Private mediation — not a court filing — not a judgment
Private counterclaim
Quichelynn desk · no law firm · no public docket
- Matter
- The deposit, and the window I broke
- From
- The person who moved out
- To
- The person who held the deposit
1. Facts
2 June — I paid a $1,400 deposit. The transfer is exhibit 1. 14 August — A baseball from the yard broke the street-side window. I sent the photo the same day. Exhibit 2. 3 September — They sent an invoice for $380 to replace that glass, and a second invoice for $640 in “cleaning” with no photos. Exhibit 3 is both invoices. 20 September — I asked for the deposit minus the glass. They kept all of it.
2. My own part
The broken window is mine. I left the latch open and I did not tell them until the glass was already on the floor. The $380 for the glass stays on me. I am not asking them to split it, and I am not asking them to call it ordinary wear.
3. Exhibits
- 1. Bank transfer, 2 June — The $1,400 deposit left my account and reached theirs. [in hand]
- 2. Photo, 14 August, with the date in the file — The street-side pane, broken, and the latch open. [in hand]
- 3. Two invoices, 3 September — $380 for the glass, and $640 for cleaning with no picture attached. [in hand]
4. Principle
Net the two proved numbers
Offset and recoupment as private accounting — not a court filing
When each person owes the other something, and both numbers are proved, a private resolution can net them. Arithmetic is not a speech.
Offset inside this room is an offer of arithmetic. It does not cancel a debt by declaration, and it is not a filing against a bank, a court, or the public record.
5. Remedy proposed
Return $1,020. That is the $1,400 deposit minus the $380 glass. The $640 cleaning charge comes off because there is no photo of the damage it claims. Pay by the 15th of next month. A release limited to this deposit and this window, nothing else.
6. What I will do
I will not dispute the $380. If they want the glass receipt matched to the invoice, I will wait for that page before the net is treated as final. I will sign the limited release the same day the $1,020 is sent.
I understand this paper does nothing unless the other person accepts it, or I later choose some other lawful path on my own. Quichelynn is not my lawyer. This is not a filing in any public court. I do not claim a guaranteed result.
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