Aparment Complexes and Collections Agencies

[charlotte49er]

Small claims court. $50 filing fee. If you win, it's easier to dispute it on your credit report. If you lose, you are out the $50 + the $250.

Oh, did I mention, no lawyers.

[Future of the Funchise]

It's times like this I ask myself. What would Panthro do?

Neg rep them futhamuckas

[Panthro]

I neg repped my girlfriend and ended up in jail

[The Saltman]

Zing.

[Future of the Funchise]

O_o

[Scrumtrilescent]

He hid in jail to avoid her wrath.

[Zcustom]

Genuine good advice from Skew?

is it 2012?

[Carolina Husker]

I'd hold off on this approach.

Here's what I'd do.

Call them up and apologise for not having this paid. Tell them that you want to pay it and make everything right. Get the name of the individual and kill them with kindness all the while explaining that you are willing to pay the fee.

Ask to set up an appointment or time to meet this person because you will "be in the neighborhood and want to drop off the check". When you get there, continue to kill them with kindness. I'd even go so far as pulling out my check book and act as if I'm going to write the check. Then, right before you put pen to paper, say "Of course, I need you to show me in the lease agreement where it covers this fee". Make sure you have your copy with you, but don't reveal it to them. Make them go through their files to product it.

If they can actually produce it, get them to make a copy of it. Compare it to your lease. If it's different from yours, tell them so and say you have to have your lawyer look it over. (It will at least buy you time before they report it on your credit)

If they can't produce it, just say "I'm sorry. I can't pay this fee if I didn't agree to it when I signed the lease and it's clearly not on the lease. If you would like to dispute this, we can have it handled in court, but I'm pretty sure there isn't a court in this country that would make me pay a fee like this when it's not on the lease that I signed." (all the while killing them with kindness)

This could save you the lawyer fee and get them to see by their own paperwork that they don't have a leg to stand on. All at no cost.

Who are you?

[Samuel L. Jackson]

become an arsonist

[Skew]

Genuine good advice from Skew?

is it 2012?

Who are you?

Kick them in the nuts!

Better?

[cookinbrak]

You don't have to pay anything. The nonrefundable deposit is to cover pet damages. Anything above that has to be approved by you.

[Jbro]

Genuine good advice from Skew?

is it 2012?

He shits himself all the time so he knows how to get out situations like this.