>Everyone has a credit score that can go down Sure, but the issue is that the suing party isn't getting anything out of it. You sue for damages, the defendant

>Everyone has a credit score that can go down Sure, but the issue is that the suing party isn't getting anything out of it. You sue for damages, the defendant has nothing, so their credit score goes down. That's fine, they get punished+the credit score decrease helps future landlords avoid the same situation with that tenant. But as a suing party, you get literally nothing out of it. The defendant's credit score going down doesn't help you personally one bit, you get no restitution or compensation.