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bobross

bobross

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First off I'm in the U.S. and stupid responses will be ignored and no I'm not going to spark note it.

Here is the situation that I am currently at. I spent a semester

studying aboard in Shanghai. While I was there my old roommate

received our whole security deposit back from our landlord after our

lease expired. He went on to spend my share of it, $800. I come back

to the country and he goes and leaves the state and moves back to

Maryland about 2 weeks after I get back. I tried my best to get him to

pay me before he left, he isn't the most reliable person.

So I keep nagging him for the money and he tells me "Yea the check is

in the mail." I believe him, bad on my part I know. A week passes and

no check, call him he says he sent it. Another week, two weeks go by

and I'm pissed. I need this $800 for my security deposit at the place

I'm living next year. Keep calling, texting, emailing him about it, a

couple more weeks go by. He keeps saying he sent it. I bring up the

idea of him just paypal-ing me my money and he seems down for it. Now

he is ignoring me. I have saved all the texts, emails, and messages

between me and him just-in-case this happened. I also have the invoice

sent to me from my former landlord saying that the total deposit was

paid to my roommate.

So my question to you, fellow NS, what legal actions can I take,

if any??? I am a poor, working college student and

$800 is a lot of money for me.

Any help?

Thanks,

Piper
 
I would say small claims court, but I dont know how that works because he is in a different state. Hell one of those judge shows on daytime TV would easily pick up your case like judge judy and what not
 
if its a joint security deposit then i dont think theres much you can do. if you each had your own security deposists and he took that. then yes id file a claim. try to file one anyway.
 
It wasn't a joint deposit but the return was written out to one person

So call my local lawyer or how does one start filing a claim?
 
im not a big legal person but i know going to court and getting a lawyer and all that is expensive and im not sure how much you would get back after having to pay all the court and lawyer fees... not to rain on your parade or anything because i totally think you deserve to get the 800$ im just saying. good luck man i hope it works out for you.
 
Yea i really don't want to go to court because the fees would most likely cancel anything I would win...but a subpoena handed to him on his doorstep would probably be the kick in the ass that would get me paid
 
if it was written off to him then he has rights to the money. sorry, but it looks to me that he's in control of wether he gives you your 800$ or not.
 
Yup when he sees you have your shit together and your serious he will probably pay up.

Odds are it will scare him, he wont call your bluff and he will pay. have a letter sent with some law firm letterhead. You could make a fake one yourself.
 
Sorry about that. JD is studying to be a lawyer, in fact he's almost done. He's Canadian, but knows US law as well. Don't quote me on that, but I'm positive he can for sure help you out.
 
I'm not a lawyer, but I've had my fair share of legal exposure (i'm an accountant). you can go to the courthouse and fill out the paperwork to file a claim in small claims court. I would imagine that this would be more than enough to scare him into paying. if not, you've got some other options, but they're going to cost you some time and money.
 
first off threaten him with small claims court. if that doesnt get your $$ back then head to the courthouse and fill out the paperwork and get it filed. im not sure how much itll run you because each state has different filing fees. if he still doesnt pay i believe they can garnish his wages. meaning if he has a job and is getting paid from that job, you'll get the money.
 
Thanks man, that sounds like a legit plan

P.S. im an accounting major

Any fools in the greater D.C. area wanna fuck this tool up for me??
 
right on - it's one of the best business degrees you can get. you'll learn all about bs like this in college and grad school. hope it all works out for ya man.
 
too true aaron. im bringing the political clout to this. where in MD is he? you can always call his mommy, that works most of the time
 
I can't be around all the time for you people! GOD.

Alright seriously I wasn't needed anyway, you guys were right. Small claims sounds like the best option. He can do it locally since that's where it all happened anyway. Paying a lawyer to write a letter or give him advice is of course best but it's 800 dollars, so paying a lawyer to retrieve that much might not make sense.
 
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