Tracie and Myles Albert found their dream home in California.
So naturally, they used their hard-earned money to live happily ever after. The four-bedroom home cost them $560,000, and it was worth every penny.
The only problem is that they havenโt moved in yet โ and itโs been over a year.
No issues with the papers or the money, though.
Itโs the previous owner thatโs causing them trouble.
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Well, technically, itโs not his house anymore, but the stateโs eviction moratorium kicked in due to the pandemic soon after they filed the paperwork.
That moratorium was supposed to keep struggling families housed during the pandemic.
This former homeowner was taking advantage of the system, though.
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So heโs staying in his old home for free while scamming the Alberts out of the cash theyโve paid.
Real estate agent Chris Taylor told Business Insider,
โItโs genuinely unfathomable to me that we live in a state where something like this is even possible. They closed escrow on this home January 31, 2020.โ
That man squatting in the Albertsโ new home is lucky we no longer live in the age of torches and pitchforks.
Imagine trying to get into your own house, but someone is preventing you from entering.
Heโs willing to get physical too!
That manโs totally lost it.
Heโs asking for it. But violence wonโt solve this issue.
The beautiful Riverside house was sold in January 2020, before the mandate for the lockdowns and other measures were enacted.
Even more frustrating is that Tracie and Myles cannot even step on the lawn.
Apparently, itโs trespassing.
The local sheriff even asked Tracie to leave. Unbelievable!
The previous owner has even stopped caring for the property.
โThey have this case under a COVID tenant situation, of no evictions when it doesnโt fall under that at all. This transaction went through in January 2020 before any of that, it isnโt a renter who was getting thrown out. Itโs the guy who collected all of this money.โ
Myles says in a statement.
He tries knocking on the door, telling Inside Edition that the man inside never leaves anyway.
Had this happened in a different part of the world, that man would have been dragged out and even beaten.
And knowing how people are, videos of that would be posted all over social media.
This man is lucky the Alberts are still being nice about the situation.
But that can only last so long.
A viewer said:
โThe couple is literally just paying for โhis house.โ Please get him evicted, get a swat team if you have to.โ
Now imagine that happening.
Tracie and Myles are exhausting all their efforts to get this guy out of their home.
And to think itโs not even supposed to be a problem.
They could sue him after, but that squatter would probably pull a fast one โ like declaring bankruptcy or something.
Theyโll get him out soon enough.
Letโs hope thereโs a recording of that moment.
Watch this crazy battle for the property below!
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