You can still resume negotiations with the landlord. ?The pro-tem judge could say that court was closing so you had to leave [they can not make the court staff work overtime]. It sounds as though the pro-tem made a ruling on the case instead of continuing it which was probably within their discretion and you could have asked that the matter be dropped instead of a ruling being made. If it was Small Claims you can not appeal that decision. As to whether the landlord was liable depends upon the facts; if the landlord took all reasonable precautions to try to prevent theft then they would not be liable, especially if you were aware of the situation before moving in.
Answered on Mar 09th, 2016 at 4:52 PM