Despite Eviction, Family Fights To Stay

Family Squats In Foreclosed Home Despite Eviction Notices

 

 

MIAMI -- A Miami family illegally squatting in their own foreclosed home is facing eviction, for a second time. Once again, they're taking a stand to keep their home.

The Trody family was first evicted from their home on 849 NW 137 Street on Feb. 23. The matriarch of the family, Carolyn Conley, claims she lost the home because of a refinanced mortgage that was too complicated to understand.

With the help of Take Back the Land, a vigilante housing advocate group, the family of 12 broke into the same home from which they were evicted and moved back in. At one point, they were living in a van.

On Wednesday, the family was served with another eviction notice. Rather than leave and return to living in the van, they are taking a stand to keep their home.

"Housing is a human right," said Max Rameau of Take Back the Land. "As such, the Trodys have a greater need, and right, to this home than big corporations getting billions of dollars in our money for a bailout."

Members of the family said they would have to be forcefully removed from the home.

Community members and organizations are planning to support the Trodys and defend against the eviction for as long as the family wants to stay.

Police and mortgage companies say the Trodys are trespassing. Anyone caught violating the mandate to leave could be arrested.  The Trody family was first evicted from their home on 849 NW 137 Street on Feb. 23. The matriarch of the family, Carolyn Conley, claims she lost the home because of a refinanced mortgage that was too complicated to understand.

 

With the help of Take Back the Land, a vigilante housing advocate group, the family of 12 broke into the same home from which they were evicted and moved back in. At one point, they were living in a van.

 

On Wednesday, the family was served with another eviction notice. Rather than leave and return to living in the van, they are taking a stand to keep their home.

 

"Housing is a human right," said Max Rameau of Take Back the Land. "As such, the Trodys have a greater need, and right, to this home than big corporations getting billions of dollars in our money for a bailout."

 

Members of the family said they would have to be forcefully removed from the home.

 

Community members and organizations are planning to support the Trodys and defend against the eviction for as long as the family wants to stay.

 

Police and mortgage companies say the Trodys are trespassing. Anyone caught violating the mandate to leave could be arrested.

 

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