Austin Goodrich, 22, filed legal action accusing his landlord of tracking the status of his coronavirus stimulus check 'without permission in an attempt to coercively collect rent from him.'
An Oregon man has filed a lawsuit against a property business managed by his own grandmother, accusing the firm of tracking his personalAustin Goodrich, 22, filed legal action on Wednesday against two entities—property owner 2275 W Burnsideand property manager TLC Bookkeeping and Tax Prep Inc.—seeking a jury trial and accusing them of invasion of privacy and unauthorized inspection of the stimulus funds.newspaper that TLC Bookkeeping and Tax Prep Inc.
Goodrich, who is a tenant at 2005 Main Street in Forest Grove, released images of a text conversation he allegedly had with his relative landlord on April 15 in which she claimed to have used his personal details to check the status of the federal money, before asking if it would be used to pay rent.-19 outbreak, told local media the messages were sent hours after he received the funds from the government.
"How do you know I got my check?" Goodrich asked his landlord, who replied:"Because I had to check several people today and checked yours too." According to the text conversation, the owner said she used the IRS portal"I did this for everyone," the landlord allegedly said, before asking if he would be using the money to pay any rent for the month.
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