'Nightmare nanny' squatting in family's home after refusing to work (Upland, California)

dailymail ^ | 26 June 2014 | By James Nye

[dennisw]

Meet the 'nightmare nanny' squatting in family's home after refusing to work who is now threatening to kick THEM out of their own house

Diane Stretton, 64, is squatting in the home of Marcella and Ralph Bracamonte in Upland, California Fell ill and began refusing to work according to the Bracamonte's Police have said that Stretton was invited into the home and has established residency

An exasperated California family is in the extraordinary position of being unable to evict their live-in nanny who is refusing to work and refusing to leave their home.

Marcella Bracamonte, 31, claims that nanny, Diane Stretton, 64, is threatening to sue her family for wrongful dismissal and abuse of the elderly and incredibly, has told them she wants them out of their own house daily between 8am and 8pm.

Upland resident, Bracamonte, and her husband Ralph, hired Stretton on March 4 using Craigslist to help with their three children, ages 11, four and one, but when they tried to evict her police told them they could do nothing.

[Chaguito]

This looks like a humanitarian crisis to me.

[VerySadAmerican]

Guess I should have put half a sarcasm tag.

[RginTN]

Sad times when sarcasm can be reality. I normally can detect sarcasm without the tag!

[doug from upland]

Unfortunately, she has an employment claim of some kind. It is more complicated than being a single lodger.

[MaxMax]

Law be damned, that woman is a threat to the childrens safety. I would drag her old ass into the yard
then bolt the door. Age has nothng to do with safety.

[Rodamala]

would it be illegal to move someone else in? I am thinking someone with neck tattoos... what could possibly go wrong?

[latina4dubya]

would it be illegal to move someone else in? I am thinking someone with neck tattoos... what could possibly go wrong?

i would be afraid that he and the nanny would hook up...

[Yorlik803]

Time to Gaslight her. Starting at night pump white noise into her room. Or a Tape of Rabbits being killed. Maybe stomping outside her room and jiggling the doorknobs a few times. Remove all food except stuff like Oatmeal. Don’t let her sleep. after a few weeks.....she will be begging to leave.

[Gay State Conservative]

Put her stuff in the front yard and change the locks.

And the rightful owners are sued for compensatory...and punitive...damages and by the time the dust has settled the *parasite* winds up owning the house.

[dennisw]

would it be illegal to move someone else in? I am thinking someone with neck tattoos... what could possibly go wrong?

Tell her Otto (with the muscles, loud music and neck tattoos) will be moving into her room to share it....He is the new co-nanny since she isn't doing any nanny work////

Otto will be the manny

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Those are good points. It seems that using a reputable employment agency would be safer.