Re: Tenant sues 2 years after (PA) - Landlord Forum thread 359485

Re: Tenant sues 2 years after (PA) by Garry on July 7, 2019 @17:54

What, exactly, did you expect to find at your townhouse last week?? Your problems with the tenant that is suing you, happened 2 years ago. The conditions then, have NOTHING to do with the current conditions now. Heck, you could have spent $10,000 remodeling and repairing things before this current T moved in. The current T could even give a GLOWING account of the conditions today, or even when they first moved in. That will have NO influence on the judge at this point in time. It's all about what happened 2 years ago. DO NOT contact the old T AT ALL, until you see her in court. No matter the outcome on the suit, treat it as a possibly costly learning experience, much the same way as people buy books or tapes on various subjects, or pay for college classes. By the way, if you don't show up for court, you are almost guaranteed to lose.

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Re: Tenant sues 2 years after (PA) by Victor on July 7, 2019 @21:22	[ Reply ]

Will do. I will not contact old T anymore. https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_408 In light of these considerations, the Committee recast the Rule so that admissions of liability or opinions given during compromise negotiations continue inadmissible, but evidence of unqualified factual assertions is admissible. This rule as reported makes evidence of settlement or attempted settlement of a disputed claim inadmissible when offered as an admission of liability or the amount of liability. The purpose of this rule is to encourage settlements which would be discouraged if such evidence were admissible. Hopefully the judge will stick to this rule.