Just got a phone call tonight from my dear, sweet MIL, who lives in East LA (NOT a good area, BTW) saying she got a notice telling her she has 3 days to get rid of her 2 cats or face eviction. WTF???? The woman has lived in this Godforsaken hellhole for more than 40 years, helped manage it with her husband at one time, lives on her dead husband's city retirement pension and so-so security, which is mostly eaten up by the ridiculous rent they charge for a building where she can't even have a/c and this is the thanks she gets?
There have been several different building owners in the last few years, increasingly shitty I must say. This last one had the lease agreement with a no pets clause, and she didn't want to sign. But the manger on site assured her that all those who currently owned pets would not need to comply, but no new pets could be brought into the building. Of course she did not think to get that in writing (sigh). And you know what they say about oral agreements...they're as good as the paper they're written on.
So, tomorrow hubby will go over to look over the documents, I will be manning the phones at this end trying to contact the building owner, possibly local media, possibly an attorney (that none of us can afford right now). Good lord! I feel so bad for her...she does not wish to give up her pets or her crappy little un-air-conditioned apartment...it is her home and all she has known for more than half of her life. Again, I can only say, WTF????
On a positive note...we have been trying to convince her for years to move closer to us and the grandkids, in a rent controlled apartment with air conditioning and all the other amenities of a civilized society, but so far with no luck. Maybe this is just what we needed to turn things around. We want to help keep an eye on her, and I understand change and moving is hard...but it would be so much better. I don't know...I'm not trying to be selfish about it. I want her to be happy...but right now she is just scared and worried and I'm sure won't sleep a wink tonight.
WTF??????
10 years ago
5 comments:
That sucks. People have so little regard for the elderly. :/
oh! that is awful! i hope it all works out--keep us posted!
Aw I'm sorry how terrible.
I hope she gets to keep her cats or finally moves!!!
I know how she feels our landlord SUCKS too. I told hom over a month ago we had carpenter ants in the garage still he's done nothing and our rent is NEVER late. like never.
getting old is hard. and it is very hard for older people to change. even if the change is better. change is scary...they like their security....
I had to hurry to find an apartment so didn't find anything with rent control...we'll try this out for a year and see how it goes. Thanks for all your kind words..
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