them a bill less their deposit, give them a time frame to pay then file a case. Or just file the case? We are probably going to be pushing through upper limits of a small claims case. Sent from my iPhone