Despite Paying Rent on Time, Family, Including Boy With Cancer, Evicted From Home Without Warning
- Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:00pm by
Becket Adams
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A family of eight, including a boy with cancer, was evicted from their home in Orange County, Calif., on Thursday despite the fact that they had been paying the rent on time.
“My brothers and sisters thought because they brought lots of cops that we were criminals or something,” 10-year-old Jesus Ramirez, who is battling Lymphoma, told CBS Los Angeles.
He’s already gone through six surgeries for his cancer.
“He and his mother were returning from Children’s Hospital to the home their family rents in Orange only to find sheriff’s deputies serving them an eviction notice,” CBS L.A. reports.
“The family had just minutes to grab what they could before the locks were changed behind them.”
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“The sheriff came and he told us that we had to leave. He gave us 15 minutes. We told him about what happened, the situation we were in, and he said he was just there to do his job and we had to get out,” said Gabriela Ramirez.
“This is all we have right now,” she said, pointing at a hamper and plastic dressers in the family’s car, “that we were able to take out of the house.”
The bank foreclosed on the home in December, 2011, and no one told the occupants — even though they continued to pay the $2,000 a month for rent.
“The owner never did discuss that with them or give them any notice. They received no notice. And, unfortunately, they received their first notice of the situation last Friday or Thursday. They received a five-day vacate in the name of the owners and occupants — so it didn’t even name them,” said Celia Garcia, a family friend.
Fortunately, the family was able to catch a bit of a break.
“A realtor came to the home later Thursday and told them they could return to the home — but never said for how long,” CBS L.A. reports.
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Comments (83)
NC-Badboy101
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 4:03amI really don’t buy this story, True the property was forclosed on and true the Landlord may have been getting the rent and keeping it. But in any Eviction getting thrown out is the very last step. Whoever is occupying the property should have had numerous notices sent to the physical address to start with. But given the benifit of a doubt, maybe the tennets just gave them to the Landlord unopened. Number 2, A notice is poasted on the property at least 30 days in advance if not more, so unless these people were complete Morons, They should have known what was going on or have at least asked a few Questions.
Report Post »OuttheSocialist
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 4:46amI would be careful in passing judgement here. It sounds like this family had a lot going on. What makes me sick in this whole deal is a two-bit Sheriff’s Deputy forcing them out because he was just doing his freaking job.
Report Post »I find it amazing that cops can pick and choose which laws they want to enforce and which ones they don’t (i.e. illegal immigration). This two-bit cop was most likely making a little money on the side doing some moonlighting. These jerks wonder why so many lose respect for them.
CaptMickeyd
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 8:29amActually, the owners would have gotten all of the notices. I work for a bank, and thought the occupants may have seen inspectors around the place to ascertain whether the property was occupied or not, they may never have seen the actualy notices. Especially if they were addressed to the owners, in which case the renters may have just forwarded the letters to their landlords without ever opeing them.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 12:51pmNC-BADBOY101 — in my situation, no mail was delivered to my residence informing me that the place was being foreclosed on. I did not find out until the sheriff posted a note on my door saying the place was to be auctioned off.
In the case of this family, the landlord may have been taking their rent (in effect stealing) though he no longer had any legal right to the property.
Report Post »CheetahDef
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 4:14pmHere is clue for you. I have read similar stories from across the nation from 2008 and on. What happens the banks only deal with the owners not the renters. Most the time banks are not aware of the property being rented until the foreclosure is finalized. The banks have been kicking out renter right and left. Ohio has several cases, I used to live there. I would read of people being evicted with only days or hours to move if they were lucky. Now the cop refusing to give the family more time to get their items…Welcome to California, Comrad!!!!
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 11:06pmI would be careful in passing judgement here.
Yes indeed. We don’t have to make snap judgements. If we are really interested, a story can be followed for several days.
