Evicted

[Ayden]

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.

I don't have any advice since my knowledge of legal matters is about nil. I just wanted to offer a hug and say I'm really sorry that all this happened. I know someone who moved out of Shreveport ages ago. His family was Christian Science and it nearly killed him, so he has nothing to do with it anymore. But, what you said about Shreveport is almost exactly what he said word for word. Be care, mi'lady.

[Alainaluvsu]

Sounds like north Florida. Only here I think its more fundamentalist Christians and Catholics. Such hateful people--always looking for someone to denounce and try to disgrace. Get out of Jesusland. Hope I can soon too.

Well how about you go west and I go south and we will meet somewhere in New Orleans

Which will be my next step probably. If my mom doesn't pay to move my trailer (which she probably will even though I don't expect her to), I'm going to move it and sell it, then use that money to move all my stuff to NOLA. I have to get out of this turd bowl before I go crazy. It'll be nice to live somewhere where people never knew me as a guy

My roommate is all for going. I'll have help going down there at least.

Sometimes I feel my life is on safety rails that are designed to give turbulence. I was thrown into school by hating my job. I was thrown into transition by losing my job. Now I'm thrown into moving to my dream place by losing my place to live. Every time so far I've gotten happy at the cost of being completely stressed out by it all.

Thanks everybody for the nice words

[Stephe]

My experience has been what you described, many time things that seemed horrible in the moment actually spurred me to do something I needed to do. I never lost a job that truned out to be bad that I did. Every time it lead to something better. You can't fight this jerk, all he has to say is something like "They made a lot of noise, the neighbors complained and said they would leave if I didn't do something about it." Just get out of that bigoted environment, life it too short to subject yourself to it.

[MaidofOrleans]

You could always come to Cali where we have laws that protect you from this sort of thing.

[Alainaluvsu]

It's nice to see you back Stephe

NOLA has laws on the book for GID too... and I don't want to leave my mom all alone by moving all the way across the country. She is getting to where she is going to need help soon (she's 57) and if she needs to do something big I don't want to take a plane to see her. NOLA is 5 hours away so it's not hard to get in the car and see her once every month or so. Plus she loves NOLA so she can come see me and have a place to stay the night.

[Jamie D]

It's nice to see you back Stephe

NOLA has laws on the book for GID too... and I don't want to leave my mom all alone by moving all the way across the country. She is getting to where she is going to need help soon (she's 57) and if she needs to do something big I don't want to take a plane to see her. NOLA is 5 hours away so it's not hard to get in the car and see her once every month or so. Plus she loves NOLA so she can come see me and have a place to stay the night.

Alaina, I'm just a couple years younger than your Mom!

Don't start shoveling the dirt over us yet!

[peky]

It's nice to see you back Stephe

NOLA has laws on the book for GID too... and I don't want to leave my mom all alone by moving all the way across the country. She is getting to where she is going to need help soon (she's 57) and if she needs to do something big I don't want to take a plane to see her. NOLA is 5 hours away so it's not hard to get in the car and see her once every month or so. Plus she loves NOLA so she can come see me and have a place to stay the night.

Besides, you cannot get Creole Gumbo or Creole Jambalaya with shrimp  in Cali to save your life! Good grief!!!

[Alainaluvsu]

Alaina, I'm just a couple years younger than your Mom!

Don't start shoveling the dirt over us yet!

SORRY!!!

Besides, you cannot get Creole Gumbo or Creole Jambalaya with shrimp  in Cali to save your life! Good grief!!!

Exactly!! And lord knows I love my jambalaya!!!

[A]

Uhm, I don't know about where you are, but here, to evict a tenant, the owner -must- have a valid reason in which the tenant has not respected the conditions of the lease. And a decision from a governmental organism that acts much like a court.

Actually, I'm not even sure it's legal to refuse the renewal of a lease without a valid, verifiable reason.

I'm completely ignorant of laws where you are, but look them up. Call a law help office (you do have free lawyers for the poor, right?), or something. I seriously doubt you can just kick people out when you feel like it, even in the Unreasonable State of Affairs (USA).

[Alainaluvsu]

Uhm, I don't know about where you are, but here, to evict a tenant, the owner -must- have a valid reason in which the tenant has not respected the conditions of the lease. And a decision from a governmental organism that acts much like a court.

Actually, I'm not even sure it's legal to refuse the renewal of a lease without a valid, verifiable reason.

I'm completely ignorant of laws where you are, but look them up. Call a law help office (you do have free lawyers for the poor, right?), or something. I seriously doubt you can just kick people out when you feel like it, even in the Unreasonable State of Affairs (USA).

I wasn't on a lease, I was on a month to month agreement. Yes, on the lease they have to have reason according to contract law. However in a month to month, it doesn't matter what the reason is... as long as it's not discrimination based on age, sex, religion, disability, familial status, color, or ethnicity. They don't even need to give a reason in a month to month... just "Leave!" is good enough.

