First of all, anytime someone is uncomfortable in front of a camera my hackles go up. If you're on the up and up there's no need to be uncomfortable, but these two characters sure were. The one on the right -- Keisha Washington -- kept fidgeting like a two year-old and the one on the left -- whom I believe to be Laura Thomassen -- actually told me "I don't know why you're taking pictures of me because I'm not with them."
Come to find out she's the freaking property manger, right. Whatever her name is, she was clearly "with them" so why tell a bald-faced lie? And frankly if you'll lie about your identity you'll lie about anything.Now then, in response to my Meaningful Movies/Company Town video someone wrote that they could live anywhere they wish.
I responded thusly:
Of course you can move where you wish, but the point is that many people who already live in these company cities are being displaced by bullshit evictions so that they can jack up the rents. I just witnessed another one at Discovery Heights near Blakely Hall where I shot this video. Stay tuned for THAT video on or about today, 18 April 2018.
**********
OK so in this case basically the tenant claimed there was a glitch in the system when she went to pay the rent using an automated system, I believe it was ACH. She was on vacation and had not been late on rent since signing up for the system last June or July. Discovery Heights puts on Hearsay testimony that someone reviewed the system and that there was no problem. Meanwhile the tenant testified that she had no idea about the three-day notice. Once she got notice she claims she tried to pay but they played the shell game with the file even though Keisha had told her she could pay the money. Then a 10 Day Notice was sent out on 7 March 2018. The notice offered an opportunity to cure.
Moreover, Keisha Washington left a voicemail on the 14th. I have listened to the voicemail and she states"
"Today is the day we send everything over to legal over to eviction and I'm trying to avoid that by trying to get in contact with you please call me today please call us with a plan for what you are going to do with your rental payment."
From the Tenant's court filing:
On March 14 Discovery West Management (Keisha Washington) left a voice message saying it was her second phone call. She said rent is late and she was sending my file to the law firm by the end of the day. The Defendant called her back within 30 minutes of the message. No one answered therefore the Defendant left a voice message indicating she wants to clear this up immediately and asked for clarification about payment method. There was no return call from Ms. Washington by the end of day. The Defendant subsequently called again the following day and left another message as well as sending an email.
Ms. Washington called back Thursday afternoon. The Defendant was told that the law office was already drafting paperwork to commence eviction and the management company could not accept payment. This was of course several days prior to the final date of the Ten Day Notice of March 19, 2018.
The Defendant asked why there was no return call from the prior day as she wanted to get the issue cleared up before sending the file to the attorney office.
Note: The Tenant has apparently miscalculated the 10-day Notice cutoff by two days but in any event she claims that they played the shell game with the file and didn't actually provide any way for her to tender the money prior to the expiration of the 10 day period.
So on 23 March the tenant -- a mother of two young children -- delivered a Certified check, which was rejected.
Nice.
Curiously, as I watched this hearing today no one mentioned the 10 Day Notice, only the 3 Day Notice.
To me the question is, does the 10 Day Notice supersede the 3 Day Notice, and if so why would the Court rule against the Tenant when the Tenant provided uncontroverted testimony that the landlord never actually provided a payment method and instead played the shell game with the file, i.e. "oh the lawyers have it, oh, wait no they don't, ok yes they do....."
This type of abuse is a major issue in Somerville MA (Boston) too... I used to live there.
After the hearing today I asked Ryan Weatherstone if he thought his client acted in Good Faith. He said yes. I respectfully disagree. Then I asked all of them how much they will jack up the rent in the subject unit now that they have an eviction. In return I got ice-grilled.
The Tenant informs that they had already jacked the rent $300 in her unit for April.
I look forward to watching the Appeal and where the case goes from here. Meanwhile wait for the movie after I confirm the identity of the Property Manager.
from Mortgage Movies Journal https://ift.tt/2vrdNIQ
KingCast/Mortgage Movies Sees Another Abusive Seattle Eviction at Discovery Heights. - After The Mortgage ADSENSE HERE