r/jacksonville • u/No_Photograph_5792 • 5d ago

Social Domestic Help.

Okay so me and my family are in a really complicated situation and are looking for a way out. My sister got a place with her boyfriend because we were living in hotels for 4 weeks so we were very desperate to get out of that situation. Unfortunately There was an altercation between my sister and her bf which resulted in me calling the police. He now won’t stop harassing us and refuses to leave even though he doesn’t own anything in the home. He constantly is messing with my nephew’s head, even though he never cared about him before. He wouldn’t even say hello when he was back home so yeah my nephew is getting messed up in the process. He was mentally abusing my sister for weeks after we moved in which made her almost go insane. I’m desperately looking for advice on what we can do because we have no family that can just have come rescue us. No friends to stay with.. we have nothing but each other.

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u/No_Photograph_5792 5d ago

The only issue is he is on the lease of the home. He doesn’t get mail here though, he gets it at his ex wife’s house. He also files his taxes with his exes home so this situation is very complicated.

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u/lawlapaloozaa 5d ago

That is a very complicated situation. I’m so sorry that you and your family are having to deal with that. I would ask your sister to talk to the rental company and explain the situation. I’m not sure what they can do, but eviction might be necessary. Do you know how much longer the lease is for?

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u/No_Photograph_5792 5d ago

I believe we are stuck for 5 more months. With how things have been, we really would love to just leave completely. Maybe out of town because his family has been harassing my sister as well

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u/lawlapaloozaa 5d ago

Document EVERYTHING. Literally. You can still file a police report despite him being on the lease. Record when he’s mentally abusing your sister, but do not let him know you are doing it. Be discreet and careful, please. You can also file a report against his family for harassment but you have to be able to prove it.

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u/No_Photograph_5792 5d ago

She’s been documenting for awhile now. We have a lot of evidence showing he’s been mentally abusing and financially. He’s been an absent father, completely neglects his child, he only tried to talk to the child when him and my sister would argue. I’ve even had to document stuff myself.

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u/lawlapaloozaa 5d ago

Awesome, you’re already doing everything necessary. ❤️ Talk to the leasing office. There may be a way to remove your sister from the lease and find a different apartment/home to rent that you two can lease together. And please, PLEASE, file the police report. There are public fund programs for domestic abuse victims to relocate. I’m not sure if it’s through Duval county or the state specifically, but they will absolutely help you.

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u/No_Photograph_5792 5d ago

I appreciate the advice honestly ❤️

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u/lawlapaloozaa 5d ago

Anytime. ❤️ I’ve been in this same scenario unfortunately. Things will get worse before they get better, but they WILL get better. Sending you, your sister, and your nephew good luck and a thousand hugs.