Report Post »Brooke Lorren
Posted on June 3, 2012 at 12:38amThis kind of stuff happens all the time. It nearly happened to friends of ours… the landlord rented to them on a rental agreement that practically was written on the back of a napkin… then they were informed that the landlord was going to sell the house. Fortunately, they got out of the lease and it all worked out, because we also discovered that the home was in foreclosure.
It looks like the people in this story now have a lawsuit, in addition to cancer, to deal with. At least they will be the plaintiffs on this case.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on June 3, 2012 at 11:19amOut perhaps you can practice what you preach does this sound familiar “would be careful in passing judgement here.” Your whole post is saying the cop is taking money on the side. Your whole post it null and void.
Report Post »ken john
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 12:01amThis story makes no sense at all. The occupants, no matter who they are have to be served a 3 day notice to pay or quit if the are behind on rent. Or a 30 day notice to leave. Once the bank owns it, its’s up to them to serve the occupant. NOT the owner, the OCCUPANT!
Report Post »The Sheriff nevers removes an OCCUPANT. Period without a judgment. Only a Judge can remove an occupant.
The occupant could have been dupped into a rental agreement with an owner who knows the bank has foreclosed. It doesn’t make a damn bit of difference. A Judge is the only one who can order an occupant to be removed,
So this story is all BS.
If it’s true the Sheriff came. It’s only after the Occupant was served a 30 day notice. Then failed to leave. Then it goes to a Judge. So there is NO WAY these people didn’t know what was coming.
awestruck
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 8:43pmThis exact scenario happened to us, and we did NOT have 30 days. We had seven. We had always paid the rent on time, or early. We lived there a year and a half, and our granddaughter came home from high school to find a note taped to the door. It was not a happy time. We discovered that renters don’t have very many options.
Report Post »XIIHICKSIIX
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 10:15pmI agree.. Hard to believe.. Most States require a 30 day written notice hand delivered or “served”
Report Post »Cat_Ion
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 12:26amA contract is only as good as the people who sign it.
Report Post »Smoovious
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 1:33amI hope a good-hearted atty steps up and volunteers to represent them to sue the landlord who continued to take rent on a property he technically didn’t own anymore.
That money might help that family put a down payment on that home to purchase it for themselves at the foreclosure price.
It sounds like the current realtor is being supportive to their situation, and may be willing to make that arrangement to continue to help them out, and get that home off of their inventory and into the hands of new owners at the same time.
– Smoov
Report Post »conservativewoman
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 12:09amI live in California and have heard about many incidents like this. The person who was renting the house to these people was just simply pocketing the money.
Report Post »bridgetnce
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 10:59pmunfortunately this may be a poorly researched article afterall. Certainly there is a great deal of information left out to make it look like this family was just evicted within minutes when that is impossible. During a foreclosure the bank does a lengthy search to make sure all parties involved have been notified. If a property is a rental, an assignment of leases and rents is done as part of the mortgage. Unless the owner was dishonest when they asked that question. Either way…notices are mailed to the home and posted on the front door by the sheriff. I find it a bit difficult that this family never returned home to discover their mail or the posting on the door. Since it is CA, my guess is that there is even more regulations than that. Its not like these proceedings are quick….from the time the letter was placed in their mailbox and posted on their door anywhere from 4 mos to 2 years would have passed. Chances are they are not telling the truth…and are attempting to garner sympathy. I hate to say it, but its probably true.
Report Post »candcantiques
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:24pmFIRST, never trust a bank.
Report Post »SECOND, even if people were told to make sure of who lived there doesnt mean it actually happened. Sometimes people are given a job to do and they delegate that job to someone else and then they delegate the job to someone else and everyone thinks the job is being done and the slacker at the end of the line had a hot date and didnt have time to do the job properly. I dont put ANYTHING beyond the relm of possibility with people these days.
THIRD, I would have a very hard time believing that a family that had dedicated themselves to taking care of a child with cancer would slack off and allow that same child to be homeless with only moments notice. While it is possible it doesnt make sense to be dedicated to the child in such a way and then allow him/her to become homeless.
