My landlord will not return my $2300 security deposit and I’m taking her to court, looking for a good attorney right now to take the case. Not sure the kind to look up. Thanks for any help

I need a professional letter sample in which I let the landlord know that the utility fees are in arrears and that he needs to attend to it. Also that he, and not me will be held liable for all legal fees should the matter go so far. I can’t find anything like that on the internet. He is really responsible for this bill. It need to sound attorney-like.

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I’m suing my landlord/his insurance company, because a few years ago I fell down a common stairwell after the landlord had removed the carpeting, but not the nails. I have a good personal injury attorney, but she’s not sure about tax questions.

landlord has put an collection for rent past due and the payments due up to the term of the lease- 6 months including the late fees and water bill, the attorney representing the compnay states that landlord can get up to 6 months of rent after eviction. I was evicted in Jan 14, claims notices were sent, I did change of address, no notices sent except one to the person my mother who signed the lease agreement for me, with a total amount due of 7000.00 for the rent past due, including future rent, late fees and utilities.. How could this be?

My husband and I have been going through a rough time and it is affecting our marriage. Please help! I pay rent monthly. There are no late fees I just have to call the landlord before the 30th of the month and tell him what day I need to pay rent. Up until now this has not been a problem. However, the problem is that the landlord does not make repairs. It is up to me and my husband to sometimes pay hundreds of dollars to make the repairs to the plumbing and anything else that is needed. We cannot mail him notice to make repairs, as stipulated by law, because he and his wife refuse to give us their mailing address. We recently spent $300.00 on repairs and told him to come around the 24th of the month since we just had a new baby also and are struggling to pay bills and make repairs to keep our other kids safe. He came by this moring and was like we have to pay late fees. My husband informed him that he has not been making repairs and we have had to pay for them. The landlord said that did not matter he does not have to make repairs. My husband slammed the door in his face and told him to come on the 24th as requested. I called and his wife answered and refused to give me their mailing address. The law seems in favor of the landlord. Our plumbing was backed up for almost a month until we got the repairs made. Any advice on what we can do. Since hurricane Ike last year we were put back financially and cannot move right now. Plus I was lais off last year. This landlord is taking advantage but he is suppose to make repairs. The kitchen cabinet even fell down on one of my daughters last year. We told him about it and he said he would get it fixed but a year has passed. Please some advice. This is bad business practice. What can we do? I called an attorney who said for me to mail notice but I explained to him the landlord refuses to give an address. The attorney has not called me back. What can I do??
The landlord has been really trying my husband’s patience and stressing him and me out. Due to our financial situation we cannot move but he should not be able to do this to us. Then again all laws point in favor of the landlord not the tennant it seems. He told my husband he does not have to make repairs but we have to pay rent. What can we do?
We did not sign a lease. It was a verbal agreement. It states that no late fees will be assessed to call for the payment date and he will come out to collect rent on that date. He also stated that he will charge a late fee only if he comes out and we have not called him. I keep requesting his mailing address but he refuses. He also said he does not have to make repairs. I have all documents, quotes, receipts, and any other evidence needed. He is a slum lord.

According to an eviction notice, the amount my landlord’s attorney said I owed was $1895.00. That included the back rent, attorney’s fees and court costs.

While at court their attorney wrote up an agreement in front of me that we both agreed to and signed. According to that agreement the total owed to the landlord was $1662.00 not $1895.00. A difference of $233.00.

Today I look again at that agreement. I was to make $200 weekly payments towards the judgment for seven weeks straight. But here’s the problem, 7 x 200 is $1400, not $1662. Okay so it appears the attorney made a mistake with his math. There should have been one final payment of $262.I honestly didn’t notice the error till today.

According to the state of PA “Judgments by Agreement” are binding and cannot be appealed. My question is can the attorney come after me for a mathematical error he made? Would I still be responsible for that final payment of $262?

this is Chicago Il tenant landlord law. We looked at an apartment that is for rent, the landlord told us it would be available Oct 5th.

