small-claims-court pennsylvania
How can I enforce a judgement against an LLC owned by minors in PA?
<p>How can I sue an LLC owned by minors in PA, after a court order to pay has been ignored?</p>

<p>I sued an LLC I was renting a house from because I did not receive my security deposit back when I moved.  I was granted a judgement was for me, and the LLC was ordered to pay me $550.00.  Now the people running the LLC are trying to hide behind the fact that the LLC is owned by their 2 minor children (ages 5 and 3 years old). How can I sue the LLC to comply with the court order?</p>

<p><a href="http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/246/chapter400/chap400toc.html" rel="nofollow">PA Code Title 26, Chapter 400</a> details the process for enforcing a judgement.  (A quick search turns up <a href="http://pghfirm.com/pennsylvania-debt-collection-blog/how-to-collect-a-judgment-in-pennsylvania/" rel="nofollow">more accessible summaries</a>.)  Unfortunately you'll almost certainly have to post some money for the process to proceed.  But if the process succeeds in recovering any assets your costs are paid out of the recovery.</p>

<p>The fact that the LLC is owned by minors is irrelevant.  You can directly collect against any assets of the LLC.</p>

<p>Granted, if the owners were very clever, they may have structured things so that the LLC does not have any assets, or so that they can pull its assets before you can get your hands on them.  But as one commentator noted: Local judges and sheriffs tend not to appreciate such legal shenanigans, so if they evade a judgement using their children you might appeal for further guidance to the judge who gave the order, or the sheriff you enlist to seize their property.</p>
