A son loses a legal battle to stay in the house of the Children's Council a week after the death of hismother and loses his mind. It hurts.
Grieving Steve White's local authorities order him to leave the house where he lived for nearly 50 years after the death of his beloved, his 81-year-old mother I was.
Steve, 53, moved to the property in 1974 with his parents.
Since then, his mother Janet passed away as the family stayed in his three-bed semi-private room at Bledon Avenue, Stourbridge, West in the Midlands. Steve was horrified when the Dudley Council issued him notice of eviction.Mirror.
Number Since my father passed away a year ago, there was no right to inherit the lease.
White said the ordeal took a toll on his mental health and he took antidepressants as he fought to keep his home.
He was taken to Dudley Magistrate's Court on Friday (8 May).
However, he was ordered by the court to vacate the land after just a few minutes of highlighting how depressed the threats to evict him from his home had made him.
Phil His Mantle Judge followed Dudley Council's application and issued an occupancy order meaning that alternative accommodation must be found within 28 days. Suppressing his emotions after the
incident, Mr. White said he did not know what he was about to do.
He said: "It destroyed me. I can't deal with it. I haven't done anything wrong.
" I've lived here all my life and that's the only thing I know.
"I don't know what to do. It hurts. It's a memory of a lifetime. I'm distraught.
" The incident was a farce. even if you ask me They only saw it in black and white and were not prepared to hear the extenuating circumstances. A week later, they said I was being evicted.
"I paid the full amount. It's the rent since my mother passed away and I don't mind paying more." It put me on antidepressants, and I have never suffered from depression before. I don't know what to do.It's heartbreaking.
''You are treating me like a criminal and a neighbor in hell. Disgusting."
Dudley Council Attorney Joan Child said Mr White said: Since October 2020, she has been a "squatter" of the home because she had no legal right to inherit the tenancy.
She added: You are not eligible to rent the property.
"It's the type of property a family in need needs." We have offered 12 alternative accommodations that we believe are very close to the property where he lives and that are suitable for his needs," he said.
She said Mr. White did not cooperate with Dudley Council and refused to view the property offered.
The judge said he did not want to give Mr. White false hope by granting a deferred petition for legal counsel because he felt there was no viable challenge to the current law. rice field.
He said: "The law is pretty clear. There is only one right of inheritance to him."
And the court said this had already been given to Mr. White's mother after her father died. was broken.
Rep. Richard His Body, who was refused to speak on behalf of Mr. White at the 15-minute hearing, said afterwards that he felt that Mr. White was being treated unfairly.
He argued that Mr. White had no opportunity to appeal the decision against any representative through the council's appeals process.
He said.
Councilor Laura Taylor Childs, Minister for Housing and Communities, Dudley Council, later said: We will provide as much assistance as we can.
"After today's court hearing, Mr. White will be contacted shortly to discuss alternative accommodation proposals."
