OWE money being sued yet i make payments?

Question

I owe fmr landlord money. They took me to court and i accepted that i owe the money. We agreed on payment arangements and i have it in writing. The first month i was going to send in my payment they told me dont bother my wages are under garnishment. Anyway we sorted it out(clerical error) on their part and i made my payment 4 days late( out of their own mistakes).

This month i sent in my money order on the 9 th of June. My payments are due on the 15 th of every month. I just got a court judgement against me to garnish my wages.I checked the money gram status and they cashed it on the 16 th, a day after it was due. The 15 th however was a sunday. I sent this check on the 9 th a monday. Are you telling me they just got the check a whole week later? I have the receipt to show when i purchased it, and it says 9 th june 2008. Can i fight this cause i am doing my part, but i think this is now harassment

Answer 1

You need to contact the court and show that you are meeting your agreed upon terms.  I actually had the same problem with my landlord - I was actually still living in the same apartment and yet I was receiving court eviction notices.  The court didn't update my file and it was wrecking my credit report because of the judgement.  Get it taken care of as soon as possible.  CALL YOUR COURT OFFICES.

Answer 2

It's not clear from your question what the problem is.  It seems you're upset because the check was cashed 7 days after it was sent, but they can cash it whenever they want to.  A lot of firms don't make deposits every day.  I really can't see how this is harassment.

Answer 3

If you think the repayment agreement was violated, you need to file a motion with the court and ask that the court enforce the repayment agreement and stop and garnishments.

You might need to hire an attorney to do this.  You can get an attorney referral from your county bar association.  You might be eligible for free legal help from your local legal aid agency.

Answer 4

Yes sometimes it takes a week or more to have a letter to go from Point A to Point B.

As for the remainder of your story, sounds fishy to me, as how can a clerical order go from garnishing your wages to it's alright, as your pay was either garnished or it was not, and their lawyer would have known this.

In matter such as this, they do not go by guesswork, or just your word on the matter, so either you are making this story up, or you are trying to get out of them really garnishing your wages, or maybe a little of both.

That is my 2 Cents worth, as I know many many landlords, and the majority all have lawyers.