FOCUS: Louisville man says he was evicted while in the hospital; Belongings dumped in yard
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- Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024
- Housing experts we interviewed estimate about 2 in 10 renters in Louisville are at risk of eviction. But they say there’s no way of knowing exactly how many evictions are happening. It’s because some of them are illegal, or outside of the court system.
One man in our area showed us how he’s been impacted by eviction. And while it left him hopeless, his family told us over the phone that as a result of our investigation, he now has hope.
71-year-old Cortez Simpson tell us he had been in the hospital for about a month. When he came home, he said his landlord locked him out.
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If the landlord only takes rent in cash run away. Always by check, cashiers check, or money order and always get proof.
True. That sounds shady. Maybe the IRS will want to speak to that landlord.
I told agree 👍. Pay cashier checks or money order
Always get a receipt when paying cash.If you pay in cash and landlord won't give you a receipt go get a money order and write receipt for rent.Come on peoples keep up on receipt
That's not why he got evicted. He got evicted because the place was trashed and he couldn't clean it up because he is blind and can't even see the blight.
So this landlord is a thief? They should sue him.
Wow that landlord should be ashamed of himself!
He'd have to have a soul first
All landlords should
We live in a sick world. Money has ruined us as human brothers and sisters. I hope help comes soon
I agree evilness and wickedness 😈 is in men's heart,People just don't care about anyone nowadays just very sad 😞 God is on his way back 🙏
That man or his wife are in any shape to live by themselves, family should take them in. They clearly need a lot of help.
If someone knows what we could do for this family, we would like to try and help. Not sure how.
You can send the landlord some rent money.
@@brucelee5576 😂
Find out who the landlord is and let people know that they're a terrible person
@@brucelee5576😂😂😂
The landlord threw his personal property out saying it's garbage. Then a fine of 1200.00. Im sure he expected for the tent to pay. How cold blooded. Who would want to rent that trashy looking house anyway. He was charging 1500.00 for that. What a shame.
Why where the children not helping and keeping an eye on the home.
Because this is America. Children are not supposed to help elderly parents. The children have obligations to their own families and pay a lot of taxes to the governments and big defense contractors. Defense contractors demand 800 billions dollars a year. Can you stop them, no one can.
@@TBCS3000 so what are you in the RUclips troll apart of so special club. When my grandma got sick and elderly she asked to die at the house so the who family took turns taking care of her at my aunts house than she passed at the house around the family. I hope yours throw you in a nursing home
It doesn't matter, they had rights that where violated. Something has to be done about that. This story is sad because many people are suffering today needlessly and this system is not working like it use to and it's never been perfect. But today it could be anyone of us for any number of reasons. They whole world 🌎 is in a mess it doesn't matter if you rich or poor. The rich feel protected because they use money to solve all their problems. Looking around lately I don't think anyone rich or poor has much of a chance these days. You have just be thanking the creator if you woke and went to bed with all things going your way.
Disability payment? Pay rent even when you’re hospitalized.
Why was no one taking care of them. Family knew there was a issue.
After seeing that property, I will never ever become a landlord.
If that landlord received rent for 12 years in cash authorities need to investigate him because I'm sure he never declared that in his taxes so he could be up for tax evasion for 12yrs of non-payment of taxes on that rent. Watch who your landlords are.
A grade 100%.
The landlord could simply say that the tenant was in default. The obvious follow up question is why the landlord did not act before he did.
You can’t prove he paid the landlord
The landlord is so disgusting and cruel
Agree 100%.
The Landlord should be ASHAMED!!
My question is WHERE IS THE FAMILY, literally don't understand you have elderly, disabled family members why are you NOT helping them and assisting them 14 grandchildren I know some of them are adults why are they NOT helping there grandparents ..the landlord definitely should NOT have tossed the belongings out on the curb especially since there was NOT an eviction in place so this gentleman should definitely look into suing the landlord for an illegal eviction...dang let's get back to caring about each other and treating each other with kindness.
