I won my courtcase!
 

Two years ago I left The Netherlands to move to the Dutch Antilles with a problem.
The last house I had lived in, a luxurous gentleman's house, turned out to be unsuitable for living. Unsuitable because the city had appointed it to be an office and not a house to live in. Government regulations are very strict when it comes down to that.
Feeling that I had been taken by the company that rented out the house since they knew all along I refused to pay the last few months rent. After all I was forced to move and spend money on redecorating. They sued me over that. When I found out that the safety of the house was not garanteed when a fire would break out I countersued and demanded 1.5 years of rent back.

I have been through 4 lawyers of which all but the last one told me to give up because I would never win the case. Also there was jurispredence on my neighbours losing the case. I continued though and invested a LOT of time to prove that the owners off the house knew all along.

Today I received an email from my lawyer telling me that the judge has spoken and I have won the case in full!!! The contract has been declared invalid since I signed for a house to live in and it has been an "office" all the time.

Not only do I get back all the rent I paid but I will get money for expenses and damages.

I am sure that if I would have listened to the first few lawyers and given up I would have made more with the time I invested in the case. It feels so worth it though to see justice prevail.....
:)

Congrats..must have been quite the weight on the shoulders

Awesome! Congrats on the win. Whatcha going to do with all the money?

congrats

any good offshore banks with full online access on the Antiles btw? ;)

Well that's a good news for you mate!.. Is there a party?

Thanks. It has surely been a stressfull time.

congrats! :)

Thanks! I dont know yet. It still needs to sink that I finally won and got a big company on their knees. Its still hard to realise that the hard work really paid off.

Thanks! No more offshore here anymore. If you are looking for a solution with paying only two percent tax hit me up in a month or so.

sounds interesting, will keep it in mind

Very nice, justice has been served this time, congrats :thumbsup

Great news! Nice to see the courts actually being fair for once

congrats on that . . . the system does work

Damn man, congrats!!!

:)

congrats to you man!

that is assuming you can collect on your settlement.

Congrats! I know how it feels to work wait and win in a case :)

good job :thumbsup

good news for you!

So they rented you a house that was actually zoned to be an office, and you got all your rent back? How long were you there?

A big congrats to you. Have a beer and a blowjob, and a great LONG weekend.

congratz ... you earned your win!! :thumbsup

congrats on winning the case, good luck collecting it.

Congrats, I am sure it is a huge weight lifted off your shoulders.

damn, congrats

Good for you!

WTG :thumbsup Congrats on the win!

cool..good on you man

congrats Pat

congrats mate!!..you deserved to win..

good job pat, it pays to fight the good fight!

glad it worked out for you man!

goed nieuws Opa, lekker !

very nice and congrats to you.
you see, when you are really sure on what's right and what's not, truth will comes out in the end.

Woot!

Go Pat! Go Pat!...It's Yer Birthday!!!

:banana

Great job, i have a similar issue i'm dealing with, good to hear your outcome