I live in North Carolina, am a senior, and wanted to move back to NY to be near my children. I wanted some information regarding whether or not you may file a defamation suit against a landlord that gives you an inaccurate reference that damages your reputation. My former landlord of 1 year ago, wrote on a reference that I was "not the cleanest person, was a horror when she left, nasty woman, always fighting, You do not want her, good riddance" etc . She said terrible things. Because of this I was not approved for a senior housing apartment due to "poor rental reference"- I was on the verge of getting this apt. and everything was a go. My current landlord gave an excellent reference. In addition I am on the Hud Housing Voucher program- section 8- and they required that before I ported my voucher from NC to NY, (with this apartment in mind), that I give 30 days to my landlord in NC. This is a catch 22 because where do you go if you do not find an apt in 30 days? I would not be able to be on Section 8 if I were as horrible and dirty as the landlord made me out to be and my housing counselor never heard complaints from my landlord. I would have been of the program long ago. It is untrue and slanderous.
Two questions: Can I sue the previous landlord for defamation of character? Loss of this current rental apt. etc?
Do I have to move out of the senior housing apartment I am in and Igave 30 days notice on? I have no where to go now and have 2 weeks now to let my current landlord know. It is a mess.
Two questions: Can I sue the previous landlord for defamation of character? Loss of this current rental apt. etc?
Do I have to move out of the senior housing apartment I am in and Igave 30 days notice on? I have no where to go now and have 2 weeks now to let my current landlord know. It is a mess.
