Need Help for Evicted Person 100% Legally Blind

[laserhaas]

To Whom it may concern that has the ability to assist, please consider helping Regina Tucker of Long Beach, CA?

As many of you who follow me know, I try to help victims of unjust rulings by the courts, such as myself. For, it is a lonely place to be when courts rule for crooks, in an arbitrary and capricious way (actually Civil Rights violating "Color of Law&quot that is an extreme bad faith manner.

Regina Tucker is 100% legally blind. She has been living at the same apartment for 19 years. Regina only gets less than $1000 per month and doesn't even have a cell phone (very hard on a legally blind person to have to go about - doing without the safety of 911 and other communications).

There were roaches,water leaks, torn carpets and broken mirrors, with even worse going on, that Regina complained about. By law she was allowed to withhold her rent until the landlord (the VA) fixed the problem; but the new manager and Regina simply don't get along.

Even though the fixes occurred, after the eviction process was touted as retaliation, the mean manager doesn't care how hard it is for a totally blind person to move somewhere new.

I've paid the legal research and paperwork filings for Regina and can't assist her with any more money.

We found a free attorney, who will file a hardship request; but we need $350.00 more.

Please consider helping?

Thanks


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	The manager evicting Regina is heartless
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	VA Administration/HUD, should not allow Regina to be evicted
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	100% Legally Blind people should never be forced to move, after 19 years
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	Retaliation against handicap is forbidden by law
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	All of the Above
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	Who cares, Laser is a fart-bubble
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1. As a recent event illustrated, no, you cannot simply withhold rent until repairs are made

The rent must be paid into an escrow account. Not paying rent is grounds for eviction, even for a disabled person.

Under California law, she has more than likely been given opportunity to repay the rent she owes.

I am sorry for her predicament, and wish she had sought counsel before things had gone so badly wrong.

[laserhaas]

2. Fortunately, your de"mean"er - isn't dispositive

Retaliation is forbidden by law.... one need only make the rent current once such has transpired.

[laserhaas]

3. Thanks for the tip.....that is saving the day

A kind heart reached out and offered to help;
but gave even a better way to help be dignified.

Regina is going to get compensated for signatures to have petitions signed - so that items may have a chance to be on ballot.

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