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It's probably easiest, and cheapest, to file a complain with the local Board of Realtors as well as with your state's real estate licensing division.
Unless WI is very different the local BOR and the state licensing board have absolutely no authority as it relates to this case. It would be pointless to contact them.
STT Resident is right; first i need to win the case, and i will be happy if i just get the deposit and costs. only asking for double the deposit because i can, and because he has so flagrantly ignored the law and made his own rules, and was so condescending in doing so. i havent heard a peep since i filed, which is weird, because he was bothering me at least twice a week before (never about the deposit) about his allegations that i damaged his car (which i did not). quiet as a mouse. its a relief, because it was bordering on harassment, and it costs $165 to file to stop harassment in WI! he may be planning to countersue. would that be handled at the same hearing, for something so unrelated to my claim about the security deposit?
actually now that i think about it, not sure how much of a realtor he really is: he only has one listing, which is his next door neighbor's house!
.. he may be planning to countersue. would that be handled at the same hearing, for something so unrelated to my claim about the security deposit?
A countersuit is self-explanatory - basically a demand based on your claim against him, same suit. As has been said earlier, the damage to his car has nothing whatsoever to do with your claim and won't even be considered. Again, don't keep worrying about the "what if's" - just sit back and wait to see what happens next.
A countersuit is self-explanatory - basically a demand based on your claim against him, same suit. As has been said earlier, the damage to his car has nothing whatsoever to do with your claim and won't even be considered. Again, don't keep worrying about the "what if's" - just sit back and wait to see what happens next.
it's a character flaw of mine. born to a worrying set of parents.
OP - Not sure where you stand on this, but you are entitled to double the security deposit plus court costs. He cannot deduct anything from the deposit at this point and the alleged damage to his car is irrelevant. He can file a counter claim if there is unpaid rent, late fees, and/or utilities. But otherwise it's an open and shut case. Regardless, don't ask for anything more or less than double the deposit plus costs and hold firm on it.
I filed a small claims case in Wisconsin a few years ago for the same thing. My former LL did a disappearing act after I moved out. Speaking from experience, don't muddy the waters any more than you have to. The bottom line is that he didn't return the deposit within the period required by law, so you are entitled to double plus costs. Don't even bring up the car. Let him look ridiculous when he's trying to explain that to the judge. Don't worry. You're going to win this!
Good luck and keep us posted!
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