"Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it's okay." Those words on a tweet resulted in a $50,000 lawsuit from a real estate company owning an apartment in Chicago. Now, it's resulted in the Streisand Effect. Quoting Horizon Realty: "We're a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization," [Jeffrey Michael] said, noting that the company manages 1,500 apartments in Chicago and has a good reputation it wants to preserve. Smooth move, Mr. Sue-Happy. Very smooth. Sources: Tweet about apartment mold draws lawsuit - Lisa Donovan, Chicago Sun-Times, July 28, 2009. Woman Sued for $50,000 Over a Tweet - Pete Cashmore, Mashable, July 28, 2009. "Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment" - Twitter search. Seventy-five results as of 23:19 UTC, July 28, 2009.
"Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it's okay."
Those words on a tweet resulted in a $50,000 lawsuit from a real estate company owning an apartment in Chicago. Now, it's resulted in the Streisand Effect.
Quoting Horizon Realty:
"We're a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization," [Jeffrey Michael] said, noting that the company manages 1,500 apartments in Chicago and has a good reputation it wants to preserve.
Smooth move, Mr. Sue-Happy. Very smooth.
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