What Gets Me Hot: Who kicks people out during a pandemic? Richmond Inn Suites Trudi Veals GM (Baton Rouge) SMC Hotel Group John Holstrom VP (Shreveport) ”tenants’ rights advocates have seen New Orleans hotels evict guests despite Gov. John Bel Edwards’ order suspending all evictions during the coronavirus pandemic"

Who kicks people out during a pandemic? They don’t care about our health; just about getting money.”
"Motel staff arrested after forcibly evicting long-term tenants in New Orleans East during pandemic despite Gov. John Bel Edwards’ order suspending all evictions during the coronavirus pandemic."

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— mrjyn (@mrjyn) January 13, 2021

Trudi Veals GM Richmond Suites Illegal BRPD Police Eviction during Holidays and COVID-19 against Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards' Order Suspending All Evictions During Pandemic!

Maintenance Mgr. Mike:
deliberate violation of guest / tenant rights under Louisiana and Federal law, eviction through misuse of law enforcement by agent of property without due process, formal proceeding, or court ordered writ for EVICTION (and in violation of above mandate from Louisiana Governor).
FULLY PAID-IN-ADVANCE 10-MONTH GUEST WITH ZERO COMPLAINTS
UPSHOT:

HEAD OF MAINT. Mike, responding two days late to calls / texts from Rose (front desk) over ongoing harassing / stalking by homeless, ex-felon, Vet, recently released from six years incarceration for distribution of methamphetamine,
placed by VA at Richmond Inn in past month. Given no financial assistance which caused
his destitution and aggressive panhandling intimidation, theft from me after my helping him initially (phone charger, Bluetooth speakers, $40 cash}, as well as indiscriminate, overt sexual harassment toward numerous friends visiting Richmond Suites for over a month, openly smoking methamphetamine on hotel grounds, as witnessed by me and several guests, and again on Dec. 27 (date of my illegal eviction), when I would discover later, he continued to text vile, graphic, sexual texts to strangers -- female friends of guests -- soliciting sexual favors in exchange for methamphetamine (100 text msgs. preserved as evidence from my friend).
However, instead of Mike responding to the situation regarding this guest on Dec. 27th, he took the opportunity of GM Trudi Veals' absence to institute autonomously an illegal police eviction with no authority, making null and void his order, as well as falling under the criminal statute of
misuse of police Resources and Authority by misrepresenting illegal activity in the deliberate action to affect a knowingly false accusation and enforcement by Police,
and
using state or city law enforcement to enforce immediate eviction with no written or stated order or statement and without a formal filing of eviction proceedings
longterm, 10-month guest (referred by former employee, also author of Richmond Suites rule book, Rules of which employees broke at least 10 on that day alone).
VP John Holmstrom, who had previously countermanded Ms. Veals first baseless attempt at eviction by siding with the guest (me) over his 25-year employed GM, overruling her and leaving me alone for a period of time where it was obvious to me, that instead of dropping the matter for whatever prejudicial motivation she had initially based that first eviction attempt on, she was only now more reinvigorated to accomplish it by any means necessary, being very careful to concoct a plan in which it would not be her this time whose imprimatur was not hers to which John would surely be suspicious of her retaliation both toward him for his reprimand and me for whatever it is or was, if not racially motivated rancor, which caused her to stake her entire career on my eviction.

I will take no more than the time your agent issued his eviction order (as he stated, in order that I might not be able to contact VP John Holstrom on this Holiday, upon my informing him that that was what I intended to do), calling ms. Bankston for her aid in this matter, as I had done for her advocacy on the first occasion in which her intervention was crucial in obtaining protection from the personally motivated reckless campaign enacted by Richmond Inn & Suites GM, Trudi Veals, and recently fired Front Desk Clerk, Faith, by SMC Hotel Group of which Mr. Holmstrom was and remains acting Vice President).
before making indelible my decision to protect myself and seek remedy in the now-17-day-absence of response for these mounting slumlord tactics by sub-managerial staff, I contend, as retribution for Richmond Suites Corporate decision past, overruling Trudi Veals first initiative, as well as based on the endemic culture of racism which she has cultivated and which has been shown by various staff as evidenced by Front Desk employee Faith regarding her abusive manic outbursts, where she also autonomously barred me from the lobby of the hotel three times previously until John Holstrom personally fired her over these bizarre, racially motivated
occurrences, almost identical to that meted out one day after Christmas by another non-managerial staff member without the authority (considering Governor John Edwards ban on evictions during COvid-19 pANDEMIC AND THE FACT THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT ALL IN WHICH TO CALL FOR ANYTHING RESEMBLING eviction ON THE SPOT), and in so doing, committing illegal eviction based on no previous or current instigation.

