Legal Question in Bankruptcy in California

You are almost certainly out of luck. The time to deal with this was while the landlord was in bankruptcy. There, you might have filed an objection to the debt owed to you being discharged. When you went to small claims court and obtained a judgment, that reduced the security deposit owed to a debt - a judgment. That is discharged in a chapter 7 bankruptcy unless you, as the creditor, object timely to his receiving a discharge. The first paper you received from the Court telling you he filed bankruptcy advised you that there was a deadline by which you must file an objection to his receiving a discharge. You may not even have grounds to object, depending upon what the judgment determined regarding the retention of the deposit. Your only option at this point is to consult with a good bankruptcy attorney.

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