Re: Getting money that is owed.. (small claims?)
in texas it costs $26 to file in court (i believe that's the fee). as the above poster mentioned you have to send a certified letter to him also. so that's an extra couple bucks plus writing the letter. plus the time you have to file the court fees. so you'll have spent about $30 and plenty of time right away.
you dont have to have a contract in court but you have to expect the other party not to lie and say what the true sale price was. if you win he has to pay you money owed plus court costs but then you have to file papers to get the money after that. (ive won $800 in small claims court before and never saw a dime of it).
the dude gained possesion of the property before properly paying for it and is screwing you over trying to renogotiate the price now. the dude's a jerk. id call him up and act like you're ready to play hardball but never intend to go through w/ it.
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