What is the name of your state?TX
We have filed Ch 7 on the same day our landlord received a "Writ of Possesion" from the local JP. I am filing my CH7 documents with that court tomorrow morning (Monday).
We have already been preparing to move from this house. We have signed contracts on another property for a lease/purchase and have even started painting the interior of the new house. Yesterday, the landlord at our current house contacted the owners of the house we are moving to and told them all about late payments--some true, most not--and is trying to get them to back out of our contract. Earlier that day, he was walking in and around our front and backyard, looking in windows and taking pictures.
He has been notified of our bankruptcy last week. I have some questions:
1) When we give the notice to the JP court tomorrow (Monday) morning, will that notice stop the "Writ of Possession"? The constable has not posted the notice with a time yet but I think they will tomorrow (Monday).
2) How do I make sure that they don't bring movers over in 24 hours and start taking our property out? Our movers cannot get us out until May 2.
3) How can I stop the harrassment from the landlord? I am fairly certain that attempting to keep us from getting another house is illegal. But can he just call everyone and bad talk me? Is this something that I need to address with the Bankruptcy court or to the JP court?
4) Can I (or should I) get a restaining order against him? If so, how do I do that in Houston, TX?
Please help! We are ProSe filers and don't have an attorney at this time. I also have two young kids at home that are terrified of this man. He has been nasty since the day we moved here. We have always made our payments until an emergency forced us to Chapter 7.
Help!
We have filed Ch 7 on the same day our landlord received a "Writ of Possesion" from the local JP. I am filing my CH7 documents with that court tomorrow morning (Monday).
We have already been preparing to move from this house. We have signed contracts on another property for a lease/purchase and have even started painting the interior of the new house. Yesterday, the landlord at our current house contacted the owners of the house we are moving to and told them all about late payments--some true, most not--and is trying to get them to back out of our contract. Earlier that day, he was walking in and around our front and backyard, looking in windows and taking pictures.
He has been notified of our bankruptcy last week. I have some questions:
1) When we give the notice to the JP court tomorrow (Monday) morning, will that notice stop the "Writ of Possession"? The constable has not posted the notice with a time yet but I think they will tomorrow (Monday).
2) How do I make sure that they don't bring movers over in 24 hours and start taking our property out? Our movers cannot get us out until May 2.
3) How can I stop the harrassment from the landlord? I am fairly certain that attempting to keep us from getting another house is illegal. But can he just call everyone and bad talk me? Is this something that I need to address with the Bankruptcy court or to the JP court?
4) Can I (or should I) get a restaining order against him? If so, how do I do that in Houston, TX?
Please help! We are ProSe filers and don't have an attorney at this time. I also have two young kids at home that are terrified of this man. He has been nasty since the day we moved here. We have always made our payments until an emergency forced us to Chapter 7.
Help!