marciaoutten51
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Illinois
April 10, 2005
To Whom It May Concern:
I’m not writing this letter because of the Eviction, I am writing in order for someone to hear my side of this total injustice. I base my case on the fact that our Civil Rights were totally violated. I don’t believe that anyone should have the right to humiliate anyone in the manner that these people did.
On 02/03/05 my husband and I were evicted from our home of 12 years. My husband who is a disabled 100% Veteran who due to the loss of his sight while serving in Vietnam, my self as well whom is disabled due to Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks and Depression for which I’m on medication. I’m writing this letter in hope that someone can help me and my husband. I’m not complaining about the eviction that would be my word against theirs. I’m complaining about how my civil rights were violated as being treated as a Black person.
02/03/05: Two Cook County Sheriff’s Officers came into our home and told us to get dressed and get out. They had 2 guys with them and they proceeded to set a few of belongings on the street. They were there about 15-20 minutes. I asked one of the officers if they had documentation the officer looked in pocket and took a paper from it and said yes; she never showed me the paper. I contacted the mortgage company which is Area Wide Realty and spoke with Kelly. Kelly told me that they didn’t have too show us anything. Before the officers left I asked them about the rest of our belongings that were still inside the house. The officer told me that I had to take that up with the mortgage company. After the 2 officers and the 2 young men that were with them, 2 guys got out of a van and proceeded to board up the house. I called the mortgage company again and spoke with Kelly and she said that they would sat up a date for us to get the rest of our belongings out of the house.
02/18/05: This was the date that they had for us to get everything out of the house, two guys were there and they gave us 1 hour per Kelly’s instructions. The 1 hour went to 15 minutes. I called the police and explained to them what was going on. An officer came out, by that time the 2 guys from the mortgage company had left. I called Area Wide Realty and spoke with Kelly. At that time she (Kelly) told me and the officer that they would set up another date for us to get everything out of the house. The reason I keep saying Kelly is because when ever I called the office she was the person who I would speak with. I don’t know what her job functions are because I never been to their office.
I had just remodeled the whole entire house and bought new furniture, items that I am still paying for. They asked me to show them receipts for my belongings, I told them that they were taken out of my lock box, but I have everything under warranty. I had a lot of things that I had never gotten around opening or using.
02/19/05: On this date we got a call from one of our neighbors that they were throwing everything of ours in a dumpster. My husband and I got dressed and went over to house. I called the police and had them to meet me at the house. When we got there the officers were there. There were 2 guys inside the house and they had destroyed everything that was upstairs, I didn’t get a chance to go into the basement. The officers had them to stop and show some type of paper work for them to justify what they were doing. They had none, they came from Wisconsin, at that time 1 of the officers told them that they didn’t have to do what they had did; they could have just sat everything on the outside. They had broken into my lock box where I kept all of my important papers. They were all gone. Things that I had packed up on 02/18/05 were taken out of bags and boxes and strode through the house, pictures were broken. I didn’t see any reason for them to that. I asked 1 of the guys if I had done anything too them or the people they work for. They said they were just doing their job. I called Area Wide Realty and asked for Kelly. Kelly never came to the phone and someone just hung up. I ended up going to the hospital suffering from anxiety attack and chest pain.
I’m writing this letter in hopes that someone can help us; I have seen people get evicted before but NEVER in my days on this earth that I saw anything like that before and I hope I never will.
I have worked hard all my like to achieve the simple things out of life, my husband is a retired Disabled 100% Veteran whom is blind. Myself, I had to stop working because I suffer with severe panic attacks, anxiety and depression. I stopped working in October 2001 with 1st District of Illinois Appellate Court as a Deputy Clerk; I worked for the Federal Government for about 10 years before I went into the private sector. I have done social services for about 5 years for a non-profit agency. I went back to school to achieve my BA in Criminal Law and had to stop because of this injustice and the destruction of my property.
If this is the way the law works then just maybe it needs to be changed so that NO ONE WILL EVER HAVE TO SUFFER THIS TYPE OF INJUSTICE. I never met Kelly or anyone else from Area Wide Realty. My daughter had a police report done; I had gone to the hospital after I saw EVERYTHING that I and my husband had worked hard to get was destroyed.
I am a God loving person who has never did anything to anyone except try to help; I am a member of Logos Baptist Assembly, Rev. Donald L. Parson on a 108th and Halsted on the Southside of Chicago. I am a registered voter and I would like to see some justice done for this injustice.
They have put the house on the market for the amount of $74,900.00. I saw it on their website which they told me that they didn’t have a website, I spoke with the person who answers the phone and she said that it was NOT their website because it was under the name of Michael Olowaski with an (I) and his name is spelled with an (E). I don’t understand what the big deal about the whole situation was.
I am sending a copy of this letter to my Congressman, House Representative, Operation Push, Real-Estate Board, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, AARP and anyone else that is willing to listen to my story. Thank you in advance. If there is anymore information needed you may contact via email or phone (773) 324-8591. I hope that someone can give an answer to this nightmare.
