The next day, I received the “lightest” settlement offer they had sent, but it was still misleading and violated the law. The City of Raleigh’s Code Enforcement letter clearly stated, “It is against the law to rent or offer to rent a dwelling on which a notice has been issued until the unit has been repaired.” That means I didn’t owe her anything and could have left without penalty. Her attorney, being a real estate attorney, should have known this — and his actions violated the Code of Professional Conduct… again.
I had already told them I would never agree to any confidentiality agreement — even though he tried to reword it as a disparagement agreement. But this is a perfect example of what happens when you mislead and deceive because I used that against them to vacate the property.
I’m including this as evidence against the countersuit they filed, where they claim:
“Eventually, after facing Plaintiff’s barrage of civil legal, regulatory, and administrative actions, Anna decided to terminate the lease. The parties signed a lease termination agreement on August 29, 2024.”