You don't. You are an adult and made a decision. If it was a poor one, then you accept it an learn from it going forward. The world is not Walmart...

You betcha - and depending on how the car is titled, sell it to pay the judgment. At a minimum, they can take possession and force a court to...

You don't. Unless the dismissal was with prejudice it means nothing as to the debt. Sounds like the sold the debt and dumped the lawsuit so the new...

As the saying goes....."a fool and his money are soon parted" - and co-signing for "friends" is a classic example. The answer is "maybe" if you are...

Possibly. You need to contact the landlord. Then you need to figure out what you did to trip the box and don't do that any more.

Amazing how often debt becomes "predatory" after the debtor deadbeats the creditor and gets sued. Seems you already have the answer - as you relate...

Yep. Landlords are not required to apply such damages to the deposit when they occur during the tenancy. You are paying for it anyway so might as...

Sorry - but it doesn't get much more "helicopter mom" than the contents of this post. You want to know if you have a case against the employee or...

Not likely. This is a complicated issue which starts with your lease language. You need to address this with your student housing liason if this...

Generally no. BUT many contracts incorporate the law of other states with lengthy SOL's and that might be an issue to address.