A family in Sidney that was reeling thanks to a sudden death is now dealing with a likely eviction from their housing.
Agnes Ratcliffe was just 37 when she died of a heart attack on Oct. 11.
Now her partner Bruce Steinberg, and her three-year-old son, are facing eviction from their subsidized housing thanks to a loophole in the rental agreement.
Steinberg’s name was not on the lease at the time of Ratcliffe’s death and the Capital Region Housing Corporation has told him the pair will have to move out, possibly within days.
Steinberg has appealed to the CRHC to let him and Ratcliffe’s son stay.
“This house is all he’s known. So I don’t want him to be moved,” Steinberg said.
Upon calling the CRHC, Steinberg was told that he was earning too much money and was not eligible for assistance.
“I work part-time as a dishwasher, and I’m on a disability because of my back and leg,” he said.
Family members have now set up a GoFundMe page to raise $5,000 for Steinberg and Ratcliffe’s son.
CRHC was asked for comment by Black Press Media about why it was evicting the pair, but declined to respond with any details due to privacy concerns.
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