Dozens of South Charlotte families forced out of their apartment homes by landlord
CHARLOTTE, N.C.–Dozens of people will be forced to find a new home tomorrow after receiving a letter saying their leases are terminated.
The notice didn’t give a reason. Β We went out to the South Charlotte neighborhood near North Wendover road where the residents shared their concerns.
“I don’t sleep at night having to deal with this stuff, right here and tomorrow is only a couple hours away,” says Larry Scott.
Dozens of residents living at the Cascade Circle apartments say they are being forced out of their homes.
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“If they don’t get out by tomorrow this is termination for them to be out this is the last letter,”says Margaret Β Hamilton.”
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Hamilton’s mother is disabled and one of the tenants having a hard time finding a new place.Β
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A letter was sent to tenants October 23–WCCB news obtained a copy, it read in part:
“You are obligated to vacate premises” and “You are obligated to continue paying rent.”Β
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Giving tenants a little over a month to pack up and move their things — without giving an explanation why. Β Β
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Β “No one was able to get a lawyer or anything we have elderly people here, we got children here they are not considering that at all, says Hamilton.
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Walter Lockett has called Cascade Circle home since 1971, and says he feels helpless.
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Β “See what people who have power and got money, what they do to the little people, the poor people,” says Hamilton.
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Many residents are moving in with family, but say they can’t afford to put their items in storage.
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Others simply can’t afford the fees to get a new place, not to mention the waiting list on some apartments in the area. Β Some are calling on city leaders to step up.
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“For people to have the ability to come in here and do this and no one cares you obviously are not doing your job,” says Gladys Jacobs.
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For now Lockett says he is not sure what his future holds.
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“They are just going to have to throw me out too, along with my stuff ,” says Lockett.
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