People are funding at a nice pace too.

Marie in it until she dies. The problem is her co-renter, who also needs a home. In any case, obviously the cost until Marie no longer needs it should be eaten by the inheritors, OR by the investor they sell to. There are a variety of ways this could be handled kindly without hurting anybody. No excuses.

particularly the investor. The 'want to' is missing, and that's disgraceful. Grrr...

I donated a small amount to her. It makes me ill that they would put a 97 year old with cancer on the street.

with their commission will do very well on $3 Million for the two properties, esp. while the bloated market there and elsewhere holds, before possible decline soon.

The involvement of friend Lisa who started the eviction fund, and the attention and financial help Marie is receiving now is reassuring. A move for her after 66 years in the cottage will be very difficult, but the owners seem intent on selling. A caring transition to a stable new home for Marie Hatch will hopefully take place in a few months.

What a lovely woman, so serene looking and one who has worked very hard all her life.

And a second kick in the ass to her ex landlord!

An equitable solution would still help this woman...

Had a building in my old neighborhood, where the property was valuable, but not the building. Also the building was being rented to a disabled lady. The owner wanted to tare the building down (it needed it), and put a new more valuable building there. He helped her move to an apartment about a block away, paid her rent the whole time she was there, demolished the old place, and then moved her back into the new one. She lived there for another 5 or so years until she passed away. The owner made a small fortune on the additional rental and retail space. It was a win-win.

as discussed in the earlier thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027629771

found for the disabled woman can absolutely happen if the 'want to' is there.
Apparently not the case, so far at least for these owners or their RE people who could try to work out something.

It will be very difficult to relocate after 66 years in the cottage home, and given her age and health but Marie has her friend Lisa who set up the fund involved and likely other support now so that's really good.

This fund was set to raise 10K and is already over 5K since today. I think people might donate even more and the amount maybe changed. It's noted that Marie Hatch is all out of savings due to medical needs. This lady deserves so much.

More than happy to help

this guy is among the lowest scum of the earth.

they and the big investor buying the properties to build a mega complex project have ample resources and time for Marie to remainin her home, easily.

woman's nephew wanted to evict her. I don't know how it turned out. What the fuck gets into some people? (Rhetorical question.)

Bravo!

What is it with the rash of elderly people getting shafted by lawyers, courts or the government or kicked out of homes.

A few weeks ago the 90 yr old and his wife https://www.gofundme.com/hpnqrkp8

and now this poor sweetheart.

Disgusting and heartless !

but I've yet to see anything remotely illegal on behalf of anyone. As I indicated in the earlier thread, the particular facts concerning the trust in this case might also make a generous settlement near impossible.

Unfortunately, unless the fundraising provides sufficient resources to purchase the property at market value ($1.5 million?), it probably will not do much good other than help afford a better lawyer who might be able to delay the eviction a few months more.

also take advantage of elders- prescribing unnecessary off label medications like drugs to sedate them and for profit, stealing jewelry and personal possessions, and abuse sorry to say. So wrong and sad.

Thanks for link

Someone hire this woman a proper title attorney, please.

However, under the CA Statute of Frauds, any such grant or gift of a life estate needed to writing to be enforceable. It's too late for that now.

she could stay for life"

no less satisfy the Statute of Frauds.

Even if a memorialization was not required, a lot more evidence would be needed to establish such a gift without any consideration so long ago.

Someone has even offered to buy the bldg. so she can continue to live in it. I'm so happy there are such good people out there. At times, you have to wonder.

I donated already, but here is a kick. This is happening in my city.