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June 20, 2020 / detroite

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At Geraldine's today to show support and let Rev. At Geraldine's today to show support and let Rev. Ross know it's not over til we get it in writing! Neighbors gather to plan next steps and gift Geraldine with flowers!
Update and location change! The picket is now a ga Update and location change! The picket is now a gathering at Geraldine’s. Storehouse has agreed to send a written agreement in 2 weeks. We need to remain vigilant. We invite people to Geraldine’s house to hear updates, meet with Geraldine, and build with the neighborhood. Join us Thursday, June 10th at 2pm. 3029 Fischer St. Thank you to the community for moving this forward! Look out for our fundraising campaign next! During the meeting last month that was mediated by a local pastor, Ross verbally agreed to sell Geraldine the house back to $14,200 and pay the back taxes; blight tickets; and repair the roof and porch. Weeks later, there had been mixed messages from Ross’ lawyer and still nothing in writing. Ross has also said several times that she would evict Geraldine once the moratorium on evictions is lifted. We organized a picket with @cvadetroit and @detroitwillbreathe to hold Ross accountable. Organizing the second picket was enough to get Ross and her lawyers to move on getting us the written agreement/offer that Geraldine needs. Geraldine was a victim of illegal overtaxation, and alongside thousands of Detroiters, she lost her house through tax foreclosure in 2015. During this time, a coalition of housing activists organized to establish a community land trust in Detroit as a fix to the housing crisis. In the fall of 2015, with the help of the coalition, Joan Ross and the Storehouse of Hope bought 15 houses in the tax foreclosure auction with the promise of keeping families in their homes permanently leading to home ownership in a few years. Geraldine’s house was one of those homes, purchased for $1,211. Six years later, Storehouse of Hope has failed in their vision and promise, not one family owns their home, several were evicted, and several homes are now boarded up and abandoned. For more background, check out our website, link in our bio. #stopevictions #housingforall #detroitovertaxation #storehouseofhope #communitylandtrust #michigrammers #blackhomesmatter #blackleaders #longtermresident #detroitactivism #detroitvseverybody #detroitneighborhoods #detroitneighbor #eastsideDetroit #charlevoixvillageassociation #detroitevictiondefense
Picket at Storehouse of Hope Keep Geraldine in her Picket at Storehouse of Hope Keep Geraldine in her home! Hand back the deed! Thursday 2pm Storehouse of Hope Offices 7700 Second Avenue The previous picket was canceled under the condition that Rev Joan Ross, Director of the Storehouse of Hope community land trust finally agreed to a negotiation meeting. During the meeting that was mediated by a local pastor, Ross verbally agreed to sell Geraldine the house back to $14,200 and pay the back taxes; blight tickets; and repair the roof and porch. Weeks later, there have been mixed messages from Ross’ lawyer and still nothing in writing. Ross has also said several times that she would evict Geraldine once the moratorium on evictions is lifted. This picket is to hold Ross accountable. We are not going away. Geraldine was a victim of illegal overtaxation, and alongside thousands of Detroiters, she lost her house through tax foreclosure in 2015. During this time, a coalition of housing activists organized to establish a community land trust in Detroit as a fix to the housing crisis. In the fall of 2015, with the help of the coalition, Joan Ross and the Storehouse of Hope bought 15 houses in the tax foreclosure auction with the promise of keeping families in their homes permanently leading to home ownership in a few years. Geraldine’s house was one of those homes, purchased for $1,211. Six years later, Storehouse of Hope has failed in their vision and promise, not one family owns their home, several were evicted, and several homes are now boarded up and abandoned. For more background, check out or website, link in our bio. #stopevictions #housingforall #detroitovertaxation #storehouseofhope #communitylandtrust #michigrammers #blackhomesmatter #blackleaders #longtermresident #detroitactivism #detroitvseverybody #detroitneighborhoods #detroitneighbor #eastsideDetroit #charlevoixvillageassociation #detroitevictiondefense #picket #nobodymoves #evictionmoratorium #evictions #slumlord #detroithomes #housingisahumanright #housingjustice #blackdetroitmatters
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Victory! Thank you so much to those who helped. Th Victory! Thank you so much to those who helped. The Bohanens themselves want to thank all who helped their struggle. We will still be at the precinct today at noon to announce this victory and plan ways to continue this struggle against evictions in Detroit.
The Detroit Police have threatened another family The Detroit Police have threatened another family with eviction. On Thursday, April 15 at 12:00 p.m. we will protest the local police precinct station at 13530 Lesure in Detroit to call for the eviction to be called off. Please join us. The Bohanen family began renting their home on 9325 Littlefield in January of this year. They signed a lease, paid a security deposit, and paid four months of rent at $800 a month. Detroit police officers visited the Bohanens at their home and said that they were contacted by the owner of the property, who claimed that the lease the Bohanens signed was fraudulent and that they were trespassers. The police told the Bohanens that they had until Wednesday, April 14 to move out of the property. No court case has been filed against the Bohanens, no judge has reviewed the facts, and no court order has been signed. The Detroit Police Department has repeatedly stated that its policy is for officers to not get involved in eviction disputes, and to tell property owners to go through the court process. Despite this, Detroit police are violating their own stated policies to evict a family which includes a young child. The Bohanens are not squatters. At worst, they are potential victims of a scam artist. We are running shifts watching the house as much as we can. If you can, please come out and watch the house and alert us if you see police or eviction activity. The police said they would wait until at least tomorrow (Thursday April 15) to come back, but we are running a skeleton crew to watch the house today (Wednesday April 14) just to be safe. We need volunteers. Contact us if you have any questions. Call the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2520 and tell them to call off the eviction at 9325 Littlefield. Join our anti-eviction vigil at 9325 Littlefield. If you see any police activity or apparent eviction occurring at the home, please contact us as soon as possible. Contact us at 313-530-0216 or detroitevictiondefense@gmail.com. Visit us at detroitevictiondefense.net. We are also on Facebook and Instagram.
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