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When my friend induced me to enter into an adult interdependent partner agreement because he told me we could rent an apartment together in a particular building that only allowed couples, I gave him money for a deposit. Now he won't give me the money back. Can I take legal action against him?

Yes. If what he told you was untrue, the Adult Interdependent Relationships Act states that your friend is liable for monetary and non-monetary losses that you have suffered because you were induced to enter into the agreement by fraud, duress or undue influence.

Your friend would also be liable to you for losses if he persuaded you to enter into an adult interdependent partner agreement when he could not make the agreement because he was married, under 18 (or over 16 but had no guardian consent), or was already a party to an agreement with another adult.

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June 2003

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