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suz2809
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What is the name of your state? Maryland
I took my former landlord to court for not returning my security deposit. I won the case and was awarded three times the amount of the deposit with interest and court costs. A judgement was placed against him. He then presented a motion to vacate the judgement and it was subsequently denied by the District Court. I know that my next step in collecting the money is to proceed with garnishment and attachment but I am wondering if, now that he has exhausted all his avenues of delaying payment and has a judgement on his record, would it be a bad idea to write him and suggest that he pay me in full to satisfy the judgement and thus avoid garnishment. He has a good job and I have all the information I need in order to do that but this has dragged on now for almost a year. He is not the sort of landlord to quit his job to avoid garnishment. He has a family and has been at the insurance firm where he works for a long time. He's just lazy and thought he could get away with it.
I took my former landlord to court for not returning my security deposit. I won the case and was awarded three times the amount of the deposit with interest and court costs. A judgement was placed against him. He then presented a motion to vacate the judgement and it was subsequently denied by the District Court. I know that my next step in collecting the money is to proceed with garnishment and attachment but I am wondering if, now that he has exhausted all his avenues of delaying payment and has a judgement on his record, would it be a bad idea to write him and suggest that he pay me in full to satisfy the judgement and thus avoid garnishment. He has a good job and I have all the information I need in order to do that but this has dragged on now for almost a year. He is not the sort of landlord to quit his job to avoid garnishment. He has a family and has been at the insurance firm where he works for a long time. He's just lazy and thought he could get away with it.