after reading MY story of December 27, 2020 @BRPD illegal eviction by Maintenance Man Mike and Head of Housekeeping from Richmond Hotel and SMC Hotels Group a Wyndham Rewards property of which I am a member
read:

A security guard and maintenance worker were arrested Thursday night after they tried to forcibly evict residents barricaded in an extended-stay motel in New Orleans East.
The incident at the Studio 6 Extended Stay off I-10 was one of a growing number of ousters that tenants’ rights advocates say have happened at low-cost motels and hotels in recent days despite Gov. John Bel Edwards’ order suspending all evictions during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the New Orleans Police Department, Studio 6 maintenance worker William “Andy” Mackay, 56, and security guard Terrence Shaw, 23, were arrested on aggravated burglary charges late Thursday night. On Friday, a judge found no probable cause for the arrests and ordered both men released.
Witnesses told police Mackay used bolt cutters to cut a door lock while Shaw barged in with a gun drawn shortly after 8:30 p.m. Shaw allegedly pointed the gun at tenants and ordered them out. The incident happened after more than 15 long-term tenants were evicted from the motel.
Motel staff could not be reached for comment on Friday.
More than a dozen other tenants left on Thursday after the motel’s management threatened to lock them out and shut off power and water. Many were awaiting longer-term housing but lost jobs after the pandemic forced the closure of many businesses. With little money, some said they’ll be sleeping in vehicles or on the street.
Danielle Seymour is one of the few still locked in her room at the motel.
“It’s been a nightmare,” she said Friday afternoon. “I’m all cried out.”
Seymour had been working three food service jobs when the pandemic hit New Orleans last month. All three jobs - serving snacks at the Smoothie King Center, waiting tables on Bourbon Street, and helping run a cafeteria at Tulane University - evaporated in a matter of days.
With little in savings and still awaiting an inspection on a rental home, “my money ran out, and I had no place to go," she said.
She and other tenants were told to pay up or get out on Monday. When the motel hired a security guard shortly after, Seymour knew “things were going to get ugly.”
Seymour obtained a restraining order halting her eviction, but the motel manager brushed it aside.
“They said it didn’t apply to them,” said Alexis Erkert, an attorney with Southeast Louisiana Legal Services. The motel's reaction to the order surprised Erkert, but now it’s becoming a trend.
“Usually you get a restraining order, serve it to the landlord and that’s enough,” she said. “But we’re having cases where it’s not enough.”
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services has been called to assist in alleged wrongful lockouts or evictions at at least three other motels or hotels that serve long-term tenants in New Orleans, Slidell and Jefferson Parish.
After Seymour’s restraining order, the motel changed its justification for the evictions. Erkert said the motel indicated the evictions were necessary to spray for roaches. At another point, managers told Erkert the motel needed to be cleared out to curb the spread of coronavirus.
“We have a state ‘stay at home’ order,” Erkert said. “We’re supposed to stay off the streets. There is literally no place to go.”
On Thursday, nearly all tenants were ordered to leave. Most had complied by the afternoon, but Seymour and a few others remained. Seymour could hear the tumult when Shaw and Mackay forced their way into the room of another tenant who had refused to leave.
“I heard them holler ‘They got a gun!’” Seymour said. “It was a distressed holler, so I called 911.”
Police said the bolt which had been cut off the room’s door was on the ground when an officer arrived. They said a witness corroborated the tenant’s account, so the officer arrested both Shaw and Mackay on counts of aggravated burglary.
Orleans Parish Magistrate Court Commissioner Brigid Collins found no probable cause for the arrests. Assistant district attorneys did not argue for Collins to find probable cause for another violation.
Aggravated burglary, which in Louisiana can carry up to 30 years in prison, is often faced by people accused of breaking into a business or dwelling that they don't have the owner's permission to be in.
Seymour spent Friday looking out her window, waiting for more aggressive attempts to get her out. She said a relative may give her a car that she can sleep in for the weekend.
“It’s stressful,” she said. “So many emotions, you know? Who kicks people out during a pandemic? They don’t care about our health; just about getting money.”

What Gets Me Hot

1.13.2021

Who kicks people out during a pandemic? They don’t care about our health; just about getting money.”

"Motel staff arrested after forcibly evicting long-term tenants in New Orleans East during pandemic despite Gov. John Bel Edwards’ order suspending all evictions during the coronavirus pandemic."

Trudi Veals GM Richmond Suites Illegal BRPD Police Eviction during Holidays and COVID-19 against Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards' Order Suspending All Evictions During Pandemic!

