what kind of lawsuit can be brought against a landlord that made false statements in order to evict, causing emotional duress, suffering?
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what kind of lawsuit can be brought against a landlord that made false statements in order to evict, causing emotional duress, suffering?
landlord began eviction process claiming significant damages that were not accurate, hiring “friendly” contractor to come in and support the claim, tesitfying with false information spreading false information in community, to neighbors, blatantly lying to accomplish goals, thus causing great emotional duress, insomnia, and credibility in the community, and potential new landlords, all in order to accomplish goal of unfair eviction, financial gain, etc.
Asked on June 11, 2009 under Personal Injury, Maine
Answers:
J.M.A., Member in Good Standing of the Connecticut Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
What you can do is: 1. leave the apartment if the eviction process has begun and stop paying rent; 2. file a complaint with the attorney general's office and copy the landlord on the letter; or 3. hire a lawyer to write a letter threatening to sue the landlord for emotional distress and a violation of the ME unfair trade practices act based on his conduct. The landlord has lots of control here and it will be hard fro you to prove your claim. If you have witnesses, then your case gets better. I suggest that you be able to provide evidence that the landlord is lying and so forth to back up the claim. otherwise, moving out is the best alternative.
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