Someone breaking in is a nightmare scenario.
That was just the beginning of one woman’s ordeal.
And a Florida woman was hit with a nasty surprise after surviving this scary home invasion.
A Florida woman is evicted from her apartment after shooting an intruder
A group of Florida women living in an apartment are facing eviction after one of them acted in self-defense.
28-year-old Juan Diego tried to break into one of the units at the Carlton Apartments in Fort Myers, Florida.
Fort Myers Police said that Diego lived in the apartment complex in a unit with a number close to the one he forcibly entered.
He entered the apartment of a group of women carrying a gun, and one of the roommates shot and killed him.
The police are investigating the shooting as an act of self-defense.
Carlton Apartments responded to the shooting by threatening to evict the woman and her roommates.
They were given seven days to vacate the apartment.
Stuart Lurie is the father of one of the women living in the apartment.
He was furious that his daughter was punished for her roommate acting in self-defense.
“She got told by the apartment complex that she and her roommates were getting essentially evicted. They got a seven-day notice to vacate,” Laurie told Fox 4. “Being there present where there was a home invasion and getting pretty shaken up.”
Florida law doesn’t protect renters from defending themselves
Fort Myers Police are investigating the shooting under the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law.
No charges have been filed yet, which likely indicates that police believe the shooting was in self-defense.
The apartment complex didn’t care if the shooting was justified.
Lurie said his daughter received an eviction notice for prohibited conduct by a tenant.
“You, your occupants or guests, or the guests of any occupants, may not engage in the following activities: . . . engaging in or threatening violence; possessing a weapon prohibited by state law; discharging a firearm in the apartment community; Any violation of this paragraph shall be a material breach of this Lease and will entitle us to exercise all rights and remedies under the lease and law,” the lease at Carlton Apartments reads.
Lawfully defending yourself against an intruder isn’t welcome at the apartment complex.
The livid father was “shocked” by Carlton Apartments’ policy and the lack of consideration for the situation his daughter and her roommates found themselves in.
“It adds insult to injury, it’s completely outrageous and I just don’t know what kind of person or organization makes that kind of decision,” Lurie stated.
Lurie said that his daughter wasn’t going to fight the eviction order.
“If the intruder had gotten in and harmed the occupants, including my daughter, then they’d be allowed to stay? It just doesn’t make any sense to me,” Lurie stated.
Florida has strong protections for homeowners who act in self-defense against a home invasion, and many sheriffs encourage them to take matters into their own hands.
But the Carlton Apartments strips its residents of their Second Amendment rights.
DeSantis Daily will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.
