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Updated over 5 years ago, 09/11/2019
Could I Sue? - my property manager's handyman scared my tenant
My property management company received a call from my tenant..
Now I think the tenant wants to break the lease because of what he said.
Do you think I have any legal recourse against the maintenance man for giving recommendations where he wasn't qualified to do so.
Im likely going to be out of rent.
She had a concern about the floors. It's a pier and beam house and she thought there was a dip in section of the flooring.
I received the maintenance guy's feedback and he went wayy outside the scope of checking things out and reporting back to me for next steps.
He spent 10 minutes at the property and decided to speculate that the ceiling was falling, that there was "probable foundation damage, caused by probable probable pest damange.
He suggested that I relocate the tenant while repairs are being made.
Keep in mind I had a professional home inspection done a year ago that didn't find any of those things.