Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies refused re-entry and enforced evictions Monday at a Sweetwater mobile home park that was sold for re-development.
A judge ruled last month that the neighbors at Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park must go nearly a year after being given notice. Deputies seen in the park assisting with evictions that a judge upheld just last month.
Teresa Perez and her husband lived in mobile trailer just three months when they were given notice the property was being sold to a developer and they had to move out.
The couple dropped more than $100,000 cash for the purchase at the mobile home park.
“We worked really very hard to get together to save the money, to buy the house. My husband and myself, you know,” she said.
Perez moved out of her home earlier this year and was back to sell appliances on the same day deputies were seen assissting with evictions for the remaining 200+ neighbors who refused to move out.
A final notice of eviction was posted last month that gave neighbors until noon the next day to leave the property or they would be removed.
Back in November, Li’l Abner’s neighbors were told the mobile home park would permanently close in May for a new development. In June, eviction notices were sent to those who remained.
Several resident left, but many refused and argued the property owner did not give them enough compensation, which led to a lawsuit by the owner.
NBC6 reached out to the Sheriff’s Office and the city of Sweetwater for comment.
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