“I’m selling Oakridge,” I told them. Two days after leaving, I had instructed my attorney and a local broker to prepare the property for sale once lawful possession was returned to me. I had spent years keeping that house because it was connected to my mother, but standing in my new home made me realize her memory did not live in four bedrooms and a deed. A qualified buyer had already submitted an offer, contingent on the house being vacant after the required notice period. The alleged $19,000 in back rent was also being reviewed by my attorney rather than treated as money they magically owed simply because I demanded it.
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