Heeeeellllpppp!!!!

[So Overwhelmed]

California
I have a 19 year old judgement haunting me. This judgement is from an apartment I rented when I was only 17 and was required to have a co-signer beause I was under 18. After I moved out of the apartment and to another state my former roommates were evicted. I was never served and learned about the eviction and judgement six years later when running my credit report. I cant find the roommates that were evicted and this judgement is continuing to grow. Can I do anything to fight this because I was under age at the time and was never served? or have the judgement re-opened without paying a fortune for an attorney? Please advise. Thank you.

 

[SkeeterBug]

Sounds like

Sounds like the old judgements keeps getting renewed by LL. Since you were underage when contract was signed. Does the co-signer have a judgement on them. if not this judgement could be illegal since you were a minor at the time. also sounds illegal because I know in my state that if they can't serve you and have proof of service then you cannot legally be sued. If I were you I would speak with an attorney becuase this could be complicated. the lawyer would also have acess to records you would not. I am sure if you look hard enough there is lawyers for those that cannot afford high legal fees. I doubt if the court where this happened would re-open case without an attorney because of the large amount of time that has passed.

 

[pla1554]

I live in Alaska now but lived in Washington State and have a judgement from an old tenant in Seattle. That judgement will expire after 10 years (which is next January and so I have a collection agency working on it before it expires) so I would first look to see how long that judgement is good. I would say that 19 years sounds like an awful old judgement. And the whole reason I turned mine over to a collection agency is because I was told that after the 10 years-there was nothing I could do about it-it would just expire and I would lose it. Each state is probably different-check it out. You should be able to call a courthouse in your state and just ask how long a judgement is good for. If it is possible that a LL could keep renewing it-that is something WA doesn't do because it wasn't an option for me.

 

[absconder]

Cant judgements be renewed? A minor is not accountable for any contract entered into. The co signer is liable.

 

[Brian Belamy]

Cant judgements be renewed? A minor is not accountable for any contract entered into. The co signer is liable.

There are significant exceptions to the general rule that a minor is not obligated on a contract.