Although the term “neighborliness” may not have the same connotation it once did, one area in Hudson, Florida, is proving that it is still alive and well.
Angie Tyma discovered she had been evicted from her home in November 2016 after finding that the person she had sold her house to had left for Europe and stopped paying mortgage payments. The property then went into foreclosure.
Tyma didn’t have someone to turn to. She didn’t expect to be thrown on the street 20 years after her husband died, especially at the age of 89. Given how long she had lived there, she revealed to Today that being evicted from her home was terrifying.
According to the publication, the elderly woman stated, “I went through hell and back.” “I’ve lived in this house for 35 years.”
She went on, “They kicked me out.” It was difficult for me to believe.
She was evicted violently because the management company that had taken over the property was keen to get rid of her. They threw out a lot of her furniture and things, according to Tyma, who spoke up, without much consideration.
Tyma described the company’s behavior to the source as “callous, really heartless.”
Tyma was compelled to book a room at a neighboring hotel after being forced to flee her home.
Her neighbors came together to try to find a solution after learning about the unexpected turn of events.
According to Today, Tyma’s neighbor Danielle Calder was eventually able to purchase the home at auction for $167,500 and rent it back to Tyma at a reasonable cost. Tyma’s next-door neighbor was Danielle Calder. Calder, on the other hand, did not reveal the rent’s amount.
Calder, 65, told the newspaper, “Quite honestly, I didn’t need another house.” Nonetheless, I needed her. She’s been here so long that I can’t fathom her in a motel room. Everyone is keeping an eye out for her.
Calder splits her time between Florida and her new home in Massachusetts.
Tyma was allowed to return to her home in December 2016 after spending three weeks at the Days Inn motel, which coincided with her 89th birthday. Her friendly neighbors had also given the house a fresh coat of paint.
One of the best birthday presents Tyma had ever received was the ability to return to her own home.
“I was in a state of shock when I got out of the car and saw all these people and the media,” she added. Every year, one of my neighbors bakes me a cake.”I couldn’t say anything. I couldn’t even speak.
Her first priority, she added, was to get her furniture and things back in order.
“I’m opening up every box. I have a lot of broken things, she admitted. I’m cleaning, I say.
Tyma also thanked her neighbors for their assistance, especially Calder, who she called a “really good friend and a terrific neighbor.”
But Calder claimed that without Tyma, the neighborhood would not have been the same.
Everyone is familiar with Angie, she said. She regularly walks two little dogs. Despite being ancient, she has a lot of energy and is rather combative.
She said that all she truly wanted to do was assist.
We’re family; the entire neighborhood, she said, so it was the appropriate thing to do.
The spectators were moved by the neighbors’ friendliness in the meantime.
“The individuals who assisted her are excellent. I’d like to thank you for renewing my trust in people.
“Bless that family for supporting her; folks like that are rare. Shame on her landlord as well; that is absurd, said another commenter.
“What an incredible story of a community coming together.” What a terrific outcome for this lady. A third user stated that she feels really blessed to have such generous, kind, and nice neighbors.
Many people were also disgusted by the crass way her case was handled and how an elderly woman could be evicted from her home with such easily.
“We need new rules protecting the elderly, you can’t evict them without going to trial. A court will decide how long that individual lived there, if it’s been over 20 years they can freeze any sale of that home or the new homeowner can’t remove that elderly person, either.”
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