A Texas man had all of his worldly possessions taken from his apartment and thrown in the trash by his apartment building managers who were trying to evict a tenant; the problem was that they went to the wrong drive.
Johnny Abney says he lost almost everything he owned, from his grandmother’s ashes to his daughter’s sports trophies, due to the mistake of the operators of his Dallas building, who confused his apartment with the one next door.
But instead of trying to fix things, The Hamilton’s owners also evicted him, he and his lawyer said.
“You can’t just throw someone’s things out on the street; that’s how it works now,” Abney’s attorney, Jason Friedman, told The Post on Friday.
Abney and her 9-year-old daughter arrived at the apartment on July 25 and discovered the door was open and all of their things were missing.
“I didn’t have any underwear or socks, my daughter’s clothes were gone,” the single father said in a phone interview.
Johnny Abney, 30, lost all of his belongings after his apartment complex kicked them out when staff went to the wrong unit during an eviction, his attorney told The Post. FOX 4 KDFW
The father later discovered that all of his and his little girl’s things had been thrown into the apartment’s outside trash cans.
By the time he was able to get to it, people had taken his things or damaged them, such as a mattress that had been urinated on.
“Not only did they take my things, but they watched people take my belongings all day,” he became angry.
Abney found her belongings in the dumpster outside her building, but many items had been stolen or damaged. FOX 4 KDFW
The leasing office initially admitted there was a misunderstanding, Abney says, and maintenance cleaned her unit instead of the unit next door where a tenant was being evicted.
“They told me it was a mistake; They apologized,” Abney said. “’Let us know if anything is missing.’”
But the single dad said his tone changed quickly the next morning when they reviewed his lease and realized he was subletting from his former friend but never told the management company.
Abney was able to recover some personal items, but most were damaged, he says. FOX 4 KDFW
“They harassed him, they tried to force him to sign a new lease within 24 hours,” Friedman said.
Abney refused to reapply to live in her apartment, insisting that she needed to recover before she would consider continuing to live there.
That’s when his lawyer says he was evicted.
His daughter’s room was also almost empty. Abney said the baby photos of her are missing, which she will never be able to get back. FOX 4 KDFW
Abney, who is now suing for the apartment, is currently staying with relatives until she recovers, but has not been able to see her daughter, with whom she shares custody, because she has no bed or room. for her to sleep late.
“We are talking about belongings that you have accumulated throughout your life,” Abney’s lawyer said. “Most of us don’t have the money to replace all our belongings in a short time, unless you’re Bill Gates.”
Then there are the items Abney says he can never replace.
Dallas attorney Jason Friedman represents Abney in his lawsuit against the apartment management company.FOX 4 KDFW
“My grandmother’s urn, it had baby photos, trophies of that, my daughter plays soccer, things I can’t get back.
Abney plans to take the apartment complex to court for gross negligence, theft and invasion of privacy.
Hamilton management did not respond to the Post’s request for comment.
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