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Let me get comfy here. JVS Jun 2014 #1
I had a housemate like that, once villager Jun 2014 #2
don't feed her. Stay in your house. Get someone to come in and assess her mind. roguevalley Jun 2014 #43
oh, this was finally resolved a year ago, and I've literally "moved on" since then villager Jun 2014 #68
very weird and sad story roguevalley Jun 2014 #71
Oh, much weirder than I've posted here... villager Jun 2014 #72
That is one of the weirdest stories I have ever read. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #3
Serve her a big wet dog turd on a delft plate. Ilsa Jun 2014 #4
Very strange, if they can't have her removed for trespassing, at least they could stop feeding her. tritsofme Jun 2014 #5
Yes, she would; she's established residency REP Jun 2014 #13
This family screwed themselves, didn't they? bluestateguy Jun 2014 #6
Poor people aren't automatically right kcr Jun 2014 #8
Formally fire her and have her arrested for trespassing. rocktivity Jun 2014 #7
Calif. law precludes involuntary psychiatric hold. truedelphi Jun 2014 #42
Hmm -- a West Coast Bartleby . . . Journeyman Jun 2014 #9
They have to start the eviction process - then the police can haul her ass out of there REP Jun 2014 #10
No eviction necessary -- she is neither a tenant nor a guest rocktivity Jun 2014 #18
not sure it's that simple , in California in most cases a person can't just be kicked out JI7 Jun 2014 #19
Doesn't work that way, alas. It's a civil matter; cops can't do shit until there's an order to evict REP Jun 2014 #20
But it's her workplace first and her home second. rocktivity Jun 2014 #24
It's a residence, not an office. They gave her a room of her own. REP Jun 2014 #25
Exactly, it would be like if an employer in a company fired an employee. Fla Dem Jun 2014 #60
You are licensed to practice law ... oldhippie Jun 2014 #92
Is there a Craigslist section for job postings like that? Nice work if you can get it. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #11
There is Renew Deal Jun 2014 #48
I meant ones for an old Bluesman to lay in bed all day and only come out for meals. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #69
You wouldn't come out and play some guitar? KittyWampus Jun 2014 #95
Well, maybe for some good barbecue and a cold beer. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #96
This will make a great movie malaise Jun 2014 #12
Have they settled on a script yet for Mrs Doubtfire II ? Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2014 #29
ROFL malaise Jun 2014 #32
It did make a great movie. christx30 Jun 2014 #35
That was my first thought as well: Carter Hayes! alcibiades_mystery Jun 2014 #55
Picture perfect for the Lifetime Channel bluestateguy Jun 2014 #37
And we wonder why all Lifetime advertises malaise Jun 2014 #46
That's what I was thinking. Renew Deal Jun 2014 #49
Pacific Heights comes to mind. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #53
They need to evict her and most importantly do not touch her or her belongings. dilby Jun 2014 #14
Yup. You are correct. REP Jun 2014 #23
I would sell the family my deadbeat removal services NightWatcher Jun 2014 #15
You had me laughing at Day Two!!!!! MADem Jun 2014 #28
Getting up off the floor malaise Jun 2014 #33
Day Two-BBQ! Cha Jun 2014 #45
Aren't the Spice Girls taking it a little too far? hack89 Jun 2014 #80
They should call the police and have them help evict her. About her threats to sue Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #16
They did call the cops. Cops said it's a civil matter Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #17
Once they have an order to evict (30 days + 15 usually), cops will throw her out REP Jun 2014 #21
CA landlord/tenant law is on line; they can file themselves REP Jun 2014 #22
Unless they have gone through the eviction procedures csziggy Jun 2014 #65
Don't feed her! elleng Jun 2014 #26
I can't believe it took this long OriginalGeek Jun 2014 #27
I can't believe it, either Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 #31
This is what I was looking for before posting it myself! You beat me to it. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #41
Reminds me of that Drew Barrymore movie, Duplex. Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #30
"I prefer not" - Bartleby Yo_Mama Jun 2014 #34
Oh right! treestar Jun 2014 #58
Why are they feeding her? HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #36
Exactly. Lock up all the food. LisaL Jun 2014 #40
Boot meet ass. greytdemocrat Jun 2014 #38
She has to come out of her room to pee, no? Phentex Jun 2014 #64
Then she could sue for assault A Little Weird Jun 2014 #70
how could she prove it? Phentex Jun 2014 #73
They should stop feeding her. nt geek tragedy Jun 2014 #39
Damn.. I guess they could not feed her. That would be mean but maybe she'd get her butt Cha Jun 2014 #44
Nanny would make a good Republican Congressman! B Calm Jun 2014 #47
lol Renew Deal Jun 2014 #50
And this is a good reason to always obtain avebury Jun 2014 #51
That's why I just can't care about these parents... Phentex Jun 2014 #59
Can they set up some live web cams? Maybe make some money bettyellen Jun 2014 #52
That is a great idea. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #54
The quote from the article that gave me pause was this one: christx30 Jun 2014 #56
Barnaby treestar Jun 2014 #57
Bartleby. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #67
Yes! treestar Jun 2014 #87
36 lawsuit history. do a background check before you hire someone to live in your home. Sunlei Jun 2014 #61
Yep. I don't feel sorry for them at all. Phentex Jun 2014 #62
How kind of you! nt Logical Jun 2014 #78
They endangered their children... Phentex Jun 2014 #79
Another perfect DU member! Congrats! nt Logical Jun 2014 #81
thanks Phentex Jun 2014 #82
but she looks like such a nice older lady, LOL, I have the solution snooper2 Jun 2014 #63
This lady is lucky she's still alive, seriously steve2470 Jun 2014 #66
In all seriousness, this is another manifestation of mental illness and how it affects all around Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #74
It looks more like a form of grifting. Ilsa Jun 2014 #84
It is most certainly grifting. Her entire life from the sound of it. alphafemale Jun 2014 #88
These kinds of people go past grifting Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #97
Nah, she just a-squattin' & gobblin'. Knows the legal ropes. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #93
Call the cops. Maybe they'll shoot her. hunter Jun 2014 #75
Things would become very uncomfortable for the nanny liberal N proud Jun 2014 #76
that's interesting gopiscrap Jun 2014 #77
They could always play Slim Whitman 24/7 at full volume Generic Brad Jun 2014 #83
Oh, Mr. Shef-field! KamaAina Jun 2014 #85
If she leaves the house she makes sure to leave some of her things there ripcord Jun 2014 #86
My brother had roughly this experience with a "girlfriend" Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2014 #89
Looks like she was homeless for 9 years. christx30 Jun 2014 #90
It's fifteen days for a notice of belief of abandonment to expire. LeftyMom Jun 2014 #91
That's not bad. christx30 Jun 2014 #94
Update rocktivity Jul 2014 #98
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