Garrettsville, OH asked in Elder Law for Texas

Q: 82 years old father and whole complex all must move to a shelter for months, is this legal for disabled elders?

they want to do repairs and replace pipes and they have to pack up and move they dont know where just some shelter and a lot have providers that assist them all in panic mode I live in Ohio my father lives in South Texas

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Terry Lynn Garrett
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A: From your description it appears that your father lives in a commercial apartment complex, not in a nursing home or a hospital and is perhaps being constructively evicted due to the need to make massive repairs. If he has funds, a shelter is not his only option.

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