Expat couple ordered to vacate apartment over non-payment
Ursuline Joseph said she rented her apartment to a man from Romania and a Guyanese woman in February 2019.
She said since then her life has been in turmoil as they are not honouring their contract to pay her a monthly fee of over $1,000.
According to the elderly landlord, because of their unwillingness to pay their rent, the man’s boss had to intervene and pay her from his salary.
The landlord; however, issued an eviction notice in May because the payments stopped coming. She said the male tenant’s boss told her the couple was old enough to honour their commitments.
The frustrated senior expressed to the court that, despite the notice, the couple never left the apartment and they have not paid her for remaining there either.
Scared & emotionally distressed
“I am so scared, and I am emotionally distressed,” Joseph lamented when she made an appearance on September 25, 2019 before the Magistrate’s Court.
She said the matter had been reported to the police, but no charges were been laid against the pair.
She said she wants the couple evicted promptly.
Mr Stephen R. Daniels, the lawyer representing the duo, said his clients “just want a month to leave.”
Magistrate DaBreo said she was granting them one month to vacate the premises.
“I have to give them sufficient time to leave legally,” she told the upset Landlord.
The magistrate then informed that the pair must leave by October 24, 2019 and if the rent is not paid, they would have to go through a trial.
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40 Responses to “Expat couple ordered to vacate apartment over non-payment”
Hmmmmm
You aint got no son to b**t in them tail part?
More hurtful is the fact that someone did the very same thing to their previous landlady before coming under false pretence to rent from an elderly landlady, except the previous landlady got her money from the boss after tenant left without paying.
God help whoever this new landlord is who take them in this time.
#1 Person are under paid/Don't even have a proper job meaning they get sponsored but no work for them they searching
#2 Some rents are beyond control / too expensive
#3 BVI need prayers. Prayer for Financial Help, Food Expenses Rent & Bills Expenses
So imagine the locals who are suffering when Expats are same way!! yet everyday They bringing in person into our little country to do job like Cashier, waitress, stock shelf, bartender? for what reason when there's many expats here out of job plus locals.
BVI Government please look into these things URGENTLY!!!!
People, after these two (2) leave the lady house on Oct. 24th, DO NOT rent them your house. The two (2) of them need to go back where they came from. They expect to live in people houses for free here?
I rent Apartments and it couldn't have been any of mine they were living in for free. The Court would have had to lock my a$$ up because they weren't shutting their eyes in my place for free. What the hell they think it is? No shame neither of them have.
That white guy has a bad behavior and he is very prejudice and he picked up a straight hair Guyanese who is also prejudice. They would better not come around me with that shit because they would get exactly what they're looking for.
We don't want no foreign Bums in our country, they need to go from here ASAP.
This story sounds like its missing information.
Some land lords in the BVI are monsters; just want they rent and not fix anything, rise rent for no good reason. As a foreign you just have to take it cause as bvi islander says “you not from here, to get out” (mentality). There are always two sides to a story.
Furthermore, isn’t it illegal to demand someone boss to withdraw money from their pay? Or it’s ok because said person is an expat, and they can be treated like dirty, and on one cares.
Many landlords I know are straight up and upfront with tenants even before they get the apartment. Yet tenants try to take them for a ride. Being honest is the best many times they try to help in some situation. Be honest that's all
I’m a LL and have very nice and modern apartment and people still try to get away with stuff. Put their stuff outside and change your locks. Point blank period.
That couple need to get their act together. Seems like they expect people here to put them up for free.
Who is this East Chick? You certainly don't know this woman, Ms Joseph. Have you seen the woman house since hurricane Irma and Maria? One of the best renovated house in the area.
You don't know that woman place, she has been renting apartment as long as I can remember, since in the 90's.
You need to check it out. A very good and reasonable lady. I do not remember this woman having any trouble with tenants nor public. Get to find out. Maybe you need to rent from her too. If I didn't have my house she is one person I would rent from. As far as I know she was even renting furnish apartment.
My goodness, a young senior me son!!!! Well done Ms. Joseph. You need to give me the secret to youthfulness.