Transgender Man Suing Rosario Dawson and Family for Alleged Assault

[hewontgo]

Rosario Dawson and her family are being sued by a transgender man who claims they discriminated against him because of his gender and violently assaulted him: https://t.co/vWO1vBbH36 pic.twitter.com/Cs9s0sTjJb
- Complex (@Complex) October 22, 2019
Rosario Dawson and her family are being sued by a transgender man who claims they discriminated against

Comments

[2_on]

This article has a lot more info

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rosario-dawson-her-family-sued-over-alleged-transphobic-assault-n1069756

It sounds like he was evicted for being transgender, and when he refused to move out (because he wasn't legally obligated to) they assaulted him. Her mom even threatened to kill his cat.

The thing I find weird is that they moved him from NY to LA just to renovate (or repair?) Rosario's home, and even put him up in one of their houses. Like why not just hire someone in LA? Anyway, the Dawsons are trash.

[baxtyre]

regarding the moving out part, what kind of legal recourse does someone have against a homeowner trying to evict if there was no lease made or signed?

[2_on]

I don't know but you probably have to give some kind of notice like 30 or 60 days. I know in some places you need a valid reason to evict someone, like you're going to renovate the place or a family member is going to move in instead.

[madhler]

In most states in the US, tenants have some level of protection - like it takes months to evict someone through proper channels.

[anterrabre]

If there's no lease you generally have 30 days, and then if you refuse to get out they have to take you to eviction court. After that, it's around 5 days before the sherriff comes to throw your stuff out and change the locks.

If there is a lease the procedure takes a lot longer....say, from 3-6 months.

[screamingintune]

shit like this is why Squatters Rights Laws exist, for people who are unfairly evicted. They usually have to give them at least 30 days depending on the local laws.

[squirrels_oh_no]

Made me think of this

https://www.ajc.com/news/woman-finds-strangers-living-her-home-and-now-she-can-get-them-out/1zUZlQinWWensxdNltq6CI/

[elderpricely]

It varies a lot state to state. As someone else mentioned, it can take months in some places once you've established residency (e.g., gotten mail there).

[kebedes]

Apparently there was a sublease.

[rhapsodeeinblue]

Jesus

[ladyserenity84]

This was the source I read earlier today. My mind is blown and horrified. D:

[hunnichild]

In some states/jurisdictions temporary restraining orders are pretty much granted immediately while a hearing date is set, especially if it's a domestic situation (even if the parties aren't family or romantically involved).

[tadpool]

i used to help people get temporary restraining orders and while a lot were granted because they should have been, some were ridiculous (i have a hot dog cart story i always tell whenever anyone asks me about this lol). it sometimes just depends on which magistrate is the one granting them in my experience. for example, we would make sure to bring some of our clients to court on different days because some magistrates were known to outright not grant TPOs for abuse or stalking if there was any custody involvement.