When Danielle Cruz called police to tell them there was a stranger living in her house that's up for sale, they told her there wasn't much they could do.
CHICAGO -- A Chicago woman said she listed her home for sale, but, shortly after, a stranger moved in and is refusing to leave.Now she can barely stand to look at the property.Cruz said she was proud when she bought her home and even prouder after renovating it. She was excited to sell it.Cruz was told all of the locks had also been changed.
Cruz said she's never met the woman, nor did she lease the property to her. Cruz hoped the police would ask the woman to leave, but, because she showed officers a lease, it's a civil matter. "I definitely do feel violated," Cruz said."Like I said, we may not live here, but it's still our property. I own this house, and it feels like if anyone can just break into your house and kind of take over - that's a scary feeling.""This is not the first time I've heard this before. Unfortunately, it's becoming more and more common," said Dadkhah.
"But if somebody gets into the property in the middle of the night, nobody sees them get in the property, they have a lease in hand. Well, a police officer can't determine - they're not a judge - that's a fake lease, or that's a fake signature or it's forged." Cruz said she'd be willing to negotiate and work something out with the woman, but the woman hasn't been willing to speak with her.