Man Accused of Squatting in West Dearborn Home Evicted
A resident of a North Vernon Street home told Judge Mark Somers Wednesday, "I knew I had to move."
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An issue with a purported "squatter" in a west Dearborn home appears to be nearing resolution.
A hearing held Wednesday in the 19th District Court before Judge Mark Somers resulted in the eviction of the resident of the home on North Vernon Street. The man, who said he had a lease to live at the home, is ordered to be out of the house by July 23.
The situation came to the attention of the City of Dearborn's Residential Services Department due to several complaints from neighbors of the home over the past few months. Investigation by Dearborn police led to the discovery that the home was actually a vacant property owned by Bank of America.
The previous owners lost the home to foreclosure in 2010.
Residents of the area contacted Dearborn Patch about the issue in June, saying that they feared the impact such an unkempt property could have on their neighborhood.
The home “used to be pristine, but now looks horrible,” one neighbor said.
According to attorney Ryan Burr of Trott and Trott Law Firm, who represented Bank of America, the violations reported to police mostly concerned a loose pit bull that was disturbing neighbors and their pets, as well as domestic disturbances.
Additionally, several complaints were made to Residential Services about the home's overgrown grass, and trash in the yard.
Burr said in court Wednesday that Bank of America examined the lease that the resident presented and determined that "it did not meet requirements" for validity.
The resident, who did appear in court, did not contest the eviction.
"I knew that I had to move," he told Judge Somers, but wanted to bring the matter to the court to find out how long he had to get out of the home.
Johnnycakes48128
9:52 am on Thursday, July 12, 2012
Why no ID on this fine slice of humanity?
Jessica Carreras
11:02 am on Thursday, July 12, 2012
We felt it unnecessary, since he was not actually charged with any crime. Also, the eviction hearing was brought forth against the last previous owners, so the man's full name was not in the court records. The purpose of this follow-up was mainly to let concerned residents know that the issue has been resolved - at least, as long as he follows the eviction order.
Lee Jacobsen
11:56 am on Thursday, July 12, 2012
Now we have another homeless man on the streets......
Perhaps 'Bank of America' could give him a job, cleaning up the property that has become neglected. This would give the man a chance to learn 'trade skills' plus an income, put the bank in a benevolent light, and fix up the home.
Unlikely? Aren't those with more (bank) supposed to help those with less (man)
as part of society's obligation to those who are in need?
Of course, those folk who work their butts off just to make ends meet might have a comment or two .
marooned in Dbn
12:36 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
This is nothing new. In Britain, they have a problem with ppl from Romania coming over to the London area, and squatting in everything from backyard sheds to three story Georgian mansions that are vacant. The squatter in Dbn should have squatted in Britain. They actually have "rights" to squat, and it takes complicated court proceedings to evict them.
Lee Jacobsen
12:57 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
Marooned, you are absolutely correct, and it has spread to the USA. See here.
http://waynebrown.hubpages.com/hub/SQUATTERS-RIGHTS
i suspect if the victim was other than a nurse, say a more 'direct' person, that squatter would be out on his 'ear' pronto!
Frank Lee
1:34 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
First off the purpose of legal proceedings to evict an alleged squatter ensure the rule of law is followed and nobody is deprived of property without due process. So the idea that any person alleged to be a squatter should be evicted without due process is on face value bogus. There are reasons that we hold landlord/tenet and creditor/debtor eviction and foreclosure cases to a legal standard. It is not to protect deadbeats or squatters but to ensure that the facts are presented in a court of law. Not everybody who is accused of being a squatter or deadbeat is one. In this case the man was illegally squatting and justice was served. I see this as a successful application of the justice system, and Judge Sommers has not pity for the foolish.
Who's The Real Squatter?
1:55 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
The people who walk away from their mortgages when they can afford to pay them are worse than squatters, in my opinion. Likewise for those who take out loans for more than they can afford and let their houses go to seed. Somewhere along the line and over a period of not all that many years, we lost a large amount of personal accountability and self-respect. There is no stigma to being on welfare anymore, whether you need the handout or not. It's not any more stigmatizing than using coupons. People who don't need the handout have no problem applying for Bridge Cards and free lunch and breakfast at schools. They have no problem defrauding their lenders and insurance companies to make a buck, or to not only get out from under, but profit from a bad investment or debt. By doing so they are not only teaching, but enabling a whole new generation of narcissistic freeloaders. One squatter story in Dearborn is no big deal. I'd like to see the names of those that my tax dollars are feeding and housing. I bet a lot of them are my neighbors who drive better cars than I do (In fact, I KNOW some of them are). Those are the REAL squatters. Let's have some "due process" to process them from squatting on my checkbook any longer.
Lee Jacobsen
10:00 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
Who's , the next thing you would also like to see is how many govt dollars are supporting drug habits, see here
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=1614582
Most workers , as part of applying for employment , take a drug test. Seems pretty simple logic that if the tax payers have to take a drug test to earn money, then the folk who receive part of that tax money as welfare should take a drug test as well. The tests are inexpensive, and would pass the 'fair' test. If someone can afford to take drugs, they certainly don't need welfare, right??
Karen Faaleolea
6:00 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
How could anyone possibly be on the side of the squatter? It's just another slice of Detroit spilling over into Dearborn in my opinion. Maybe we should all become squatters. No responsibilities, nothing.
Moe
3:14 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
Can't figure out wy the guys was allowed to stay there anoter 2 weeks or so. Give him due process and if he is ordered evicted then he and his "Stuff" should be tossed out NOW.