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krs23
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I agreed to move into a house in Princeton, NJ and rent a room from a person who was living in the house. I later came to know that the individual (let's call him "Keith") did not own the house, but was renting it from a third party in New York. Thus, I became an informal subletter.
I gave him a 1.5 month's rent security deposit of $1275 when I moved in (rent was $850/month) and lived there from September to December. In December we were asked to vacate by the owners (which is when I came to know that Keith was a renter). I moved my belongings and asked for the deposit back. I was given two checks of $875 and $400 in the first two weeks of January 2002 that both bounced. I called both banks (one was a brokerage firm) and they confirmed that both accounts were empty.
I have no idea where Keith has moved to. I have found his sister's contact information (phone and business name) who is periodically in touch with him, but who has only answered my calls twice and seems to be avoiding me.
I do not know how to get my money back from Keith. Please advise as to how I can use the informaiton I have.
Sincerely,
krs23
I agreed to move into a house in Princeton, NJ and rent a room from a person who was living in the house. I later came to know that the individual (let's call him "Keith") did not own the house, but was renting it from a third party in New York. Thus, I became an informal subletter.
I gave him a 1.5 month's rent security deposit of $1275 when I moved in (rent was $850/month) and lived there from September to December. In December we were asked to vacate by the owners (which is when I came to know that Keith was a renter). I moved my belongings and asked for the deposit back. I was given two checks of $875 and $400 in the first two weeks of January 2002 that both bounced. I called both banks (one was a brokerage firm) and they confirmed that both accounts were empty.
I have no idea where Keith has moved to. I have found his sister's contact information (phone and business name) who is periodically in touch with him, but who has only answered my calls twice and seems to be avoiding me.
I do not know how to get my money back from Keith. Please advise as to how I can use the informaiton I have.
Sincerely,
krs23