Letter Demanding Retaliation Cease
You can use this form letter to demand that any retaliatory
action being taken against you stop. You can send it to the
manager of the property, the management company, and even
the owner of the property. Hopefully, a landlord will be
reasonable and consider resolving your complaint without
further incident. It is certainly easier, cheaper and
faster to work out a problem without getting the courts
involved. But, if the landlord is stubborn and wants to
penalize you for utilizing your rights, you might consider
filing suit in justice court.
Lawsuit Petition for Retaliation
This form petition can be used to file suit in justice
court requesting: a civil penalty of one month's rent plus
$500, actual damages, court costs, and reasonable
attorney's fees, moving costs (if you were forced to move).
Justice court has a jurisdictional limit of $5,000 and is
sometimes more friendly to landlords because they file
evictions in their courts all the time. But, it is easier
to represent yourself in justice court, cheaper to file the
suit and you get to trial much quicker. The form comes with
instructions, but see Sue Your Landlord to learn how to file
the lawsuit and try the case in justice court.