Bessemer, AL asked in Criminal Law, Real Estate Law, Civil Rights and Landlord - Tenant for Alabama

Q: How can someone who you have a verbal contract with have you charged with criminal trespassing on property that you are

Living at and have been for almost a year. Both people living in the house are disabled and have gotten behind on rent but the owner of the house wanted to move someone in with us and was constantly com to the house between 8 pm and midnight, harassing us threatening to put us out. Also her son threatening us telling us if we didn't leave right away they were going to send people to hurt us. Have video evidence of them coming to the house tearing up things of ours. So to get us out she said she didn't know us had us arrested and our dogs where taken to the pound. Plz help

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