Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California
Can a landlord garnish your wages for back rent when the case was already dismissed in court? And without having gone to court again or without warning?
Asked on 6/15/12, 11:41 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert F. Cohen
Law Office of Robert F. Cohen
If there is no judgment against you, a landlord cannot touch your wages, bank accounts, or anything. You might check with your local court, however, to make sure another case wasn't filed against you and that a default judgment had not been entered. Many courts permit indexing by name.
Answered on 6/17/12, 5:07 pm
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