Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Pennsylvania

civil judgement
i have a civil judgment on my credit report from 6 yrs ago. originally i had thought this was paid for by my boyfriend/roommate, but it turns out he only pd 60% or so. then after recv'g a recent credit report i noticed this judgement is set to expire next yr, so i was just going to let it do that cause i heard if i tried to settle the SOL would start all over again.
anyway, he was granted a judgement of $5018.00, $3000 of which has been pd. however, my credit report still reflects the full amt due. we have gone to Phili family court for more info. and were told we'd have to set a court date to settle with the landlord any amt pd. we figure a lawyer may help, but after finding a couple litigation lawyers specializing in landlord/tenant and debtor rights, we have been told to simply contact the landlord directly to settle the amt and then get the appropriate paperwork filed. is this the best way? what if the landlord denies receiving funds? if he does, i assume we will have to go back to court, but if he still denies it 'under oath' and we can prove otherwise, do we have any cause for a dismissal of sorts? i am also wondering about any interest tacked on, can anyone give me an est. of % and how it is charged (i.e. per yr?)

Asked on 4/09/07, 3:14 pm

Glenn Brown Real World Law, P.C.

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Re: civil judgement

The landlord may have agreed to accept $3000 to settle the entire judgment.

Tha landlord or his attorney may not have filed paperwork to mark the judgment satisfied.

Judgments generally are satisfied or they are not. Partial payments typically don't show up on court records.

For a reasonable fee we can assist you in this matter.

Answered on 4/09/07, 3:22 pm

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