A local teacher evicted her tenant last week arguing that
the national lockdown decisions on paying of rentals in instalments do not
apply to her.
Rejoice Makona forced children of her tenant Lorraine
Maenzanise to pack their belongings in her absence in Unit B Chitungwiza over
US$20.
Makona’s decision shocked her neighbours and the matter was
resolved at Chitungwiza Police Station where she was ordered to wait for
Maenzanise and resolve their issues amicably.
“We were shocked by Makona’s decision to evict her tenant
during Covid-19 where everyone is struggling to get money considering that she
is a teacher, guardian of law and person of responsibility,” said one of the
neighbours.
“The two had some differences after Makona’s son ended up
bedding Maenzanise’s daughter so when we tried to reason with her she became
emotional and chronicled a number of issue that forced her to evict the
tenant,” added the neighbour.
Contacted for comment, Makona confirmed the story saying
Maenzanise’s daughter is the one who looked for accommodation that is why she
decided to evict her in her absence.
“Maenzanise’s daughter who fell in love with my son is the
one who came looking for accommodation and their mother joined them later,”
said Makona.
“It is true that I removed their belongings in her absence
but I stashed them in one room since they had failed to pay my money on time
although I was aware of national lockdown decisions regarding paying of rentals
during Covid-19.
“I could not starve my family because of Maenzanise that is
why I decided to evict her.
“Akaramba kugara mu one room mandakanga ndamuti agare
ozobhadhara zvake Covid-19 yapera saka nyaya yacho yakazosvika kumapurisa
eChitungwiza tikayananiswa.
“She destroyed my door in April last year and never
repaired it so I could not accommodate her anymore without paying rentals,”
said Makona.
Maenzanise described Makona as cruel and heartless
considering that she evicted her children without her knowledge.
“I do not know how Makona treats school children because
the way she evicted me during this national lockdown is inhumane,” said
Maenzanise.
“If it was not our neighbours who confronted her over her
decision my property could have been destroyed because she removed it in during
my absence.
“Our children fell in love after staying at their house and
her son later left the country and that had nothing to do with her decision to
remove my property in my absence,” said Maenzanise.
Maenzanise packed her belongings over the weekend and left
the place. H Metro
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