What to do if I just finished repaying a civil suit from an eviction and now the landlord won’t cooperate in giving a letter of satisfaction?
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What to do if I just finished repaying a civil suit from an eviction and now the landlord won’t cooperate in giving a letter of satisfaction?
I have just finished paying on a civil suit that a previous landlord had against me after evicting me. I have been making bi-weekly payments for some time and have just paid it off. I have tried numerous times to contact said landlord, as I want her to notify the proper people so that I can have this suit closed out for good. My understanding is that I need a Letter Of Satisfaction and I’m not sure what else she needs to do to close this out. She has not returned messages that I have sent via email and Facebook and I do not have any other way of contacting her. What can I do? Do I have any rights?
Asked on February 10, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Virginia
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the status of most states, if a judgment against a person has been fully satisfied and the former judgment creditor refuses to sign a full satisfaction of this judgment, the former judgment creditor can file a motion with the court for monetary penalty to be assessed against the former judgment creditor for not signing and an order deeming that the judgment has been satisfied in full.
I suggest that this will be the course that you may have to take if you do not get cooperation from the former judgment creditor.
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