Ah ha! There's more to the Twitter defamation suit than meets the eye. It seems Horizon Realty might be trying to intimidate the defendant into dropping a lawsuit she previously filed against them.

But Bonnen actually struck the first blow in the legal battle, filing a housing law class action against Horizon on June 24 that takes advantage of the tenant-friendly provisions of the Chicago Residential and Landlord Tenant Ordinance (CRLTO).

The complaint alleges two claims –- that Horizon violated the ordinance by failing to pay interest on Bonnen's $250 security deposit and by failing to include “mandatory porch safety language” in her rental agreement. The porch safety provision was added to the law after a porch attached to the rear of a Chicago apartment building collapsed in 2003, killing 13 people.

In a statement, Horizon spokesman Jeffrey Michael said Bonnen's suit “is completely baseless and was waged merely as a pretext to address an underlying disagreement” over water damage to her apartment. “This is a classic example of tenants trying to manipulate the controversial RLTO for their benefit,” he added.

Do we have two lawsuits, equal in their frivolity? What a mess! Of course, Horizon is just rolling in bad press at this point, so it's hard to see them "winning," whatever the outcome of the actual legal claims.

“We can wipe out BC in our lifetime.”

Hahaha, Horizon does not care about BC, only TBL, "their bottom line."