Friday, March 14, 2008

Injustice!!!

I was listening to NPR on the way to home yesterday after work. I caught the interview of an older lady who was talking about how her husband and herself have to eat of paper plates and with plastic utensils. The more I listened, the interview was concerning the eviction that renters are facing in California and accross the United States. Banks are trying to regain their losses by reselling the properties, but alot of people are losing their homes because of it. What was more disturbing about the issue of this couple, is that the landlord kept collecting money even though he was aware that the bank was foreclosing the property. The couple found out because there happened to be a notice on the door of the house asking them to leave within thirty days. How unfair is this? And to top it off, the couple did not get their money reimbursed for the time they paid when the landlord was aware of the situation. Fortunately, the couple got another thirty days to move out with the help of a legal aid, but the are still in world of hurt. Moving is not easy or cheap. God bless the families that have to rent and experience such injustice.

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