By Hetal Gandhi
Tampa Bay Connect
A New Port Richey man called us with an unbelievable story.
Jimmy Hill offered up this mobile home to friends of the family six months ago. They lived in Tampa, and wanted to relocate to Pasco county.
But his effort to put a roof over this family's head has come back to haunt him. Now they're trying to take his home.
According to Hill the family was paying him $600 a month plus utilities. He says shortly after the family moved in, the flow of money stopped and the headaches began. "Well they don't pay for the utilities at all," Hill says, "My bill has gone from $160 a month before they moved here to my last bill which was $654 . The next one is even worse, they run things day and night."
Hill says it was time for them to go. "Well I asked them if they would get out and they threatened to poison my dogs." That was when Hill says he went to the sheriff's office and picked up an eviction packet.
"Now these people are suing me for my home," claims Hill. "They filed a restraining order on me the day after I hand them the eviction papers." Hill says he learned he can't evict the family because they're considered squatters. He even considered shutting off the utilities but can't because the family moved a child into the house. He says they threatened to charge Hill with child endangerment.
The family was not available for comment but with little money in his pocket, Hill says he can't afford the legal fees necessary to take them to court.
Hill now feels as though his heartfelt gesture has left him empty handed.
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