Owed Money

[Adeveda]

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum, but here I go. A former roomate owed money toward bills. When we moved our seperate ways I was mailed the security deposit. We met and I gave her her share of the security deposit, she gave me her share of money owed for bills. I deposited the check. Two weeks later I recieve a statement from the bank saying that she put a "stop check" on the check. I was charged a fee by the bank.
I called her house and left a polite message for her to call me. She did not respond. I called again two evenings later. She has put a security code on her phone so I can't get through without a code.
What do I do next? Please, help.

Thanks,
Veda

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Adeveda:
I'm not sure if this is the correct forum, but here I go. A former roomate owed money toward bills. When we moved our seperate ways I was mailed the security deposit. We met and I gave her her share of the security deposit, she gave me her share of money owed for bills. I deposited the check. Two weeks later I recieve a statement from the bank saying that she put a "stop check" on the check. I was charged a fee by the bank.
I called her house and left a polite message for her to call me. She did not respond. I called again two evenings later. She has put a security code on her phone so I can't get through without a code.
What do I do next? Please, help.

Thanks,
Veda<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

My response:

It's called Small Claims court.

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[tryoutofcourt]

I am a mediator for Hawaii Small Claims courts. What to do in your case depends on a number of variables: The amount of money involved, whether you believe your room mate has the money to pay, whether she lives in your State or somewhere else, the value of your time, and so on.

Let’s assume she lives in your State. I would invest $0.33 in a stamp, to try to resolve this matter as quickly and peacefully as possible. In your letter, ask your room mate to call you to settle this matter, and tell her that if you don’t hear anything from her within say a week, you will have no other alternative than filing a claim in the Small Claims court.
Obviously, the letter may or may not work. If you decide to go ahead with the Small Claims, let me know and I will be glad to explain you briefly how it works (particularly the mediation part, if provided in your State) and where you can find further information about it (there is a lot available on the Internet).

Good luck

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