To the attention of:
Barack Obama, US President;
Jerry Brown, Governor of California;
US Senators from California: Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein;
US Representatives from California: Adam B. Schiff, Anna G. Eshoo, Barbara Lee, Bob Filner, Brad Sherman, Brian P. Bilbray, Dana Rohrabacher, Daniel E. Lungren, Darrell E. Issa, David Dreier, Dennis A. Cardoza, Devin Nunes, Doris O. Matsui, Duncan Hunter, Edward R. Royce, Elton Gallegly, Fortney Pete Stark, Gary G. Miller, George Miller, Grace F. Napolitano, Henry A. Waxman, Howard L. Berman, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Jackie Speier, Jane Harman, Jeff Denham, Jerry Lewis, Jerry McNerney, Jim Costa, Joe Baca, John Campbell, John Garamendi, Judy Chu, Karen Bass, Ken Calvert, Kevin McCarthy, Laura Richardson, Linda T. Sanchez, Lois Capps, Loretta Sanchez, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Lynn C. Woolsey, Mary Bono Mack, Maxine Waters, Michael M. Honda, Mike Thompson, Nancy Pelosi, Sam Farr, Susan A. Davis, Tom McClintock, Wally Herger, Xavier Becerra, Zoe Lofgren;
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I have no idea where to turn to. My daughter and her husband were married in June 2011. They had just purchased their first home which was a foreclosure. It needed a lot of work but they were ready for the task. They had both been employed for a number of years and Felt secure in their jobs. The kitchen in the house was pretty bad so they decided to take money they saved and to make the kitchen nicer. They found a contractor who gave them a bid of $3500. They had the money saved and figured the kitchen would add the most value to the home so they would start there. The contractor told them to tear out their existing kitchen and that would save on the cost. He required 1/2 down and said it would take three weeks to get the cabinets and then it would take about two days to install. It all sounded legit.
About a week before he was suppose to bring the cabinets the contractor called to make sure the demolition was done. It hadn't been so my son in law gathered some of his friends and they worked for two days tearing out the kitchen completely. Low and behold the day came when the contractor was suppose to be there with the cabinets and he never showed. After several calls and months gone by we have determined he took off with their money.
Now my daughter is living I. A house with no kitchen. The stove was old and built into the cabinets so the only way she can cook is to use a microwave that sits on her dining table. There isn't a sink anymore so she has to wash any dishes used in the bathtub. They still have a refrigerator so that is helping to store the dry food as well. The other food has to be stored in the bedroom. Glasses and the pots and pans they had are stored in the bedroom as well.
To make matters worse, my daughter was layed off from work. Now the money they did have left is being used just to pay the bills and eat. Restoring their kitchen is not a possibility now. My husband was layed off for two years and we are trying our best to recover and don't have the resources to help them.
To make matters worse my daughter called my husband in a panic last week. Her toilet was overflowing and dirty water was coming up in the bathtub. My husband ran over and said the main sewage Poe was clogged. They didn't have any money so my husband called a plumber who agreed to snake the pipe for $125.00. He came out and said the problem was being caused by tree roots in the pipe. He was ale to get the clog taken care of but told them the main sewage pipe had to be replaced ASAP because the fix was only temporary. The cost to replace the pipe would be abut $2500.00. Well the plumber was right, it was a temporary fix. The drains clogged again and now my daughter has toilet paper coming out of a pipe in front of the house.
I'm afraid the city is going to determine her living conditions a health hazard and make her leave the house but she will obviously still be responsible for the house payment. If you have any suggestions where we can get help without being thrown out on the streets we are open to suggestions.
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