Detroit police reviewing eviction policy after assisting landlord who wrongfully kicked mom out of home
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Detroit police reworking eviction policy after tenants wrongfully removed
Detroit police are reviewing policy relating to how their officers approach landlord-tenant disagreements after one woman and her kids were wrongfully kicked out of their apartment. Activists are encouraging others to speak up about their own experiences as well.
Falsely labeled as a squatter by her landlord in late 2016, White says she was the victim of a lie that was perpetrated by law enforcement who forced her out of her home. I had nowhere to go and I ultimately ended up homeless because of it, she said.
Police arrest twelve activists demanding housing for the homeless in Olympia, Washington
On Sunday, Olympia police forcibly evicted 45 homeless activists from the Red Lion Hotel, and 12 people were arrested on burglary and trespassing charges. According to the police, the homeless activists had “forcibly occupied” and attempted to “take over the hotel” and an employee was said to have been assaulted when they tried to close the door.
The activist group Oly Housing Now (OHN) had booked 17 rooms for the homeless and said they would stay there until Thurston County arranged for permanent housing. The activist group demanded that Thurston County Health Department apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to shelter the county’s homeless.