Not even per week after their father died, an Atlanta-area household says a number of squatters moved into their childhood dwelling and started posting movies to social media inviting individuals to deal with events.
The Oliver household says their father died final week, and solely two days after his passing, strangers began occupying his DeKalb County dwelling.
Shortly after the move-in, they started posting movies on-line exhibiting the within of the home and selling pool events.
“It’s a nightmare,” Lisa Heath, one among 4 siblings who owns the house, advised WXIA. “These movies and commercials are so far-reaching that we’ve obtained a name this morning from somebody in Florida who stated, ‘Hey, I’ve seen your dad’s property on the web.’”
“It’s infuriating to see individuals within the dwelling destroying it, partying in it, and welcoming different strangers into that dwelling,” Marcus Oliver stated.
When the siblings referred to as native police to go to the house, the occupants offered a lease to responding officers and claimed they have been renting the property.
Shortly after, Kevin Oliver went to take a look at the house for himself and stated he was met by the squatters, one among whom was armed with a rifle.
“They began making threats in opposition to my life,” Oliver stated. “One among them advised his buddy to go get one thing, and he got here again with a rifle within the doorway. He didn’t level it at me, however he made threats in opposition to my life and made it recognized that I may not stroll out of there.”
In accordance with WSB-TV, the Oliver household filed a squatters’ affidavit beneath the Georgia Squatter Reform Act, which requires the present occupants to supply documentation that authorizes their presence on the property or probably face felony prices.
Occupants who current a pretend lease face an additional felony cost. The squatters who’ve taken over the Olivers’ dwelling have till June 3 to current proof of authorized residence to native authorities or danger being turned out by regulation enforcement.
The household stated the squatters have dismantled the house’s surveillance system and eliminated a lockbox and one of many door knobs off a door.
“It pisses me off. Tremendously,” stated Marlene Oliver-Bruce.
