Expungement of Eviction Action Record/Damages to Personal
Reputation?  A landlord files an eviction action against a
tenant and loses at the eviction trial. The tenant suffers
emotional distress and other monetary damages as a result of the
eviction action/trial. The tenant, now (a Plaintiff) sues the
landlord in a higher court for those damages resulting from the
wrongful institution of the civil proceeding (the eviction). In
addition, the tenant's name appears to be entrenched in the
court system records under forcible detainers, thus, giving any
future landlord he wants to rent from a reason not to rent to
him (most landlords do not investigate the history of a case).
Can the tenant claim damage to reputation for his name being
associated with an eviction? Can the tenant file a Motion to
Expunge the eviction record in the lower court?  Phoenix, AZ -
about 1 year ago  Attorney Answers (1)  Joel B Robbins  Joel B
Robbins  Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyer  Licensed in AZ
Answered The elements for the tort of m