How can I get my money back?

My landlord needed a big amount of cash so he borrowed from me and deposited a check to my account with the same amount. But his check was rejected by my bank because there was not enough balance in his checking account. I've been asking him to pay me cash back for days, but he kept saying he would yet never actually did. Yesterday he came back with another excuse that his ex-wife for some reason froze all his bank accounts.
There's been some very negative impact on my own finance, not to mention the time and worries involved, so I'm seeking legal help to resolve this as soon as possible.

I'm wondering what should be the first couple of things I need to do. Should I write down what happened in paper, and have him sign in front of a public notary? Or should I just go get a lawyer? I'm not even sure which legal area I should look into, civil rights? Please help me...

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• 回複：How can I get my money back? -don'tgo- ♀ (272 bytes) () 12/16/2006 postreply 20:48:53

• 回複：回複：How can I get my money back? -NeedHelp_2006- ♀ (144 bytes) () 12/16/2006 postreply 21:36:26

• 不明白, 你們共有帳戶? 不然他怎麽可能 -stp- ♂ (30 bytes) () 12/18/2006 postreply 09:34:56

• 可以的。 -Don'tGo- ♀ (390 bytes) () 12/18/2006 postreply 09:54:50

• 回複：How can I get my money back? -pppppppp- ♀ (142 bytes) () 12/17/2006 postreply 01:45:40

• Try to provide more details -鬆果- ♂ (173 bytes) () 12/24/2006 postreply 20:08:33