While the concept of neighborliness may not mean what it once used to back in the day, one neighborhood in Hudson, Florida, is showing that it isn\u2019t entirely dead.<\/p>\n
In Nov. 2016, Angie Tyma learned she had been evicted from her home after discovering that the person she had sold her home to \u2013 on the agreement that she would continue to live in it \u2013 had moved to Europe and stopped paying the mortgage. The property then went into foreclosure.<\/p>\n
Tyma had nobody to lean on. Her husband had died 20 years prior and she did not believe that she would be tossed onto the street, particularly at the age of 89. She told Today that being forced from her home was nothing short of terrifying for her, especially considering how long she had lived there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went through hell and back,\u201d the elderly woman told the outlet. \u201cI\u2019ve lived in this house for 35 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cThey threw me out. I couldn\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The management company that took over the property wanted her out so badly that a team came by to forcefully evict her. Tyma told ABC Action News they threw out much of her furniture and possessions without thinking twice about it in the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cHeartless, really heartless,\u201d Tyma told the outlet of the company\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n
After being forced from her home, Tyma had no choice but to rent a room at a nearby hotel.<\/p>\n
Perturbed by the turn of events, her neighbors rallied together to try to find a solution.<\/p>\n
Be sure to reach the end of this article to see the full video<\/p>\n
on for $167,500 and rent it back to Tyma at a reasonable price, Today reported. However, Calder did not divulge the cost of the rent.<\/p>\n
\u201cQuite honestly, I didn\u2019t need another house,\u201d the 65-year-old Calder told the outlet. \u201cBut I needed her. I couldn\u2019t see her living in a motel room\u2026 she\u2019s been here so long. Everyone looks out for her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Calder herself lives in Massachusetts and Florida, and splits her time between the two states.<\/p>\n
After three weeks of living at the Days Inn hotel \u2013 and coincidentally on her 89th birthday as well \u2013 Tyma was able to move back into her home in Dec. 2016. The house had also received a fresh layer of paint, courtesy of her friendly neighbors.<\/p>\n
Tyma said being able to return to her own home was one of the best birthday gifts she had ever received.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsually one of my neighbors bakes me a cake every year, but this time, when I got out of the car, and saw all these people, and the media\u2026 I was in a state of shock,\u201d she said. \u201cI was speechless. I couldn\u2019t even talk.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added her first order of business was to get all her furniture and things back in order.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m unpacking all the boxes. I had a lot of stuff that was broken,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m cleaning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tyma also expressed her gratitude to her neighbors, particularly her \u201cvery good friend and a good neighbor\u201d Calder, for their help<\/p>\n
Calder, however, said the neighborhood would simply not have been the same without Tyma.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody knows Angie,\u201d she told Today. \u201cShe has two little dogs that she walks. She\u2019s an elderly woman, but she\u2019s pretty feisty, and she has lots of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added all she really wanted to do was help.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the right thing to do,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cWe\u2019re family \u2013 the whole neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, viewers were moved by the camaraderie between the neighbors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people who helped her out are wonderful. Thank you for restoring my faith in mankind,\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t find people like that every day, bless that family for helping her. And shame on her landlord that is ridiculous,\u201d another commenter wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is one amazing story of a community coming together. What a wonderful outcome for this woman. She is very lucky to have such kind, caring, and generous neighbors,\u201d a third user added.<\/p>\n
Many also poured scorn on how it was possible to kick an elderly woman out of her home so easily and the rough manner in which her situation was handled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need new laws for the elderly, you can\u2019t evict them without going to trial, a judge will decide how long that individual lived there, if it\u2019s been over 20 years they can freeze any sale of that home or the new homeowner can\u2019t evict that elderly person, either & can\u2019t increase the rent, either,\u201d one comment read.<\/p>\n
Another sympathetic viewer wrote: \u201cWhy are u doing this to old people \u2026 shame on you.\u201d<\/p>\n