How can you sue someone who has changed their number / is avoiding you?
 

My ex landlord owes me money - about $700. Its not the money that really bugs me, its the principle. This guy has changed his number (used to call me 'restricted'), hidden his facebook profile, and is trying to avoid me at all costs. Can I still sue or get to this motherfucker? I have his bank account info, facebook profile id, but thats about it. What are my options legally?

Small claims court here in the US.

Are you suggesting that you need to be someone's Facebook friend in order to sue them?

A lawyer can do all of that and more, but it will cost money.

Basically it sounds like you are being ripped off in the same way adult webmasters are often ripped off without payment from scam affiliate programs, they count on you not suing.

how can I find Mallick? Can I sue Mallick is US small claims court?

You don't need a lawyer, if you can file small claims in Canada.

Here you just go to the Court House, fill out some paperwork and get your court date.

Avoiding you has nothing to do with your legal options or filing a lawsuit.

Unless you had a deal with him personally, not likely.

Im a canadian citizen, living in the US for school. i dont know where this guy lives, i dont know any way to get a hold of him. he wasnt exactly my landlord either, he was subletting the place to me but i have everything in writing.

You spend a few bucks on a lawyer?

:2 cents:

The amount owed is $700. It takes around $200 for a lawyer to put his pants and answer your call :1orglaugh

The best advice is for the OP to go to a free legal clinic and get free advice.

Not to state the obvious but if he was your landlord he is a property owner. Very easy to find a property owner.

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wait outside his house.

im sure there are other ways of finding him

Cause $2000 damage to his vehicle. Are you saying you rented from an anonymous landlord and do not have his address available to you?

Have tell you its not worth your time for $700

Find his home, knock on his door, and ask for your money back.
If he doesn't pay, email the black panthers and tell them George Zimmerman is hiding out inside the home.:winkwink:

I'm in BC but I'd assume it's about the same in Alberta. You need a process server or somebody to give him official notice of a small claims (or other court filing). Once he's been notified if he doesn't show up to court, the judgement will be in your favour. Still probably be hard to collect, but then you'll be able to collect interest too once you get him, even if it's years later. It worked out for me, it was also a small amount but it's the principal...

Bump that!

If it's a deposit that should have been returned, many states allow for treble damages, making it $2100. Google the law in you state and file in small claims for that amount. If you really try and can't get his address, the court may allow you to serve him via a notice in the "legal notices" section of the paper.

Collecting the money after winning is another issue since he doesn't own real property. A licensed PI can get his address for about $100 probably.

Google: Skip Trace Software

It might cost you >$100 depending on how much information you are looking for but getting his current/past/potential addresses, phone numbers, place of employment, properties, relatives, etc. to contact him is not very difficult.

Just want to make it clear I'm not promoting you do ANYTHING un-lawful with that information, however, it's used in a wide variety of legitimite businesses (real-estate, law, etc.) on a regular basis.

Couldn't sue anybody before Facebook existed.

I think he should sue facebook for their complicity in the theft of his money.