evictions arent that easy, it all depends on eviction laws in virginia. Usually you cant break into the house and kick the shit of whoever is inside and procedures can take years, people someimes outright pay the squatter to leave and go occupy someone elses home
And the residence belongs to the bank and the bank is dealing with thousands of cases like this at he same time, its not like they can send a guy whose job is to kick chris out.
The likely scenario is that chris someday ends up leaving but it will take years, he is leagaly disabled and has some miracle luck when it comes to going to court so who knows
This seems relevant:
NOTE: Under Virginia law, if you do not have a lease, and you do not pay rent, you are considered a “tenant at sufferance.” This means you can be evicted for any reason at all, at any time, and no notice needs to be given to you. Under this circumstance you can go from “tenant” to “trespasser” very quickly.
Yeah, I agree that it’ll take a while before Chris gets evicted. Could be a few months, could maybe even be six months or longer.
A lot depends on whether this reverse mortgage is true, and whether the bank or some other creditor gets the house.
But Chris isn’t staying for years, that’s for sure. For reasons of autism, I checked out Virginia’s eviction laws, and it seems like once the ball gets rolling, it’s a pretty efficient and time limited process, with little chance of being held up by courts for years.
Even the cops play ball. This is from a Virginia Sheriff’s webpage:
There are two types of eviction:
- Full Eviction—The defendant's property, in its entirety, is placed on the nearest public right of way. The plaintiff must provide a locksmith and enough adults deemed necessary by the Sheriff’s Office to execute the eviction. The Sheriff's Office is responsible for protecting the interests of both parties. Depending on the particular circumstances, the Sheriff's Office may require the plaintiff to provide a moving truck, boxes and bags, and/or special equipment. In cases of inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances, the Sheriff's Office reserves the right to postpone the eviction to the next available date.
OR
- 24-Hour Lock Change Eviction—This is the most commonly used eviction because it is far less costly than a Full Eviction. Possession of the dwelling is granted to the plaintiff within 24 hours after the scheduled eviction date and time. On eviction day, the plaintiff must provide a locksmith to change all of the locks on exterior entrances to the dwelling. The dwelling becomes a storage facility for the defendant's property for the next 24 hours. The plaintiff must grant the defendant reasonable access to remove his or her property during that 24 hour period. The defendant cannot stay in the dwelling overnight. At the end of the 24 hour period, any property left in the dwelling goes into the possession of the plaintiff who must sell or destroy it. If the defendant remains on the property or returns to the property after the 24 hour period expires, the defendant is trespassing.
Lol at that first one. Could you imagine the entirety of the horde, towering above her the house by the road? And Chris frantically sprinting in between it, trying to figure out what to do with it all.
He might not want to deal with any problems about transporting the body, reporting the body and attending any of the funeral/cremation stuff and just jump ship when she's close to dead or just about dead. Legally he is essentially just a tenet at the house right? he's not bound to it in any way and the only issues that he'd have by simply running away from all his problems in Ruckersville is changing his address so he could actually receive mail from the government and any sentimental/important items he left behind because it would weigh him down once he's hit the road
Chris’s autism though. He’s lived in that house his entire life, and I frankly doubt that he can even imagine living elsewhere.
Fuck, one of the reasons why he’s so dedicated to the merge instead of planning for his own future, is probably how uncomfortable the thought of maybe having to move out makes him.
I’m sure Chris tried to imagine living somewhere else, late at night when he’s by himself. And as hard as he tried, he just pulled up nada.