Evicted

[Alainaluvsu]

I've been living in the same spot for 5 years. Every rent payment has been payed in full and on time. I have been full time female since May, and I've had a homosexual roommate since June.

2 weeks ago, my roommate was walking down the street when somebody driving by yelled out a homophobic slur towards him. Today, I get an eviction notice. Their reason? "The owner wants the use of their property back".

I'm not really looking for solutions, even though any feedback would be great. I just came here to vent.

Gotta love small minded North Louisiana.

[Ave]

damn, that's tough. I didn't know stuff like that still happened. I mean, you hear about it, but it seems like it's from a different time.

[Keaira]

Discrimination still happens Ave. I've got a case going on right now with the EEOC against my workplace for it.

Alainaluvsyu, I'm sorry you and your room mate have had to experience it in your home life,
*hugs*

[Alainaluvsu]

Yeah well Shreveport / Bossier City, Louisiana is at least 30 years behind the times. It's full of single tooth rednecks and bible thumping baptists that love to hate and use their religion to justify it.

[Alexis]

omg, I am so sorry *hugs*

[Shawn Sunshine]

I would call the transgender law center in San Francisco, they like cases like these from what I  understand.

http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/

[Elsa]

am really sorry Alaina - I really hope you find a new place soon and I hope that the new place would be much more accepting and comfortable.

::::Hugs::::

[eli77]

That's really poopy-doopy, Alaina. I'm so sorry.

[Jamie D]

The first thing you need to do is review the terms of your rental contract.

[Alainaluvsu]

It's month to month. In Louisiana, the property owner can kick you for any reason not regarding race, religion, color, sex etc. There are no LGBT rights here, only in New Orleans. The agreement even says the owner has a right to claim the property back for any reason within legal limits.

Worst case scenario I sell my trailer and live with my mom until I graduate in April, which on the bright side I will have enough money to not worry about employment until then. IDK what my roommate is going to do. I planned on selling the thing anyways in about 6 months so I can move to another city.

Best case scenario is my mom pays for the moving expenses and my roommate will continue living with me and help me pay the bills.

I don't really see any in between. I guess those are the two outcomes.

I'll be calling the ACLU and that law center that Shawna pointed out. I highly doubt I have any grounds to stand on, though.

If it's not 1 thing it's another.

[tekla]

Most states have an out if the owner wants the property back in order to use it for themselves or their family - even rent control leases have that loophole.

[Alainaluvsu]

They aren't trying to use my lot for someone else. They just want us out. I bet I go back here in 3 months and somebody is living here... and I bet it won't be the owner or the owners family. There are rebel flags all over the damn place here and I'm sure one of those toothless f-words complained that there was a gay guy walking down the street. We can't have a guy walking like all effeminate in this neighborhood... it brings down the desire to live here apparently. This place needs to be blessed by the baptist God and that blessing will never happen with a fruity man walking around the block, you know...

But you know, they'll pray for us. They'll pray for us right after they beat their wife or sexually assault a child.

No offense meant to Baptists. Just the Baptist morons that think it's okay to hate others because God says it's not okay to be gay / trans.

[Jamie D]

It's month to month. In Louisiana, the property owner can kick you for any reason not regarding race, religion, color, sex etc. There are no LGBT rights here, only in New Orleans. The agreement even says the owner has a right to claim the property back for any reason within legal limits.

Worst case scenario I sell my trailer and live with my mom until I graduate in April, which on the bright side I will have enough money to not worry about employment until then. IDK what my roommate is going to do. I planned on selling the thing anyways in about 6 months so I can move to another city.

Best case scenario is my mom pays for the moving expenses and my roommate will continue living with me and help me pay the bills.

I don't really see any in between. I guess those are the two outcomes.

I'll be calling the ACLU and that law center that Shawna pointed out. I highly doubt I have any grounds to stand on, though.

If it's not 1 thing it's another.

"The threat is greater than the execution."  A contact made by a lawyer may be able to slow things down a little bit.  At least until you are done with school.

[Isabelle]

I'm sorry Aliana When you're finished with study, you should try to move to a slightly more enlightened area.... Having not visited the US I don't know if I'm correct in my thinking but, a lot of what I read and hear about the US makes it sound quite backward and scary (in places) I think it was Chomsky who said "What a lot of Americans seem to want is an Ayatollah"..... The good news is the world is pretty big and a lot of countries are light years ahead in terms of acceptance and liberalism.

[Beverly]

Alaina - it wil be their loss. With a bit of luck the place will stay empty after you are gone and not earn its stupid owner any income for quite some time to come.

Having not visited the US I don't know if I'm correct in my thinking but, a lot of what I read and hear about the US makes it sound quite backward and scary (in places)

I have not visited it myself and given what I read on here I would not want to visit it - particularly the bible belt.

[tekla]

Well no one is confusing Louisiana with LA, nor New England or the West Coast.  Some parts of the US are among the most progressive areas in the world, others - not so much.

[JennX]

Sorry to hear that girl.

I was in a similar situation about 2 years ago. I had lived in the same place for close to 8 years w/o any sort of problem or issue, then all of the sudden the management company sends me a letter telling me I have to resubmit a new rental application? They said they were doing it to all tenants (which was a lie) and that you now had to have a certain credit score and a certain monthly income, equal or exceeding 3 times my monthly rent to live there. I knew most of the other tenants living there not only made far less than me, but they were doing 2-3-4 illegal sublets per unit. I played the game and they rejected my "new" application stating that I didn't make enough money to live there, although for 8 years I never missed paying my rent nor did I ever pay late... I always even paid a few days in advance. Moving sucks. Sorry you have to go thru this BS.

[Penny Gurl]

Just drive straight north and move to Chicago!  You'll have to deal with snow but it's a great city and a very open LGBTQ town.  Aforable places for health care, and for trans health needs.  And any kind of school that you may want or need.  Not to mention that there are laws on the books to protect you from that very situation.  Best of luck, I'm sending hugs your way.

[tekla]

There are lots of progressive places to live.  Progressive people should live in them.

[peky]

I've been living in the same spot for 5 years. Every rent payment has been payed in full and on time. I have been full time female since May, and I've had a homosexual roommate since June.

2 weeks ago, my roommate was walking down the street when somebody driving by yelled out a homophobic slur towards him. Today, I get an eviction notice. Their reason? "The owner wants the use of their property back".

I'm not really looking for solutions, even though any feedback would be great. I just came here to vent.

Gotta love small minded North Louisiana.

//Big Hug//