This week, news broke of the closing of a mobile home park in the city of Sweetwater, in Miami-Dade County, which has left hundreds of families at risk of eviction. The situation escalated and those affected, including Cubans, have decided to protest what is happening.
The local media indicate that the residents of the park are frustrated, because the administration of the place gave them until May 2025 to leave the area, in exchange for a small compensation.
What worries residents the most is that, until just a few weeks ago, places in the park were sold, despite the fact that the administration assured them that they intended to area to sell for a “long time”.
This Thursday, November 14, the third night in a series of peaceful protests was held at an intersection very close to the park, to ask the owner of the building and the local government to appear at the site.
according to Telemundo 51the local mayor promised to talk to the owner of the place, but the land was still private, so the evictions seem to show no signs of stopping.
After the definitive closure of the mobile home park “Lil Abner” was announced, residents began to demand compensation for the eviction, because, during the time they lived there, they had made changes that they could not to take with them.
The park administration offered $14,000 to those who leave by January 31, 2025, although many residents believe this figure is not enough.
“50 thousand dollars and no more than six months’ rent,” is what a Cuban woman thought would be adequate compensation.
The woman, who shared her opinion on social networks, says that the owners of the park deceived the tenants, allowing them to invest in their homes even though they knew that the park to be sold.
“They deceived us. In the six months they gave, the rent was not paidand I did not leave for less than 50 thousand dollars. They allowed us to deposit money without warning that they would sell, because a sale like this does not happen overnight,” said the Antillean, making sure that she did not intend to leave her home.
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It is important to note that the land where this park is located used to be on the outskirts of the city, but over the years, it has become a place that offers many benefits. , making the building very valuable in the real estate market. Despite this, the decision to sell the land came as a surprise to the residents, who have nowhere else to go after investing so much in their mobile homes.
Some of these people have lived there for more than four decades, and with the passing of years and changes, their mobile homes lost the ability to be moved to another place, making it impossible for them to go without leaving everything they loved. They were working.