You know what there's probably more to the story. But I would like to know what lawyer did he use because he as well as the landlord need to legally held accountable.
The landlord has no right to touch tenants property without proper notification. He can sue and get more for illegal eviction and property damage/ robbery.
My tenant and I applied for the rental assistance and waited 4 months for it. Then I got word from them they ran out of money. Never again will I trust government to help me.
Thank you for trying to do the right thing.I'm sorry it didn't work out.please keep being kind.
There is no news reporter in my town this concern?
There should be a limit to how many years evictions are reported. I agree.
So where was the son in law and 15 grandkids when they were in the hospital
This is America where children don’t care much about elderly parents. It is normal.
the grandkids are little kids. that’s why they still have toys
@@_celestial_8752 but due to thier ages ain't know way in hell all they grandad kids are Littles. The people are in thier late 70s
someone..needs to forward this to the IRS with landlord's name and business address etc. i bet for sure he never mentioned this when he filed taxes that will keep him and his 'lawyer' busy for a while. matter of fact, i might do it and include the news report
I think that's an awesome idea.
when landlords do stupid shit like this they give tenants power. just follow the laws in your state.
This.... should be against the law
This is heart wrenching 💔
1500 a month! That’s a slum lord and if they paying 1500 a month that is probably all the money they have so how are they eating or paying utilities? That’s why people need to check on the elderly and make sure they not being taken advantage of. That house was yuck probably got sick from living in those conditions. They need to be in a clean home or elderly apartment so they can be ok praying for them.
No, His rent was 525.00 a month, His landlord claimed He was 3 months behind for 1575.00. Sadly, Mr. Simpson passed away, I saw His obit online.
That’s so sad, no help from the government or the state.
No body checked on them at all house or hospital
Illegal evictions on two disabled people. This was definitely a violation. Landlord needs to be sued.
Now that’s just inhumane 😢😢😢😢😢
There was. Tenant who lost his job and he told us he is delayed and he is working on signing up for assistance. Because they have always paid on time there is good faith. So we waited and they eventually paid rent. There was a month delay. Please use the programs. Evicting people is a last resort. Also since they are elderly and sick you can not evict them . They can suffer greatly from displacement stress and die. I have seen this happen working with elders. Please consider elders in a different way and be patient.
Horrible! Wtf 😢
The problem is the politician sittting there saying oh its terrible and offering no solutions except some bs laws and the guondong fentanyl dealer needs to be deported.
Tenants who don't pay rent needs to get out ASAP, in the past I rented a room in my house to this dude who suddenly refuses to pay rent which is even much more scarier, I had enough and throw all his crap outside the house when he's not home and change all the locks. Don't sympathize with these people, intense background checks are always required on all applicants. I don't rent to people over sixty five, because there is a chance that they would die in the house.
Where was this couple's family members? he has 13 grandchildren that come over to visit, the place looks too scary to have children around it. Where are the children and why didn't they help with his past due rent, watch their house while they were in the hospital. Yes, the landlord should have gone through the court system, sounds like he could have legally evicted them at this time.
Never pay rent in cash. If you don't have a checking account, use a money order and save the copy. The landlord received the money, but says he didn't. With no proof of payment, the landlord can evict you even if you have paid. I pray for him and his wife.
The landlord is despicable. Karma is going to sort out his evil ass. I feel sorry for this gentleman and his wife and I hope he sues the landlord and get some compensation.
Always get receipts to prove ya paid
First, the eviction record is not forever.
During the pandemic, a lot of people took advantage of the federal eviction moratorium. A lot of landlords suffered from that. As a result, we're seeing increased rent and these heartless evictions. I pray someone helps this family
We have lost our humanity!
What a disgusting human being to throw this poor disabled man out in the streets. I want to find this landlord... Ive just watched back to back videos of evictions and every landlord has a foreign accent.... What is our government doing to protect Americans from these barbaric landlords that arent even born in this country?
