It's been one week since the Sheriff kicked her out. I'm feeling much better. All that's left to do for renting it out again is painting a second coat on one bedroom, fixing the leaking sink drain, mowing (and chopping) all the weeds in the back yard and tying up a section of bamboo privacy fence, putting in a new sewer pump and shampooing the carpeting. All the little stuff is pretty much done. Oh I forgot to mention GETTING HER STUFF OUT. She has 8 days now. If she doesn't appear, I drag it all out to the driveway and she can deal with the mess. I have no idea how one of 4 sections of that tall bamboo privacy fence managed to come off the chainlink fence I strap tied it to. Strange. I'm guessing the younger kid decided to sneak in or out of his room and tore it down in the process. House next door is empty and MOM slept right outside his door, so only way out would have been the window to the back yard, across the yard, tear down the fence, hop the chainlink, walk 200 feet up to the street through the neighbor's empty yard. Probably what happened.

Off to finish Soap Operas and then down to paint that room.

Have you even seen or heard from her lately?

Maybe they took up residence in the empty house next door.

Ouch.

Ohhhhh shame on you oldbroad...hehehehe. Yeah I've heard from her 3 times now. Once she wanted to bring someone by to pick up 'something'. Turned out to be a heavy dresser. Other time she wanted her mail. I left it on the door of the empty house. Third time she wanted her Brown Paint. Duh. I located it, no easy task with me being color blind, but I finally found it and put it out with all her rollers/brushes, etc. Don't know which of those I loaned her. I don't care anymore. She can keep it all. She hasn't come by or emailed as to when she will to get the paint. AND as of tonight, she has SEVEN days to take all her junk or lose it. Yep, it's been a full week since she got tossed out. I'm starting to enjoy myself a bit. Painted the bedroom and it looks much better. Needed that second coat to make the splotches go away. Took me 2 hours. Would have been shorter except I kept dripping paint on the rug despite my careful drop cloths etc. I'm a very messssy painter.

Hi Sorta, it's so good to read you have your house back after what must have been a nightmare situation for you! Here's hoping she doesn't cause you any more grief and you can move on from this. Wishing you nothing but the best!

Mary

I'm doing better since she got Locked Out. She still has STUFF here and has 5 more days to collect it or lose it. She actually wrote me an email asking if there was any MAIL for her. I responded yes, a grocery store ad flyer and a bill from AT&T. I asked if she was going to stop by today to pick them up? Reply? Not today. Duh. Why ask if you aren't going to come over and get your things. And it continues. Soon no more her, no more stuff, mail collection stops by me on Monday. I've already advised the Mailman to just keep her mail and return it. If I get some, I will do the 'label' bit I always do. "Tenant moved, no forwarding address". Works well.

I've been wondering how the "count down" was going!

FIVE days and counting. Moving all the stuff from the bedroom (3 mattresses and twin bed and heavy entertainment unit plus) to the living room. IF she decides to take all that before the deadline, I don't want her wandering through the house, so I'm dragging it as close to the front door as I can. Will make sure she only comes in and out the front and will assure that she , or one of her helpers don't run any WATER anywhere. Gotta keep that sewer pump tank evaporating as much as possible before the plumber comes to put in the new pump. I'm almost positive SHE did something to ruin it. Those things run forever. 20 or more years on the previous pump which is still in working order but so old. Newer ones are improved. Gonna have everything perfect as I can for a new crew. Ugh. Hate to think of trying to VET applicants. Made such a big mistake this last time. Scary.

We'll be here with ya on the countdown Sorta

I am thinking you need to do some serious "on-line research" to find multiple sources to 'VET' applicants...

Take care!

Sorta did you feel the earthquake that hit CA yesterday?

