A quick question here: If a landlord and a tenant verbally agree to a fee for certain utilities charged (see my previous post) and then the landlord summons the tenant to court for a different amount AFTER cashing the tenant's check (which was submitted to the landlord along with a letter stating that this was the agreed upon amount), doesn't cashing the check constitute a settlement? Does the tenant still have to go to court? The problem is that we would have to fly back to another state to pay the remainder of a bill that is pretty insignificant. Please advise. Thanks