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If you are already involved in a non-payment of rent case in Landlord and Tenant, you can file a counterclaim, recoupment, or setoff to collect money from your landlord for part or all of the rent that you paid in the past when the apartment or house was in need of repair. You can also collect money to reimburse you for the costs of repairs that you have personally made to the apartment or house. Other suits for damages for personal injuries or damage to a tenant's personal property must be filed in the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch, 510 4th Street, NW, Building B, Room 120 if the amount is $5,000 or less. Suits for damages more than $5,000 must be filed in the Civil Actions Branch, Room 5000 in the Moultrie Courthouse.

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