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I wasn't sure where to post this. I believe I am being harrassed by my former landlord. She started an eviction based on false pretenses (property damage) then once she was caught in that lie, she pursued the eviction based on non payment of rent. I do admit to not paying as agreed, but I did give her partial. (this was a friend. my mom was the original tenant, but I moved in temporarily, and she raised the rent by $220 a month. we arranged between the 3 of us that i would just pay the $220). Not one time between when I moved in and when I received the note requesting I move out (3 months!) did she ever verbally request the balance. In fact, the last time I gave her money, she said "oh I forgot all about that". We had daily contact with each other since she lived in the main residence upstairs, and she never brought that up. She insisted many times that I stay longer than i planned, she was trying "help me out".
Since I received the note in the mailbox, she has made no attempts to speak to me personally on the issue. She has ignored overtures on my part to reach an agreement. I acknowledge I am responsible for the unpaid rent, but she has used the court system to pursue me. I have made attempts to pay and she still continues court action. When she doesn't receive the dramatic reaction to her actions, she keeps pushing until she gets a reaction that she may be able to use for further litigation. After our court hearing, (she included my mom in this)and the judgement came back (both my mom and I jointly responsible) the courts informed us we had to work something out with the landlord. Once again, no attempts made from her to come to an agreement. Instead she pursued our family members with complete fabrications about the events. (She claims at one time i called her and f@#$ing bitch, which I did not. She also has told people that my mom lost her car to a repossession, which did not happen. She has also claimed that my sister tried to sell her baby while she was pregnant) She even asked my grandmother advice on how to pursue further action against us. Now I have found out that she is having my wages garnished for the remaining balance.
She has never once tried to discuss this one on one. I have never denied that I owe the money, but not once has she given me a chance to express this and come to an agreement. Instead she has gone straight to the court systems to pursue me, and these actions are having a negative affect on my record, credit, and work. This negative information would not be necessary if she would just handle this professionally and adult manner.
I know a person can pursue a debt legally, but I thought that was only after they exhausted all efforts to collect in other methods. I feel she is pursuing me for a personal vendetta, and is using the nonpayment of rent (rent she was not concerned with until I complained of a massive leak in my room and an infestation of mold.)
I wasn't sure where to post this. I believe I am being harrassed by my former landlord. She started an eviction based on false pretenses (property damage) then once she was caught in that lie, she pursued the eviction based on non payment of rent. I do admit to not paying as agreed, but I did give her partial. (this was a friend. my mom was the original tenant, but I moved in temporarily, and she raised the rent by $220 a month. we arranged between the 3 of us that i would just pay the $220). Not one time between when I moved in and when I received the note requesting I move out (3 months!) did she ever verbally request the balance. In fact, the last time I gave her money, she said "oh I forgot all about that". We had daily contact with each other since she lived in the main residence upstairs, and she never brought that up. She insisted many times that I stay longer than i planned, she was trying "help me out".
Since I received the note in the mailbox, she has made no attempts to speak to me personally on the issue. She has ignored overtures on my part to reach an agreement. I acknowledge I am responsible for the unpaid rent, but she has used the court system to pursue me. I have made attempts to pay and she still continues court action. When she doesn't receive the dramatic reaction to her actions, she keeps pushing until she gets a reaction that she may be able to use for further litigation. After our court hearing, (she included my mom in this)and the judgement came back (both my mom and I jointly responsible) the courts informed us we had to work something out with the landlord. Once again, no attempts made from her to come to an agreement. Instead she pursued our family members with complete fabrications about the events. (She claims at one time i called her and f@#$ing bitch, which I did not. She also has told people that my mom lost her car to a repossession, which did not happen. She has also claimed that my sister tried to sell her baby while she was pregnant) She even asked my grandmother advice on how to pursue further action against us. Now I have found out that she is having my wages garnished for the remaining balance.
She has never once tried to discuss this one on one. I have never denied that I owe the money, but not once has she given me a chance to express this and come to an agreement. Instead she has gone straight to the court systems to pursue me, and these actions are having a negative affect on my record, credit, and work. This negative information would not be necessary if she would just handle this professionally and adult manner.
I know a person can pursue a debt legally, but I thought that was only after they exhausted all efforts to collect in other methods. I feel she is pursuing me for a personal vendetta, and is using the nonpayment of rent (rent she was not concerned with until I complained of a massive leak in my room and an infestation of mold.)