Do I have to pay court costs if a case was dismissed and do I have to pay attorney fees its their attorney was not mine?
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Do I have to pay court costs if a case was dismissed and do I have to pay attorney fees its their attorney was not mine?
I received a summons in the mail to appear in court for leaving my apartment early. The Judge dismissed the case because I had not signed the warrant. I talked to their lawyer stating that I would be willing to pay what I owed. Which according to the summons the amount including court cost and attorney fees is 1011.90. I have now received a letter from their lawyers asking me to pay more money in the amount of 1452.38.
Asked on July 31, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Virginia
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If the case was dismissed by the court with respect to the collection matter against you, you are under no obligation to make any payments with respect to the recent $1,452.38 demand that you have written about. The demand is simply an offer and you are free to negotiate the amount if you want to pay on the alleged obligation that you may owe.
You are under no obligation to pay any court costs for the dismissed matter since under the law you are the prevailing party as the result of the dismissal.
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