{"id":16528,"date":"2013-09-30T14:31:51","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T18:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=16528"},"modified":"2013-09-30T15:02:18","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T19:02:18","slug":"small-claims-court-9-i-get-some-of-the-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=16528","title":{"rendered":"Small Claims Court 9: I get bulk of money I am owed"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I reported in Small Claims Court 8,<\/a> per the instructions on the Small Claims Court Notice of Judgment, I froze the co-op’s bank accounts, two of them, and delivered all the subsequent affidavits to the City Marshal.<\/p>\n

That was on Wednesday, June 19, 2013.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, September 28, the City Marshal sent me a check from her escrow account, with a form containing this delightful sentence: “Enclosed please find check in the amount of $2189.05 as payment in the above noted case. The balance due as of this date, including any Marshal fees, poundage, expenses, etc is $685.31.”<\/p>\n

Ever since this case presented itself to me (because the co-op owed me $3, 097.45, for repair work in my apartment \u2014 work for which the co-op was legally responsible but did not do nor pay for), I had heard the buzz that Small Claims Court cases never get you anything, they’re a waste of time, blah blah blah.<\/p>\n

They’re not. And although I haven’t yet received all the money I am owed, the co-op’s bank accounts will remain frozen until the Marshal sends me the rest.<\/p>\n

Here’s the calendar of events leading to this payment. I offer it for two reasons: first, so that you can believe in this process and, second, so that you understand how much patience is required.<\/p>\n