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Post by peteetongman on Jul 25, 2014 5:50:04 GMT -5
Shame on WSB for getting up in his face. ATLANTA — A mother of eight is looking for a new place to live after she said she got kicked out of a home she rented from someone who wasn't the actual owner. Lyna McNeil watched Thursday night as men carried her belongings to the curb after she was forced to pull them out of the rental home in which she was living with her children on Caron Circle in Northwest Atlanta. “I just don't know what to do. I don't know what to say,” McNeil said. McNeil said she agreed to rent the home from a man named Shawn who showed her the home after she found his number on neighborhood sign. The rent was supposed to be $750, which she would start paying after making minor repairs. But a couple weeks ago she said a man named Mr. Carr, who claimed to be the home's owner, showed up demanding she and her eight children get out. “I have offered to pay him rent. I've offered to pay him security deposits but he doesn't want that,” McNeil said. She said Carr showed up Thursday night with Fulton County sheriff's deputies who had an intruder affidavit to get her out of the home. She said Animal Control officers took her family's dogs because they have no place to house them. “Animal Control came and took our dogs. The children are crying because they're taking our dogs. They're taking our dogs,” McNeil said. Channel 2’s Amy Napier Viteri tried to talk to Carr but he declined to comment. He had the locks changed as soon as McNeil got her possessions and her family out. www.wsbtv.com/news/news/mother-says-she-was-duped-renting-fake-home-owner/ngnLX/
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Post by stuporstitionist on Jul 25, 2014 17:23:04 GMT -5
Unfortunately, this happens all too often.
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Post by apple on Jul 25, 2014 17:32:12 GMT -5
I've heard of this before. Scammers are everywhere and no it isn't the owners fault.
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Post by kara on Jul 25, 2014 18:07:17 GMT -5
craigs list!
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Post by apple on Jul 25, 2014 18:22:02 GMT -5
^^^ evil
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Post by peteetongman on Jul 25, 2014 19:07:25 GMT -5
update somebody saw the news story and offered her a 4-bedroom house rent-free for 2 months.
good luck getting the house back after 2 months LOL
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