Hi Gerry, YES, amazingly I felt the 7.1 yesterday, but not the original 6. something on the 4th. It was 8:30 when the tremors finally made their way down here (5 miles from the border with Mexico). I was paying bills. Ugh. And my house started swaying just a bit for about 5 seconds. At first I thought it was just a big truck driving by outside, but then my tubular chimes on my grandfather clock started clanging together and I looked up and all my chandeliers were swaying. Wasn't bad, but didn't know if it was an earthquake HERE or if it was just the outer edges of the other one. News media didn't even cover OUR little tremor for about 1/2 hour! I've got to catch up on what's happening in Ridgecrest in mid-California to see how they are doing. Was really scary there. Ridgecrest is near China Lake Military Facility which is a weapons storage area. Potential for lots of bad stuff happening.

As for the TENANT, she now has FOUR days to claim her stuff. Still hasn't responded to my email yesterday that she has mail to pick up. Interesting. Checked the Jails, she's not in custody.

Maybe she's on a bender with her own "product" she was selling!

Glad to hear you are okay Sorta. My niece is flying to San Diego Sunday. Hopefully things will stay calm with the after tremors.

T minus Four...

She wrote me an email yesterday asking please please please can she come today to get her stuff (has someone to help). I said SURE just let me know what time. She was thrilled. I think she thought that yesterday was the last day she had to get things. ha. Nice. I wonder if she will show? She will probably have some excuse and beg for another day. Fine with me, according to the Sheriff she has till today and I will extend that (without telling her) for a few days to make her happy. I just want all her junk out of there so I don't have to move it or dispose of it. Hoping for TODAY!

I've got a feeling she's going to get her stuff out today. Sounds to me like she's ready to move on to her next victim.

Fingers crossed that this will soon be over for you.

So she's sticking to her 'plan'. Finally emailed at noon instead of morning like she said. She wants to reschedule for Wednesday. Why not Tuesday? It's a pattern. Make me wait, promises promises. I was ready for that. She says the person who was going to help her is sick. Another of her famous excuses. So I said, sure, Wednesday is good, but it's the LAST day you can get your things before they all go out on the driveway. She said thanks. Now lets see where she goes from here. I'm still planning to keep her stuff for a week or so just because she is so scary and probably already has plans to do something annoying again. At least I won't have to sit around all day tomorrow waiting. She's really a piece of work. Sigh.

Manipulative, devious, mean, two-faced, criminal, zero conscience... not a nice person in any way. So sorry you crossed her path.

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SortaB, what are the rules once you put her things on the driveway?

How long does she have to collect them?

Ahhh soot, the rules are already over actually according to California Law. I had to keep her stuff safe for 15 days past the day she should have been out. That actually expired Sunday, but the Sheriff said 14 days past the 25th when they locked her out so I'm going by that. That will be the 10th to be all fair and legal. AFTER that day, I can do anything I want with her precious stuff. I can sell it, give it away, burn it, anything I want. Only thing I have to do is take inventory. If it amounts to over $700 bucks worth (HA) I have to declare it and do something else. Never did look into that since it's mainly junk. In the house wasn't mandatory. She just kicked up such a fuss I decided to stop poking that bear again and let her win to make it simple and leave what she considered rare and valuable where she put it in the bedroom.. She's already given signs that anything missing or damaged will be my fault. Uhhuh. I didn't CHARGE her for the storage, so I'm not strictly liable as long as I don't destroy it or let it get stolen.

She's gotta get out of my life. Feeling much better now that she's actually out of the house and looking forward to ALL her stuff being gone. I'm going to just put it on a tarp, Take tons of pictures of each item, put another tarp over it, tie it all down securely and keep it for a week or 2 until I see she's not coming back. She already has signed the document which spells out her rights to reclaim her stuff. I am keeping that for my files. I'll even email her to let her know the day it's going to the street for the scavengers to take. California laws are so pro Tenant it's scary.

I'm soooo nice. She can play all the tricks she wants but she's not going to 'get' me on any legality no matter what she tries. SHE needs to get another hobby. Feeling sorry for the next victim.

Good on you SortaB

So, hopefully today's the day!

Sorta