blazezblaze
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Im being sued by my landlord please help!!
I live in western New York state and I am being sued by my former landlord for $3000. She has also withheld my security deposit of $1400, making my total possible loss $4400. My fellow roomates and I moved out of the house January 31st 2005. In or around January 1st we let our landlord know that we would be moving out (we had a month to month lease). At that time we had requested she come and do a walk through with us to let us know of any and all damaged done to the house so that we could repair and regain our deposit. She agreed to this via voicemail (which I still have), however that was the last we heard of her. She wouldnt answer her phone or return our calls. Then just the other day, March 17th 2005 i was served with a court notice saying I am being sued for $3000 for damages done to the house. There are a few things i have come up with so far i dont know whether they will help me or not.. First off she requested we pay cash for everything. However we do not have any reciepts saying we paid her (eventhough we paid her the first day of every month without fail). Second the lease agreement that I signed said we paid a $1400 deposit upon moving in, however the copy she made for me says that we only paid $400, meaning it had been doctored or even re wriitten. Third it states right in the lease agreement that the security deposit will be returned with in a reasonable period not to exceed 30 days. And we havent heard one word from her from in or around the 1st of January until being served March 17th. Fourth she has still yet to present me with a list of damages done to the house. Keep in mind the house was build in the early 1900's. The first 2 floors were remodeled by her and her father which are both obviously amatures. And the house has been on the market for sale for almost 2 years. If anyone has any information that can help me please do so. Thank You.
I live in western New York state and I am being sued by my former landlord for $3000. She has also withheld my security deposit of $1400, making my total possible loss $4400. My fellow roomates and I moved out of the house January 31st 2005. In or around January 1st we let our landlord know that we would be moving out (we had a month to month lease). At that time we had requested she come and do a walk through with us to let us know of any and all damaged done to the house so that we could repair and regain our deposit. She agreed to this via voicemail (which I still have), however that was the last we heard of her. She wouldnt answer her phone or return our calls. Then just the other day, March 17th 2005 i was served with a court notice saying I am being sued for $3000 for damages done to the house. There are a few things i have come up with so far i dont know whether they will help me or not.. First off she requested we pay cash for everything. However we do not have any reciepts saying we paid her (eventhough we paid her the first day of every month without fail). Second the lease agreement that I signed said we paid a $1400 deposit upon moving in, however the copy she made for me says that we only paid $400, meaning it had been doctored or even re wriitten. Third it states right in the lease agreement that the security deposit will be returned with in a reasonable period not to exceed 30 days. And we havent heard one word from her from in or around the 1st of January until being served March 17th. Fourth she has still yet to present me with a list of damages done to the house. Keep in mind the house was build in the early 1900's. The first 2 floors were remodeled by her and her father which are both obviously amatures. And the house has been on the market for sale for almost 2 years. If anyone has any information that can help me please do so. Thank You.
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