Yeah, the court system is a piece of bureaucracy.......
Her legislation she says. How about you do something now for him. He needs help now.
Prayers
If there is help for border jumpers...why is there no help for them...American citizens??!
Great question?
You sound like my sister, but I do hear you!
I'm going to be honest that and I saw the headlines of this story I thought for sure that this was another case of people taking advantage of the situation we find ourselves in.
There are way too many stories out there about people who decided just to stop paying rent since they cannot get evicted.
This story is none of that. This man got robbed and I cannot believe that the landlord will get away with this.
My heart breaks for these people. I really wish there was something I could do. I would think that the gentleman who was evicted illegally should be able to go to the police and press charges of set and breaking and entering. As the lawyers said that all evictions has to go through the court. It's obvious this did not happen in this case and I would think all the actions of the landlord should be illegal. What's the stop him from going in to someone's home when they are working or in this case in the hospital and stealing all their belongings. These kind of people need to be stopped.
I pray for this whole entire family I just became lost for words at the end. God bless them and I hope that things have gotten better for them.
What about their kids? US is too individualistic that kids won’t even check on their parents. Very sad
This one man's eviction is also hurting the property owner, not just this one man.
I've been there, lost everything my heart goes out to them. Hugs
Same here too, I lost just about all myself and my family stuff. Also, messages that I was going to preach, lasty. I lost my inheritance from my mom and from my family in Bermuda.
@@dsimmonssr1 All Praise
Somebody help this man please 😢
You NEVER pay rent in cash. Huge no no.
I have such little trust with landlords that even when I pay my rent online, I STILL take a snapshot of the receipt, even though the system automatically emails me the receipt. I keep both.
ALWAYS have proof of what you paid, especially when it comes to rent.
I’m so so sorry
He has a law suit someone step in please and help him get his house back
Tenants that are being evicted have no one to blame but themselves they blew all that stimulus money all that extra unemployment on what a good time they should have paid the rent no need to cry now you brought it on yourself
Her wife was in the hospital; he wasn’t home
Not everyone "qualified" for stimulus money or unemployment.GET THE FK OVER YOURSELF!!!
Sorry Bro, you should have gotten payment from son in law.
Sadly, Mr. Simpson passed away.
But it takes months for those apps to be approved and distributed funds
Never pay with cash. Always use check, debit card, or money order.
The homeless population is exploding. Hubs and I are choosing to go without medical care. Being an American right now is horrible
Greed is the reason for these high rents, etc., and Karma never loses an address. We reap what we sow. Forget all the stories about the rich and their problems, and help ordinary people with out tax dollars!
CHICAGO!!!!??? Genocide over 60 years!
GREED is the reason for high prices! I left the USA for Queretaro, Mexico on 11-2-2021, due to too deadly and expensive for this 79 years young senior on a pension. God will fix it, so we better behave or else! Stop buying the overpriced food, rent, utilities, gas, and just MOVE to where you want to live, and is safe and within your budget!. Karma never loses an address, and we better care for the USA first or else....A word to the wise is sufficient.
I have always purchased online for home delivery.
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Karma never loses an address.
This is exactly what happened to me and no one was able to help me before I was in the street and I still have not heard anything from anyone about this issue and I still haven't found a place to live since I lost my apartment and I have the stupid eviction on me for no reason because I didn't know the landlord was not getting the money until it was to late and there was no one to help with the situation and no answers to make any sense of what happened and how they are going to fix it
I live in henderson nevada, had been in my apartment 13yrs, received a notice that my least was not going to be renewed, the said they're doing a property wide renovation starting with my apartment, a new company took over,was paying 1,350 a month, never late paying rent, there is no traffic coming and going in my apartment, it's just my wife and myself. Found another apartment 2,035 a month, over $700 increase. When the new company took over, they started government subsidizing, turned into a welfare ghetto. The best thing about the increase,it separated the class of tenants..just that alone was worth the move, they did me a favor by not renewing my lease, seems like they would want people who pay their rent when it's due, dosent make good business sense.
