Can i file two law suits?

okay so my sister was living with me at my appartment when i kicked her out for not paying rent she didnt give me back my key and now my lease is up and they are taking 250. off of my security deposit for the key. i email my mom told my mom to have her call me asap. well she did nbut didnt answer because i was busy with somnthing els and i didnt know the number so she texted me. asked her the key politly she replied not my proplem. if i take her to court at first i only want to sue her for the 250.but she left a couch at my apartment. if she counter sues forn the price of the couch can i do a counter sue for the two months that the couch was left there

when i sign the vacation premisece paper it does say 250 for not handing in keys.

somthing to do with having to change the locks and seciurity becaus eshe still has the madelon that lets her in to the building

Well firstly, that seems very steep that the landlord is charging you $250.00 It costs much less to replace a lock on any door.


If you paid to have them change the lock it will probably costs 125.00 at the most.

But to answer your question specifically...

You can sue for the $250

You can also sue for unpaid rent, if you can prove that you had an agreement with her that she payed the rent.

You can't really sue her for leaving her couch unless you told her that she needed to pick it up by a certain date and she didn't, and then you had some expense for storing it.....

However, the court may or may not count her as "moved out" and order that she pay an extra 2 months rent on top of the unpaid rent...

It really depends on the judge and your proof.

Good luck!

She can not sue you for the couch. She abandoned it meaning you are permitted to do anything you want to with it. A landlord cannot charge you $250 for a key. Why didn't you make a copy of yours and turn it in? There is more to the $250 than you have told us.

You can if you have the money and time .
The couch could have been abandoned then she couldn't sue for it or she still kept a clame on the appt. that is one question that must be answered in a lawsuite

First off they are not keeping 250 for a key. They are keeping it for a lot of other reason but the .99 cent key isn't it. If that was the case you could of made another one.

yes you can...

thats just stupid and would be a waste of time

don't do it

$250 for a key? Are you sure they are taking the 250 for the key?

As for your question: yes you can sue for the key (if they are really charging you for it) and you can sue for the unpayd rent.
She can sue for the couch but you can claim is payment to collect for her debt.

But this will be a waste of time, in gas alone you will waste money going to small claim court not to mantion you will miss days at work, and your sister can always claim she gave you the key; and if you get a Funny Judge he might order her to pay you 99 cents for the key.

Just sell the couch and use the money.

OK so you do have an arguable case concerning the key...she has no right to retain it and the payment comes from your deposit.But the couch I would advise you not to throw it away since this can hinder your case and give her the oppurtunity to counter sue.Thing is the courts are very favoring to those who come in court with clean hands who have done no wrong.You throw out that couch and you have a problem.But have you told her that she needed to come for the couch? did you give her ntics as to what you were planning to do with it that is throw it out? if you did she has no claim against you you gave her notice

This sounds like a job for Judge Judy

You can take her to small claims court, but you do have to have proof that she lived there and she did not return your key and you are being charged $250 from your landlord. As for the rent you can include that in the same hearing, as for her couch you can not charge rent to a couch but you can charge her a storage fee for keeping it at your apartment, Ask her if she wants the couch back, if she doesn't and it is in good condition try to sell. Your mother is right to stay out of this I wouldn't want to be in the middle of it eithier

Are you keeping the couch from your mother or did she just leave it there? If I leave something at your house and make no attempt to pick it up, I can't sue you for it. Your mother created a bailment when she left the couch in your possession. She is entitled to pick up the couch. You are under no obligation to deliver the couch to her. She can not sue you for it unless you prevent her from getting the couch.
Likewise, you can't sue her for leaving the couch. Did you have a storage/rental agreement under which she agreed to pay a certain amount per month for the storage of the couch? I didn't think so. Your mother gets the couch if she wants to pick it up, you get nothing.
If your sister took the key, your case would be against your sister. Whatever you are charged for the key deposit you could recover from your sister.