and I've gotten used of noise of people talking because there's construction going on next door and yeah... they came through the back door, women and two large men
They're claiming they just inherited the place from their great uncle who died and one half of the family has illegally sold it to the people who own it now.
Yeah, they didn't knock or try the front door, went straight pass ZZ's car to go to the backdoor and make their way in. They now claim that they door was just open which it definitely was not
but they've been shooed away. Cops and our Real Estate Agent have talked and things will likely be happened in the background regarding who the fuck owes this house
Considering the cops said they didn't have enough to demand a search of them for the key they used to unlock the door and they started to claim the back door was unlocked.
The woman was claiming their great auntie has dementia so she's sure that someone got her to sign the house away and sold it without telling the uncle.
And because they'll have to trawl through mountains of paperwork to figure out who is in the right. Nothing that is going to probably happen right away
And in a bit of odd role reversal, Berna was sitting calmly in the window. Watching the police outside talk to the crazy lady as Bea hid behind the couch.
They both did the thing I would hope they'd do if we did get broken in to which is hunker down and hide. Not bolt from the house. Which is nice to know. Lol
Holy fuck I'm so glad y'all are okay. Fingers crossed nothing else bad happens while this is sorted out and that y'all don't have to deal with moving anytime soon.
Considering they went: Huh, someone seems to be living in the house I think I own - I'm just going to waltz in instead of calling the police or something SANE, I doubt they have proper paperwork
Because I know that's what I'd do. If I inherited a house, went there, saw there were people there, my first thought would not be to go inside. It would be to contact a lawyer -_-
god, what a way to come home to a bunch of chaos. Feel better you two and take comfort in knowing that it will be a long, drawn-out, EXPENSIVE process for them, whether they're right or wrong about this whole thing
Nu called me as I was on the bus home. So I knew what I was walking into as the cop car went speeding past me with sirens blaring just to stop in front of our place
Look, I called the cops who advised them to go outside and wait for the officers to come round, then I immeidately called ZZ and then while she was on the line, I used my new business phone to call our real estate agent
And seriously, what idiots they were. They had no way of knowing you were two mild-mannered nerds. House could be a gang hideout, for all they knew, and they thought it was safe to just waltz in.
Yeah it definitely sounds like they had this preconception that there would be people they knew and they were intending to shock-and-awe force them out of the house before any action could be taken
Yeah, I'm so glad this isn't America or I'm sure at least one of them would have had a gun. They could still have been armed with a knife, but luckily they weren't. Or at least they didn't take any out
I'm still a little annoyed that the cops didn't have 'enough to search them' considering they got into the house. But I also just get the feeling they didn't believe us that the door was locked securely enough.
But my thoughts are also: it shouldn't matter if we had the door wide open. They entered our home without permission.
Although, honestly, even if they did search them they could have stashed the key they had already. It wouldn't have been hard to do. I think that was another factor
No one asked us if we wanted to press charges, but I still wonder what might have happened differently if I thought to say it while the cops were there.
I saw the one cop had a body camera, I'm pretty sure it was on. So if trouble does come up again it will be pretty easy to ask for that where the crazy lady was admitting to entering our home as she thought she had the right to.
He has said he's forwarded the request to the landlords though. Which I normally wouldn't believe but because of what will be a likely legal battle ahead I imagine he has
If they return under any circumstances I might push on to seeing if you have any grounds for pressing charges but right now there's a lot of conflicting testimony in front of the cops.
God what morons. Sure, let the people who know where you live and were willing to do lord knows what to force you out come back whenever they like. A padlock on the back door will be fine, right~?
The handyman who was assigned the job smsed me to arrange to come tomorrow morning but apparently he will only be doing the screen doors. He is not authorised to do the big door which is irritating but it's a start.
......................... I... do your screen doors HAVE locks? I mean I guess it's something but.... shouldn't he have been GIVEN permission to do the big door?
okay nowhere near as bad as i thought sounds like a family dispute and they won't bother YOU again but yeah if the house was sold it was no longer auntie's and the will was outdated, i don't think she has a leg to stand on
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clearly they've forgotten something off their orders and yeah the screens have locks atm but thats what they had a key for. The back door doesn't technically have a lock.. it has like a catch and usually a hole through it.. now it's a padlock..
Initially when we moved in we decided not to padlock it due to the fact that if there is ever a fire - means we won't be able to get out the back very easily
Even the cops said the latch we put the padlock on won't really stop anyone as it's just one half decent shoulder slam from being broken off the door. So that's comforting
But it's okay guys. The cops told them not to come back so it's fiiiiiine. We're just being annoying tenants for demanding the locks get changed immediately
I haven't raised it to a tribunal. I spoke to them and there's an $85 dollar fee for taking them to a tribunal and basically they'd get us the same results we just got: the locks replaced
Ah its not the money. It's how much trouble we'd get into for changing something on the property. Rental laws are rather different. We can't even hang picture frames without asking
Hell getting the lock is cheaper than the tribunal fee. It's just how much trouble it'll cause in the future. Do we get labelled as problems and have problems getting a new rental in the future
i'm so annoyed about these people acting like this is either some kind of silly personal dispute or that YOU were the ones in the wrong (for leaving your door unlocked)
I am still very upset that no one seems to be taking this overly seriously, but at least they don't have a key to come waltzing in anymore. If they try it again it will be clear Breaking and Entering.
No grey area for a third party to question on if they were allowed to have the key or not.
BUT DO NOT CARE TONIGHT
Worst case? Crazy lady is right, but they'll still have to give us notice of eviction to give us time to search for a new place.
Best case? Crazy lady is wrong and she can fuck off.
Ended up with a Nu, got flabbergasted, and was willing to try the police way then
They had to go around it to get to the back door. As I bus into work due to it being so much cheaper
But my thoughts are also: it shouldn't matter if we had the door wide open. They entered our home without permission.
But honestly I'm just as happy for this to be the end of it for us and not have to bother with a court case.
Wow, that landlord sounds fucked up. Sadly you legally can't change the locks unless they agree that you can. Have you tried contacting a tribunal?
They were all: yup. Sounds about right. Good luck to you.
No grey area for a third party to question on if they were allowed to have the key or not.