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Small claims served to attorney
We need to file a small claims suit against sellers for major repairs they agreed to do that have not been done and they are ignoring all contact. We have no idea where their new address is but we do know the lawyer who is handling their affairs and has money for repairs in escrow they are refusing to release. Can we serve them through their attorney?
Asked on March 26, 2018 under Real Estate Law, New York
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
There are no attorneys in small claims court. Since you are filing a new lawsuit, you have to serve the defendant. You can have a process server do a skip trace to locate the defendant and have the defendant served. Look for process servers under attorney services either online or in the Yellow Pages.
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