My Heart Is Broken
By Susan
@HazySue (39264)
Gouverneur, New York
February 11, 2019 9:26am CST
Last year a very dear friend and neighbor died of heart failure. She was a wonderful person who would give you the shirt off her back. Anyway, she took pride in her home and loved to be surrounded by beautiful things.
After she passed away the house was bought by someone who wanted to rent it out and make money. A couple came along and rented the house with all the furniture. They trashed the place. It didn't take them long to turn it into a dump.
The pool rapidly turned green, the yard became a scraggly mess, and we could not even imagine how the inside looked, They obtained 5 dogs ranging in size that were left alone for hours at a time.
Last week the electric was turned off for non-payment and the next day they were gone. They took off in the night with what they could fit in the trunk of the car. The owner flew down to see what was going on and was greeted with a house full of garbage, broken furniture and dog feces. Not only that the beautiful tile floor had been broken up and taken out of the house piled next to our property line.
It would have broken my dear friends heart if she had seen it like this. It certainly did mine. Why in the world would anyone do this to a lovely house, to any house?
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19 responses
@Juliaacv (48653)
• Canada
11 Feb 19
That is so very heart-breaking.
Do you know what the owners plan on doing after they clean up the mess left behind?
Its too bad that they don't have a young family member starting out that they could rent it to until they save enough to buy their own home.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
@HazySue would he be able to restore it to how it was when he bought it?
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
14 Feb 19
@hereandthere He would but it will take a lot more money than it is worth.
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@Happy2BeMe (99386)
• Canada
11 Feb 19
That is so heartbreaking. I don't understand people like that. They have no respect for anybody or anything.
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@Marilynda1225 (80172)
• United States
11 Feb 19
I don't understand how people have little or no respect for someone else's property. I hope the owner finds them and sues them for the property damages.
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@sallypup (58337)
• Centralia, Washington
14 Feb 19
That's just criminal. We sold our last house. I am a gardener who sprawls edible plants on the land available. I had planted four apple trees in the front yard. I do not have the heart to drive by that house cause I think the new people took out all the lively landscape and grassed it over. Just nasty.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
12 Feb 19
What happened to that owner has made him change his mind about renting. We no longer rent out our houses. We have sold them and gotten out of the renting business. There are too many people who just plain don't care what they do to your property.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
11 Feb 19
terrible way to treat a house - hope the next occupants treat it with more respect
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
13 Feb 19
@HazySue most people do try to keep their homes ok
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@1creekgirl (40635)
• United States
11 Feb 19
I'm glad your friend didn't have to see that. Some people have no class, let alone plain good manners. I hope they get caught.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
11 Feb 19
That's so terrible! Shame on them for being filthy and not caring for anothers property. Good they're gone! But jeez too little too late! 
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@janethwayne (5193)
• Philippines
12 Feb 19
It is very sad indeed.For sure she is not happy to see that if it was me I feel the same way and very devastated.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
11 Feb 19
how long did they stay? it makes you wonder about the finances or source of income of the renters. i feel bad for the new owner. whatever they earned from rent will go to clean up and repairs.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
12 Feb 19
That is soooo sad. How can people act like this?
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@RasmaSandra (74146)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Feb 19
Some people have no respect for other peoples belongings or property. These are just awful people and I can tell you that your friend knows about this and she is not happy at all but what can you do. Hopefully, the place can be fixed up and the next people will take good care of it. I would have been thrilled to have moved into a place that was ready to be lived in.
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@just4him (308693)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Feb 19
Some people have no conscience. They don't care about anybody but themselves. I hope the owners can get the house renovated and looking nice again. It's a tragic shame.
