Woman Claims Repair Notices Caused Emotional Damage, Sues for $500K

"It's very apparent to me that this whole case isn't about justice. It was about trying to legally extort as much money as possible."

Vytas Juskys
Los Angeles, California

Vytas Juskys and his small business manage apartment buildings and are committed to constantly upgrading and making repairs to the homes of the tenants. He thought that improving their apartments and the common areas would help his residents love where they lived; he never expected that one of them would thank him with a lawsuit.

Juskys was in the process of improving an apartment complex he had just acquired when he learned he was being sued. He had been making a variety of repairs to the building and the surrounding facilities, and he was posting regular repair notices on the tenants doors, as is required by law.

But one tenant claimed that these notices caused her emotional distress, and she sued Juskys for $500,000. The irony, Juskys says, is that the plaintiff had personally been requesting improvements and then sued him for notifying her that he was planning to make them.

"There's no way to avoid it," Juskys says. "At some point, if you're into real estate, you're going to get sued. We're easy prey." The lawsuit not only took away from Juskys' ability to focus on his tenants and the properties he manages, it also prevented him from initiating new projects, hiring extra employees and creating jobs.

On the day of the trial, Juskys' insurance company decided to settle the case, and he was required to pay thousands of dollars out of his own pocket.

Juskys now understands why businesses settle even the most frivolous of lawsuits. Small businesses like his can't win, he says. Even if he had gone to trial and the jury had ruled in his favor, his only winnings would have been a legal bill, higher insurance rates, and lost time.

"You try to do everything right," Juskys says, "and it's just not good enough."

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[theolddodge]

awww... he decided to invest in becoming a SLUMLORD, so deal with it, pay the settlement money, quit crying and drive away in your fancy truck.. Who cares.

[DavidMarine]

There are two sides to every story.

[loubar68]

The state is probly paying this lazy bitches rent.should have went to trial and kicked the whore out on the streets!

[SexSteakSoda]

So now you can sue people because YOU are the lazy deadbeat sack of shit.

[electrobodyboarder]

So i can sue someone that is doing his job?

[zeshleman]

Emotional distress i so overly used and abused

[CptGap48]

That is bullshit

[pentiuman]

"It's very apparent to me that this whole case isn't about justice. It was about trying to legally extort as much money as possible."

If that's factually true, then that would be a frivilous suit, and it would've been found in your favor - including attorney fees, and your alleged damages. You shouldn't have let your ins. co. settle on your behalf.

[areuter727]

@shadowwbn Unfortunately disrespecting a judge in court is punishable. What's that 1st Amendment thing everyone's talking about? No laws abridging the freedom of expression? Huh? WHAT???

[areuter727]

@theolddodge Thumbs down! Are you the plaintiff's relative?

[grenda5]

@WingChunGeologist yes,this is happening all over and affecting many aspects of life,its just a new reality we all are going to have to adapt to, i think something will emerge soon to prevent people from opening and doing business, cheers

[grenda5]

this gentleman is a hero, he is hiring, doing good for the community and some scumbag piece of shit wants to take advantage. lawmakers,listen,get off your asses and do something to protect business like this, espescially small businesses, from the dirt of the world, I hope this young man succedds in his venture, he is what America was built on and we need to take action against the scumbag plaintiff!!