Posted on 06/20/2023 5:58:37 AM PDT by Red Badger
A Houston public school teacher and her family have been evicted from a luxury home they were squatting in for months after using a fake lease to remain on the premises.
Amberlyn Prather had been ordered by a judge last month to vacate the home she and her family were shacking up in after illegally taking residence in the property, which was listed for sale and vacant, in January by flaunting a fabricated lease agreement, according to ABC13.
“It’s insane,” realtor Shanequa Garrett, the authorized seller of the property, told the outlet in May after the courts ruled the family had been squatting in the suburban home and needed to be evicted.
Prather, a fourth-grade teacher in the Houston Independent School District, squeeze in over two more weeks at the property before Garrett could get back to work on June 15, when they were officially removed — despite being ordered to leave at the beginning of the month.
“Finally, they’re out,” Garrett told the outlet. “Now it’s to keep the squatters out completely. We don’t want another situation like this.”
Garrett cracked down on how the family gained access to the home when she conducted an inspection.
“They could climb on a trash can and climb on the roof,” Garrett told the outlet. “From this window (which was loose), they can just open it from the outside and jump in. Because we kept getting the house rekeyed, and they kept getting in.”
The Houston realtor was forced to make several court appearances to expose the squatters and was told by the constable’s offices that the issue was a civil matter and not criminal throughout the ordeal.
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Do I need to see a photo?
“Prather, a fourth-grade teacher in the Houston Independent School District...”
Why does this woman still have a job? Would you want this criminal kook teaching your 10 year old child anything?..............
How is this not breaking / entering? Somebody needs to do some jail time and then produce reparations to the actual owners.
The Mafia needs to be rebooted. You can’t expect any help from the government. For a fee or favor, I’m sure that they would have explained the situation to the squatters appropriately. After a long recovery, I’ll bet that the squatters would never do it again.
I’m sure the media will now claim that this poor teacher and her family are now homeless. How could this happen in Amerika.
Shocked.
They manipulate the system with fake documents claiming they have a ‘right’ to be there.
The squatter had a fake lease that bought her more time in the house.
Cops can’t do anything because then it’s a ‘civil’ matter..............................
The Constable’s Office must be manned by a bunch of fools.
Sadly I think you are right about the mafia.
It’s the same in practically every state.
The squatters produce fake documents that show they have a right to be there.
At that point, the cops have no further duty in the matter since it is now a ‘legal civil matter’.................
how is this not a crime? it’s B&E.
special circumstances perhaps. and she’s a teacher!!!
That would make me so angry I would consider burning my own house to the ground if it were occupied by enemies.
This is absolutely shameful that this kind of loophole exists, and that people who criminally take full and arrogant advantage of it are protected by the law.
Just another way that the ownership of property can be abolished.
As another poster stated, someone is going to get killed, hopefully the squatters and not someone trying to reclaim their legal property.
Reparations................
“The Mafia needs to be rebooted.”
I agree. Since the law will not arrest people like these for the crimes they have definitely committed, other means are necessary.
This could be remedied if realtors/rental agencies filed copies of all contracts with the county/city. Make sure you understand, I am NOT suggesting the county/city keep a database of rental properties, etc. I am suggesting they file it for the record (as you can do with your DD-214; that way if you ever lose your DD-214, instead of begging the VA for it, you could simply go down to your local county records building and they would pull you up a CERTIFIED COPY of your DD-214).
Then, when someone shows a fake lease, the county/city would be able to quickly and easily see this is FAKE because it was never filed for the record and then it is a criminal trespass.
Its Cuza theysa black?
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