Colorado Springs Tenant Vandalizes Home, Leaves Dead Cats After Being Evicted

A Colorado Springs tenant allegedly vandalized her rent-to-own home and left dead cats in the bathroom after she was evicted.

Mimi Foster, a real-estate worker for 30 years, said the previous tenant was in a rent-to-own situation for about 10 years when she stopped paying rent and was evicted.

Foster said the previous property management company had let the tenant back to the property unsupervised, and that's when the vandalism happened, Denver Post reported.

The real-estate worker noted that the home was left empty for several months after it was discovered to be vandalized. They also found several cats locked in the house and left to die.

Foster said the neighbors were terrified of the former tenant. She noted that the former tenant ran a pet rescue, so it shocked neighbors when cats were brought in there, locked in, and killed.

According to a Washington Post report, one spray paint in the dining room read a question saying, how do they like the sh*t on the carpets.

Listing for the Colorado Springs House

A Tuesday listing on Redfin described the house as a "little slice of hell."

Foster wrote that the house is not for the faint of heart but for people who are willing to see the "polished gem inside."

The house was listed this week after over a year of trying to get landlord Suzy Myer's insurance company or authorities to intervene in the situation.

Myers lives in Arizona and is in remission from cancer. She said she's praying for a miracle, with the house heading to foreclosure on June 30.

Before the home was vandalized, the place was a place of comfort for Myers and her family. However, due to financial and health problems, they were forced to move in the mid-2000s.

The original tenant of the house was the mother of the tenant who vandalized the property. The former tenant cannot be reached for comment on the matter.

The real estate agent said that the house would be worth $700,000 when fixed up. However, Foster said they are waiting for an offer that would meet their selling price.

Several Homes in Denver Vandalized

In April, many homes in Denver were vandalized, including the governor's mansion. Reports said that most of the houses targeted were in the city's Cheesman Park neighborhood.

Some of the vandals include saying police makes white people safe than minorities and a call to abolish the police. An anarchist "A" was sprayed on a plaque outside the governor's mansion, Gazette reported.

Several demonstrations were held in Denver in April after police shot Adam Toledo, a Latino teen in Chicago, and Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man from Minnesota, during a traffic stop.

Police did not announce any connections between the protests and the vandalized properties, KKTV 11 reported.

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