All residents (perhaps at least 75% of whom are refugees/asylum seekers from DRC) were evicted from a multi-family dwelling a few doors down from my house. All of the paperwork for the eviction was said to be in order. Unfortunately, residents believed they had an additional two weeks to leave the house when police arrived in the morning and told them they must be out by the end of the day. According to residents, those who were not at home had their belongings moved onto the street by the officials overseeing the eviction. A very emotional and tense situation for all involved. I put residents in touch with an individual from a legal resource center who specializes in evictions, but I don't believe anything could be done to provide the residents with at least a few days to move out and have sufficient time to organize alternative accomodations.
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