Rental Property Investor · Clarksville, TN · Member since 2017 · 73 posts · 99 votes
We had a previous tenant move at the end of his lease. He was an ok tenant. However, there were damages, to include that he tried to install a Nest thermostat and blew a fuse because of it. He tried reinstalled the original thermostat and wired the emergency heat to the cool terminal. Long story short, we sent him a disposition of deposit with an invoice because his deposit didn't cover all repairs. He emailed us back stating we have no authority to utilize or charge his name to anything. He had some attached legal copy right documents of his name with penalties of the use of his name. He ended the email with we should be receiving an invoice shortly and hear from his attorneys. I've heard it all, y'all..
Investor · Baltimore, MD · Member since 2008 · 17k+ posts · 13k+ votes
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@Asury Johnson Send him a letter back saying coincidental you have copyrighted your name. Tell him he owes you double for using your name in his reply.
Investor · Baltimore, MD · Member since 2008 · 17k+ posts · 13k+ votes
7y
@Asury Johnson Send him a letter back saying coincidental you have copyrighted your name. Tell him he owes you double for using your name in his reply.
Rental Property Investor · Clarksville, TN · Member since 2017 · 73 posts · 99 votes
7y
@David Sisson right?!! The minimum penalty for any violation for use of his name was $10,000. They went up to $10 million. Lol..I want to see that $10,000,000 invoice just for kicks and giggles!
Santa Rosa, CA · Member since 2017 · 325 posts · 701 votes
7y
@Asury Johnson Does he write it with the whole (TM) symbol. Because that would be a huge pain and how do you fit that on forms like your drivers license? LOL
The good news I suppose is if he finds someone to pay his 10 million dollar fine then paying your bill will be simple. Thanks for sharing the funny story.
Rental Property Investor · Sioux Falls, SD · Member since 2015 · 9k+ posts · 18k+ votes
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@Asury Johnson what a moron. The most sued company in the world is Apple and people continuously use their trademarked name. He has no understanding of trademark or copyright law. I love it when tenants think they are clever and end up just making themselves look even dumber.
Rental Property Investor · Clarksville, TN · Member since 2017 · 73 posts · 99 votes
7y
@Aninze A. My contract says if I have to take you to court because of your stupidity, you're paying for my attorney and court fees! Maybe not in those exact words! Kinda waiting his "attorneys" to contact me and for this
Real Estate Broker · Chicago, IL · Member since 2015 · 1k+ posts · 2k+ votes
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@Asury Johnson Peter is right, this moron sounds like he's following the sovereign citizen bizzaro nonsense touted on many websites and youtube.
I would advise you to let this one go. These people feed on making life hell for their victims and are known to cloud title by putting fake liens on properties owned by anyone who gets in their way, like judges, politicians, police, etc. Its also common for them to file lawsuit after lawsuit until the court prohibits them from doing so. All the while, YOU will have to pay your attorney to respond to and clean up these messes. Being that there is little-to-no chance of recovery of your legal fees afterward, much like the damages he still owes, I'd let this one pass and just stop communicating.
Property Manager · Houston · Member since 2019 · 6 posts · 8 votes
7y
@Asury Johnson
This is a first for me, what a joke. These tenants will do anything to get out of their responsibilities.
Now I did have a client hire an “attorney” to send me a demand letter for $400k, after my ten second google search I was able to uncover this said attorney had his license revoked, reported him to the state bar and laughed all the way to her eviction hearing.
Rental Property Investor · Clarksville, TN · Member since 2017 · 73 posts · 99 votes
7y
@Matthew Olszak I totally agree! I don't he's smart enough to even know what a lien is. Lol..but,don't anything past him. Judgements are a joke anyways, at least from experiences in court. We live in a very landlord friendly county and have recouped maybe $50 from previous tenants. But, that's a different story and rant! We may just send the balance to collection agency. We are not sweating it. Good riddance!!