Sincerely,
Marcia Outten-Robinson
[email protected]
April 10, 2005
To Whom It May Concern:
I’m not writing this letter because of the Eviction, I am writing in order for someone to hear my side of this total injustice. I base my case on the fact that our Civil Rights were totally violated. I don’t believe that anyone should have the right to humiliate anyone in the manner that these people did.
On 02/03/05 my husband and I were evicted from our home of 12 years. My husband who is a disabled 100% Veteran who due to the loss of his sight while serving in Vietnam, my self as well whom is disabled due to Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks and Depression for which I’m on medication. I’m writing this letter in hope that someone can help me and my husband. I’m not complaining about the eviction that would be my word against theirs. I’m complaining about how my civil rights were violated as being treated as a Black person.
02/03/05: Two Cook County Sheriff’s Officers came into our home and told us to get dressed and get out. They had 2 guys with them and they proceeded to set a few of belongings on the street. They were there about 15-20 minutes. I asked one of the officers if they had documentation the officer looked in pocket and took a paper from it and said yes; she never showed me the paper. I contacted the mortgage company which is Area Wide Realty and spoke with Kelly. Kelly told me that they didn’t have too show us anything. Before the officers left I asked them about the rest of our belongings that were still inside the house. The officer told me that I had to take that up with the mortgage company. After the 2 officers and the 2 young men that were with them, 2 guys got out of a van and proceeded to board up the house. I called the mortgage company again and spoke with Kelly and she said that they would sat up a date for us to get the rest of our belongings out of the house.
02/18/05: This was the date that they had for us to get everything out of the house, two guys were there and they gave us 1 hour per Kelly’s instructions. The 1 hour went to 15 minutes. I called the police and explained to them what was going on. An officer came out, by that time the 2 guys from the mortgage company had left. I called Area Wide Realty and spoke with Kelly. At that time she (Kelly) told me and the officer that they would set up another date for us to get everything out of the house. The reason I keep saying Kelly is because when ever I called the office she was the person who I would speak with. I don’t know what her job functions are because I never been to their office.
I had just remodeled the whole entire house and bought new furniture, items that I am still paying for. They asked me to show them receipts for my belongings, I told them that they were taken out of my lock box, but I have everything under warranty. I had a lot of things that I had never gotten around opening or using.
02/19/05: On this date we got a call from one of our neighbors that they were throwing everything of ours in a dumpster. My husband and I got dressed and went over to house. I called the police and had them to meet me at the house. When we got there the officers were there. There were 2 guys inside the house and they had destroyed everything that was upstairs, I didn’t get a chance to go into the basement. The officers had them to stop and show some type of paper work for them to justify what they were doing. They had none, they came from Wisconsin, at that time 1 of the officers told them that they didn’t have to do what they had did; they could have just sat everything on the outside. They had broken into my lock box where I kept all of my important papers. They were all gone. Things that I had packed up on 02/18/05 were taken out of bags and boxes and strode through the house, pictures were broken. I didn’t see any reason for them to that. I asked 1 of the guys if I had done anything too them or the people they work for. They said they were just doing their job. I called Area Wide Realty and asked for Kelly. Kelly never came to the phone and someone just hung up. I ended up going to the hospital suffering from anxiety attack and chest pain.
I’m writing this letter in hopes that someone can help us; I have seen people get evicted before but NEVER in my days on this earth that I saw anything like that before and I hope I never will.
I have worked hard all my like to achieve the simple things out of life, my husband is a retired Disabled 100% Veteran whom is blind. Myself, I had to stop working because I suffer with severe panic attacks, anxiety and depression. I stopped working in October 2001 with 1st District of Illinois Appellate Court as a Deputy Clerk; I worked for the Federal Government for about 10 years before I went into the private sector. I have done social services for about 5 years for a non-profit agency. I went back to school to achieve my BA in Criminal Law and had to stop because of this injustice and the destruction of my property.
If this is the way the law works then just maybe it needs to be changed so that NO ONE WILL EVER HAVE TO SUFFER THIS TYPE OF INJUSTICE. I never met Kelly or anyone else from Area Wide Realty. My daughter had a police report done; I had gone to the hospital after I saw EVERYTHING that I and my husband had worked hard to get was destroyed.
I am a God loving person who has never did anything to anyone except try to help; I am a member of Logos Baptist Assembly, Rev. Donald L. Parson on a 108th and Halsted on the Southside of Chicago. I am a registered voter and I would like to see some justice done for this injustice.
They have put the house on the market for the amount of $74,900.00. I saw it on their website which they told me that they didn’t have a website, I spoke with the person who answers the phone and she said that it was NOT their website because it was under the name of Michael Olowaski with an (I) and his name is spelled with an (E). I don’t understand what the big deal about the whole situation was.
I am sending a copy of this letter to my Congressman, House Representative, Operation Push, Real-Estate Board, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, AARP and anyone else that is willing to listen to my story. Thank you in advance. If there is anymore information needed you may contact via email or phone (773) 324-8591. I hope that someone can give an answer to this nightmare.
Sincerely,
Marcia Outten-Robinson
[email protected]
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