I m really sorry for you you really needed help
It was all legal.
Liberalism wrecked the housing market bad, praying for their reprieve, I wish the news station would have put up their GoFundMe or GiveSendGo so people could help.
Poor guy feel sorry for him.. when I was in the hospital time came for rent and light bill. Will sick or night but I could sit up and think straight.. I paid rent and lights from my hospital bed.. worry about being in hospital wrong time concerning rent Rent is getting to be disgusting.landords I read about needs to be Put in their place once and for all. Poor guy hope he gets better and have a better home.
you pay cash with no recpit the landlord can say you never paid rent ! , thats scum landlords do that . go vanlife avoid all greedy disgusting landlords !
Oh my God. How can I help? Have they a new home?
Abuse on elders
It sucks they were in the hospital but at their age they know they can't just live somewhere and not pay rent all While destroying the property .I mean it looked like a dump and I'm sorry but why should the landlord be responsible for all their bills and their problems ? The landlord is not their family or parents. That moratorium should of been illegal to do to landlords but if the government wanted to have a moratorium then they need to pay all these peoples bills not make us landlords pay. It's so crazy. I have done 3 evictions so far in the last year and every single tenant stopped paying rent and destroyed my property costing me thousands and thousands of dollars.So is the government going to pay us back for all the loss? They can't pay their bills with a poor me story, either pay like everyone else in the world does or get out.
Section 8 housing is guaranteed rent so I don’t think minority grouping is indicated here. I would suggest you investigate the investor groups and corporations for buying over 25-35% of the occupied dwellings in what is CLEARLY gentrification.
I know, we live in Lexington, ky. we went through some of this.
I was evicted while evaluated during hurricane ida...went to go check on where i was living for 6 entire years with no issues or eviction notice of any kind and the locks on doors were changed and lights off n lock on breaker box .. I live in new Orleans n no one cares cops don't come do shit to the landlord all they did was tell me i should move out my belongings asa the owner allows me to... They say there are laws to protect renters but its all bullshit cuz when it comes down to it.. If u dont OWN that property then u aint got any authority over the one wHo does own the property... Sad but true
Evacuated not evaluated
Is there an update on this story? Was there a GoFundMe started for him? These are senior folks and it sounds like an illegal eviction..
Sadly, Mr. Simpson passed away, RIP.
may GOD bless him, AMEN
This story was heartbreaking I felt so bad for him bless his heart. I hope things work out for you guys.💜
Business is business , bad/unhealthy or good/healthy , good or bad situation things if can make money is Business
China owns millions of dollars in property in America China has been invested in America real estate for a long time and investors in China got a lot of money invested into real estate investment in America
Asians are ruling the middle class out; plenty of buildings being empty due to high pay rent and the owners are not even in US. Many homelessness on the street. But, have you observed that you almost never see Asians on street. In California, Korea town protested against homeless people, and told them to get a house. A little bit of empathy goes a long way.
Of course the land lord is…….they are very unfeeling and cut throat. Nothing more important than $$
Mentally stress
There should be a clause on tenants rental for years. Also on disability tenants.
Who pays in cash?
Good Lord! 🤦🏾♀️😥
dont they get ss di checks just dont understand.hope they find a new place.2 people on ss where is the money.pay something.
I feel so sorry for this family.
But the rent money still needs to be paid. 14 grandchildren yet no family could assist? What did the son in law do to help his elderly couple l?
The landlord still needs to pay for his mortgage. If he owned this place and didn't pay his mortgage for 3 months the bank would have confiscated the property also.
