my landlord is taking me court for unpaid rent (court date 7.30.10). i have already left the premises and i do not deny the unpaid rent. i was not going to show up at court because i do intend on repaying the unpaid portion.
however, things are not going as smoothly as i thought it would. my lease expired back in june of 2009 and was never renewed. the original lease was for myself and my ex who is the cause of this unpaid rent (he moved out may '09). the landlord can't find him so they are pursing me only (he's name is not on the court papers). i still have not turned over the keys because i have a few possessions left on the premises but my landlord's daughters have removed the lock on one door and chained it shut which will prevent me from removing a couch that I was going to donate to goodwill (i still have access through a smaller side door) and she was trying to deny me access yesterday unless i gave her a phone number where i could be reached and my new address (i ended up giving her a work # and a dummy address just to avoid the unnecessary drama and so that I could retrieve the rest of my belongings).
at this point im worried that if i skip that she (the daughter) may try to add on to the judgement if she can even do that. does she even have any legal rights since she is not even the landlord? im pretty sure she will be the one at court as my landlord is an elderly woman who's health is currently not the best.
however, things are not going as smoothly as i thought it would. my lease expired back in june of 2009 and was never renewed. the original lease was for myself and my ex who is the cause of this unpaid rent (he moved out may '09). the landlord can't find him so they are pursing me only (he's name is not on the court papers). i still have not turned over the keys because i have a few possessions left on the premises but my landlord's daughters have removed the lock on one door and chained it shut which will prevent me from removing a couch that I was going to donate to goodwill (i still have access through a smaller side door) and she was trying to deny me access yesterday unless i gave her a phone number where i could be reached and my new address (i ended up giving her a work # and a dummy address just to avoid the unnecessary drama and so that I could retrieve the rest of my belongings).
at this point im worried that if i skip that she (the daughter) may try to add on to the judgement if she can even do that. does she even have any legal rights since she is not even the landlord? im pretty sure she will be the one at court as my landlord is an elderly woman who's health is currently not the best.