A severely disabled tenant in London needs to raise funds for his appeal against the unfair ruling in the case against his landlord made by the Central London County Court.

The aforementioned tenant has been renting since 1995 and has always had mutually respectful relationships with all landlords. In 2009 he moved into a housing association property, owned by One Housing Group and was elected Chairman of the block's residents association due to his professional background in housing. He carried out his duties faithfully, raising genuine concerns on behalf of his neighbours, such as no electricity, no water and no access to bin room on various occasions. In December 2015, he was forced to lodge an official complaint after members of staff repeatedly treated him in ways that are not in line with the established policies and procedures.

Retaliation was swift, within a month, the staff secretly referred him to the local council's vulnerable adults panel on the unfounded basis that he is exhibiting various kind of inappropriate behaviour that warrant an investigation. The secret referral attached no evidence, there were no CCTV tape, no independent witness statements and no complaints of any kind against the disabled tenant. The false accusations were very vague, there were no dates, times or details on exactly what he had done to warrant a referral without his knowledge and consent.

In the aftermath of the malicious referral, the disabled tenant supplied testimonies and witness statements from over a hundred independent witnesses and experts who confirmed his behaviour has always been exemplary and had never exhibited any kind of behaviour to warrant a referral without consent. The testimonies were further reinforced by a large volume of official documents (such as Enhanced DBS Certificates), which proved he has always been very law abiding and medical certificates confirming he is not and has never had any history of mental disorders. The testimonies also mentioned he had a distinguished career in local and central government, is well respected in the community and devoted his entire life to serve the public.

On the day of the hearing (6 November 2017), the victim was accompanied by representatives from the local community, including priests and health professionals. But the landlord had 6 lawyers, who bullied the victim. The judge dismissed the claims against 2 of the 3 defendants and ordered the victim to pay approximately £6,000 in costs. The claim against the first defendant was allowed to go ahead to a full hearing but as it is only a small claim, the victim would still be in debt even if he won.

The tenant is severely disabled with chronic medical conditions affecting his eye, nose, mouth, face, skin and colon. It would be impossible for him to win the appeal (considering that at the preliminary hearing 6 lawyers turned up for the landlord) without legal help. Due to cuts in legal aid there is no longer support for housing claims like this one and all the pro bono organisations said they are full.

The main impact of the unfair ruling are:

1. It would never be possible for a vulnerable disabled person to climb out of £6,000 debt, considering that he is already middle-aged and in ill health

2. When the victim recovers from ill health, it will be a huge struggle for him to find employment

3. The ill treatment from the landlord has continued, albeit in different forms

4. The injustice has adversely affected the victim's health and well-being

5. If the defendants chose to reinforce the £6,000 cost orders, the victim could lose his home and become homeless

This case has wide public significance as what happened has set precedence for millions of tenants in Britain who rent, it means if their rights are violated and they are forced to sue, then the cost orders could exceed compensation in a Small Claim.

Based on pro bono legal advice, the tenant is not allowed to disclose the names of the individuals who abused him and he was also advised not to disclose his full name to prevent bullies from harassing him. The disabled victim is willing to talk to and meet genuine supporters if they would like to know the details. The victim also needs the public to attend future hearings with him, as it is frightening for a helpless and defenceless disabled tenant to face a large army of lawyers on his own.

The people helped by the disabled man over the past 20 years hope the public would kindly donate to enable the victim to hire legal support so he can have a fair hearing against the landlord's large army of powerful lawyers.

A solicitor at a London Law Centre kindly endorsed this advert and a health charity called the Little Portion Community Project kindly offered their bank account to keep the funds raised for the purpose of appeal. A health support network called Healed by Compassion, which has over 50,000 followers on social media, is supporting the case.

Enquiries from genuine supporters can be sent to this email address: compassion@doctor.com