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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Foreword–by Ken Carlson, tenant rights attorney
Introduction
PART I: Some basic guidelines
1. How to break your lease
2. How to get your security deposit returned
PART II: How to prepare for small claims court
3. Learn your state’s landlord tenant law
4. Contact former and current tenants
5. Organize your evidence
6. Consult with an attorney
7. Write a rebuttal to your landlord’s claims
8. Create a presentation folder
9. File a lawsuit; or defend against one
10. Testify, and win, in small claims court
11. Collect the judgment
PART III: Our winning presentation folder
12. Follow our lead (eBook)
13. Front cover (eBook)
14. Small claims lawsuits (eBook)
15. Plaintiff’s clams (eBook)
16. Defendant’s rebuttal (eBook)
17. Move-in, move-out timeline (eBook)
18. Landlord tenant law violations (eBook)
19. Photographic evidence (eBook)
20. Exhibits (eBook)
21. Conclusion (eBook)
22. Court ordered judgment (eBook)
Conclusion
Contact
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11. Collect the judgment
If the landlord sued you in small claims court and lost, he can’t appeal and the judgment is final. If the judgment stipulates that the landlord owes you money, he typically has 30 days to pay you before you may begin the collection process. If your landlord refuses to pay, the Department of Consumer Affairs Web site (http://consumer-affairs.co.la.ca.us/tsCollectJudgement.html) gives an excellent overview of the collection process (for Californians).
My two favorite methods are collecting rent from the landlord’s current tenants (which is by court order—what a great way to let them know what’s up!) and retrieving the money from his bank account, among others. Get a canceled rent check you wrote to your landlord to get his bank account number (off the back of the check). To collect the judgment, you’ll go to the court and get a Writ of Execution from the clerk, and then contact the sheriff’s office to complete the process. In our case, the landlord mailed Marilyn a check (as seen above). Congratulations, you did it!!!
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