Blackhouse v. Doe, 2011 ME 86 (2011)

Citation: Blackhouse v. Doe, 2011 ME 86 (2011)
Parent Document: Blackhouse v. Doe, 2011 ME 86 (2011)
Jurisdiction: Maine (state)
Effective Date: 2011-08-04
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2323812/blackhouse-v-doe/ ↗

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Plaintiff Eli Blackhouse is a housing fraud victim who can neither remain safely within nor relocate outside of the premises of 235 Water Streetwhere he currently dwellsbecause Ms. Connelly and her property management company, d/b/a "TLC Properties," require him to pay an amount of rent that is illegal according to Federal Law. Fully disabled with post-traumatic stress disorder requiring careful management in most public settings, Mr. Blackhouse is presently imperiled by: a) conditions created by the extortion of excessive rent, which violate the apartment's warranty of habitability (14 MRSA § 6021); and, b) his inability to relocate outside of the thrall of Ms. Connelly, who acquired the building from a previous owner after said owner had extorted over $8000 from his monthly SSDI disbursement check (in a manner both identical to and enabling the continuation of the extortion that wouldsubsequent to the illegal salethen go on to be conducted by the Defendant).

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