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Illegal Eviction
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Claiming for inconvenience rarely works in court. Time yes, but you need to justify how much time, and use a proper hourly rate.
Otherwise claim any actual costs incurred.0 -
moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »A logical point - but, if it came to Court, then I daresay the judge would be asking OP if they were aware the house was for sale and, specifically, had there been a "For Sale" sign outside the house.
Chances are OP couldn't have missed the fact that it was for sale and their answers would soon reveal that fact - at which point the judge would probably ask them why they didn't "mitigate" this by looking for somewhere else to live and promptly knock 50% off any compensation they might get instantly (ie for not helping themselves, when it was obvious they would need to do so).
What an odd thing to say. Obviously I knew the house was for sale, I'd already found somewhere else to live and given notice. Then all this happened before I had a chance to leave as planned.0 -
Claiming for inconvenience rarely works in court. Time yes, but you need to justify how much time, and use a proper hourly rate.
Otherwise claim any actual costs incurred.
Thanks. So how would be a fair way to determine a rate? I had to sit up all night packing my stuff. I know I'd have had to do that anyways but there's something particularly depressing about doing it at 4am on a Saturday night. It seems unreasonable to me that I can only claim tangible costs. I booked a holiday because I wanted to relax, have a nice time and refresh myself so I could work efficiently. I'm sure you can imagine how well that worked out!0 -
alibean121 wrote: »
If I was around I might have considered staying put but it didn't really seem like an option to me as I didn't feel like losing every last thing I own.
That was, to me, the most important bit of the opinion I gave.... making sure you didn't have your stuff lost/broken/tossed out etc while you were (unable to enjoy/relax) on your holiday.
Protect first..... then attack.0
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