Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New York
will i be able to go to small claims court over this issue
I live in an apartment building and a
former friend of mine put a hole in
my bedroom door one day. My
roommate was there and witnessed
the whole thing. This former friend of
mine then told both of us that he
would come back the next week to
fix the hole in the door. It has been
about 3 to 4 weeks now since he was
supposed to come and fix the door.
Me and my roommates also have to
move out of the apartment in
another month. If he fails to fix the
door and they keep our security
deposit because of this damage to
the apartment would I be able to
take him to small claims court for
either the amount of our security
deposit or the amount of how much
the door would have cost to be fixed?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: will i be able to go to small claims court over this issue
Yes. You would be able to take him to small claims. The cost would be the amount to fix the door. You should receive 2 estimates to fix the door, or, fix the door and then sue the former friend for your actual out of pocket cost.
Mike.
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