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Chocoholic · 10-21-2009, 05:53 PM

Oct. 21: A 6-year-old Florida girl could soon be evicted from her grandparents’ retirement community because bylaws state that all residents must be older than 55. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports.

A retirement community in Largo, Florida is fighting to evict six-year-old Kimberly Broffman from the home of her grandparents Jimmy and Judie Stottler
the only parents she’s ever known. According to the development’s bylaws, all residents must be older than 55.

Kimberly is the only person expected to vacate the home.

Kimberly’s grandparents have tried selling their house to leave the neighborhood, but because of the crash in the housing market, there are no buyers. They have lowered the price from $225,000 to $129,000.

In other words, this little beautiful girl may be evicted because she has a very old problem.

Today Show broke the story this morning. This story is going on already for five years. The homeowner’s association president says he is just trying to enforce the policies. The eviction notice may come anytime soon.

The grandparents had at some point agreed to move from the retirement community because of the above mention bylaws. However, by the time they got ready to move, the housing market collapsed and they could not sell their house.

The grandparents had decided to sell the house so the 6 year old granddaughter is not evicted. They were asking $225,000 dollars for the house. Currently, they have lowered the house price to $129,000. Still, now one buys the house.

The 6 year old girl’s name is Kimberly. Her mother has lost child’s custody 4 years ago. The grandfather says “we want to leave this community, as soon as I can sell this house.”

Now they are afraid that the 6 year old girl may be evicted and that the state workers may put her in foster care. The NBC reporter puts the question in a good way: why would you split this family in the hope of reuniting them again. What if Kimberly’s parents can’t sell the house for 5 years?

Her grandmother says that is not an option. She can’t imagine this happening. “She is our little girl. We are the only parents she knows,” says Kimberly’s grandmother cleaning her tears.

Now everyone agrees that they are in violation of the retirement community’s bylaws. Yet, it is the judge that will decide if this 6 year old girl will be evicted or no, or what is the legally moral solution for this story.

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I can't believe how cruel, selfish, and heartless some people can be! They would rather see this little girl taken away from her grandparents and sent to a foster home because she's not over 55. How are some of these exclusive communities even legal anyway? If someone tried to create a community exclusively for people of a certain skin color, religion, or sexual orientation, then the ACLU and other groups would be all over them in a heartbeat for discrimination.

I hope the judge in this case has some brains and compassion and allows Kimberly to remain with her grandparents until they can finally sell their home and move. I pray they can find a decent, caring neighborhood to move to real soon.

10-21-2009, 05:53 PM	#1
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	6-year-old girl faces eviction in Florida Oct. 21: A 6-year-old Florida girl could soon be evicted from her grandparents’ retirement community because bylaws state that all residents must be older than 55. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports. A retirement community in Largo, Florida is fighting to evict six-year-old Kimberly Broffman from the home of her grandparents Jimmy and Judie Stottler the only parents she’s ever known. According to the development’s bylaws, all residents must be older than 55. Kimberly is the only person expected to vacate the home. Kimberly’s grandparents have tried selling their house to leave the neighborhood, but because of the crash in the housing market, there are no buyers. They have lowered the price from $225,000 to $129,000. In other words, this little beautiful girl may be evicted because she has a very old problem. Today Show broke the story this morning. This story is going on already for five years. The homeowner’s association president says he is just trying to enforce the policies. The eviction notice may come anytime soon. The grandparents had at some point agreed to move from the retirement community because of the above mention bylaws. However, by the time they got ready to move, the housing market collapsed and they could not sell their house. The grandparents had decided to sell the house so the 6 year old granddaughter is not evicted. They were asking $225,000 dollars for the house. Currently, they have lowered the house price to $129,000. Still, now one buys the house. The 6 year old girl’s name is Kimberly. Her mother has lost child’s custody 4 years ago. The grandfather says “we want to leave this community, as soon as I can sell this house.” Now they are afraid that the 6 year old girl may be evicted and that the state workers may put her in foster care. The NBC reporter puts the question in a good way: why would you split this family in the hope of reuniting them again. What if Kimberly’s parents can’t sell the house for 5 years? Her grandmother says that is not an option. She can’t imagine this happening. “She is our little girl. We are the only parents she knows,” says Kimberly’s grandmother cleaning her tears. Now everyone agrees that they are in violation of the retirement community’s bylaws. Yet, it is the judge that will decide if this 6 year old girl will be evicted or no, or what is the legally moral solution for this story. _______________________________________________________ I can't believe how cruel, selfish, and heartless some people can be! They would rather see this little girl taken away from her grandparents and sent to a foster home because she's not over 55. How are some of these exclusive communities even legal anyway? If someone tried to create a community exclusively for people of a certain skin color, religion, or sexual orientation, then the ACLU and other groups would be all over them in a heartbeat for discrimination. I hope the judge in this case has some brains and compassion and allows Kimberly to remain with her grandparents until they can finally sell their home and move. I pray they can find a decent, caring neighborhood to move to real soon.