I'm totally exhausted. I struggled all day long trying to stay awake, alert and do my job. I simply did not sleep after the ordeal with the police last night - I might have gotten 3 and a half hours of sleep total. Now that I'm home, I have no pressures, can sit here and write this or just go take a nap, plus the weekend is here.
To be honest, I did not want to have to have Mary served with that order last night. I only got it as protection in case she held true to her word and was going to see the judge, in her words. This meant only one thing to me: she was going to get an Order of Protection, and the ONLY way to defend yourself against that in this kind of situation is to get one first. That way, if she calls the police, whips out the Order, I whip out my Order as well and then the police can figure it out from there. To think about being removed from my own home based on the lies of a meth-addicted person was more than I could bear.
Last night, her mouthing off to me was absolutely the end of it for me. SHE left the stove on, that's why I did what I did - put the pot away and put her macaroni away. She was just itching for any excuse to scream and get irate. I have NO clue what kind of complaint she was going to make to the police, but since I stood there and listened to her telling the police that I shoved her - it would have undoubtedly been a complete, fabricated lie. The police gave absolutely NO merit to her claim that I shoved her and did not want to see the video surveillance.
One of my next steps is to get a copy of the police report - I am hoping they put in there that she claimed that I shoved her. That way, I can present that to the court and also a copy of the video surveillance, which shows the entire thing, all of it. I'm going to burn a DVD with that video on it.
There will be a few things that will change with Mary's absence. First, the unbelievable amounts of laundry will disappear. There will still be plenty of laundry going on here, but I bet the amount of loads being done is cut at least in half.
There won't a particular person staying up all night long, keeping other people awake at times.
She won't be in the bathroom for up to an hour at at time, keeping everyone else that wants to use it out. There will be plenty of positives - but a few negatives as well. She won't be doing projects around here anymore. I will have to water the plants out front as well. I will have to finish a project that she just started - which isn't a big deal excepting it's getting pretty warm around here.
I am also definitely going to have to find a replacement renter. I can't even think about re-renting that room until court next Friday. I also don't know if the other renter is still going to leave or not. She hasn't stated this yet, though I have asked her in emails. Losing any renters right now - not a good thing. That particular thought was flooding my mind last night as the police were escorting Mary out of my house - but there are certain lines that I just won't have crossed. Having kids/dogs/tenants/me exposed to meth fumes being distributed all throughout the house via the AC system is definitely one of them.
Anyway, as I said at the beginning of this, I am totally wiped out.
I don't want to write anymore, so I won't.
C'yall later.
ben
8 comments:
Try for a relaxing weekend....
Thanks. Ken is going to see Star Trek again tomorrow, I'm going with him (his dime).
I have plenty of projects to distract me as well.
Just going to be hot - 103 tomorrow, 104 Sunday and up to 105 on Monday - gag!!!
ben
I think it's a good thing she is finally to be GONE! She caused you more problems then it was worth.... you don't need that.
I can't wait till Star Trek comes over here!
Try to take it a little easy. You have been through more than your fair share with her.
Ben,
She is sick. I'll say a prayer for her but will tell you that she cannot live in your house.
I hope she figures it out someday.
You did the right thing. Its almost over.
Hang in there.
Bobby
Hi Dorrie: Yes, she definitely caused a lot of problems around here - I kept her simply because of all the work she was doing. Sounds kind of selfish now that I think about it.
Star Trek is a GREAT movie! You could probably watch it online.
Spring: I'm in no hurry to do major things this weekend, I'm going to do some resting/relaxing as well as trying to get at least a few things done, thanks.
Bobby: The Order of Protection includes a portion that I had checked ordering her to get treatment. At court, I am going to ask the judge to force her to some sort of rehab treatment for meth abuse. NOT a vindictive thing - she really needs help and I have read that meth users get so addicted to the stuff they pretty much always have to check into a rehab center or something like that to stay away from the stuff.
Have a great weekend.
ben
It seems a bit "Big Brotherish" that you, as a non-related landlord only can in any way force her to do something which she may not want to do once she has left your premises and is no longer having anything to do with you.
Of course it is up to the judge to decide whether he wants her in treatment, but your making the accusation against her without substantial proof seems to me to open you up to counter charges of defamation etc.
She has given you many other good reasons to evict her in the past, so I would CAREFULLY weigh the evidence of her meth use before opening up in court about it.
I have plenty of proof. Karen will come to court with me - Mary smoked meth right in front of her. Mimi - the other tenant - pulled a large chunk of Mary's hair out of the trash can - that can be tested and verify whether meth has been taken and even how OFTEN it's being taken. Mary admitted to me some time ago that she had used meth while living in my home. I don't really think I have too much to worry about in the case of Mary and her meth use, in terms of court. Whether the court accepts that as a valid reason to remove her from the premises? Well, it was a Superior Court judge that gave the Order of Protection in the first case. So, it must have at least enough merit to withstand his criteria.
The court can order on it's own treatment or not. The initial judge did order treatment - but - obviously - she is going to fight that in court. People on meth need help getting off of it, is all I'm going to say about that.
ben
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