What is the name of your state? Texas
I am a licensed hair stylist. I recently rented booth space from the owner of a salon. A week ago she began making allegations that her clients did not feel comfortable around me and that I supposedly made some suggestive remarks to the shampoo girl. I, of course defended myself and told her and her husband that if the shampoo girl took any of my comments out of context, I apologize and would not trade services with her. This is something that is industry practice(to trade services). As information the girl approached me for an eyebrow tweeze, I said sure if I can get a shampoo. During the shampoo I complemented her on how she did my hair. Later she reportedly told the owner I made suggestive remarks to her. The owner has also indicated that I "looked at her other clients in a suggestive way". This is so ridiculous. I am a married man and consider myself to be professional at all times.
My concerns are as follows:
1) Can she force me to leave this shop based on an unfounded allegation.
2) Since I will definitely suffer damages from lost income until I am able to find another shop, will I have a defamation case?
3) We signed a contract to which the copies she went to make never surfaced. So at most the only thing I can hold to is a verbal contract, which we agreed to for a year with a rent increase due in May. Will this suffice if we go to court?
4) Is there anyway I can make her give me copies of the contract I signed, if it even still exist.
I am a licensed hair stylist. I recently rented booth space from the owner of a salon. A week ago she began making allegations that her clients did not feel comfortable around me and that I supposedly made some suggestive remarks to the shampoo girl. I, of course defended myself and told her and her husband that if the shampoo girl took any of my comments out of context, I apologize and would not trade services with her. This is something that is industry practice(to trade services). As information the girl approached me for an eyebrow tweeze, I said sure if I can get a shampoo. During the shampoo I complemented her on how she did my hair. Later she reportedly told the owner I made suggestive remarks to her. The owner has also indicated that I "looked at her other clients in a suggestive way". This is so ridiculous. I am a married man and consider myself to be professional at all times.
My concerns are as follows:
1) Can she force me to leave this shop based on an unfounded allegation.
2) Since I will definitely suffer damages from lost income until I am able to find another shop, will I have a defamation case?
3) We signed a contract to which the copies she went to make never surfaced. So at most the only thing I can hold to is a verbal contract, which we agreed to for a year with a rent increase due in May. Will this suffice if we go to court?
4) Is there anyway I can make her give me copies of the contract I signed, if it even still exist.