@Anonymous wrote:
coerciondotde, I've got to agree with both txjohn and LynetteM. The fact that a portion of the complaint was stricken does not mean it was adjudicated in your favor. It is what it is, stricken. That's it...no more, no less.
Advice on these boards come from people of various backgrounds and experience, including real estate. While you may view LynetteM's comments as biased because she owns rental properties, others may view them as insightful, emanating from practical and ongoing experience in renting to tenants.
What she is suggesting is that you investigate this now, and handle it now if it needs handling, to avoid years of credit problems down the road.
That's sound advice, because the fact is that you are not sure whether or not you are off the hook, legally speaking. You believe you are, so why not go the extra distance and know for sure, one way or the other? You'll have peace-of-mind if you are off the hook; you'll have a jump on heading off problems if you're not off the hook. Either way, finding out for sure is the best thing for you right now.
Whatever you do or don't do from here on in doesn't effect anyone here but you, and you alone will decide what course you'll take. Sometimes, though, it's nice to get a look at someone else's map from that trip they've already been on.
Good luck with everything, I hope it all works out for you.
I never mentioned it being adjuncated in my favor. I only mentioned the facts: the amount they sued for was stricken down by the judge. Logically, one would *think* since this monetary matter, that was stricken down, cannot be viewed by the apartments as "well, if the judge said we can't collect it, let's see if we can get the collection companies to try it". Often times, collection companies try and collect on things that they don't even own. This is why we have so many DV letter requests on here. Collection companies are not all rainbows and butterflies. They will try to intimidate whoever they are after into paying, WHETHER IT'S LEGITIMATE OR NOT. This has been proven time and time again. Just research the boards here.
"Advice on these boards come from people of various backgrounds and experience, including real estate. While you may view LynetteM's comments as biased because she owns rental properties, others may view them as insightful, emanating from practical and ongoing experience in renting to tenants."
What exactly is that relevant to? I'm not interested in how others view others opinions.
Yes, it is sound advice to figure out if I am off the hook to avoid problems later, hence this post. I think someone in a legal profession or someone who has been in this situation before would be most helpful. Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate the comments back and forth. And LynetteM's "map" is not my map. It's quite the opposite. I appreciate her advice, but I found some pieces a little interrogitive. If I were a landlord, and some schmuck was posting up about getting out of paying rent to a landlord, I might have my .02 cents to say about that as well :]
Anyhow, has anyone actually travelled down this road or does anyone come from a legal profession? I think that's the advice needed here. Not anything about maps, or "mom and pop" renting.
