- Jurisdiction
- Florida
The landlord made claims against the security deposit which are greatly exaggerated and amount to several thousand dollars. We have a lot of evidence in terms of photographs, videos, etc, and feel good about taking our case to small claims.
We know accuracy when filling out process papers is of paramount importance. We don't know whom to list as the defendant. Here's why:
1) The lease only lists the property management company as the LESSOR followed by the words "as agents for the property owners". Nowhere on the lease is the property owners' names listed.
2) When looking up the address of the property on the county's property appraiser website, the property owner is listed as a limited liability company (i.e. ______ Home Rentals LLC). Furthermore, a local Florida address IS provided for the company.
3) However, when looking up this business on Sunbiz,org, Florida's official division of corporations database website, the company is NOT listed.
4) Finally, the company is listed as having its headquarters in another state
We want to make sure our process papers are completed without error so the correct party is identified and served appropriately. We don't want our case dismissed. If anybody has any thoughts given the above, we'd appreciate the insight. Thanks.
We know accuracy when filling out process papers is of paramount importance. We don't know whom to list as the defendant. Here's why:
1) The lease only lists the property management company as the LESSOR followed by the words "as agents for the property owners". Nowhere on the lease is the property owners' names listed.
2) When looking up the address of the property on the county's property appraiser website, the property owner is listed as a limited liability company (i.e. ______ Home Rentals LLC). Furthermore, a local Florida address IS provided for the company.
3) However, when looking up this business on Sunbiz,org, Florida's official division of corporations database website, the company is NOT listed.
4) Finally, the company is listed as having its headquarters in another state
We want to make sure our process papers are completed without error so the correct party is identified and served appropriately. We don't want our case dismissed. If anybody has any thoughts given the above, we'd appreciate the insight. Thanks.