Am I legally responsible for court costs if my landlord cancelled an eviction?
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Am I legally responsible for court costs if my landlord cancelled an eviction?
I fell behind on rent and made an agreement with the landlord to pay the entire amount due when I received my taxes within the next 2-3 weeks. About a week after speaking to her I received a court date for eviction. Before the appearance date I received my taxes and paid all rent due. My landlord then cancelled the court date and is now holding me responsible for all court costs.
Asked on May 10, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you do not have a written agreement with your landlord concerning payment of the court costs associated with your eviction and the court date was then cancelled by the landlord, then under the laws of all states in this country you are not responsible for the costs for the eviction lawsuit.
The reason is that the lawsuit to evict you did not go to trial with a decision.
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