Two members of Take Back the Land- Miami were arrested on Tuesday, June 15th, during an action to defend a family from eviction. Max Rameau and Ashaundre Young were arrested and charged with disobeying a lawful order and starting a riot, respectively, when they refused to move so that the Miami-Dade County Sheriff could execute the eviction of a low income family and her children. Max was released almost immediately and Ashaundre is expected out in a few hours.
The action is part of a larger defense of two apartment complexes foreclosed upon by JP Morgan-Chase, through its wholly owned subsidiary, ECP Properties, Inc. ECP Properties is the toxic asset subsidiary of JP Morgan-Chase and formerly of Washington Mutual Bank.
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Take Back the Land- Miami, the residents of 820 and 830 NW 70th St., Miami, FL and their neighbors, committed to defending the home from eviction. The city of Miami arrived with 6 police cars, at least one of which remained on site from 8:00am until almost 2:00pm. The Miami-Dade County Sheriff came with the eviction officer, who called for even more backup after seeing the protesters at the complex. The eviction Sheriff remained on site from approximately 10:30am until almost 2:00pm.
In spite of the arrests, residents and neighbors considered the action a success and vowed to defend the other units from eviction.
The residents identified three (3) demands: 1). Stop the Evictions; 2). Allow residents to remain; and 3) elevate housing to the level of a human right through public policy changes.
After foreclosing on the property in September 2009, JP Morgan-Chase immediately began harassing tenants into leaving the apartment complex. After the eviction, more than half of the 20 apartments are vacant and boarded up and each remaining unit is awaiting eviction.
Worse still, the tenants did not take out mortgages they could not afford- they were paying their rent on time. ECP Properties then stopped making repairs in the building and stopped crediting tenants with rent payments. Conditions worsened quickly and some tenants left on their own, while others stopped paying rent in protest.
According to the New York Times, JP Morgan-Chase has a policy of evicting tenants from foreclosed rental units instead of renting to them. Consequently, low income renters feel the brunt of the foreclosure crisis.
VIEW DOCUMENTATION OF JP MORGAN-CHASE PRACTICES OF FORECLOSURE EVICTION OF APARTMENT RENTERS AND TENANTS
In the end, the laws which favor corporate profits over human needs are immoral and must be directly challenged.
Take Back the Land- Miami is part of the Take Back the Land Movement, a national network of local organizations engaged in the struggle to elevate housing to the level of a human right and gain community control over land. The Take Back the Land Movement is coordinated by the US Human Rights Network (USHRNetwork.org). Get more information at Takebacktheland.org
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