How do I file a complaint against a previous landlord in North Carolina ?
831862
Take him on Judge Alex?\n\nIf there was never a check in sheet you really have no way of proving what was damaged before you moved in....\n\nIs there anything in the lease that might help you?
1022755
You need to go to the District Court and file a Complaint Form with the court.  I used to work in a law office in Maryland years ago.  If you go to the website for the Maryland District Courts they give you the step by step procedure that you will need to take.  The link is:  http://www.courts.state.md.us/district/forms/civil/dccv01br.html
581734
you can enter the apartment address into your local property tax website and get the owners name.  Or, contact your old landlord and see what the deal is.  To protect yourself you could put your rent money in an esscrow account and not touch it.  This shows your good faith, that you were setting aside the money, so they can't come back and say you were at fault. \n\nIt's strange the new owner hasn't contacted you.
202436
First, I sure get tired of folks responding to questions as if they were text messaging you; I wonder if they can properly spell anything. Second, each state has slightly different laws regarding personal property and tenancy. I also have a feeling you left a few details out; the owner of the property where your "house" or trailer was/is sitting on, is a rented space to you (Lessee) owned by the Lessor.  You must have recieved multiple notices regarding the issue of your back lot rent, and THEN it went to Small Claims Court.  The Judge in Small Claims must have had your "paid up" receipts of record, (if you bothered to show up)or not-if not, the Lessor (owner of the property) would have won the small claims case, then she/he (Lesor)would have had an additional request, through another court, at another date later, to request seizure of your property to pay the back owed bills.***** They can only do this if they have proved you had received Notices of these actions.**** The only way they could have had the utilities turned off is if they ended up owning YOUR property in this very legal way.  Seek free legal help from your community legal program; there is pro bono in just about every city in the USA.
426618
Without going into details over the argument itself, my advice to you is avoid direct confrontation with this person and seek a more civil way to address any issues you may be having with him, this would include up to contacting local authorities over his threats.\n\n  If both of you are under a common landlord, try directing a complaint toward him/her.
851798
Sounds shady to me.  Definately take them to court.  I hope you have proof, though.  like a receipt from the post office, a bank statement showing your cancelled rent check, or something.  If you can prove that you sent it on time, and the post office lost it, i don't know if you are responsible or not.  Let a judge decide.  Then move if you aren't in a lease.
500623
What you need to do is to file a Complaint in Landlord/Tenant Court. Bring all the proof with you when you go to the Court. If the apartment is within the City of New York, then you need to file a complaint with the Board of Health, if it is not file a complaint with the local health department. If you have a witness bring them with you to sign an affidavit. Purchase a disposable digital camera and take pictures to document the condition of the apartment.\n\nDocument, as well any and all medical treatment, along with any medications that you are taking due to the condition of the apartment.\n\nBring a copy of your lease with you to Court. If the Landlord or his Agent is a Realtor, report him to the state licensing board. If the Realtor happens to be an attorney, file a Complaint with the local Bar association, as well.
1164454
call your local court house for info each state is different\nget the name of the person you speak with in case they give you mis-information\nwrite the time and date too( it proves you did call and frees you from any liability on that part\nalso were they evicted?\narrested?\nabandoned thing also have different guidelines
840999
I would take pictures and video of the problems. Start a journal. I assume you have already spoken with the landlord about the minor problems. Write down the day, time and specifics of the conversation with the landlord about fixing the problem.\nNext write a dated letter about the problems. State that you are asking for the problems to be fixed within 30 days (assuming that the problem does not effect your health or safety). Also state, that if the problems are not fixed, you will deposit your rent into an escrow account at the Clerk of Courts. Keep a copy for your records and send it certified mail.\nIf after 30 days the problem isn't fixed, deposit your rent into the escrow account. You can also contact the housing inspector, health inspector or building inspector.\nAlso, get estimates of what it will cost to fix the problems. Get several different ones. Include copies of the estimates in the letter to the landlord.\nI know in MI, we can fix the problems and take the money out of rent money as long as reasonable amount of time has been gave to the landlord to fix the problems.
1172337
Give your tenant written notice that the tenancy has ended, ie "You are hereby notified that your lease/tenancy has ended. Please vacate the property."\n\nOffer your tenant the full return of any security deposit or some other amount of money; it will be less than hiring an attorney to evict your tenant. Then, let your tenant know that if he leaves the property without going through an eviction, he will not have an eviction on his credit report. It is much harder for someone to get an apartment if an eviction is reported on their credit, so let your tenant know that.
