What is the name of your state? FL
My neighbor continues to flag down people who have been to my house and tells them lies about me. Here are the latest 2 incidents:
Building Contractor: A building contractor came to my house for an estimate. When she was leaving, the neighbor waved her down. She stopped, and my neighbor told her that I haven’t been paying my bills and that my rent was late. This contractor has put her statement in writing which I have a copy. (She also witnessed the siding that was to be put on my home, was damaged…I’ve filed a criminal mischief report with the local sheriff about that. Of course we can’t prove it was him.)
Cable Company: When the Cable technician left my house today, my neighbor waved him down. I called and spoke to the Cable Technician and asked him what my neighbor had said to him. He told me that my neighbor told him that I was a “crook”, I am “stealing money”. I think I can get him to put his statement in writing.
I am a Federal Gv’t employee who has had a thorough background check PLUS I am a volunteer for my local Sheriff’s Office where I also went through a thorough background check.
This is only the tip of the iceberg of the harassment that I am suffering from this neighbor. He’s got other neighbors involved and I’m afraid to go out of my house or to have any work done or have anyone come to my house. It has GOT to stop. I want to start by filing a lawsuit against him for defamation. How can I prove damages? Is this something I can file in small claims court in case a lawyer doesn’t want to take a case like this.
My neighbor continues to flag down people who have been to my house and tells them lies about me. Here are the latest 2 incidents:
Building Contractor: A building contractor came to my house for an estimate. When she was leaving, the neighbor waved her down. She stopped, and my neighbor told her that I haven’t been paying my bills and that my rent was late. This contractor has put her statement in writing which I have a copy. (She also witnessed the siding that was to be put on my home, was damaged…I’ve filed a criminal mischief report with the local sheriff about that. Of course we can’t prove it was him.)
Cable Company: When the Cable technician left my house today, my neighbor waved him down. I called and spoke to the Cable Technician and asked him what my neighbor had said to him. He told me that my neighbor told him that I was a “crook”, I am “stealing money”. I think I can get him to put his statement in writing.
I am a Federal Gv’t employee who has had a thorough background check PLUS I am a volunteer for my local Sheriff’s Office where I also went through a thorough background check.
This is only the tip of the iceberg of the harassment that I am suffering from this neighbor. He’s got other neighbors involved and I’m afraid to go out of my house or to have any work done or have anyone come to my house. It has GOT to stop. I want to start by filing a lawsuit against him for defamation. How can I prove damages? Is this something I can file in small claims court in case a lawyer doesn’t want to take a case like this.