JMO
justsohappy
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 10:41pmWe had a similar event happen to us in 2005. We were renting a home and did not know it was in foreclosure until law enforcement showed up to serve notice. I am **not** a stupid person and I didn’t “miss” any communication from the bank, or ignore anything posted on my door. All communication was being done through the owner and the bank and we never saw a rep from the bank checking the property out for any reason – we had NO IDEA the owner was simply pocketing the rent money every month. By the time we were informed, it had been in foreclosure for eight months. The bank let us stay for another five weeks, at which time we had already planned to move, but what would have done if they hadn’t? I supposed we would have been much like this family in this story.
Report Post »girlnurse
Posted on June 3, 2012 at 10:59pmYea always trust banks because they really care about you and are trust worthy..sarc:(
Report Post »And BTW–they are a little more efficient than the government. Have you heard what happens with these short sales???? Haha…You get good offers and submit them to the bank with a large check for earnest money–and MAYBE 8 mos. later you might hear from the banks….but doubtfull…most of the time they ignore you completely.if you call they don’t have a clue whats going on…yea banks are really great…sigh
workinghard
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 10:33pmLike the owner is really going to contact the bank: Hey, by the way, I‘m not making any mortgage payments and I’m pocketing the rent money! Just thought I would let youo know.
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 10:20pmIf anyone is morally corrupt–it’s the landlord— he kept taking the rent knowing the house would be foreclosed—and never gave the renters the opportunity to make provisions to move.
Whether he’s broken any law, I don‘t know but he certainly has broken the Lord’s law!
It’s Wack-a-fornia after all………………
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 9:58pmThe Bank ISN’T YOUR LANDLORD. This is the 1st lesson. The landlord doesn’t OWN the property unless the property is paid for. Don‘t forget that if the landlord doesn’t pay the property taxes…get it yet? This isn‘t the bank’s fault-it’s the ******* that took their rent $ and didn’t pay on his/her mortgage.
Report Post »As a former Multi-Site Apt. Mgr. I can tell you that the sherrif’s response about just doing their job is correct. Do YOU REALLY want your local sherrif interpreting laws? Think about it.
MOLLYPITCHER
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 8:57pm2000 a month?!!! What kind of house was it?
Report Post »Redwood Elf
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 10:56pmIt’s California…the rent on cheap APARTMENTS can top $3000.00 depending on where you live.
Report Post »TulsaYeeHaw
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 8:16pmThe bank is required to provide a minimum of 30 days notice to evict.
Report Post »ForTheRepublic
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 8:43pmwhat bank.
Report Post »It says they were renting.
That means they can be through out at any time for any reason
or no reason at all.
inblack
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 8:56pmThe bank provided that info to the owner. These were renters and the owner should have told them, however they have no recourse against the bank.
Report Post »GrumpyCat
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 9:16pmIts Kalifornia. Poor people live in $2000/mo houses.
Report Post »PROSECUTE_PUBLIC_SERVANTS__FOR_CONSTITUTIONAL_TREASON
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:43pmSheriff states “was just doing my job.” I thought this guy took an oath to the Constitution. The Sheriff is the highest officer in a County and can even arrest any federal agent. This is a lie. If the Sheriff was doning his job, he would halt this fraud.
Report Post »inblack
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 8:57pmWhat fraud? Where in the contract does it way the bank cannot foreclose on a property?
This is what happens to renters when the building owner goes bankrupt.
Report Post »PROSECUTE_PUBLIC_SERVANTS__FOR_CONSTITUTIONAL_TREASON
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 11:56pm@INBLACK
Renters possess many rights not given in contracts. The article includes statements of failure to properly give notice. This is a violation of renter rights. The bank is the landlord in this case so the landlord has issues of violating renter rights. The Sheriff is responsible to follow renter rights.
