Cuban mother Daneilis Tamayo who lives on the streets of Hialeah with her three children has received wonderful news.
“Yesterday, almost overnight, he gave us money for an apartment for 6 months or more,” says Daneilis Tamayo.
We contacted the businesswoman who has decided to remain anonymous, she says she wants to help from the bottom of her heart and is not looking for publicity, they said they can give a 3 month deposit or pay 6 full months.
But now the question is whether a person without legal status in the country can legally rent an apartment.
Although federal law protects renters from discrimination because of their immigration status, rents in Florida, and especially in Miami-Dade, are so competitive that some require requirements such as a credit report and a financial solvency.
These requirements which Daneilis Tamayo does not meet, so basically the goodwill of an owner who wants to relax the requirements and accepts it is required.
The woman who arrived from Cuba a month ago lives in a park during the day and sleeps at night in the Rescate church in Hialeah.
Thanks to the generous and immediate response from the community, her three children are now placed in schools and benefiting from a lawyer to avoid eviction, and people occasionally stop by to say hello and offer their support.
“Speechless with hospitality from neighbors and around the world,” says Tamayo.
Their gratitude to be in this country is greater than their sadness to live on the streets. “For me, it will be a mansion. Anyway, as long as it’s a roof, I’m not interested in the rest and whether it’s in this country”.