A Missouri mother says her landlord removed her front door after she failed to pay two months’ rent. However, she says she lost her job due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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According to FOX 59, Hannah McGee worked at a restaurant but lost her job after the pandemic hit the United States. She says she is $1,000 behind in rent and her landlord decided to remove the front door of her apartment in Fenton. Currently, McGee’s four-year-old daughter is spending the night next door at her grandmother’s house so she could be warm during the cold nights,
McGee also said she used her closet door as a replacement for the time being and before the incident, there were no issues with her landlord for three years. She states, “He’s always been a good landlord. I guess it just took one slipup. I’ve lived here without a problem, no incidents whatsoever. I’ve been on time every month, but since COVID happened, I lost my job. I was working in a restaurant.”
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An attorney says the landlord’s actions have violated a state statute since evictions are only court-ordered.
“The landlord needs to realize that the landlord has committed a tort and is liable for anything that happens to this tenant. It’s more than negligence, it’s the intentional infliction of emotional distress. It’s a violation of Missouri statutes and its unlawful eviction.”
A GoFundMe was created to help McGee’s expenses.