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In reply to the discussion: Call police about domestic violence and get evicted [View all]lapislzi
(5,762 posts)NCTraveler is looking at this from the perspective of a landlord--nothing more, nothing less. It is not in the interest of the landlord to keep disruptive tenants on his property, regardless of the morality of same.
Of course it is immoral to throw an abused person out on the street. No one is disputing that point (at least, I don't think anyone is). It's a terrible, terrible thing. But, what's a landlord to do? He may have few resources of his own, irrespective of his good intentions. The landlord has other tenants to think about it.
Eviction is a legal proceeding, not necessarily a law enforcement matter (unless the tenant becomes truculent and refuses to go).
What this whole exercise shamefully points out is the utter absence of any type of support network for survivors of domestic violence.
I think everyone is in agreement that eviction is no good remedy for a problem that is community-wide and affects far more than just the nuclear family.
NC, if I am putting words in your mouth, please feel free to correct me.