Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Bad tenant alert

[Tim Pierce (twp]

On 3/12/11 9:17 AM, Doug Chamberlin wrote:
> On 3/11/11 11:34 AM, David Bygott wrote:
> > Is it even legal to post such a warning?
> Of course it is legal! I am not a lawyer but my understanding is that it
> is not illegal to tell the truth.

"Truth is an absolute defense to a defamation claim. But keep in mind 
that the truth may be difficult and expensive to prove."
(http://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal/liability/defamation)

The idea of a "bad tenants" blacklist sounds like a liability pit so 
huge, I would not even want to be in the same hemisphere as it.

--twp