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Pro tip: I used to ignore the 21 day rule for small claims in LA, now I calendar it right away
I got burned last year when I tried to sue a guy over $1,200 he owed me from a side job in Koreatown. I figured I could just walk into the Stanley Mosk courthouse whenever and file the forms, but the clerk told me I was past the deadline because the small claims limit for that kind of claim is two years and I had waited too long on some of the dates. Now I write the date of every handshake deal in my phone the second it happens, and I set a reminder for 30 days before any deadline hits. What really got me was learning that a demand letter can restart the clock in some cases, which I never knew before. It took me three trips to the courthouse and a $75 filing fee to figure all this out. The self help center on the first floor is actually free and way more useful than any website I found. Has anyone else had luck with the online filing system they rolled out, or do you still go in person?
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sarah_mason23d ago
That demand letter thing is huge and most people sleep on it, I sent a certified one and it bought me almost another year to file. Definitely try the online system too, it saved me a trip to Stanley Mosk and the fees were the same as going in person.
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