Report Post »oldduffer
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:36pmHave to kick the people out or otherwise they couldn’t have the property sit vacant for the next 3 or more years with trees dying and squatters moving in or dope dealers move in. House behind us and the two story across the street had pools that we have to call the city and health dept., so we have help spraying mosquitos as our area is known for west Nile virus.
Report Post »What a merry go round. No money is better than renting to a nice responsible couple or? Absurd?
Las Vegas has great homes and they sit vacant or boarded up when the rocks start flying. Talking brand new beautiful homes…….World gone mad.
Ted Zeppelin
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:26pmWho writs this junk? This is not a properly researched article. It reads like something the Assholeated Press AKPO (Ass Kissers to President Obysmal) would write.
Report Post »Wolfgang the Gray
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:14pmYep, my family and I were renting in Arizona and paid the rent on time for 4-years. Then right after renewing the least & making the first payment on that (Feb), the landlord calls up and says he hadn’t been paying the mortgage since Sept and we had pack up because of the looming foreclosure sale. Now we’re renting a home from a guy that owns the place outright. I never once thought this was the banks fault & hold no ill will to them at all. The old landlord though, he was the one that bought more than he could afford and was probably following the Carlton Sheets plan to get rich quick. The bank didn‘t stick a gun in the Landlord’s face and say “Sign this mortgage or else.” He went to the bank and said (dramatization here) “Ooooh! Ooooh! I found this house that I really, really really want.“ The bank said ”Ok, we’ll buy it for you if you agree to pay us back.“ The landlord said ”You got it, you can trust me.” A contract was signed and life is good with capitalism. Then the landlord falls on hard times and tells the bank “I uh, can’t pay you back.“ The bank says ”Ok, if you can’t pay us back, we will take our investment (the house) back and try to sell it to recoup our money that we spent for you, but that you can’t pay back.”
That’s the same way a car loan works, but you don’t see the left and the medial all ranting about the evil car companies.
Report Post »wmgill
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:23pmWell said.
Report Post »deerfawn
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:29pmnice to see some people get it.
Report Post »Abraham Young
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:48pmIt‘s not capitalism’s fault. PEOPLE do these things, Economic Concepts are powerless.
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 6:17amThanks, Wolfgang, I was wondering how it worked. Bit of a minefield for renters, isn’t it.
Report Post »Demloather
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:02pmIt‘s Bush’s fault.
Report Post »wmgill
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:21pmlol thats what Obama would say. I would say FRD tho then Nixon and Carter made it worse. Now the economy is in the toilet because government cant keep out of private business. But I got your point.
Report Post »Patriot Z
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:53pmwhy do i keep reading people complaining about the banks? its nothing personal with them. It sounds to me so far as if the bank did its job and the owners did not. The banks are not there for us, they are there to make money. you take the loan out, you pay for it. if the market changes too bad, its not the banks fault you are now upside down. I feel for these people. I really do, they are the innocents that got screwed. but they didnt get screwed by the evil banks but by the home owners. They should sue the owners for back rent and then find a new place. The bank and realators were nice in letting them stay, as they are under no obligation business or moral to do so.
Report Post »deerfawn
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:17pmfinally someone who makes since. The banks are not always the bad guys.
Report Post »JakeEllis
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:46pmHappened to me in Vegas 2010. $2700 a month in rent. Payments made. But not by the owner. He took the money and never paid the mortgage. Welcome to the new America, run into the ground by Frank, Dodd, Pelosi, Reid, and the current liar in chief, Hussein himsellf.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 10:29pmRriiiiggghhhttttttt, it’s the Governments fault. Not the people taking the money from you.
