family member got evicted
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Anonymous
| Honestly you can't help some people. Maybe this will be the wakeup call they need to get their life sorted out. Life has obligations. |
Anonymous
People lose jobs and sometimes can't find another. My aunt had to take her Social Security at 62 because she lost her job after 9/11 as did a lot of people. It took her three years before she found a new permanent job. Age discrimination is real and impossible to prove. Most people aren't deadbeats but are simply caught in circumstances they can't control. Don't be so cocky and judgemental because it could happen to you or someone you love. |
Anonymous
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Times are very tough for people. Inflation is very hard in the poor and middle class. This is not something to be ashamed or or embarrassed about or feel alone. these are extraordinary times when people facing 30% higher food bills suddenly and so have to choose between rent and food. The best we can do is be a bulwark for our family and friends to help them get through.
My parents were foreclosed on in the eighties mostly due to medical bills. My dads siblings each came up with thousands for a modest down payment and one sibling co-signed a mortgage so we had a place to live. It is families that come through in these times. My siblings and I ended up in in good careers with college scholarships. We know how important family is. Thanks to you they will likely be ok. |
Anonymous
You can’t be evicted if the landlord owes money on the property. At least not in DC or MD. Check your local law library. It’s extremely difficult to evict a tenant for nonpayment of rent in these jurisdictions as well. It takes months. Don’t feel bad, OP. Your relatives have known this has been coming for months and have ample time to address the lease breach. They chose not to. That is not your problem. |
Anonymous
The only person I know who this could happen to deserves it. She’s been living beyond her means since she became an adult and she has a masters degree. I wouldn’t shed a tear. |
Anonymous
Places that don’t practice age discrimination: Starbucks. Walmart. Giant Food. Trader Joe’s. Petsmart. Do you still need ideas? |
Anonymous
Amen. Sometimes a loving word or financial help means the world to someone less fortunate. You help stand someone up not tear them down. The eviction is done so backtracking means nothing. Being homeless hurts everyone. Especially if there are children involved. Family is everything. Doesn't seem like you mean people understand that. Lot of selfishness on this forum. It's ugly. |
Anonymous
| Are they going to live with you, OP? |
Anonymous
You could also not be paying your rent, therefore the landlord can't pay the mortgage on the property your are renting, it goes into foreclosure, etc. |
Anonymous
But because it takes months... there are lots of actions that people can take to avoid being "traumatized." More commonly people think that if they avoid their problems, they will go away. Hence the "shock." No, people need to live in a place they can afford and plan around that. If short-term help is needed, they should have asked before this. |
Anonymous
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Were you evicted, OP, and traumatized by your own eviction from the past?
Or are you traumatized that a family member got evicted? It |
Anonymous
| In the case of a job loss, any landlord with any legitimate experience will include an early lease exit provision. That is not an eviction. There is a legal distinction between a lease being terminated and an eviction. |
Anonymous
| Evictions are only going to go up and up and so are foreclosures. The people on this forum are going to be shocked. There’s also the case of financial abuse. Spouse doesn’t tell his wife that they are in foreclosure until the sheriff shows up. Murder suicides are almost always linked to foreclosures that aren’t shared. It’s ugly |
Anonymous
Why don’t you take in OP’s relative? |
Anonymous
You are dumb |