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About all you can do is wait to see if your former landlord follows through with his comment about suing you. In order for the lawsuit to continue, the person being sued must be notified that such has been filed against them and the person initiating the lawsuit needs to provide the court with...

1. Unfortunately, no. 2. It depends on the court (should you decide to sue for this money). As a general rule, the court will typically give a landlord/management two months time to rerent an empty unit. This is a very general guideline though. The landlord/management must show that they...

At this stage, your option is to consider filing a lawsuit against the landlord for this security deposit. Your former landlord is likely betting you won't go this route as it would mean returning to this state for the filing and the hearing. Gail

Is there any written evidence that any of this money was a "holding fee" (i.e., a fee to take the rental unit off the market and hold it for an applicant)? If so, such a fee is typically lost if the applicant backs out. If not, return the money. It is always a good idea to have the...

From your posting it would appear that since custody was never actually decided by the legal system...and mom and dad are still married....mom has as much rights to these children as dad does. Which means that currently there is nothing that legally prohibits her from taking these children...

Very likely so. Most of these cases are heard in Small Claims Court (or your states version of the same) as they involve relatively small amounts of money. I'd suggest you begin by sending your former landlord what is known as a "demand" letter, demanding the full return of your security...

Attached is a review of the security deposit law in Texas: http://www.dallaslandlordlawyer.com/handling_security_deposits.htm How far beyond the 30 days are we talking about? Gail

If he damages the rental unit above what the security deposit is, guess who management will come after. The folks who signed the lease. That's both you and your dad. By signing the lease, you took full responsibility for any damage above normal wear and tear done to the rental unit...

Yes.. Gail

As suggested, get EVERYTHING in writing (so far, all you've got now from "John" are phone calls) as evidence that he does not wish for you to pay further rent. Gail

The information Farmer provided you at forum.freeadvice.com was quite thorough. Gail

Most leases state that all who sign are "jointly and severally" responsible. If one of the tenants wishes to terminate their part of the lease, ALL involved (all other tenants listed on the lease and the landlord) must agree to this. All sign an agreement stating this. If not and you...

The first question folks are likely to ask on this forum is (since the two of you are not married) have you been legally established as this childs father? Gail

A landlord cannot simply come up with an arbitrary fee for such things. However, since your lease does specify no unauthorized pets without managements approval, it is important that your friend not bring his dog to your residence. It is possible that the landlord could begin the process...

Does your lease specify that there will be any type of fine if a dog is found in the rental unit (even if the dog is not yours)? Gail

I'm a bit curious. Does "everyone" in California require medical marijuana? Because there sure as heck are a ton of folks that manage to get a prescription from their physicians for this stuff. Does California contain so many ill people? Gail

It's impossible to determine what management might do if you two simply decide to leave. Some landlords will go through the eviction process simply to ensure that the rental unit is, legally, back under their control. Some will go through this so that if they find the former tenant at a later...

Bub, you married the bi-polar, narcassistic disorder crazy which doesn't say much for your taste in partners to begin with. And the fact that you jump on someone who provides a common sense solution to an idiotic situation doesn't say much for your mental stability either. And, not...

Stop writing such inflammatory text messages to the ex-wife and the boyfriend is less likely to run out of the house wanting to punch you in the nose for such a dumb message. Gail

The comment regarding "see you in court" does not mean that management was going to evict you (although they might go that route should you remain in the rental unit and fail to pay the rent). What management might do if you break the lease is sue you for the remaining months on the lease...