Should I call the police?? I didnt get my security deposit. Im no longer living in the city of that previous?

apartment. I called and texted landlord, sent letters. Landlord blocked my number from her cell phone. She never replied to me after I moved out. Never! Shes hiding. She did not give me her new address. She cut the internet connection while I was there, did not give me my rents receipts until the last day before I moved out. I cant go back and forth to Chicago to have that security deposit. Could I call the police? Could I also ask them about her new address? Plzzzzzz helppppppp. This woman stole my deposit! She stole my money!!!!!|||Dude - small claims is SOOOOO easy to sue someone in and this would be something you'd take to small claims.





Go to the county courthouse of the county in which the incident happened and file with them ( you may have to drive for it) and you CAN request a telephone hearing if going in person doesn't work for you - the entire case could be heard by an arbitrator and a judge over the phone - anyways - go to the courthouse - file the paperwork - it costs like $50.00 to file AND to mail her a certified letter notifying her she's being sued.





You need to document all your attempts to contact her because you need to show that you've made a "good faith effort" to settle this with her.





Or for a little extra you can have a sherrifs deputy go hand it to her (lol - thats fun).





Anyways, she will have to reply - if she doesn't reply - you win! Then you can set things in motion to garnish her wages if you wish. (She will have to sign for the letter, and if you don't know where she lives or moved to that could make things a bit difficult...)





If she replies - then you either go to arbitration or a hearing - if she doesn't show up/call in - you win! Then you can set things in motion to garnish her wages if you wish.





If you go to the hearing/arbitration, you will have to demonstrate she stole your money and she will have to demonstrate she did not and then - BANG! A ruling in favor of someone or someone else and it's over.





But seriously, it's a bit of a hassle to go drive and file (I had to drive across the county a few times) but so worth it - and way easier than you'd ever imagine - and most people don't expect you'll do anything about it anyways.





You can also and should report her to the Federal Trade Commission: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ Here she will be flagged for unfair debt collection practices as a landlord. This could get her in HUGE trouble. But make sure you're not being frivolous on this but this could set federal agencies on her and screw up her record pretty badly.





Just make sure you got your act together and take your time and make sure you document everything and keep copies of everything.|||That is not a police matter. It's a civil matter. Request the deposit IN WRITING via certified mail. If you don't get it, you'll have to sue in small claims court.|||The police can't do anything, since it's a civil matter. You would have to go to small claims court (in Cook County, since that is where the apartment is).|||the police wont do anything for you. this is a civil case, dont waste their time..... you arent giving full information to begin with, like why you moved out? what does your lease say about getting deposits back, did you BREAK the lease etc. this info is important but honestly like i said before, this is a civil case and the police will do nothing BUT they MIGHT look her up for you if you explain the situation if you are trying to serve her|||No, the police will just tell you that it is a legal manner to be handled by the courts. Try the following link:





http://www.tenant.org/deposit.php|||It has been pointed out that you provide insufficient information to make a judgment call. So You say Please Help! So here is the best , yes, the "Best" help I or anyone can provide. Read the Laws concerning Rentals in the State of Illinois!





http://www.rentlaw.com/dep/ildeposit.htm





Read it carefully, then, act accordingly. Do not take advice from self proclaimed experts. Do the research and YA is not a research tool, Try Google, ASK or any of the other reliable search engine and look for multiple sources with the same information. There is a lot of Bad information on the internet! There is also a lot of very good stuff and if used properly it is a great resource.








Good Luck





Proud Vet|||I would file a complaint and if you do find her you can take her to small claims court sue her for your deposit, the cost of filing a complaint and also the cost of tracking her down. She could go to jail for this.|||It's a "civil case" (landlord-tenant dispute) the police have no jurisdiction on that kind of claims.





You would need to take the landlord to Civil Court (it will be cheaper if you go to Small Claim Court).|||I don't think this is a police matter, it is a civil one. You are going to have to file in small claims court in the county where the apartment was. Even if you can't find her, you know where her property is. Ownership of the building is public record, and you should be able to track her down that way. Anyway, if she never responds to a summons, you can get a default judgment, which you can use to attach her assets. Even if the woman disappears into the wind, you can still at least put a lien on her property so that she can't sell it without paying you first.