foxytowgrl
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
I recently hired an attorney to help with an eviction case. I had several different grounds to get the case dismissed that I knew of and could probably have done it myself but.. Anyway, the attorney filed the motion to dismiss on time but with the wrong court(has to be filed online which is new) and although the motion did actually make it to the right court and a hearing date was issued I still ended up with a default judgement and a writ of possession unexpectedly. This resulted in lost wages (4 days off work), the need to rent a large storage shed, 3 or 4 weeks worth of motel rental and the expense of renting a uhaul. Our court date was scheduled for the 29th and our new home is due to be ready on August 12 so if all had gone correctly we would have used my husbands work truck to move, no hotel stay, no storage, and moved over the weekend we were off work. So far my total expenses, including attorney fees is well over $2500.00.
Also, my attorney mailed the motion to dismiss to the land lord and he received it 2 days before he requested the default judgement...Can my landlord be held responsible for my damages? I have court on July 22 to dismiss the default and writ...too late of course grrr
I recently hired an attorney to help with an eviction case. I had several different grounds to get the case dismissed that I knew of and could probably have done it myself but.. Anyway, the attorney filed the motion to dismiss on time but with the wrong court(has to be filed online which is new) and although the motion did actually make it to the right court and a hearing date was issued I still ended up with a default judgement and a writ of possession unexpectedly. This resulted in lost wages (4 days off work), the need to rent a large storage shed, 3 or 4 weeks worth of motel rental and the expense of renting a uhaul. Our court date was scheduled for the 29th and our new home is due to be ready on August 12 so if all had gone correctly we would have used my husbands work truck to move, no hotel stay, no storage, and moved over the weekend we were off work. So far my total expenses, including attorney fees is well over $2500.00.
Also, my attorney mailed the motion to dismiss to the land lord and he received it 2 days before he requested the default judgement...Can my landlord be held responsible for my damages? I have court on July 22 to dismiss the default and writ...too late of course grrr