A woman who stared at "revenge eviction" found support in her neighbours after they gathered around her house to form a human chain. Campaigners and her neighbours turned out just in time to stop bailiffs from kicking the family out of their home in Easton, Bristol.
39 year old Nimo Abdullahi claimed her landlord tried to oust her and her five children after she complained about rising damp. "It is big problem with damp. This is bad for us, because my children have asthma and it is not a good place. Until recently, the carpets everywhere were very old and dirty and we would ask the landlord to improve things, but he was difficult. Many times I asked him, and a lot of times he would threaten us," Nimo said.
One of the neighbours, Jenny Ross said, "We don't want people in our community treated like this. It's a revenge eviction and people deserve decent rented accommodations." Another, Kirsten Parton added, "I'm here because of the way she's been treated by her landlord, it is simply not on. She and her family are part of the community and have been here for quite some time."
