The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”Theodore RooseveltApril 23, 1910Truer words were never spoken.

You will have to decide for yourself whether you desire to pursue this at that level of effort (financially I suspect it is not worth it, but for moral victory it could be worth pursuing).Good luck.

They would have pulled every trick to prolong the case.getting them out in 1.5 weeks was a major victory.

I don't need you to approve of my victories in court to cash that check.

So, I wouldn't have to pay lawyer fees, which would quickly add up, and it wouldn't be one of those Pyrrhic victories where any money I won just ended up in the lawyer's pockets.

Hey Victor, I sold a duplex this year in Charlotte which resulted in a bidding war.  

I'm with @Curtis Gabhart on this; it's easy to file and win (not necessarily cheap).The probability of collecting is 0.0001% - - they aint got squat.You win the moral victory at the cost of filing, appearing AND (btw) there's an appeal process required (in Calif) before the judgment is final and posted to public records.Recommendation:  drop it and spend your time and money in acquiring the neww tenant and avoiding another month of vacancy loss.

I get the first victory quicker, then focus on the larger of the two.

@Ashley Victor I would pay her like a buyer's agent since she basically represented you, negotiated the deal, and got you to closing on a property.

Thank you for your very helpful advice, Aaron, Justin, Bob, David Dye, David Dachtera, Ralph and Victor.