Tenant skipped out WITHOUT paying rent!
Okay to make a long story short my roommate skipped out on me without paying rent. I changed the locks on her because that's what she was doing, or so I thought and also she was getting very hostile with me, and thought she would damage my residence when I wasn't there. So I allowed her to come and get her belongings when I was home and she handed me a check for $130... the rent is $440! She signed a Lease Contract with me stating that she would pay on the first of each month, and also she was to notify me 30 days before moving and ending the lease. It also states that if she failed to notify me, she would then owe me a month's rent. Before I move forward into this process blindly, I would like to know if I can take her to small claims court and receive the rest of my rent? Also in the state of KY, is it correct that whoever loses the case, they are resposible for the other party's court costs and fee's? Thank you