Re: Old Landlord is posting illegal information

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LOL I didn't even notice the allegations of "deformation" of
character! That's a good one. We're all deformed in one way or
another.

On 6/22/06, Some Young Guy wrote:
> Actually that is not correct. If your landlord intentionally
> put false information on your credit report he/she would be
> guilty of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act and would be
> liable for $1000 of statutory damages (or actual damages if
> this was greater). I believe this would be a good case for
> Federal Court.
>
> On 6/21/06, Curmudgeon wrote:
>> You've been evicted, filed bankruptcy, and don't know the
>> English language. How much has your character
>> been "deformed" by this?
>>
>> Yes, the landlord shouldn't be listing incorrect
>> information, but the monetary value of your case is worth
>> less than the cost of the electricity I used to post this.
>>
>> On 6/21/06, Lashern wrote:
>>> About three years ago, we rented a basement apartment. In
>>> this my husband lost his job and we became behind in the
>>> rent and then went to eviction court to settle the debt.
>>> We advised the judge of the amount that we owed and a
>>> judgment was entered. Well, two weeks after that the
>>> landlord try to take us to court again for the same amount
>>> at a different court. We proved that we had already went
>>> to court for the same matter and that he was falsly
>>> accusing us of damaging the apartment, We had won that
>>> case. I filed Bankruptcy last year and had the judgment
>>> discharged. I recently receieved my credit report and
>>> noticed that the landlord is tapping on to my credit
>>> report by putting the case that we won on as a judgment as
>>> well as putting false debt amounts on my credit report
>>> through a company by the name of National Ass. of
>>> Independent Landlords. Can i take him to court for
>>> deformation of character for putting false information
>>> illegally on my credit report?