Is there liable here?
I had previously posted a question reguarding a home purchase. Well since then I called the corporate office of the home builder to atleast get some clarification on why they were stealing everyones equity. Well to make a long story short i left a message complaining a bit and in the message I gave an example of how aco-worker of my wife’s is looking at purchasing a home for substantially lower than what a neighbor of ours paid. Now I know you already told me that they can sell houses for whatever they want, well thats all good and well but that co-worker went back to the realestate agent that sits in the model home in the neighborhood to discuss his future purchase of said home she intern informs him that he will not be able to get the previously discussed price because " (MY NAME INSERTED HERE) complained to said home builder and now they want full price for it" . Do I have legal recourse for them stating my name to this guy as the reason.
You mean slander. Libel is if they print it. But the answer is no, it’s not slander.
"Slander – 1. Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person’s reputation. 2. false and malicious statement or report about someone. "
As long as what they told the person is true, which you just said it is, then it is not slander. You did call and complain about it. Now the builder wants full price. So everything is true, so no slander.
As far as it being ethical or professional, it sure doesn’t sound that way. But it also doesn’t sound lilke anything you can sue them over or anything. But if you want to try, go for it. My specialty is criminal law, not civil. Let us know how it works out.
February 21st, 2010 at 10:19 am
no. its simply hearsay. whether one believes it or not is up to them but can’t really sue or anything like that. that’s like you going to a car dealership and saying that some other dealer said you could have it for $2000 less. it’s on the dealer to either match or tell you to go elsewhere. doesn’t matter what it said. it’s kind of shady yes but not illegal.
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February 21st, 2010 at 11:04 am
No you don’t, unless papers were sighned. You are just a third party.
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February 21st, 2010 at 11:46 am
You mean slander. Libel is if they print it. But the answer is no, it’s not slander.
"Slander – 1. Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person’s reputation. 2. false and malicious statement or report about someone. "
As long as what they told the person is true, which you just said it is, then it is not slander. You did call and complain about it. Now the builder wants full price. So everything is true, so no slander.
As far as it being ethical or professional, it sure doesn’t sound that way. But it also doesn’t sound lilke anything you can sue them over or anything. But if you want to try, go for it. My specialty is criminal law, not civil. Let us know how it works out.
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