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I should have known this wouldn't be that straightforward. ......
LL
Hi Ned ... Depends on how you "add it up" and what you include. Purely direct costs of just VCAT /Magistrates Court/Sheriff .... A few hundred bucks. ALL IN GOV'T FEES I must point out !!! Lot's of personal time & travel though. No lawyer involved yet. I'm primarily interested to see if "the system" delivers for a small guy like me chasing about $2K. Thus far it seems "the system" is merely a mirage ... that employs LOTS of public servants in various buildings, takes your fees, fills out forms etc ....but in reality does NOTHING to actually make the culprit "pay up". Stay tuned .... LL
The frustrating part, is the government allows for all the "privacy protection", which hinders us, but the government also has all the required information to be able to collect on our behalf.
I should have known this wouldn't be that straightforward. We've been waiting since 28 Nov 2012 for our money. Today we received a "field report" from the Sheriff's Office dated 29 Nov 2012. This is a real body blow !! I quote the COMMENTS section .."A CHQ FOR FULL PAYMENT WAS RECEIVED FROM XXX XXX XXX ...space... ADAM CONTACTED THE SHERIFFS OFFICER CLAIMING TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. HE CLAIMED HE WAS STOPPING THE CHQ AS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH FUNDS IN THE ACCOUNT". The FIELD REPORT says the Sherriff has (somehow ??) received a part payment of $500 which will be "disbursed to you in due course". So I phoned the Sheriff's Office and enquired " Do you check the bank accounts to see if there really are insufficient funds ?? " Answer " No, we don't do stuff like that ". I said "This company has a significant web-site and clearly a substantial ongoing business". Does this mean anything ? Answer " Well you could write to us with any information you have and we MAY look into it again." The FIELD REPORT says, in essence, there were no "seizable goods" to seize. I asked "What about the domain names ? They operate an internet based business." Answer " No, we can't seize material like that". Etc etc etc. When challenged, the guy on the phone at the Sheriff's Office agreed with me that the whole sytem was a "bit of a joke" and "didn't really work". Clearly this system has it's shortcomings. At best, this is a freakin' joke on our whole society!!! Any ideas welcome !!
Merry Xmas to all the good guys . LL
I have the certified order, I have filled out the affidavit except for the 'respondent's address' and even have details of their employer and vehicle registration (no finance on vehicle) so all I need is an address!
Can anyone who's been following this thread tell me how I can locate a previous residential tenant? I've already done this once through an acquaintance in a government department but upon looking up the address on google I found it to be up for lease. I rang the property manager of the address and was td the previous tenant (my defaulting tenant!) had just moved out and they weren't allowed to provide me an address.
I have the certified order, I have filled out the affidavit except for the 'respondent's address' and even have details of their employer and vehicle registration (no finance on vehicle) so all I need is an address!
Any advice would be great, cheers.
The vehicle is in their name and as stated earlier there is no finance on it.
Maybe an investegator would be able to locate them....
The vehicle is in their name and as stated earlier there is no finance on it.
Maybe an investegator would be able to locate them....
How much is your debt for?
Private investigators are expensive. I had a $2500 judgment against a tenant and just didn't bother enforcing it.