So, a woman in Detroit was evicted from her apartment after her boyfriend kicked her door in and smashed her windows. The apartment company managing her unit stated that she was evicted due to her inability to supervise her guests.
As Kyle's mom would say, "Wha-Wha-WHAT"???
The victim had to live in a shelter (which are anything BUT plentiful in Detroit) and subsequently move to a more expensive apartment farther away from her work.
Thankfully, the apartment company agreed not to continue this practice in the future after being sued in federal court by the victim and the ACLU. The victim received an undisclosed settlement.
Every now & then I fool myself that the general public is aware of problems suffered by victims and sympathetic toward their plight. Turns out, nope. Victims can be thrown out of their own homes because of the behavior of others.
As Dr. HnK knows very well, there are many reasons why victims do not contact authorities after abuse. Here's an example of one woman who DOES contact the authorities, notifies her apartment manager, and then gets evicted.
According to the attorney for the ACLU, this practice is quite common. Boy howdy...
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