• we'll call ICE

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 27 07:49:45 2025
    NASHVILLE SCENE: "The week after ICE concluded its operation, local
    lawyers noticed a spike in illegal evictions of Hispanic immigrant
    families, and the message from landlords to their tenants is clear: If
    you refuse to leave, we'll call ICE."

    https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3lq5o3bbt6c2w

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue May 27 15:43:51 2025
    On Tue, 27 May 2025 16:23:00 -0400, Auric Hellman
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    What was the status of these Hispanic immigrants with their rent
    payments?

    From what I scanned, article is not clear on this point...but
    indicated not true for one tenant. Below might be the reason.

    "A recent slate of aggressive anti-immigrant legislation may also
    contribute to the illegal evictions. One landlord, says Boatner,
    referenced a new state law that makes it a misdemeanor to "harbor"
    undocumented immigrants. Boatner calls it "a pretty gross
    misunderstanding" of the law,"...

    https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylimits/illegal-evictions-immigrants-nashville/article_f853ac68-1848-4547-91cd-0bcf7b66300d.html

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue May 27 15:49:29 2025
    On Tue, 27 May 2025 16:23:00 -0400, Auric Hellman
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    As a former landlord, I can tell you that evicting non-paying tenants or >those destroying property, or those creating disturbances, is not an
    easy process.

    Each US states' laws vary, but generally, this pattern below. Where I
    live, a landlord can serve the eviction notice, and if the tenant does
    not comply, then go to court:

    "Tennessee law is clear about illegal evictions: Landlords need to go
    through the courts before serving eviction notices, and only the
    sheriff's department can physically remove a tenant and their
    belongings from a property."

    https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylimits/illegal-evictions-immigrants-nashville/article_f853ac68-1848-4547-91cd-0bcf7b66300d.html

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue May 27 19:05:54 2025
    On Tue, 27 May 2025 15:43:51 -0500
    JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    On Tue, 27 May 2025 16:23:00 -0400, Auric Hellman
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    What was the status of these Hispanic immigrants with their rent
    payments?

    From what I scanned, article is not clear on this point...but
    indicated not true for one tenant. Below might be the reason.

    Auric has a point. As a landlord, if your tenants are paying and
    basically respecting their lease, you'd leave them in place. You'd only
    chase them away because they're not good tenants, haven't paid or
    something, and then are hiding behind the law to avoid getting evicted. Suddenly, you have a new tool.

    You have to admit, America is a country that makes it hard to get rid
    of squatters and shitty tenants.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue May 27 20:35:24 2025
    On Tue, 27 May 2025 19:05:54 -0600, Retrograde
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Auric has a point. As a landlord, if your tenants are paying and
    basically respecting their lease, you'd leave them in place.

    Most all landlords do....I am one....but there are "non-educated"
    landlords out there who skirt the laws.

    You have to admit, America is a country that makes it hard to get rid
    of squatters and shitty tenants.

    Around here, if evicting someone during winter months, the sheriff's
    department may not be motivated, so to speak. Each state's laws are
    different, and here, a landlord should be prepared to evict a tenant;
    the laws are specific about what to do, and when.

    One tenant, who was not living in the house, I offered some $200.00 to
    clean out that person's belongings. Sometimes, its better to offer
    money, rather than going to court.

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue May 27 20:02:12 2025
    On Tue, 27 May 2025 20:35:24 -0500
    JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    On Tue, 27 May 2025 19:05:54 -0600, Retrograde
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Auric has a point. As a landlord, if your tenants are paying and
    basically respecting their lease, you'd leave them in place.

    Most all landlords do....I am one....but there are "non-educated"
    landlords out there who skirt the laws.

    You have to admit, America is a country that makes it hard to get rid
    of squatters and shitty tenants.

    Around here, if evicting someone during winter months, the sheriff's department may not be motivated, so to speak. Each state's laws are different, and here, a landlord should be prepared to evict a tenant;
    the laws are specific about what to do, and when.

    One tenant, who was not living in the house, I offered some $200.00 to
    clean out that person's belongings. Sometimes, its better to offer
    money, rather than going to court.

    In DC, you can have a tenant basically refuse to leave, and then the
    "system" protects that tenant for years as the owner is forced to jump
    through hoop after hoop after hoop. Must be tempting to be able to
    make a phone call and be done.


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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue May 27 21:22:07 2025
    On Tue, 27 May 2025 20:02:12 -0600, Retrograde
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    In DC, you can have a tenant basically refuse to leave, and then the
    "system" protects that tenant for years as the owner is forced to jump >through hoop after hoop after hoop.

    I'd have to see the specifics, but in this document below, it would
    appear tenants might have advantages when compared to the state I live
    in. Non payment of rent is still valid for eviction in DC.

    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE TENANT ADVOCATE
    ...
    The landlord may evict you only for one of ten specific reasons set
    forth in Title V of the Rental Housing Act of 1985.
    ,,,
    Finally, any eviction must be pursuant to a court order, and must be
    scheduled and supervised by the U.S. Marshal Service. (D.C. Official
    Code 42-3505.01) https://ota.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ota/publication/attachments/2015%2007%2003%20OTA%20DC%20Tenant%20Bill%20of%20Rights%20ODAI-OTA%20FINAL.pdf

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