Q: Can I sue the pet sitter and get my money back?
I hired a guy to pet sit at my house. He was the boyfriend of my friend's daughter. I paid him $600 cash up front with written instructions on how to care for my animals. I deem that a contract. From watching my camera, he would leave at 10:30am in the morning and not come back until 2:00AM. He never let my cat in and the cat was out the entire time without food or water. He broke the antenna on my car and I did not give him permission to drive my car. He also drank 4 bottles of specialty vodka I had bought for christmas presents. He had 3 friends sleep over at my house and they stopped all of the drains up. He was negligent in the way he cared for my animals. He never left water on the patio or cleaned out the cat box. Can I sue him in small claims court to get my money back for the pet sitting and the damages he did to my property?
A:
You can sue in small claims court. You can visit the Colorado Courts webpage for all the forms.
For technical (legal) advice you may want to contact a lawyer. Expect to pay for the lawyer's time.
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