Damages - Undue Influence

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You reasonably believed you were under undue influence when you entered into the agreement: the Plaintiff had more power in your relationship and unfairly persuaded you and placed improper pressure to induce you into entering into the agreement against your will. Often, this defense arises when the two parties have a special relationship, such as a caregiver relationship.

Because of these circumstances, you did not believe that a tenancy agreement was created and you did not believe that the money the Plaintiff provided was a security deposit. Therefore, the court may refuse to award the Plaintiff statutory damages for bad faith retention of a security deposit because you can demonstrate that you kept the money in good faith.

Example

You were recovering from a physical injury at home, and the Plaintiff was providing home nursing care for you. They asked you to rent them an apartment that you had available. You did not want to rent them the apartment, but you believed that if you said no, the Plaintiff would stop providing care for you. You agreed to rent the apartment to avoid losing the nursing care.

馃泩 Note that different states may have different laws about undue influence. Please check your state鈥檚 laws before proceeding.


Da帽os - Influencia Indebida

Usted razonablemente cre铆a que estaba bajo influencia indebida cuando celebr贸 el acuerdo: el Demandante ten铆a m谩s poder en su relaci贸n y lo persuadi贸 injustamente y ejerci贸 presi贸n indebida para inducirlo a celebrar el acuerdo en contra de su voluntad. A menudo, esta defensa surge cuando las dos partes tienen una relaci贸n especial, como una relaci贸n de cuidador.

Debido a estas circunstancias, usted no cre铆a que se hubiera creado un acuerdo de arrendamiento y no cre铆a que el dinero que el Demandante proporcion贸 fuera un dep贸sito de seguridad. Por lo tanto, el tribunal no deber铆a otorgar al Demandante da帽os estatutarios por la retenci贸n de mala fe de un dep贸sito de seguridad porque puede demostrar que mantuvo el dinero de buena fe.

Ejemplo

Usted se estaba recuperando de una lesi贸n f铆sica en su hogar, y el Demandante le proporcionaba atenci贸n de enfermer铆a en su domicilio. Le pidieron que les alquilara un apartamento que ten铆a disponible. Usted no quer铆a alquilarles el apartamento, pero cre铆a que si dec铆a que no, el Demandante dejar铆a de brindarle atenci贸n. Acept贸 alquilar el apartamento para evitar perder la atenci贸n de enfermer铆a.

馃泩 Tenga en cuenta que diferentes estados pueden tener diferentes leyes sobre la influencia indebida. Por favor, consulte las leyes de su estado antes de proceder.

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