So thaaat’s why he’s only giving us 13 days.
There’s been a lot of talk here about the letter David House had taped to the front and back door of each unit on April 27th. The letter gave us 13 days to move out (until May 10th), stating:
Grace Pearce Tucker, Former Resident
We received this signature to our petition from Grace Pearce Tucker:
“I grew up in the Wilmont from 1940 to 1955 and have a million great memories. I sat on the front steps and waved to the convoys going by during WWII.”
Demolition can’t happen? Update.
Update to original article:
City Council member, Thomas Crowder, says the Wilmont is part of a national historic registry. I’m not sure if this is entirely accurate, but I think that if within a year, the Wilmont was still empty or in disrepair, the City would look for a buyer to take it from David House. Apparently all the documents we received listing demolition as an option are just standard forms, not adapted or accurate for our specific location. Makes me wonder what other sort of misinformation we’ve been receiving. Especially considering, we still don’t know when we have to move out for sure.
Flickr link
Heres a link to a flicker page that has a bunch of pictures of the Wilmont.
More Pictures of the Wilmont
One of the residents of the Wilmont has a photo journal that contains many pictures of the Wilmont over the year.
Legal Advice/Help
This is a call out to any attorney that may happen upon this site. Do we as tenets of the Wilmont have any recourse on having our lease terminated? We fulfilled our contractual duties yet we have had our lease terminated and we are expected to move. Is there any way to get damages from V G Murry and or David House? Maybe a few bucks for a U-Haul, anything really. Two weeks is hardly enough time for most people to gather the money required to pay for the administrative fee, application fee, and other random fees that need to be paid in order to secure a lease on a new place? Or do we just have to bend over and take it?
Facebook Links
Here are some links to a Facebook group devoted to saving the Wilmont.
Share your stories
Share your stories with us. The Wilmont has been a fixture on Hillsborough street for decades. I have only lived there for a few months and already have stories that I will share with others for the rest of my life. We here at SaveWilmont.com want to hear your stories. You can either post them in the comments or let me know in the comments section that you would like to write a post and we will contact you with the info to do so.
Pre Eviction Notice
Got this nice little not on my way to the copy shop. Only giving us two weeks to move. That’s pretty harsh. Read the rest of this entry »
The Resistance
Well we put up some fliers. They were not the best or most creative but we kinda whipped these out as soon as we could. If any one else wants to pass out some fliers leave a comment and we will contact you. We printed out a bunch so please don’t be shy.
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