The War On Being Homeless

As of September 15th of this year, we became homeless due to a landlord driven by corporate greed who simply can’t get enough money in her purse. Mui Tran of Quincy, Massachusetts, thinks a 550-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment unit is worth $1,500 a month. But wait until you hear what comes with the apartment for amenities: heat and hot water. That’s it. You still have to pay electric, which in Holyoke, Massachusetts, isn't high at all. An average month of electric from Holyoke Gas & Electric will run you no higher than $75 in the summer while running an air conditioner, and in the winter your bill will be no higher than $45. So that’s not bad. However, it’s what the apartment unit actually consists of on the inside that is the real problem: contaminated drinking water; a bathroom where, in order to use the toilet, you need to bring an umbrella because of the rain leaking from the pipes above you in the upper unit; and a shower that consists of either boiling hot water or freezing ice-cold water, bouncing back and forth every thirty seconds. Plan to be either scalded or frozen, with nothing in between. And let’s not forget the cockroaches, which are completely out of control. Mui Tran doesn't believe in routine pest control services. Or shall I say, she calls them maybe once a year, but doesn't alert you when they are coming. If you're home, great—they can come in and possibly do something. But in reality, they don't do much. The pest control agent doesn't even carry the proper gear for roaches; they just put out gel baits to keep them away, and for rodents, either sticky boards or poison bait. The pest control company doesn't even do their job properly across the building. There are sixteen units, and they don't knock on all the doors on each floor—they just go to a few random units. You might be lucky to get the service, or you may not. Now, Mui Tran kicked out this writer and his wife. We admit we did owe some rent, but we withheld payment because Mui Tran was not doing repairs in our unit at all and expected us to pay for the repairs on top of rent. Doesn't rent money go toward the upkeep of the property and units? We also had an agreement that we would use RAFT rental assistance to pay the back rent, which she initially agreed to. She submitted her required documentation, and we submitted ours. Yet, she got an execution order from a judge to evict us after agreeing to take the rental assistance, declaring at the last minute that she wasn't going to accept it. She would have had her money in full, and everything would have been fine. Instead, she had a sheriff come to remove us. We were promised a moving company would remove our belongings and put them in storage. On the day of September 15th, a sheriff and police officers were there, but there was no moving truck. The sheriff informed us there would be no moving truck either. Everything left in the apartment—which included a lot of my personal belongings—now belonged to the landlord, and she was throwing all of it out. There was nothing we could do about it. She even tried to keep my insulin for my diabetes and the sheriff said I could not take it with me luckly my wife did take it anyways and told the sheriff to F*** off. My sister-in-law has been kind enough to put us up in a motel in West Springfield, but that time is running out in a few days. Then we have to find a cheaper, independently owned motel where the owner or manager will hopefully give us a affordable monthly rate while we straighten everything out. We fully intend to sue the landlord due to the hazardous conditions we lived in, including contaminated drinking water and bio-hazardous materials leaking down on us from the bathroom ceiling, forcing us to use an umbrella just to sit on the toilet, which is absolutely disgusting. We are seeking some relief funds through GoFundMe to maintain our stay in a motel until we can secure a better living situation. We have raised some money already, and we thank everyone who has donated what they can—it is greatly appreciated. If you are reading this article, please consider sharing it along with the link, and donating to our cause if you are able. Being a Type 1 diabetic who is almost completely blind and suffers from hypoglycemia unawareness (meaning I do not know when my blood sugar drops dangerously low), any financial assistance helps us navigate out of this terrible situation. We have a strong lawsuit against Mui Tran of Quincy, Massachusetts, and her karma is coming back soon with a vengeance. Thank you for reading this article and for any help you can provide. If there are any lawyers reading this who would like to reach out, feel free to contact me through email at talkinghendrix@gmail.com. Thank you again, everyone. Link For The Gofundme Page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-extend-their-motel-stay-in-holyoke-after-eviction?attribution_id=sl:4a669447-edd3-4b8b-910c-64026380896a&lang=en_US&ts=1789931982&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp30-treatment-1&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=email