The attorney is suppose to be taking a tenant to court for me. The attorney hired a process server, but 3 court dates have been missed as the tenant has yet to be served. The attorney told me I was in the wrong for feeling that 3 missed court dates was an issue. This has been going on since March '06. The attorney will not return my calls. I don't have enough money to hire a new attorney, and don't know what I can do to get this guy to do what he's been paid for; plus he will get 50% of all monies collected. (which I'm sorry that's highway robbery!) But I need to know if there is anything I can do to make this attorney get the tenant in court.
2006-09-15 01:52:01 · 6 answers · asked by Cyndi D 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Very easy. Sent a copy of all your documents to your state attorney bar explaining your problem and your needs. That way you can get the attorney to court.
Now I am a former owner of an eviction center and I can give you all the guidelines in regards to it. Email me and I will explaining you what to do..Please indicate your state in order to give you your state guidelines as well...
2006-09-15 02:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by SemperLeader 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you live, but everything you have just described is so far off from the normal procedure that truthfully it does not even sound plausable. No person in their right mind would pay for services rendered AND agree to a split of monies collected. L/T is not a contingency based area of practice. Most non-payment cases are because the tenant does not have the money, not because the tenant simply does not feel like paying.
Are you sure this guy is even an attorney?
File yourself, and do it now. The longer you wait, the more rent you will lose.
Normally the court serves the tenant, but on the off chance that you live in a do-it-yourself area, you can hire a process server. Get one from the yellow pages.
After you do all this, file a complaint with the disciplinary committee of your local bar association.
2006-09-15 02:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the local bar association and see what steps are needed to file a complaint; or better yet, mail them a formal complaint and send him a copy.
2006-09-15 01:55:29 · answer #3 · answered by wizjp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contact the local Bar Association. They may help you.
2006-09-15 01:55:23 · answer #4 · answered by WJVV 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a contract in writing?
2006-09-15 02:26:01 · answer #5 · answered by nbr660 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
live and learn
2006-09-15 01:59:04 · answer #6 · answered by bruce p ♥ ♥ ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