False post on Reddit is damaging property values in my condo building- any solutions?
There is a post someone made on Reddit about a year ago making false claims about an upcoming material special assessment for foundation work of my condo building (which shows up as top search on Google if you search my condo building). I don’t know what to do, as I’m certain it’s impacting the value of my condo that I hope to sell soon. The claim is entirely fabricated and can be easily proven.. but I’m concerned a potential buyer won’t go that far to check if they see a red flag in an initial google search.
For reference, I live in one of the smallest buildings in Ottawa, and because of its size, it’s possible to know everyone in my building (there are no elevators). Speaking to other residents, there is near certainty that the poster of that other thread was a tenant that did not want the owner to sell their unit - there seemed to be some kind of dispute where they were being evicted (I don’t have the full facts). It seems like they have a vendetta against the owner of their unit, as for the last year every week or two they try to bump up the thread by making further false claims and posting repeatedly about that particular unit until it eventually sold.
However, as collateral damage all other condo unit holders are impacted too. It’s surprisingly easy it seems for someone to post anonymously on Reddit making false claims to impact the value of condo units.
Does anybody have advice for next steps? The moderators of that subreddit are non-responsive, I’ve had no luck submitting a general report to Reddit. Do I write a letter to Reddit, perhaps even engage a lawyer to do so (defamation)?