Maintenance Mgr. Mike:

deliberate violation of guest / tenant rights under Louisiana and Federal law, eviction through misuse of law enforcement by agent of property without due process, formal proceeding, or court ordered writ for EVICTION (and in violation of above mandate from Louisiana Governor).

FULLY PAID-IN-ADVANCE 10-MONTH GUEST WITH ZERO COMPLAINTS

placed by VA at Richmond Inn in past month. Given no financial assistance which caused

However, instead of Mike responding to the situation regarding this guest on Dec. 27th, he took the opportunity of GM Trudi Veals' absence to institute autonomously an illegal police eviction with no authority, making null and void his order, as well as falling under the criminal statute of

misuse of police Resources and Authority by misrepresenting illegal activity in the deliberate action to affect a knowingly false accusation and enforcement by Police,

and

using state or city law enforcement to enforce immediate eviction with no written or stated order or statement and without a formal filing of eviction proceedings

longterm, 10-month guest (referred by former employee, also author of Richmond Suites rule book, Rules of which employees broke at least 10 on that day alone).

Motel staff arrested after forcibly evicting long-term tenants in New Orleans East during pandemic

A security guard and maintenance worker were arrested Thursday night after they tried to forcibly evict residents barricaded in an extended-stay motel in New Orleans East.

The incident at the Studio 6 Extended Stay off I-10 was one of a growing number of ousters that tenants’ rights advocates say have happened at low-cost motels and hotels in recent days despite Gov. John Bel Edwards’ order suspending all evictions during the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the New Orleans Police Department, Studio 6 maintenance worker William “Andy” Mackay, 56, and security guard Terrence Shaw, 23, were arrested on aggravated burglary charges late Thursday night. On Friday, a judge found no probable cause for the arrests and ordered both men released.

Witnesses told police Mackay used bolt cutters to cut a door lock while Shaw barged in with a gun drawn shortly after 8:30 p.m. Shaw allegedly pointed the gun at tenants and ordered them out. The incident happened after more than 15 long-term tenants were evicted from the motel.

Motel staff could not be reached for comment on Friday.

Danielle Seymour is one of the few still locked in her room at the motel.

“It’s been a nightmare,” she said Friday afternoon. “I’m all cried out.”

Seymour had been working three food service jobs when the pandemic hit New Orleans last month. All three jobs - serving snacks at the Smoothie King Center, waiting tables on Bourbon Street, and helping run a cafeteria at Tulane University - evaporated in a matter of days.

With little in savings and still awaiting an inspection on a rental home, “my money ran out, and I had no place to go," she said.

She and other tenants were told to pay up or get out on Monday. When the motel hired a security guard shortly after, Seymour knew “things were going to get ugly.”

Seymour obtained a restraining order halting her eviction, but the motel manager brushed it aside.

“They said it didn’t apply to them,” said Alexis Erkert, an attorney with Southeast Louisiana Legal Services. The motel's reaction to the order surprised Erkert, but now it’s becoming a trend.

“Usually you get a restraining order, serve it to the landlord and that’s enough,” she said. “But we’re having cases where it’s not enough.”

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services has been called to assist in alleged wrongful lockouts or evictions at at least three other motels or hotels that serve long-term tenants in New Orleans, Slidell and Jefferson Parish.

After Seymour’s restraining order, the motel changed its justification for the evictions. Erkert said the motel indicated the evictions were necessary to spray for roaches. At another point, managers told Erkert the motel needed to be cleared out to curb the spread of coronavirus.

“We have a state ‘stay at home’ order,” Erkert said. “We’re supposed to stay off the streets. There is literally no place to go.”

On Thursday, nearly all tenants were ordered to leave. Most had complied by the afternoon, but Seymour and a few others remained. Seymour could hear the tumult when Shaw and Mackay forced their way into the room of another tenant who had refused to leave.

“I heard them holler ‘They got a gun!’” Seymour said. “It was a distressed holler, so I called 911.”

Police said the bolt which had been cut off the room’s door was on the ground when an officer arrived. They said a witness corroborated the tenant’s account, so the officer arrested both Shaw and Mackay on counts of aggravated burglary.

Orleans Parish Magistrate Court Commissioner Brigid Collins found no probable cause for the arrests. Assistant district attorneys did not argue for Collins to find probable cause for another violation.

Aggravated burglary, which in Louisiana can carry up to 30 years in prison, is often faced by people accused of breaking into a business or dwelling that they don't have the owner's permission to be in.

Seymour spent Friday looking out her window, waiting for more aggressive attempts to get her out. She said a relative may give her a car that she can sleep in for the weekend.

“It’s stressful,” she said. “So many emotions, you know? Who kicks people out during a pandemic? They don’t care about our health; just about getting money.”