Going to have to threaten our last landlord with legal action as she’s witholding money we overpaid for rent plus deposit money with no receipts or proof of damage etc.
Is it all basically kosher if we send her a letter saying pay up or we’re going to the feds, or is that blackmail or something?
Nah as long as it’s broadly reasonable (which it is) then you should be okay. In the UK you could end up with a cost order against you for a vexatious claim but you sound like you have reasonable grounds.
it’s loads dodgier than in the UK, not just in this particular field, which is why I want to be as cautious as possible about this. If she has mates in the police or guardia civil, or even someone at the town hall, I know we’d be in big trouble.
I mean, I doubt we’ll go through with it because of the reasons above, and because my two housemates aren’t citizens, but I supposed most countries in the EU must share some common legal similarities when it comes to this. as I said, ‘denouncing’ institutions is very common practice here, but i’ve heard about it going horribly wrong for foreign nationals.