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Man who evicted squatters off Hillfoot land thrown off Lusignan property
Kaieteur News – Lawrence Al-Meen , the Hillfoot land owner who bulldozed squatters off his land earlier this month was on Wednesday afternoon himself evicted by his landlord from a Lusignan, East Coast Demerara property .
Al-Meen stopped by a security guard by the gate of the rented Lusignan property
Al-Meen showed up at his rented home close to 18:00hrs in his car only to be refused entry and sent away by the landlord’s security guard. Speaking with Kaieteur News, the landlord, Anita Singh, said that Al-Meen has been renting her property for two years now but has not paid his rent since October 2022. Apart from failing to pay his rent, she alleged that the tenant has not honoured certain terms in the contract that he had signed, such as keeping the surroundings of her property clean. She had given him notice of eviction but he had refused to leave.
“He does not want to vacate the property…he spent last night (Tuesday night) on my property when he was supposed to vacate yesterday”, Singh told Kaieteur News. She described Al-Meen as an “unscrupulous individual” who wants to bully her on her property by refusing pay his rent and even to leave. As a result, she took matters into her own hands on Wednesday and changed the locks to her gate. Al-Meen showed up in his car and was allowed in. He reportedly left without any confrontation and in a peaceful manner.
On June 1, Al-Meen, in company of the police, reportedly bulldozed the properties of scores of squatters at Hillfoot along the Linden Soesdyke Highway. The squatters who had refused to vacate were dragged out of the buildings and others allegedly beaten and restrained after resisting police officers. The squatters staged a massive protest by blocking the Linden Highway with burning debris. Joint Services ranks had to be called in to quell the situation. According to the Police Force, Al-Meen had obtained a court order giving him the authority to evict the squatters. Al-Meen and his wife subsequently made a statement claiming that he had given the squatters ample time to move but they had refused to do so. The government has since pledged to assist the squatters with turn-key homes and house lots.
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