He left the dog in the house for 4 - 5 days at a time without being checked on. The dog urinated/deficated on the hardwood floors and carpeting and chewed on every piece of furniture in the house. Has cost me approximately $1,100 just in cleaning and hauling of destroyed furniture. Renter has abandoned the property and has left no forwarding addresss to which I should send his personal belongings. Do I have any recourse with respect to collecting on damages done to house ?
2006-07-18 12:13:35 · 8 answers · asked by kindofclumsy 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Any Landlord/Tenant attorneys out there?
2006-07-18 12:20:09 · update #1
Actually, a trustfund baby. Gets a $30K/mo. allowance. Just a yard sale?
2006-07-18 12:23:58 · update #2
I've taken photos of all damaged items including furniture, hardwood floors (less than a year old), carpeting removed by renter that was put in 6 months prior because dog dirtied it. Property located in Los Angeles County, State of California. Numerous police reports had been filed by several neighbors regarding noise, violence and suspected drug use. Do you think I have a legitimate case?
2006-07-18 12:33:51 · update #3
You *may* have a civil suit against him.
As others have alluded to on here, collecting from this person may be difficult. On the other hand, if he is a "trust fund baby" as you note, then he has assets which *may* be attachable to settle a judgment. And, the trustees of that fund may very well settle it with you without the necessity of going to trial.
A few things you need to be aware of.
1) This is something that may NOT be a contingency case. If so, the attorney working on it for you will work on it at an hourly rate. The hourly rate varies by firm, by attorney within the firm, and in some cases, by type of work..(i.e.courtroom time more than desk time, etc). With a value of $25,000 this is definitely NOT a small claims case.
2) To sue someone and actually collect damages, you first have to be able to locate them to serve them with the notice of suit. Courts are loath to enter judgment on something depriving someone of significant property rights without them being aware that they are being sued. You may need to hire a private investigator to locate this person.
Go and find a California attorney. If you don't know one, contact your local or state bar association for a referral.
2006-07-18 13:12:04 · answer #1 · answered by Phil R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-02 07:40:16 · answer #2 · answered by sikorski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can probably take them to court, but between lawyers and legal fees, it would probably double your total expenses.
Not to mention your renter, probably has very little money, so at best you might get a small garnishment forever.
Yard sale his belongings (if that is legal) and don't let people with dogs rent from you next time. I assume also that you had some security deposit? Pet deposit? If not, I would highly recommend it next time.
2006-07-18 12:20:36 · answer #3 · answered by tm_tech32 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totally depends on the laws of the state where the property is located as to what remedies you have. This is worth contacting an attorney.
2006-07-18 12:28:39 · answer #4 · answered by Pepper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
damage in the amount of 25K? if you can defined that cost beware the cost will take you out of small claims and places you in full blown civil suit, to which unless you know the rules good luck, try lawyers but even though you may think its a slam dunk the lawyer may not thus ask for a 5K retainer do not be surprise
2006-07-18 12:45:58 · answer #5 · answered by goz1111 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing you can do is sell their stuff for as much as you can get. Maybe you could take an ad out saying DO NOT RENT TO JOE BLOW or something.
You could TRY to sue, but this person sounds like a deadbeat...& you'll probably never see a dime. I'm sorry people are like this.....
2006-07-18 12:17:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have his name, press charges. Small claims court maybe, or something like that. Do not try to milk him with things like Emotional Distress. That is wrong and stupid. Get the money you need off of him through court, enough to cover damages and court cost.
He is a low life SOB who desearves no respect. He also lack in masculinity. If female the inverse applies.
2006-07-18 12:17:56 · answer #7 · answered by gilligan346 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sue them
2006-07-18 12:16:18 · answer #8 · answered by idontkno 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