We did not sign a lease and did not definitely agree to take the unit. The landlord however told us that we had to pay a $100 application fee and give him a month’s rent to hold the apartment. We eventually decided we didn’t want the unit ( there were two murders in the immediate area last week). The landlord told us that there was a $300 cancellation fee plus in addition to the $100 application fee. We would also be charged a pro-rated amount for each day after Oct 1st that the unit did not rent. ( Which is curiously given that the unit won’t be ready until Oct 5th). We did not sign a lease and he has almost 30 days to find a replacement. Can he charge us $300 ++ ? We need to know soon before we look at another place

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I signed a 1 year lease for a condo sublet in IL. We paid the 1st month’s rent, last month’s rent and a security deposit up front.

halfway through the 9th month, I received a notice from an attorney notifying me that my landlord hadn’t paid the last 5 months’ association fees and that the unit would be “taken back” if those fees were not paid in full.

We spoke to the landlord & she explained that she could not afford to pay those fees so we were forced to look for another place and vacate the premises by the end of the month. We had already paid for that month not knowing it would be our last.

Now, after terminating the agreement early and taking our last month’s rent, she is telling us that she has 30 days to get that deposit back to us – which is correct, according to the Illinois Security Deposit Return Act – but she is bunching the deposit and last month’s rent together.

My question is: what can I do to get the last month’s rent back sooner? What are my rights in regard to that money?

I’m actually staying with family because without notice, I could not afford the security deposit for another apartment. I fear that given her situation, she will avoid me and procrastinate as long as possible!

I will send a certified letter requesting the money but where do I go from there? Any advice?

i won a lawsuit against a former landlord.

they are now seeing an attorney for a possible BK (which they cannot file, they had a ch7 4 years ago, and are not eligible for a 13 due to too high secure debt, so they are playing games) this is the 3rd such letter we have gotten from different attorneys (sounds like they are going to all attorneys before they tell them they cannot file a BK)

anyway, this last letter, it states “requesting that all attempts at collection of this debt be directed to our law firm” and that they HAVE NOT filed the BK yet… says “soon to be filed”.

does that mean they are now the attorney of record on my case?

(i assume they havent researched them yet and found they already have a BK like the others)

or should i just continue on collection attempts and not notify them (getting ready to get an aid of execution)
mark,

thanks for the reply, but i have already won the case, until they file BK (which i dont think they can) I should be able to still file an “aid of execution” (where the court brings them back to court to show assets) the court will serve them.

I have a small claims case and I am seeking advice for my case I processed against my former roommate. She is disputing the claim and I was wanting legal advice regarding her letter she sent me regarding the summons she received from me.
She failed to pay rent and utilities when we had agreed to pay half of rent and utilities. She was forced to be removed off the lease voluntarily in order to avoid eviction from Landlord and I was granted to stay in property because I was paying rent and she was not. She claims to have been current on all rent and bills when she left property and lease agreement. That is incorrect, this is why she had to leave. I have all documentation to prove the matter here.
Her letter she sent to me also states she wants my proof of copies of my documentation to prove my claim because she was without any merit when she left she claims. However, I do not want to give her my documentation because it has all my personal information on it. I just told her the court will strictly handle the case and decide the judgment. Was that okay?
Any one know of attorneys who handle these kinds of cases in Cumberland, MD? Or is there a landlord tenant hot line to call?
She also claims in the letter if I had contacted her before filing suit, the matter could have been resolved quickly. This is wrong information from her, this is why I had filed the suit against her because she cut off all communication when she moved out after not paying her half of rent and utilities. This is the first time I have heard from her or get any response from her since August 2009 when it occurred.
Thanks Ranger! She’s just trying to blow a smoke screen and really digging herself a hole. She did not pay rent at all during her stay on the lease.
She will have rights to be shown the documentation at the court date to prove my claim. She had copies of everything when she left. She’s claiming now she does not have anything or got anything. I will send it to her certified mail and she signs it upon delivery each time, then she will say she never got it. . So, now I am not wanting to keep wasting anymore $$ on that.