There is nothing in the article to indicate the "contractor" was an illegal immigrant - don't attack the integrity of this couple without evidence.
Posted on 04/04/2024 5:09:06 PM PDT by algore
An outraged Texas couple is pleading with lawmakers as their contractor turned squatter refuses to leave their property.
Yudith Matthews and Abram Mendez said they hired a contractor to complete tile work for their fixer-upper San Antonio property.
But after they fired him for not completing the work, the contractor refused to leave and is now reportedly living in the house.
The couple even filmed the unwanted guest climbing through their window despite being asked to leave.
'We don't have any protection. There's legislators that are out there, who are making headway, but we need more headway across America to protect us, the homeowners
The couple tried calling law enforcement to remove him from the property, but they said police refuse to get involved.
'It's really a gimmick, I think, for the municipalities across America to make money.'
The contractor originally asked the couple if he could stay on the property while he was completing the work because he had gout.
They agreed, drew up a contract, and Mendez filmed the squatter signing the paperwork.
But the squatter allegedly stole the phone with the footage and deleted the video evidence.
The job was only supposed to take a few weeks to complete, but the contractor kept delaying the job or making excuses as to why he couldn't work.
After the couple fired him, he still refused to leave.
'He must be homeless. He never, never even worked in the restroom,' Mendez said.
'The first few days, he was complaining of his gout. Then after I was trying to get a work schedule from him, he would just give me runarounds.'
'Little by little showing that… it was a room. It was the house that he wanted all along,' he continued. 'With our trust he abused us.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
If he called the sheriff (who I have breakfast with each week
“’He must be homeless. He never, never even worked in the restroom,’ Mendez said.”
LOL...Mr. Mendez and Ms. Matthews need to do a better job of reference checks
Maybe next time they’ll do their own tile work. It isn’t that hard.
There is nothing in the article to indicate the "contractor" was an illegal immigrant - don't attack the integrity of this couple without evidence.
When Bob Dylan and his wife and young children lived in NY the unbalanced fans used to do things like hang upside down outside a window and look into the house at night and once a hippie couple broke in and had sex in their bed, leaving a wet mess behind the found when they returned. They would steal souvenirs and stalk the kids. Once Mrs. Dylan came upon an intruder when she was along and yelled “You are trespassing. Get out of here.” (Note: George Harrison was stabbed and slashed by an intruder in his home and nearly died.)
He went to the sheriff who told him firmly if he did anything to threaten them he-—not they——would be arrested. If they injured themselves as by falling during that one upside down outside, he would be sued and charged by the deputies.
He was furious. Later he told an interviewer “trouble” he would make for the next intruders and the list of loaded firearms he had.
MTV 1993:
“The gun laws in this country are doing harm instead of good. Just makes it harder for people who need them to be protected.”
Q: Do you think the availability of guns is a big problem today?
Dylan: [shaking his head] I don’t think there’s enough guns.
A quiet late night visit is in order.
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With all due respect, GFY.
Not that I think this is fair, but....
Stupid is supposed to hurt!
These have to be the dumbest real estate investors on the planet, to do things the way they did. Sorry, not sorry.
He came at me with a trowel and left me no choice!
Why didn’t they hire a properly licensed contractor?
Yeah, this is a case where you try to save some bucks in the short term, you end up spending much more and a much bigger headache.
Texas is losing its steers and the so called men are no better than queers at this point. THE most disappointing state in the union.
“Lawmakers” aren’t cutting it. They are running like hell hoping to get reelected when they aren’t trying to lynch President Trump. When it comes to squatters, the Second Amendment is your only hope.
Re: references.
According to Jose in Tegucigalpa, the man did “very excellent work.”
Isn’t this that television show “Murphy Brown”??
That’s only the first half of that gif.
I suggest to these people that they become aware of Texas law regarding trespassing, to whit, paraphrased, “You are allowed to shoot them, dumb-oxen.” All you have to do when the copthugs show up is to say, “I saw some of my property in his hand and he was running away!”
bigbob Nails It!
He is not a squatter. He was a renter. As such he must be evicted. He was offered the house in return for services. Now he is staying but not paying.
Never give anyone mission to live on your unoccupied house.
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