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small claims court- owed money

  • 28-06-2011 1:14pm
    #1
    --LOS--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,028 ✭✭✭✭


    Can anybody give me some information about the small claims court.....my housemates owe me over €100 in bill money that was outstanding and I had to pay for them. I'm sick of hassling them about it, I just want my money back and don't want to let them away with it........somebody suggested the small claims court to me but I really am clueless when it comes to legal things. Is this something that could be handled by the small claims court? How do I go about applying, fees etc? We were in a house-share together, I was just a tenant not the landlord btw.


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  • #2
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    I think the small claims only deals with public complaints about business ie not civil matters that you would appear to have


  • #3
    --LOS--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,028 ✭✭✭✭--LOS--


    Is there any authority within the legal system that covers small claims like this then?


  • #4
    Anita M.
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 260 ✭✭Anita M.


    Is there any way of getting money owed back if the owing party has to go to court over an offence?
    The judge will impose a fine and I am afraid I will never see my repayments then.


  • #5
    No Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭No Pants


    What are the bills for? Might be easier just to say that someone needs to take over paying them or you're cancelling. Then, when someone else is looking for money, you can deduct the money that you're owed from your contribution.


  • #6
    Pat Mustard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,554 ✭✭✭Pat Mustard


    --LOS-- wrote: »
    Is there any authority within the legal system that covers small claims like this then?

    Link
    Civil business
    The civil jurisdiction of the District Court in contract and most other matters is where the claim or award does not exceed €15,000.

    No offence to you OP, but I think that you could well be wasting your own time and money in suing somebody for €100. I think that the court fees on the proceedings may be €25, before this would go anywhere.

    Perhaps you might be better off looking for a way to cut your losses now.


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  • #7
    Redsoxfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,375 ✭✭✭Redsoxfan


    I thought the Small Claims Court didn't deal with debts? Wouldn't this be classed as a debt?


  • #8
    Pat Mustard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,554 ✭✭✭Pat Mustard


    Redsoxfan wrote: »
    I thought the Small Claims Court didn't deal with debts? Wouldn't this be classed as a debt?

    Correct.


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