If rent is paid after judgement shouldn't the landlord report to court that judgement has been satisfied?

Question

I feel I am being trapped there because I have tried to move out but everytime I apply for a rent application they turn me down because my jugdement still show NOT SATISFIED. I have asked the landlord to please file a satisfaction of judgement but she has been giving me the run around ever since. Along with raising the rent and leaving me with no air conditioning for 2 weeks in the middle of summer knowingly ignoring my phone calls about it after my first complaint to her over the phone. Plus the carport has collapsed from the storm as well as the front yard tree wasuprooted and there is moss growing in the walls from the roof collapsing in. I don't have the money to fix anything myself and I am not responsible for them either. My living situation has brought on a number of health problems for me the past 2 months so I have had to stay with a friend the days that I wasn't admitted and stayed in the hospital. I have a dog as well and need to move us asap.

Answer 1

Don't make telephone calls about needed repairs. You need to send a letter informing her of the repairs that are needed. A telephone call isn't considered legal notice since it can't be proven as to time and content of the call.

Did you pay the total that you owe the landlord for the judgement, including all interest? Do you have your cancelled check? Have you paid all your current rent, and don't owe her anything outside the judgement?

If so, take your proof of payment to court and ask the court to enter a satisfaction of judgement.

If you owed her other money for rent outside the judgement, and paid the judgement, she is able to apply the money you gave her to your current debt owed to her first instead of to the judgement.

Answer 2

Paying back rent is not the same as paying a Judgment. A Judgment usually includes late fees, penalties, and attorney's fees, etc. your landlord incurred taking you to court. Paying the back rent will not satisfy the Judgment, UNLESS the landlord agrees that the Judgment has been satisfied.

If you've paid the Judgment and the landlord has not filed the necessary paperwork with the court showing that the Judgment has been paid and if you have proof that you paid the Judgment, you can file the paperwork with the court yourself. Go to the Clerk's Office, explain your problem, and ask if they have the forms so that you can file proof with the court that you paid the Judgment (you will probably need to include a copy of any receipt showing payment of the Judgment).

For your second problem, you need to contact an attorney. If you have limited income, you should contact your local legal aid society. You should take pictures of everything. A little disposable camera should be fine. You should begin to document every time you contacted the landlord to notify them of the problem, including time date and action by the landlord. You should start to make all communciations with your landlord in writing, it's more protection for you to verify exactly what occured. If you have health issues from the condition of the premises, you should contact the health department.

Good Luck.

Answer 3

Take a copy of the payment to the court and show it to them in person and dont wait for the landlord to do it and while you are there get the paperwork and sue the landlord. Take pictures of everything that needs to be fixed get copies of all your hospital stays and if you can a letter from your doctor saying that your problems could be related to the conditions of the house or behind stress. Also each time you spend the night at a friends house because you cant at your own house get a signed statement from them that they are allowing you to stay with them for so much a night that is to be paid as soon as you have enough money . Kinda like a promissary note. Your landlord will be responsible for the repairs of the house and any inconvinence you have had to deal with and medical costs if proven it has to do with the house. You are right that you are not responsible for fixing any of those things and the landlord is. In some states it is even legal to withhold the rent until things are fixed but dont withhold your rent. Any time that you speak with the landlord always write down the date and time and purpose of the conversation even when you do move to another place it is a good habit to get into. When asking or informing of repairs needing to be done always do it in writting too. One copy for the landlord and one copy for your records. Just like she sued you sue her back . You do have the right. Good luck and hope you are feeling better.

Answer 4

I would make sure I supplied the court with documentation of my payment so that they could take the steps to report that the debt has been satisfied. Check to see if there is a landlord tenant society in your state. They should be able to help you out there. You could always withhold your rent...due to the living conditions, but you must keep it in an escrow account at a bank.. and provide your landlord with the information that you are doing so until the problems with the home are fixed. The landlord might well decide to make sure that she takes care of notifying the court that the judgement has been satisfied.

Answer 5

I assume that by judgement, you mean that you were sued and the court got a judgement against you? In that case, then yes, someone is supposed to notify the court and let them know. Can you call the attorneys of your landlord? They are the ones that should have cleared it with the courts. Usually, when it goes to an attorney, everything goes through them.

If all else fails, you could call or go down to the court yourself with your proof of payment and show it to them.

Answer 6

Take her back to court, she will be forced to make the repairs.
As far as the judgement is concerned I have no clue, but maybe you should consult a lawyer with proof that you paid the judgement.

Answer 7

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