Report Post »PROSECUTE_PUBLIC_SERVANTS__FOR_CONSTITUTIONAL_TREASON
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:29pmThe Country is run by criminal gov. leaders and criminal corporations. The people are slaves. The only hope is Christians organizing a moral pivet to take Constitutional freedom back by prayer and action. PRAYER IS NOT ENOUGH. If your roof is leaking, you don’t just prayer. Christians are asleep at the wheel hoping Jesus will come back soon. In the end Christians may end up in FEMA camps before Jesus returns for us having given all their freedoms without a fight. Christians are to blame.
Report Post »deerfawn
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:26pmthe bad guys here seem to be the actual home owners. Did they not inform the renters?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:33pmI agree … I bet they never told the bank that the home was rented out .. so they could continue to collect the rent .. the “homeowners” are the crooks here.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:42pmNo they did not, the bank just up and foreclosed; no notice to the renters. This is a story I hear lots of from people on the Dave Ramsey radio show; the banks care nothing, just glad that the family does have a break occur and have a place now.
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:21pm@snowleapord – It said that the bank did inform them, they just didn’t mention them by name. The people got the notice and ignored it. This is not the fault of the bank. The person who owned the house and continued to collect the rent defaulted on his loan. The people were renting from that individual and had an agreement/lease with that individual, not the bank. Find the former owner and bring charges against him. Maybe they can get their rent money back.
Report Post »old *******
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:24pmSounds like BofA to me thats how they work
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:22pmThe funny thing is there are LAWS that prevent this, and yet banks still do this? I thought it was law that if you owned a house and have a mortgage on it, you report it as a rental property if it is not your primary residence. That is SOOOO if you default, the bank realizes there are renters. And what ever happened to going to the property and posting the 30 day notice of eviction. There is something in the story that is not being told.
Report Post »deerfawn
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:28pmI’m thinking some of this story is missing as well.
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:33pmGenerally they the sheriff need to serve a notice a foreclosure to both the owner and the habitations. Even squatter’s need even given at least 30 days.
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:39pmYes, something isn’t being told here. There are laws in CA that require proper notice. But, if you have a rental contract that expires but the tenant keeps paying the same rent and the owner accepts it, it becomes a month-to-month lease. But something is still hinky here. What bank did this?
NoBama 2012
Report Post »gina76er
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:43pmI agree. A little more research should be done, but also, the county officials should be arrested for failing to protect and serve the people. It doesn‘t look like due process and the sheriff’s department is nothing more than a paid henchman for the real estate carpetbaggers.
Report Post »deerfawn
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:44pmif the realtor came back and said they could move back in it had to have been ok with the bank. It would make since the bank makes out better if they let them continue to rent until its sold. Good business since. I think this time it is more likely that the owners were at fault.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:47pmIf you report a house or dwelling as a rental you have to declare the income with the IRS.
Maybe the IRS will will contact the owners and demand the taxes…
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:23pmUnless no one knew that the former owner was renting the property. The bank wouldn’t know unless he told them.
Report Post »inblack
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 9:08pmA lot of speculation on this thread.
I’m worried The Blaze writers are paid by how many AP and CBS stories they can repost, versus actually researching or rejecting half-truth stories like this.
This is obviously a play on emotion story that appears to have blurred the truth to fit a liberal narrative.
I’m surprised the Blaze would be suckered in so easily.
Report Post »RetUSAFVet
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:14pmWhat bank???
Report Post »SERUM
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:13pmSad story, thank God I don’t live in a liberal state.
Report Post »SingerGuy
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:11pmI had something similar happen to me about 10 years ago. We sensed that something was wrong with the situation we were in and we proceeded to buy a home, not telling the landlord what we were doing until we had the new property closed. The day we were moving out someone came to the home from the bank and posted a 72-hour eviction notice. I have never been so glad for following the “still small voice” inside me.
Report Post »MinoriTeaPartier
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:09pmSomething similar happened to a friend of mine. Sans the cancer issue.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 6:08pmA similar situation happened to me about two years ago. The bank foreclosed on the house I was renting (a duplex); however, I was allowed to stay there until a new owner took over the property. Even paid me to move out.
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