548593
Start creating some paper.  Send her a letter informing her that you need access to show the premises.  When she refuses, send her another letter stating that you have requested access to show the premises, as provided in the lease, and that she has refused.  Keep doing this.  After the lease has ended and she has moved out, if you aren't able to re-rent right away then withhold a month's rent from her deposit.  If/when she tries to sue you for it you can show the judge the copies of the letters proving that she was in violation of the lease and prevented you from re-renting the property.
87240
You are in a world fo headeaches, i'm going thru the same thing, I guess it depends on the state that you live on, in nj, you have to give your tenants two noticies, then have to file to go to court, that's if the tenant still there, then at court, judge tells you if they have to move or not, or you can work something out with your tenants, but if tenants, fail at whatever the agrement was the you have to go back to court file some paper, belive me its a pain in the ass, it's been 4 months and my tenants still there
577813
Wow!\nGood Question. I live in Texas too so I would suggest that you contact your local Justice of the Peace or Constable and ask them. The J.P. issues the eviction notice and the constable enforces it.\n\n\nWhy are you responsible for this person? I would think since your name is on the lease and you moved--that's the end of it. I would wager that the landlord will have to evict the tenant....but that is just a guess. Contact the J.P or Constable for a definitive answer
189571
Here is the step by step of what you should do.\n\n1. Gather proof that you over paid him. Canceled check, statements, letters. \n\n2. Get proof of what your actual rent was; the lease, cancelled checks.\n\n3. Go to the county court house and up to the county clerk and ask for a small claims form or packet. Pay them what it costs to file the case, (usually $35), ask when it can be filed and note the date in your calendar. They will want to know if you will deliver the summons for court or if the sheriff should. I suggest the sheriff.\n\n4. If you have any witnesses to the overpayment and they can not be in court, have them sign a letter with their side of the story. Have it notarized at a bank.\n\n5. See if you have pictures of the houses condition when you left, just in case he uses the excuse that you trashed his house. If you have them and they show the house as fine, bring them to court with you.\n\n6. Write a very short story about how it happened. This will help the judge see the event in your eyes.\n\nAs to not knowing where he now lives, it might be fairly easy to deal with if you can give the sheriff the town. He then can do a search to find the guy and deliver the summons.\n\nNow, if the landlord doesn't show up for court, you will almost always automatically win. The landlord will be given 30 days to pay you. If he doesn't pay in thirty days, you go back to the court and file a contempt of court against him. He will then be given another 30 days to pay. If he doesn't pay then, you have to notify the court and they will issue a bench warrant out for his arrest. Bench warrants are not followed through with like a criminal warrant. If he gets busted for something else, the bench warrant can be served then but they dont usually go out searching for him with just a bench warrant.\n\nGood Luck! I have won a few of these cases. I only filed when the person was totally in the wrong and didn't care a hoot about me and the trouble they caused.
449408
Unlike some of the other people who have responded to this question, I am a practicing attorney and I actually have experience helping client with exactly this type of situation.\n\nThe exact procedures vary from state to state, so you should find a location attorney who handles eviction lawsuits.  You won't be able to call the police because this is a civil matter.  \n\nTypically you must give the person a notice to vacate, not unlike you might give to a renter at the end of a lease.  If they do not vacate, you need to file and eviction lawsuit. Eventually, you should be able to get a judgment for the possession of the property.  In most states, you would then get a writ of possession which then authorizes local law enforcement to remove the squatters from the property.
653390
make sure you provide a notice to vacate the premises IN WRITING (make a copy for your records).  Go to your courthouse and file a "dispossessory warrant," with your magistrate (small claims) court.  They will give you a court date and deliver a summons to your tenant.\n\nYou can probably find online all the applicable landlord-tenant rights/renters rights for your state.\n\nCall your sheriff department, and they can provide you info/leads.\n\nI evicted a tenant after having taken him to court, and I was well prepared with documentation.  Under my circumstances I could have moved him in in 7 days, but I gave him 30.  He failed to move, so I enlisted the sheriff department and an eviction service.\n\nDon't worry.  If you have your documentation in order, the court will likely side with you.  Work through your court.
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give them a call\nCharlotte\nP.O. Box 19627, Charlotte, NC 28219\nTel: (704) 394-2190