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Collecting judgment against landlord
So I took my landlord to small claims court and one in judgment. He then appealed the initial judgment and the appeals court ruled in my favor.
Now, the hard part. How do I collect on a judgment? Anybody have any creative ideas?
I can’t find that he owns any property himself. I think he owns a business but I’m sure it’s not in his name.
The property that I was renting from him he sold.
Bottom line, I don’t think I can put a lien on anything and I don’t know that he has any job income that I can garnish.
Looking for ideas. I’m in San Diego County.
Thanks!
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Quote from @Patricia Steiner:
So let me get this right...you've come to a forum of landlords to ask for help on how to use a judgement against one?
Have a nice day...
Right is right whether you're a landlord or a former tenant. I don't know the original story, but if a judge and an appeals court issued and upheld a judgement against someone, I don't see the harm in helping the other party. The whole idea of "giving landlords a bad name" is what I'm thinking about here.