Fig on McGriff Eviction
Channel: Rochester Indymedia
Date: 2016-04-05

After this morning's eviction of Elizabeth McGriff by the Rochester Police Department and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, and the arrests of two Take Back The Land Rochester members--one of whom was taken to the hospital--demonstrators rallied at the jail demanding justice.

Elizabeth has been in a protracted struggle with MidFirst Bank--a bank bailed out with tax payer money--that was charged with working with homeowners on hard times to renegotiate mortgages. Instead, these greedy fucking banks have taken it upon themselves to not only collect FHA backed mortgage money, but also to recoup the house to re-sell at market value. The incentives are all wrong. Shame on MidFirst Bank, the Rochester Police Department, and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. This is not over. Housing is a human right! Fight! Fight! Fight!