Here is a Picture of My Eviction Notice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo of 90-day Eviction Notice

Pretty scary, huh? I can tell, you my heart beat a mile a minute when I saw this on my door. I’ve lived at 2965 Waverly Drive, Apartment 6, for 19 years, without once paying the rent late, and this is my reward?

That’s right, Taylor Equities (now using LA Property Management Group to hide behind) slapped these eviction notices on our front doors, like a scarlet A. It is “signed” by Niketta Scott, who was cute as a button as she trotted happily around hanging eviction notices like a noose off a tree branch, and then snapping photos of them, to prove she had done it.

Everyone who found their notice started walking around in shock, until we formed a little herd, and walked around counting them. I think about 20 tenants got one, out of 36 of us.

This is dated April 30, the day after we sent Taylor the bylaws of our new tenants group and listed the officers. (I was Chair.) What a coincidence!!

Let’s take a closer look. Notice that it doesn’t have the word eviction anywhere on it.  Landlords always want to feel like the good guys! It’s just get out, or we’ll do terrible things to you, but we don’t have to spell them out, do we?.

And it’s just a form notice. Nothing legal. Nothing in court. Although it does say Plaintiff and Defendant, to scare you. It is a big fat threat, and the opening volley.

90 days is actually wrong on mine, and should only be used for low-income housing. It’s supposed to be 60 days. You can see how the 9 on the notice was changed by hand.

Here’s a very important part: It says Section 1946 of the California Civil Code says no reason is necessary [for this eviction.] That’s true for every single tenant not under Rent Control. Then there are several BLANK lines. That’s because there is NO reason – it’s called No-Fault Eviction.

Remember: It’s always the landlord’s fault,  never the tenant’s. I wish more people understood that!

And then the notice whams the 2 x 4 on your head: you will go to court if you don’t move out, and if you lose in court (and most of the time you will), you’ll have to pay some money.

Interesting that it doesn’t tell you the eviction will be on your record permanently. That’s the most serious part. There must be a legal reason for leaving that out. Also, you will only get a few days to move. Also super bad, unless you’re a millenial who owns nothing. (And they don’t get evicted anyway – they’re the ones who will pay anything for an apartment…walking over our graves with their u-hauls. Eviction is truly ageism.)

Next, look at the bolded italic part. It’s all about getting your stuff if you’re already out. The law is very strict about the fact that your landlord can’t keep your stuff if you request it in a certain number of days – I think it’s 15. Stop with the dramatics.

And you can blame that part on the AOA – Apartment Owners Assn of California. Here’s their phone: 323 937-8811. Give them a piece of your mind.

So what did I do August 1, you ask? I’ll write that up soon! Stay tuned!

Now that you’ve seen the hardcopy, and gotten some legal details, I want to consider the more profound part of the eviction process that I don’t see written anywhere — and that is the physical and mental distress that breaks people down.

Eviction isn’t just business — it’s very personal. And violent.

Whether we want to admit it or not (I don’t!!!) your relationship with your landlord might be one of the most intimate relationships you have. They know your income, who you live with, your pets, your job, all your business and ID info, your future plans, your relationships, your car, your credit. In our case, since they installed 18 spycams INSIDE the courtyard on May 23, they also know your visitors, when you come and go, where you shop, whether you put makeup on or not, how often you do your laundry, which neighbors you talk to and for how long, and much more. They’re worse than your parents or your nosy boss.

And, knowing so much about you – including the years you paid your rent on time and acted like a responsible tenant – they are now rejecting you. You’re not good enough to be their tenant. They are saying loud and clear, WE DON’T LIKE YOU! We never want to see you again, and we don’t care what happens to you, or how much money you’ll lose, or whether you’ll be on the streets, or whether your new place would accept your dog or cat. WE JUST DON’T CARE.

Emotional and physical breakdowns from evictions

It’s the ultimate break-up. This hurts so deeply, most evicted tenants can’t even talk about it. Instead, I saw the tenants (and even the manager) here go into crisis counseling, have a heart attack, go to the hospital for heart palpitations, go on new medicines, have stomach problems, get high blood pressure, fall down, get dizzy spells, have nightmares, break an ankle (2 people!), have back problems, break up long-term relationships, and cry, and cry, and cry.

Responsible landlords wait until people move on their own. They don’t force people  into the street. So what kind of landlords hurt their own children, I mean tenants, on purpose??? Do they get some kind of sick thrill? Because this isn’t just a money thing, it’s blood money.

You tell me, Taylor Equities.

 

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