Q: Is there anyone else I should contact or any legal recourse?
I’ll start with this is taking place in Massachusetts. A former tenant received mail in June from an attorney’s office. I marked the mail, return to sender and sent a separate certified letter advising the person no longer lived at my home. Last week a mailing for the tenant came in from the court. I again marked return to sender, and went online to see if there were any cases. Much to my surprise, the attorney who was notified in June filed a case against the person (using my address) in August. I found this to be at minimum unethical since he was adequately notified. I have notified the court and sent them a copy of that letter from June. Is there anything else that should be done? My former tenant is no longer in the state of Massachusetts, do they have a case against this attorney?
A: If no relief is being sought against you, this is of no issue to you. The attorney's acts may be incorrect, ignorant or unfair but you have no right to redress against him. You may want to send the former tenant (if you know where he is) the letters you sent to the attorney and the court for him to use as a defense to the case filed by the attorney.
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