Before eviction is granted, the law requires an eviction report to assess the circumstances of the affected individuals and whether the responsible municipality can provide alternative accommodation. The eviction reports submitted by the DHA were at odds with those given by the city and the occupiers.
“The named occupiers, of course, simultaneously rejoice in the incompetence of the reports and continue to reside at the properties rent-free, alternatively to collect their own ‘rent’ from their illegal subtenants, as they have done for all these years,” reads an affidavit by Andrew Schaefer, a director for the property owners.
The property owners want the court to compel the city and the DHA to take whatever steps are necessary to resolve the discrepancies in their respective reports so the evictions can proceed and the properties can be restored to the owners.
In rural areas and smaller municipalities this alternative accommodation availability is basically nonexistent
