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Thank you for your cooperation.</font></font></font></span></div></div></div></font><div><div><div class="MsoNormal"></div></div></div></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426258381409_2863" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426258381409_2862" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426258381409_2861" dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426258381409_2860" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Harry Heist <harry@evict.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee' <landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 13, 2015 10:44 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [RPPTL LandTen] Jurisdiction question<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv6490644432"><style><!--
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--></style><div><div class="yiv6490644432WordSection1"><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Is it required that a simple security deposit dispute case for $1200 be filed in Small Claims Court or can an attorney file in County Court with a regular 20 day summons?</span></div><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>No injunctive relief is being asked for but it is a ridiculous complaint for one count called “Failure to Return” and a count for “Unjust Enrichment”.</span></div><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>What a waste of time.</span></div><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>If it is not proper, would a Motion to Dismiss be proper? The attorney who filed is not returning calls or emails so we can’t even try to settle this dumb case.</span></div><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Harry</span></div><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>LAW OFFICES OF <br>HEIST, WEISSE & WOLK P.A.<br>PH: 1 800 253 8428<br>FAX: 1 800 367 9038<br>"Serving the Property Management Professional"<br>Website: </span></b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'><a href="http://www.evict.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";'>www.evict.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> <br>Email: </span></b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'><a href="mailto:harry@evict.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:harry@evict.com"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";'>harry@evict.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'></span></b></div><table width="100%" align="left" class="yiv6490644432MsoNormalTable" style="width: 100%; margin-right: 0.1in; margin-bottom: 8.2pt; margin-left: 0.1in;" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height: 19.9pt;"><td width="16%" style="padding: 1.5pt; width: 16.3%; height: 19.9pt;" rowspan="2"><table width="450" class="yiv6490644432MsoTableGrid" style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; width: 3.75in; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="81" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.3pt;"><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heist-Weisse-Wolk-PA/343965575625870" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;'><img width="46" height="46" id="yiv6490644432Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:shVFndVjFkFdkulIh95e" border="0" data-id="d7addb3f-2d11-915c-c5e8-546dbf495613"></span></a></span><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'></span></div></td><td width="370" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.7pt;"><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";'><br></span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Visit us on Facebook</span></b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 10pt;"></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td width="82%" valign="bottom" style="padding: 1.5pt; width: 82.74%; height: 19.9pt;"><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 19.85pt;"><td width="82%" valign="bottom" style="padding: 1.5pt; width: 82.74%; height: 19.85pt;"><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";'> </span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="yiv6490644432MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt;'>THIS E-MAIL MESSAGE IS CONFIDENTIAL, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED, AND INTENDED FOR THE PERSONS NAMED ABOVE ONLY. 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