Jennifer Praill has had a difficult 72 hours. Her 54-year-old mother Shelley Kristine Praill was murdered Thursday night and her younger sister, 28-year-old Jessica Praill is charged in her mother’s death.
But when Praill returned to the home she shared with her mother Saturday night, she was served with a 24-hour eviction notice.
“She pretty much just taped the eviction notice up and that was that, and we had 24 hours to move,” Praill said. “She was there the next day making sure we were gone.”
Fighting back tears, Praill explained she had less than a day to collect herself and to pack up not just her own belongings but those of her mother and her sister.
“I didn’t even get to go through my mom’s stuff,” Praill said “It’s all just packed in boxes and tossed in the back of storage.”
Praill said the eviction is not what bothers her; it’s the fact that her landlord didn’t give her time to return to the home after the cleaning crew had cleaned up the murder scene.
“I actually had to go in and do a quick clean up of the blood on the walls because all the people who were coming to help me, I didn’t want them to see it.”
Global News made attempts to contact the landlord of the home, but did not get a response.
Under the Residential Tenancies Act, landlords are allowed to issue a 24 hour eviction notice for only specific reasons:
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- if a tenant assaults or threatens to assault a landlord,
- if a tenant assaults or threatens to assault another tenant,
- if there is significant damage to a rental property.
The landlord’s reasoning behind the eviction was due to violence in the home.
“It’s not the eviction I’m upset about, it’s the time frame.”
Despite this difficult time, Praill said she is overwhelmed by the support she has received from her community.
“Having that group of people around me has been making it a lot easier than it could have been.”
Praill said she is currently staying at a hotel while she plans to lay her mother to rest.
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