He was never behind in rent. The owner is lying and the renter and wife was in the hospital. Go back and watch and noticed the owner stated he kicked him out due to he was scared he was going to get a citation due to trash outside while the renters was in the hospital. The renter can’t prove it bc he paid cash and the owner never gave him receipts. The owner kicked them out while him and his wife was in the hospital. It’s sad and his karma will come to him‼️
Maybe the landlord could get a job
Smh🤬
Everything going up but our paychecks. I went from $18.05 an hour to $24 an hour and my checks still looked the same. $1,200 every two weeks
How about doing a story a tenant who has destroyed landlord property? Use the same sob sad tone just like this reporter.
Because those are rare.
It's more common for landlords to take advantage then tenants.
@@winning3329 bullshit.
@@winning3329 that’s not rare lol. A lot of tenants destroy properties.
Oh shut up
Landlords are considered the "greater" party, and the tenant, good or bad, is the "lesser" party. Almost all landlords own at least 2 homes/housing units. I don't know many landlords that rent their own homes so I think it's safe to assume landlords own their own home, as well as the spare unit they choose to rent out. The renter - owns nothing. Nothing. Even if the home the landlord rents out is destroyed by the renter, they are still way better off than than the destroyer cause they have the home they live in. After their grief, they can go home and cry about it. And likely can salvage something from the destroyed property. They also probably have equity, lines of credit, and all the benefits that come from owning property. The renter owns nothing. They no longer have a home to go cry about their situation. I'm assuming that's why the violins don't come out for landlords who are having a hard time. Sure, it sucks. But ask any one of them if they'd trade places with their renter?
Bs. I owned 100 acres lands in the middle of America. I want my lands to be nuclear test sites as business and they said no. Why not? It's my property and if I want my property to be test site and make profit.
My property and I can do whatever I need make profit from my property. We need Islamic Emirate states of America with sharia laws for freedom for all.
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered. Thomas Jefferson
How the landlord suposeto pay the bank
The old man shouldve got a print out for proof.and now he don't got no proof to show he paid so he ass out.and nothing can be done to help him
Pay your rent.
Money is the root of all evil
He said he was paying this pos in cash. A lot of slum lords do this so they don't have to pay taxes on the income.
So I guess its ok to trash someone's house and not pay rent
they lived there 12-15+ years so the landlord inherited it from someone and knew he could get more money if he could get rid of them some kind of way and he did all of that trash when he threw their items in the yard and made it look like a dump THAT'S JUST CAUSE
Old man capping
How many months they did not pay rent? The landlords should not be held responsible for all tenants ' troubles.
I pray someone who is famous and financial secure step up to help the people who are victims of these circumstances. 😔😔😭😭
It's just take regular people...Let's start with U!
Famous people like entertainers are usually struggling themselves. They are only a couple of payments away from hitting rock bottom. They owe too much money themselves to everybody to keep up the lying image that they are rich, so somebody may need to step in to help them eventually when things get too tight and reality sets in. Like the above post said, it is going to take us “regular people” to help each other…
1500 for a house in the west end?
If tenants can't or won't pay the landlord has no recourse but to evict. Landlords often have mortgages on the property, plus taxes, insurance, and ongoing maintenance.
Not a justification to illegally evict someone. Landlord still has to follow due process, even for non-payment of rent. The came 2 weeks after being locked out, not before. So there was no warning. That's illegal.
'If tenants can't or won't pay the landlord has no recourse but to evict.' Did you even watch this video?
The landlord's assertion that the tenants were in default cannot be proved since he insists on cash and does not issue receipts. Further the slumlord did not go through a legal eviction process, but served the papers THREE weeks AFTER he emptied the tenants' home and locked them out.
This reporter should go to landlords too. Mot just tenants..some tenants are really bad..
As a victim of renters and having my house destroyed...throw them out. Why are landlords responsible??? The bank doesn't give me a break...I can't live on your sob story.
This case was an illegal eviction. Landlord is in the wrong.
It's a sad situation on both sides renters need to be paid they want the homes kept up but at the same time a lot of landlords don't keep the places up either some places aren't even clean when you move in.