Articles on Small Claims Court
How to Handle Issues Concerning a Landlord not Reimbursing Rental Deposit
The new property was under renovations at the time and the landlord said in order to hold the property so no one else would be able to lease it to give them $850 dollars (that money would be applied to my lease when it was signed, for which I have a receipt). The landlord’s representative specified a date the property would be for move in. That time has come and past and the property is not ready as specified and no lease has been signed. I have asked a return of the $850 and there has been a refusal of the landlord to do so. Do I have a legal course of action to obtain my money and reimbursement of expenses and hardship this action is causing and that such a legal action would encumber?
recently i started to bull doze a road through this property at one point i encountered a wet spewage area that keep my road wet since i could not have this wet place in my drive i hired a backhoe to come and dig down and insert a pipe under the ground to try a channel the water away to the road ditch. when they dug down they encountered a 1 inch water pipe that was broke— the pipe was cut and capped–i then contacted the water district and surrounding homes to see if this line went to any of them—-no one claimed this water line— 2–months later a plumbing man contacted me—to ask a question about the water line—–seems that a house that had been for sale for a year bordering my property needed its water turned on—when they did — they had no water– i contacted the owner and he agreed to trench in another line if i would let him. i said ok—now 3 weeks later i get a summons that i am being sued in small claims court for not fixing his water line- what can i do?
I live in San Antonio, TX. My daughter’s car was damaged by a hit- and-run driver while parked alongside the curb in front of my house. It was late at night, and we heard the crash, but by the time we looked outside, that vehicle had sped away. We are 100% certain it was our next door neighbor’s 16-year-old son who was the driver. For small claims court, do I sue the 16-year-old driver who hit my daughter’s parked car or his father who owns the truck that caused the damage?
I just returned from the Saab dealer with a rental car, because while I was waiting for some repairs to be completed on my 2005 Saab-like new, an employee in the shop (shop tech I assume) backed into my car (passenger front side) with another car. What recourse if any do I have?
In a past relationship my boyfriend ran up quit a bit of debt. This included checks he wrote me and then cashed in my account. These checks bounced, although I was out the money. He also made many charges on my credit card. We have not been together for over 5 months; however, I am still paying on these loans. What should I do?
I am a psychotherapist with a private practice. I recently started treating a minor who is presently in the custody of the Dept. of Social Services (DSS). The therapy was “court-ordered” and the supervising case worker in charge was given my name by a colleague. DSS hired me to work with the minor. They informed me that I would be paid partly by the biological parents’ insurance and the remainder by the parents. However, DSS did sign a general contract I use in my practice, which does stipulate responsibility of payment. The biological parents’ lawyer advised the parents not to agree to payment, as the therapy was court ordered and DSS was the legal guardian. Two months have passed and DSS is now telling me that they cannot pay me. What are my options and how do you recommend I proceed?
I had let my boyfriends mother and step-father put gas and electric and cable in my name to help them out because they couldn’t put it theirs at the time. This was last year and now both bills have gone to collections and I can not pay them i am only 19 years old and i don’t need bad credit. I am desperate to know what to do. Please tell me what would be the best thing for me to do.
Can I take my soon-to-be ex daughter-in-law to court for not paying back a loan for a truck?
I am paying my brother in law for a van. I just bounced a payment. He is asking for the check payment, five overdraft fees and a return check fee. I wanted to know what was i legally responsible to pay back?
I sold a 92 Nissan Maxima to an acquaintance on a payment plan for total 2000.00. Well they have put over 3000 miles on the car when they called to tell me about some mechanical problems (needs a power steering pump) it was having. They were very upset even though I explained when they drove it off it was an older car and was going to have issues. I told her that they could return the car and meet me the following night as long as it was in the same condition then I was okay with that. I do have a written/signed contract with them for payments but nothing to cancel the agreement. The following day arrived and the car was dropped off without my knowledge. After looking at the car I was shocked to find they had trashed the interior. If the interior is any reflection of the motor issues now I understand. What are my rights at this point?
It is the merchants position that I should pay them 125.00 a month, even though I no longer use their service. The merchant has indicated they may sue for payment of future months, even though I do not plan to go there anymore. I have since cancelled the credit card and notified them of this. My request for a refund has been refused.
Small claims court is open to nearly anyone with a claim of money damages against a local defendant. Small claims court usually requires that the damages be less than a certain dollar amount. In this case there was a failure to disclose a salvage title.
