Eviction is most commonly associated with people renting a home or apartment who fail to make monthly payments, or violate the terms of their rental in some significant way, and are given a certain amount of time to vacate their home before being personally escorted by a sheriff. But there are a number of eviction situations taking place around the world that are far different from the “plain vanilla” example.
Mother Versus Son
In an unusual family dispute, a Connecticut man served eviction papers to his own mother on her 98th birthday. Peter, aged 71, claims that his desire to evict his mother from the home she has lived in since 1953 is for good reason. According to Peter, his mother Mary should be living with people her own age, not independently, and the house could be sold for a handsome profit.
How can this happen? Mary and her husband transferred the house to a trust in Peter’s name under the condition that Mary would live in the house until her death. But in 2005 Peter quitclaimed the house to a different trust in his name and was able to take ownership. Peter’s actions have not only pulled him into legal trouble for illegally taking on his mother’s power of attorney, but his younger brother no longer speaks to him.
Homeless Protesters
Homeless men and women have been making the news more recently as they aim to raise awareness of homelessness problems in cities around the world. Manchester, England, for example, has a major homelessness issue that continues to worsen despite government efforts. Their camp, which began in Albert Square but has moved to St. Peter’s Square and then Castlefield after many different evictions, continues to try and show their views despite consistent eviction.
As these eviction situations become more complex, the law is fighting to keep up.
