Q: Want to sue landlord and other party for lying about residence of plaintiff in case against my husband.
My husband got in a fight with an individual at our apartment complex. The plaintiff falsely claimed to live here, he last lived here in 2019, he was here visiting aunt. We know he lived elsewhere (he told defendant) and records online show different address. Landlord lied to court saying he lived there because plaintiff is a nephew. This lie resulted in restraining order for our building, motel bills, and emotional hardship for our 2 children (3&5). Now we have to move to a more expensive apartment as well.
A:
This is not the type of case a lawyer will take on a contingency...in all likelihood.
You will find it will be too expensive to retain a lawyer on an hourly.
I suggest you prepare a demand letter and when they don't respond, sue in Small Claims for $10k (the maximum)
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