So Im getting sued....

[Statler]

I know you're local, but the folks I would use are in a two day trial starting tomorrow so no help there.


Good luck.

Let us know how it goes.

Maybe you'll do great and kick ass.


might be time to start looking for other places regardless.

[NAKID]

check you lease because it SHOULD have an arbitration clause which woul;d render the court date a breach of the contract on the plaintiffs behalf

I hope for you this is the case. It still sucks the guy is quick to sue when this SHOULD have been able to be solved by a conversation...

[rgramjet]

I know you're local, but the folks I would use are in a two day trial starting tomorrow so no help there.


Good luck.

Let us know how it goes.

Maybe you'll do great and kick ass.


might be time to start looking for other places regardless.

Senor, thanks for the well wishes!  Ive already got a list of alternative spaces if the landlord wants to go that route.  Couple places offering 3 months free right off the bat.

Nakid, I couldnt agree more!

There is a Casualty Damage Clause in my lease, it states:"....rent shall be abated proportionally as to the portion of the premises rendered untenantable for the period until such repairs are completed."

[C230drvr]

main thing is don't go to court with the expectation of arguing common sense.  This is about contractual obligation (your lease) all emotion and intention aside, you have to argue on factual basis. the fact that a roofer showed up....goes to reasonable effort to remedy the situation on your landlords begalf...they don't have to have it fixed...being in the process of 'fixing' it may well be sufficient.  just have realistic expectation ...don't try to argue ..anbd stress to the judge that you don't wish to withhold rent...and your preference would have been and still is to remedy the situation without the court's intervention...all that and have the funds available to pay.

[cyrus buelton]

I'd never go to court without an attorney, but that's just me.

especially when you are representing yourself against an attorney.

[herm]

rule #1 I'd never go to court without an attorney, but that's just me.

rule #2 especially when you are representing yourself against an attorney.

rule #3 never discuss legal stuff on a public forum...

,..course, thats just my opinion

[cyrus buelton]

rule #3 never discuss legal stuff on a public forum...

,..course, thats just my opinion

Wow, Herm and I agree on something........


must be the Valium, jack and coke, and beers................

[rgramjet]

Thanks guys.  Wish me luck!

[ducpainter]

Good luck...

Bring a toothbrush...

just in case you decide to tell his/her honor what you really think.

[cyrus buelton]

I'd find an attorney in the courthouse and throw him 200$ before you go in.


My bro was a prosecutor for 5 years and saw a shit ton of people attempt to represent themselves.

They never got a fair deal.

Judges respect those who have legal counsel. It is part of the game.

Maybe it is all relative to location, but the court system he worked in was like that.

Walk in without an attorney.........make the beast with two backsed.

[redxblack]

QUICKLY go to hollywood video and check out all the episodes of LA LAW, Allie McBeal and Law and Order!


(in short, good luck!)

[hbliam]

QUICKLY go to hollywood video and check out all the episodes of LA LAW, Allie McBeal and Law and Order!


(in short, good luck!)

Better yet..hire the new DDA from Law and Order and everything will go great:

[DoubleEagle]

I wish you good luck in your case.

From the Law courses I studied in College , I seem to remember a Contract in it's basic concept says that each party will receive a consideration that equates to what the other party receives in return.
                                              Dolph      

[Privateer]

Is over a year not a realistic amount of time to properly fix a roof? 

Is it a flat roof?
My opinion of flat roofed buildings is that they will never be waterproof indefinitely.  They always leak.  Always. 

Remember, the law has nothing to do with common sense or what is "right."
good luck.

[pintsizejesus]

My mom works with a lot of judges and I've been in front of most of them......but dress nicely and be respectable.  They have to deal with this shit all day so the easier you are to deal then hopefully the better it goes, not saying you are screwed or anything I just try to prepare for the worst because I usually have to deal with the worst.

And if the guy is a total d bag about everything just flood the place and tell him it was the roof.