Suing for illegal eviction

marathonic

FF1X wrote: »

You are wrong, but thank you anyway

So you would rather find out how to sue your ex-landlord whilst living on the streets than find out how to get yourself re-housed????

FF1X

marathonic wrote: »

So you would rather find out how to sue your ex-landlord whilst living on the streets than find out how to get yourself re-housed????

I don't need advice on being re-housed nor do I need advice on how to sue my ex-landlord.

I have a roof over my head and a solicitor to advise me.

I was merely asking for advice on the procedure, nothing more.

RuthnJasper

FF1X wrote: »

I had rent arrears. He knew I was away and he made his move.

How bad were/are the arrears and what does it say in your lease about falling into arrears? That would obviously have a massive impact on your chances of failure or success with any criminal OR civil case.

I rent a Housing Association property and, obviously, NO arrears are good but (I think) they start to set serious repossession wheels in motion once arrears pass the £500-mark. Even then, however, I think they ask you if you can settle the arrears in full before merely booting you out. Did your LL go down this route with you before you went away, OP, I'm wondering?

Either way, I hope you have happier times ahead.

dotdash79

Hang fire the OP owed money for rent but still went on holiday?

marathonic

FF1X wrote: »

I don't need advice on being re-housed nor do I need advice on how to sue my ex-landlord.

I have a roof over my head and a solicitor to advise me.

I was merely asking for advice on the procedure, nothing more.

That's what I was getting at - the fact that you weren't asking about re-housing issues suggested (and you have now confirmed) that you have no housing issues.

I have no sympathy with regards to the eviction of people that are in arrears that would have no issues being rehoused if they weren't 'leeching off the landlord'.

Likewise, I have no sympathy for a landlord that faces 'the wrath of the law' in circumstances where they evict a person would have genuine difficulty finding a place to stay after eviction.

The facts are you were in arrears and could be housed elsewhere. The landlord evicted you and, through what I would consider an unfair legal system, done so illegally. You are now taking advantage of this 'unfair legal system'.

I agree that the landlord acted illegally. Whether, in this instance, he acted immorally is questionable - but the fact that you were in arrears and had no issue being rehomed would suggest to me that he/she didn't.

marathonic

dotdash79 wrote: »

Hang fire the OP owed money for rent but still went on holiday?

That would appear to be the case but I held back on that because I would fully expect the op to come back saying that "I was away for a week to visit a sick aunt/try to get a job/some other story"....

princeofpounds

I agree that the landlord acted illegally. Whether, in this instance, he acted immorally is questionable - but the fact that you were in arrears and had no issue being rehomed would suggest to me that he/she didn't.

Now this gets philosophical! Is committing a crime for personal gain moral when weighed against maintaining the rule of democratic law?

3000 words by next week please. Extra credit for proper citations.

FF1X

marathonic wrote: »

That would appear to be the case but I held back on that because I would fully expect the op to come back saying that "I was away for a week to visit a sick aunt/try to get a job/some other story"....

For your information, I went to visit my grandmother who was dying. Thankfully I made it to her bedside before she passed. I then stayed on for the funeral.

I sold everything that I had of value to make the trip.

When I returned, my landlord had evicted me.

Thankfully my sister took me in and I am currently sleeping on her dining room floor.

marathonic

princeofpounds wrote: »

Now this gets philosophical! Is committing a crime for personal gain moral when weighed against maintaining the rule of democratic law?

3000 words by next week please. Extra credit for proper citations.

lol....

It's probably immoral to a certain extent given that we should all abide by the law, regardless of whether or not we agree with it. The extent to which it is immoral means that, personally, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it if I were the landlord.

The question is, is it more or less moral than taking advantage of a landlord through falling into arrears when you would clearly have no problem being re-housed elsewhere?

marathonic

FF1X wrote: »

For your information, I went to visit my grandmother who was dying. Thankfully I made it to her bedside before she passed. I then stayed on for the funeral.

I sold everything that I had of value to make the trip.

When I returned, my landlord had evicted me.

Thankfully my sister took me in and I am currently sleeping on her dining room floor.

If this is really the case, then I truly do sympathise with you and hope things work out.

Like I said before, this is one of those threads where information comes in dribs and drabs and we can only provide responses as generic as the information given.