Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Pennsylvania

I sued my ex landlord in Magesterial Court for the return of my security deposit and won. He appealed it to the Court of Common Pleas and we have been involved in this process since December. I was receiving help from a friend who was a Paralegal, but now she is not able to help.

My issue now is that I am unsure on how to reply, if I have to, to his new matter. It is three paragraphs of how the lease stated that I had to give him 90 days notice to move. Here's how the 90 days stuff went: He signed a contract with my real estate agents to get the house rented but refused every person that they were bringing to him. He then wanted all the phone numbers and information on all the people so he could talk to them (shady). He did not rent the house until 10/1/10, when he finally got a renter (just after my 90 days were up) In his new matter he claims that even if he made any kind of deal to let us out, the lease would have prevented us from getting our security deposit. How should I answer that? It pretty much says that he lied and had no plans on letting us out and is using the lease as a reason to not give the money back. I have already drafted my answer to his counterclaim and just need to know if a cross claim or reply is needed. I did include in my complaint that I wanted the judgement from Magesterial Court to stand for the money I was granted. PLEASE HELP ME! MY 20 DAYS ARE ALMOST UP


Asked on 3/10/11, 11:51 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Richard Teitell Richard K. Teitell, Esquire, P.C.

You only have to reply to the parts of the NM that contains facts, as opposed to legal conclusions or something else. It may be hard for you you tell the difference, but that's your only obligation.

Read more
Answered on 3/10/11, 1:07 pm


Related Questions & Answers

More General Civil Litigation questions and answers in Pennsylvania