[Devlyn]

Uhm, I don't know about where you are, but here, to evict a tenant, the owner -must- have a valid reason in which the tenant has not respected the conditions of the lease. And a decision from a governmental organism that acts much like a court.

Actually, I'm not even sure it's legal to refuse the renewal of a lease without a valid, verifiable reason.

I'm completely ignorant of laws where you are, but look them up. Call a law help office (you do have free lawyers for the poor, right?), or something. I seriously doubt you can just kick people out when you feel like it, even in the Unreasonable State of Affairs (USA).

Gosh, we always speak highly of Can a duh! Hugs, Devlyn

[V M]

Have you been able to find a new place Alaina?

[Alainaluvsu]

Not yet. My plans are to move to NOLA after I sell my trailer. My brother is thinking about buying it from me but if he doesn't, I'll just move it to another trailer park and find somebody to buy it. I have the money, but wow I'm going to be stretching after I move this thing so I need to sell it fast!

[A]

Awh, that sucks... Make sure you sign a lease for your next apartment. :c

As for the trailer, selling such things often goes very fast if you put up an announcement on the Internet and/or newspaper, no?

By the way... Are you still unemployed? If so, perhaps you could use this opportunity to move out of this place you seem to dislike.

[Alainaluvsu]

Awh, that sucks... Make sure you sign a lease for your next apartment. :c

As for the trailer, selling such things often goes very fast if you put up an announcement on the Internet and/or newspaper, no?

By the way... Are you still unemployed? If so, perhaps you could use this opportunity to move out of this place you seem to dislike.

I mentioned selling it to my brother for 6 grand and he is interested.  If not I think 8 would be pretty reasonable for a 1300 sq foot trailer in great condition for being 20 years old... and I'll move it anywhere reasonable for that price.

I am still unemployed. Everything online says cost of living is lower, unemployment is lower, and wages are higher in NOLA than they are in Shreveport. Waitresses make a ton of money compared to waitresses most other places thanks to tourism and popularity of the food, so I could see myself doing that until I graduate beauty school

I'm so excited I could move today!!!

[blue.ocean.girl]

Well how about you go west and I go south and we will meet somewhere in New Orleans

Sounds wonderful, perhaps I'll move there when I'm done with college here. 

Look at you making lemons into lemonade. I'm excited for you! Sounds like things will work out just fine. New Orleans is a such fun city. I visited a friend over there about two years ago--Always something to do there it seems. And wow, do they have delicious food--gumbo, beignets, jambalaya... I'm sure a waitress can do very well there.

[Alainaluvsu]

Sounds wonderful, perhaps I'll move there when I'm done with college here. 

Look at you making lemons into lemonade. I'm excited for you! Sounds like things will work out just fine. New Orleans is a such fun city. I visited a friend over there about two years ago--Always something to do there it seems. And wow, do they have delicious food--gumbo, beignets, jambalaya... I'm sure a waitress can do very well there.

The people and the culture there are amazing. Its such a unique place and its going to be fantastic to live in a place that doesn't think work and church are the 2 most important things on the planet. The food is great here (its great all over Louisiana) but you are right, even people in louisiana rave about the food there. Plus there is much more to the LGBT community there than here.

I'm really looking more forward to it every minute that goes by.

[Randi]

Now listen. Did you ever hear of the Napoleonic code, Stella?...Now just let me enlighten you on a point or two...Now we got here in the state of Louisiana what's known as the Napoleonic code. You see, now according to that, what belongs to the wife belongs to the husband also, and vice versa...It looks to me like you've been swindled, baby. And when you get swindled under Napoleonic code, I get swindled too and I don't like to get swindled...Where's the money if the place was sold?
                       Stanley Kowalski - A streetcar named Desire.

I'm completely ignorant of laws where you are, but look them up.

[A]

Waaaait. I'm not sure how large 1300 ft² is, but that sure doesn't sound like my idea of a trailer. The price of 6000 $ either. oo' So, yeah. WHAT is a trailer to you?

PS: "grand" for "thousand dollars"... is that typically American? Granted, I don't live in English, but I've only seen that twice, and both times were on these forums.

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

Waaaait. I'm not sure how large 1300 ft² is, but that sure doesn't sound like my idea of a trailer. The price of 6000 $ either. oo' So, yeah. WHAT is a trailer to you?

PS: "grand" for "thousand dollars"... is that typically American? Granted, I don't live in English, but I've only seen that twice, and both times were on these forums.

1300 ft² is about 13 ft by 100 ft.  It is also call a "Manufactured Home".  Probably 2 bedroom, 1 bath.  And a "grand" is American for $1000.