Last Wednesday an appeal for support for Angie Cicero, the 77-year old tenant with terminal cancer, was launched from this website.
This weekend that tenant, Angie Cicero, and Oakland’s Eviction Defense Center sent their thanks to ourselves, and the Campaign for Renters Rights and all those who helped pressure Stanford University not to go through with Angie's eviction process. A settlement was reached.
When Angie went to court on Friday morning she was facing the possibility of being evicted from the home she has rented for 25 years. This is the home she shared with her husband, whom she was married to for 57 years until his recent death.
Angie has Stage IV breast cancer. The survival rate for a younger woman with this cancer is around 15%. There is no chance of Angie, at her age, surviving this cancer. Doctors estimate she may at best live up to 18 months. She is also on a fixed income of about $900-a-month and up until Friday faced possible homelessness.
Her home was bestowed to Stanford University when her landlord died.
In a letter to the landlord’s trustee, Stanford gave the thumbs up for eviction proceedings. How difficult would it be for them to wait for her to die before cashing in on the sale of the home? Too difficult, we can only guess. After giving the go-ahead to the trustee to evict Angie, they then backed off at the last moment. The Eviction Defense Center believe the dozens of calls received from our site and the Campaign for Renters Rights contributed to shifting the University’s position.
Angie will receive $100,000 and has been given 3 months to leave her home. She would rather stay in her home, but now she will not need to be stressed over money issues for the remaining months of her life.
Thanks to everyone that helped out and made the call. Solidarity works!
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