6 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Just an update on the French legal drama. My case was supposed to be pleaded today before the Tribunal d’Instance in Paris. As expected, my landlady’s lawyer submitted her documents to the court at the close of business yesterday. Unbelievable. My lawyer got a postponement this morning.
My landlady’s lawyer wants the case moved to a different jurisdiction, which is apparently what a lawyer does when she has no evidence. My lawyer will not fight this because we have the law on our side and we want to speed this process up. They also claim I owe them money for all sorts of things. They say I didn’t give 30 days notice (I have proof that I did) and they claim I owe taxes on the apartment. Normally renters have to pay tax, but this was not part of my agreement with the landlady, as outlined in the contract. She left it out of the contract because, unbeknownst to me at the time, she is committing tax fraud against the French government. Of course, the only person with evidence of this is that slimeball who owns the rental agency. So now I must get the affidavit from him. I also need to get affidavits from French friends who can testify to the personal emotional distress I suffered because of my landlady’s actions. That shouldn’t be hard. While I’m at it, maybe I can get the therapist I had to see in Paris as a result of all this crap to write a sworn affidavit too.
My lawyer, meanwhile, suddenly seems quite excited about all of this. She wrote to me in an email: “After what [your landlady's lawyer] did yesterday, the fight has really begun and I am ready to face it.” Well, you go girl. I wish I were that fired up, but I really just wanted this to be over today. That was my heartfelt wish.
Anglofille said @ 7:10 pm | paris life |
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Rebecca Says:
November 6th, 2007 at 11:28 pmI’m sure it sounds weird (because I am just a blog reader, not one of your close friends), but I’m actually really proud of you for standing up for yourself, especially considering the massive amount of stress it’s causing you. I totally understand the want for it to be over. Hopefully it will be over soon, and that lady won’t be able to screw anyone else over ever again.
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YAY! I hope you get that b*tch! (how do you say that in French?)
Can you sue for all of your expenses too?
Maybe you can take your case to Judge Judy!!!
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Rebecca: Thank you! I really appreciate it. This is indeed causing me a lot of stress (even more now), but I can’t imagine not standing up to her. I want her to be held accountable.
William: I am suing for my legal fees, but in France you don’t get 100% of them back. I could get damages though. As for how to say bitch in French, hmmm. I don’t know?
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