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She knows this: If she ever stole $630 from a client, she鈥檇 face a theft charge in no time.

Last month, Ousley and her attorney, Al Johnson of the nonprofit , walked into the North County Precinct of the St. 香港三级片 County Police Department.

They wanted to report a theft of $630.

That鈥檚 how much Ousley, who is 28, used to pay in rent each month to T.E.H. Realty, the negligent landlord that has faced widespread criticism over its failure to take care of its apartments in the St. 香港三级片 region.

Ousley moved into Pinnacle Ridge Apartments in north St. 香港三级片 County, just south of Interstate 270, in September. The first time she turned on the heat in her apartment, she heard a loud noise and she turned it off. The next time she turned it on, there was no heat.

She hasn鈥檛 had heat since she moved in. For much of the time she has lived there, she hasn鈥檛 had running water, either. In November, T.E.H. Realty abandoned Pinnacle Ridge, but Ousley didn鈥檛 know that. She paid her rent and later realized even the workers at the complex had left. Drive by and you鈥檒l see how bad it is. Trash is piling up all over. Ousley estimates about 75 units are still occupied by people like her, who don鈥檛 really have any place to go.

Ousley, who grew up in North County and graduated from Normandy High School, works hard for her money. She makes too much to qualify for some assistance programs. A couple of years ago she broke a lease and has a judgment against her, so it鈥檚 difficult for her to find a good rental. So she curls up with her three cats, several blankets and a space heater to get through the cold nights. During the day, she turns on the oven. It helps some.

鈥淚 never thought I鈥檇 get caught up in some nonsense like this,鈥� Ousley says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 crazy.鈥�

So is this, says her attorney: St. 香港三级片 County police could do something about it, but so far, it doesn鈥檛 appear to him that they have.

Johnson, a former prosecutor who now spends most of his time working for clients living in some level of poverty, believes this is a clear case of theft by deceit. T.E.H., he says, knew it wasn鈥檛 providing any actual services to Ousley and others like her. The company knew it had abandoned the property. But it still took her check and cashed it.

That鈥檚 what he and Ousley says they told a police sergeant when they filed a report in December. They know Ousley is unlikely to get her money back. Just last month, in a civil case, Johnson obtained a judgment of more than $136,000 on behalf of another T.E.H. Realty renter who had lived in the Springwood Apartments in Bel-Ridge. But because the Israel-based investors of the company created so many shell LLCs, Johnson doesn鈥檛 expect his client will ever see a dime.

He believes if the police investigated the company for criminal theft, that might turn the tide. Not just against this rogue company that appears to be in process of abandoning St. 香港三级片 after taking advantage of the people who live here, but also against other landlords who take money from poor people without providing services required by law.

To date, both Johnson and Ousley say, they have yet to hear from police.

A police spokesman says police are in discussion with the office of St. 香港三级片 County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell to figure out what to do next.

鈥淒iscussions between members of the St. 香港三级片 County Police Department and the St. 香港三级片 County Prosecuting Attorney鈥檚 Office remain ongoing,鈥� said Sgt. Benjamin Granda in a written statement. 鈥淭hose discussions revolve around determining the best way to proceed to ensure the citizen(s) receive the relief they seek.鈥�

Johnson knows that just like in his civil case, trying to figure out who to actually hold accountable for what he calls the theft of Ousley鈥檚 rent money is not easy. But it鈥檚 worth the effort, he believes.

鈥淲hen an African American female rips somebody off, it鈥檚 a crime,鈥� Johnson says. 鈥淲hen it鈥檚 a white businessman, it鈥檚 a civil matter.鈥�

He鈥檚 not wrong.

In fact, that鈥檚 what Bell says is the challenge in the case, figuring out who to charge criminally. He says if police bring him a case, he鈥檒l prosecute it.

The reality, Johnson says, is that the odds are generally stacked against folks with little income in battles against landlords. Just a bit south of where Ousley lives, for instance, St. 香港三级片 aldermen in 2017 adopted an ordinance making it a crime to illegally evict renters without due process, but police haven鈥檛 been enforcing the law. Only recently, after I wrote about it, did the administration of the city鈥檚 police department send an advisory to officers reminding them about the new ordinance.

In St. 香港三级片 County, a landlord provided no trash pickup, no heat, no water. But the company still took Ti Ousley鈥檚 $630, and she鈥檚 not confident police or prosecutors will do anything about it.

Ousley is the last person in her building, but she still lives at Pinnacle Ridge. The bank that took over the complex hasn鈥檛 fixed the heat, but it isn鈥檛 charging her rent, either. The water works, though it鈥檚 not hot. Johnson is working to clear up the previous rental judgment against her, so she can find a better place to live.

Until then, Ousley waits for warmer weather, and the phone call from police that she doesn鈥檛 expect will come.