statue of limitations on landlord harassment

[sandrita]

In showing a pattern of landlord harassment, is there a statue of limitations? How many years can one go back to demonstrate systematic harassment by the landlord?

thanks!

 

[army judge]

In showing a pattern of landlord harassment, is there a statue of limitations? How many years can one go back to demonstrate systematic harassment by the landlord?

thanks!

There is no legal remedy to stop a jerk from being a jerk.

I suggest you move, if you can, as soon as you can.

Otherwise, thick skin helps, IGNORE a jerk.

 

[sandrita]

Right. So what about the statue of limitations? Is there one?

 

[mightymoose]

For a civil claim it is likely one year, but from the little bit you say it sounds like you would be wasting your time in court.

 

[Betty3]

Agree, landlord/tenant civil claims SOL is one year in New York but also agree there is probably no claim here just based on what you posted.

 

[army judge]

Right. So what about the statue of limitations? Is there one?

Even if the statute of limitations were 2,000 years, without a cause of action (as in an actionable tort), you have no case.

The last time I recall, Prosser, nor did Conviser (the latter being my law school Torts and Civil Procedure Professor, and the definitive sources on all things tortious); on torts make any mention of jerkiness being an actionable tort at law.

 

[Betty3]

I don't know what type of harassment you are talking about but army judge is certainly correct that it is not illegal to be a jerk.

 

[cynyc]

Wait. There was some kind of landlord harassment bill passed in NYC. So there has to be more than Jerk. Where I live (Stuyvesant Town) they are animals.

 

[Betty3]

Based on what the original poster told us, we can't give any more of an answer than we did. (OP did not give any details to the type of harassment - just being a jerk is not illegal.)