Evicted for Leaving a 1-Star Rating – Is This Legal?
Hi Reddit,
For the past week, we've had a possum living on our apartment's balcony, causing a lot of noise and making a mess everywhere. It's been pretty frustrating. We reached out to the City Council, Building Manager, and Real Estate Agent for advice or assistance on how to deal with it, but unfortunately, none of them were helpful.
The City Council was the only one who offered a suggestion, advising us to contact animal rescue. The Building Manager didn’t provide any useful feedback either. As for the Real Estate Agent, they didn’t even acknowledge my email and were completely unresponsive to my concerns. After trying to get some help, I left a 1-star rating on Google (without a review, just a rating). The next day, the agent called me, yelled at me, and even abused me over the phone. To make matters worse, they’ve now threatened to terminate our lease and evict us in two weeks because of that 1-star rating.
I’m really upset by the whole situation. Does anyone know what can be done about unprofessional agents like this? Does Fair Trading offer any assistance in cases like this? Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated.