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Can an personal injury claimant file a lawsuit against me if i agree to pay him money and ask him to sign a release form?
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l have a rental property in vancouver, canada. one unwanted tenant (who is to move out of the house at the end of nov'13 according to an 'order of possession') and his guest have jointly proposed for me to pay them $3,500 in cash so that he will move out in time and cancel the guest's impending insurance claim (about his ankle allegedly injured on my backyard lawn the same evening after i tried to serve the tenant the tenancy arbitration hearing package in mid-august). although i can prove the claim as 'not genuine', i am willing to consider 'buying them out' to end my daily torture imposed on me by them. but i fear they do not want to sign the release form; even if they do, the blackmailing claimant might find a way in the future to sue me about his 'injury'. what should i do pls?
Blackmailing you into his compliance with a court order turns the issue backwards. First, your homeowners insurance should be alerted as to all facts underlying the bogus nature of the injury claim and why it is being strategically held back by the nightmare tenant. This sounds like the movie "Pacific Heights". Second, retain an attorney licensed in Vancouver, Canada to deal with them. IF any money changes hands, and I don't agree with that approach, it should never change hands until they are out and the good condition of the property is verified by you and your attorney. More on releases: BLUE LINK BELOW:
vancouver, canada is in a different country than the US. This website is mainly about laws in the US and its states. The laws in the US and Canada may be very different.
What you want to do is review the specific facts with attorneys licensed in the place where your rental property is.
