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Deposit refund issues
A tenant of mine is taking me to small claims because she wants her full deposit back. Her deposit was $1350. In her notice (SC-100), in response to a statement" : "You must ask the Defendant (in writing/phone/person) to pay before you sue. Have you done this? The tenant has checked No with reason: Cannot find him.
My tenant made no attempt to do this. Now my phone no. hasn't changed and the tenant has contacted me in the past via email (for other matters). So I am not sure why she provided that response.
Also the tenant is seeking $1300 (not $1350). $700 was refunded to her with a breakdown of all repairs/unpaid rent, so in the best case she should ask for $650.
Anyway the judge in small claims can dismiss this because of procedures not being followed? Should I be seeking legal help for this as I haven't had to deal with small claims before. Thanks.