Our Bodies, Our Landlord/Tenant Litigation
Nancy, our Salon blog-buddy in North Dakota who’s in the extreme final stage of being in The Family Way, seems to be getting a little cranky about it. And, she’s employed her resources as an attorney to post an official Eviction Notice to the increasingly unwelcome tenant of her uterus, threatening progressive levels of unpleasantness if she (”The Alien”) does not vacate by tomorrow.
What Nancy may not be aware of yet is that The Alien has retained a public defender with contacts in the office of North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan. The defender, surprisingly, has enough juice with the Senator that he has introduced legislation known as the New Homestead Act of 2005, to wit:
The New Homestead Act of 2005 includes a number of new tax incentives and other financial rewards for those individuals and businesses that are willing to locate in high out-migration rural counties. This legislation would give people who commit to live and work in high out-migration areas for 5 years added incentives…
Five years, Nance. Plus, the public defender contends that The Uterus is old enough to qualify as rent-controlled habitation (if not historical property).
We’re here for you, Nancy. All of us who’ve been parents have gone through periods of difficulty. Just not this early and with such vehemence. Good Luck!
