Please Help - Legal Tenant/Landlord Legal Help Request
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Hi Ccom Brotherhood,
Many of you know that we recently moved, some know that it was due in large part to an aggressive and hostile landlord that was making our lives miserable. Well the hits keep on coming as we got a letter in the mail today where he demands we pay him $899 on top of the $775 deposit that he already took from us or he will seek further actions against us. We are in a place where not only is that impossible but it is simply ridiculous, there is no one that would look at the pictures we took of the place as we moved out and see that there is $1700 worth of damage. The one spot that was damaged was a countertop and we are happy to pay for that which is roughly $400. We are about to file in small claims court, but the paperwork is a bit intimidating to us.
Right now we are looking for anyone with legal help or expertise that could on a pro-bono basis assist with either filling out the paperwork or helping us figure out how to resolve this situation in the court of law. We will be filing for Boulder County in Colorado using form JDF-250 which is linked in here.
This is pretty serious for us and is causing our family strain and turmoil and we can't afford a normal lawyer fee which is why we are looking for some pro-bono help.
Thank you,
Brett
Many of you know that we recently moved, some know that it was due in large part to an aggressive and hostile landlord that was making our lives miserable. Well the hits keep on coming as we got a letter in the mail today where he demands we pay him $899 on top of the $775 deposit that he already took from us or he will seek further actions against us. We are in a place where not only is that impossible but it is simply ridiculous, there is no one that would look at the pictures we took of the place as we moved out and see that there is $1700 worth of damage. The one spot that was damaged was a countertop and we are happy to pay for that which is roughly $400. We are about to file in small claims court, but the paperwork is a bit intimidating to us.
Right now we are looking for anyone with legal help or expertise that could on a pro-bono basis assist with either filling out the paperwork or helping us figure out how to resolve this situation in the court of law. We will be filing for Boulder County in Colorado using form JDF-250 which is linked in here.
This is pretty serious for us and is causing our family strain and turmoil and we can't afford a normal lawyer fee which is why we are looking for some pro-bono help.
Thank you,
Brett
"When walking in open territory bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask them to stop. If they do not stop, destroy them."
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Brett
Look through this site. http://www.metrovolunteerlawyers.org There may be some resources that could come in handy to you, or could at least point you in the right direction.
I recently had to lawyer up for a legal battle of my own and don't know what I would have done had I not had the resources($$) available.
Best of luck,
Gordon
http://www.jaypansinglaw.com/
They are in Boulder and do free consultation for landlord/tenant law.
At any given time the urge to sing "In The Jungle" is just a whim away... A whim away... A whim away...
I I will keep y'all updated as I learn more, we haven't mentioned anything to him about going to court because we are concerned that based on his behavior and attitude before he would try to beat us to the punch so I don't think I will offer to settle out of court until I have already filed. Did some checking and I can file for complaint (small claims court) and then settle out of court if he is willing. Will reach out to those resources tomorrow and see what I can put together. Thanks again all really
Brett
I can finally put this to bed and got it handled, was such a relief to be done with this and so surprising to get my full deposit back instead of the very small amount that I was asking for back but I guess he got scared and had a change of heart. I really don't care just glad to be done with it and have them out of our lives, finally a big win that we needed!
Thanks for those that were supporting and helping out, happy to be done woohoo!
Brett
"I've got a great cigar collection - it's actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn't going to smoke ever last one of 'em." - Ron White
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I agree with the sentiment entirely though
At any given time the urge to sing "In The Jungle" is just a whim away... A whim away... A whim away...
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@skydiverD thanks Darrin it would have ended badly for him so I'm glad it worked out in the end for us
Brett