Q: We received a court summons for failure to pay rent. We do not owe money and never missed a payment. What do we do?
The office already acknowledged this and signed off on it. We received another summons and I contacted the office and they again said we do not owe. We are confused.
A:
This happens fairly frequently actually, especially these days. Odds are good that it's from a Failure to Pay Rent that was filed quite a while ago which you have since paid.
I would reach out to the Landlord and get them to give you some written assurance that the case is going to be dismissed. They should be willing to do so. If they will not, show up at the hearing (annoying, but necessary) and make sure it gets dismissed. If you have to do this, make sure to bring proof of all payments.
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