A Chicago management company has sued a tenant for libel over a Twitter post complaining about a moldy apartment, according to court records and online reports.
On May 12, Exhibit A in the lawsuit shows, defendant Amanda Bonnen broadcast a message to a friend: "You should just come anyway. Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it's okay."
Horizon Group Management LLC, which manages the North Side apartment building along with at least 14 other properties in Chicago, now wants $50,000 from Ms. Bonnen.
Horizon discovered the "tweet" while conducting due diligence on a residential landlord and tenant ordinance lawsuit filed by Ms. Bonnen, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
Ms. Bonnen appears to have closed her Twitter account and didn't respond to requests for comment.
For what it is worth, one longtime resident of the building, Cori Munro, told The Wall Street Journal that she has never had problems with mold.
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