Re: defamated by landlord

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On 10/27/05, Sharlene wrote:
> I signed a one year lease in April 2003. I assume it was
> rolled over, then they added changes to another lease. Am
> I still responsible if the changes were authorized with
> only the intial of my boyfriend and not mine?
>
> My landlord recently evicted my boyfriend for not paying
> rent. Can they just show up one day and give him 48 hours
> to move out with a court order?
>
> He then was arrested for check forgery. And the landlord,
> Nancy Hooper called people I had for references and told
> them things about me to damage my character. Can I sue her
> for using my information to investigate my history and
> then accusing me and telling these people that I used
> someones accout to pay for rent when this was not true. It
> was my boyfriend who did the crime, but can she use the
> information I provided to her to make comments and lies
> about me?
If the landlord told people you know that you committed a
crime, and the people are willing to testify as to what the
landlord said, and you can prove that you did not commit the
crime and the landlord was lying, then you have indeed a
defamation case called "slander per se." That is, you can
win a case without having to prove actual damages. If you
can line up all these facts and people willing to testify,
then go ahead and call some lawyers in your area and see if
they would take the case.