Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area

This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.

Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.

Rules for General Chat

Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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– BetterNameUnfound 9 points 290 days ago +9 / -0

I have a very serious problem, and I don't know where else to turn.

My house was destroyed by flooding in 2017.

My parents refuse to sell the place, continually holding out for even one more nickel. Despite us having to pay property taxes every month for a house nobody can live in.

A few years ago, we got a notice saying that we had to maintain appearances on the exterior of the building, or face a fine.

We kept an old lawn mower there for this purpose.

Then it broke.

We have been unable to maintain the property for months.

Meanwhile, we have somehow continued to receive mail at its mailbox...even though, again, no one has lived there for over six years.

Among this mail was a notice of a fine.

Which we didn't know about until today.

Also in that stuffed mailbox was a notice to appear in court because of failure to pay said fine.

Which we didn't know about until today.

Also in that stuffed mailbox was a notice that there is now an outstanding warrant for my mother's arrest due to failure to appear in court.

Which we didn't know about until today.

So my mother, in her 70s, will likely be arrested for being unable to keep a lawn mowed...with a broken lawn mower...that we are so broke we cannot afford to repair or replace.

We are being punished by the state of Texas for being poor.

I told them to sell the fucking house, but nooooo, dad just HAD to hold out for a better offer. Why sell for fourteen thousand six hundred twenty-seven dollars and eighty cents when you can hold out for fourteen thousand six hundred twenty-seven dollars and eighty-FIVE cents?

I told them.

And now we're fucked.

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– AlaskaMAGA 1 point 289 days ago +1 / -0

I don't think you're fucked. You need to go to the County, update the address on the property taxes (that is why you are not getting notices), explain the situation and ask for advice on what to do. Go to a garage sale/thrift store/craigslist and find a cheap mower and fix the issue. Continue to be proactive, not reactive.