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nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

shesallthat — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:44:51 GMT

i saw this on ABC world news yesterday. they just ran it again - she is still there!!!

UPLAND, Calif. -- A California family says they've fired their live-in nanny, but the woman refuses to leave their home.

Marcela and Ralph Bracamonte, who have three children, told CBS Los Angeles they've tried everything, including legal measures, to get the woman to leave their home in Upland in San Bernardino County.

The Bracamontes said the first couple of months with Diane Stretton were fine, but then the 64-year-old woman stopped working and complained of health issues.

At that point, the Bracamontes say, they told Stretton it wasn't working out and asked her to move out of their home. But Stretton flatly refused to go.

They said they served her with legal papers, but those turned out to be the wrong legal papers. Meanwhile, the nanny can come and go as she pleases. And it apparently pleases her to stay.

Police told the Bracamontes there was nothing they could do about the situation.

"They told me it was now a civil matter," Marcela Bracamonte said, "and I have to [legally] evict her. So this lady is welcome inside my house, anytime she wants, to eat my food anytime she wants and harass me basically. I'm now a victim in my home and it's completely legal."

A judge also ruled in the nanny's favor because he said the Bracamontes did not fill out a three-day quit notice correctly. He also said they would have to fill out the legal paperwork again.

CBS Los Angeles reporter Amy Johnson asked Stretton repeatedly, "Why won't you leave?" The woman did not answer.

Ralph Bracamonte says it's all a nanny nightmare.

"Now, this person is in our house, and I have to go to work," he said. "My kids are still here, my wife is still here. She towers over my wife, my kids. And I know there is nothing I can do about it."

Marcela Bracamonte found Stretton on Craigslist in March.

The couple says they agreed that Stretton would live in their home for free in exchange of taking care of the children and doing some housecleaning. They say Stretton did not fulfill her part of the bargain.

"And then she wouldn't do anything," said Marcela Strettom. "She would stay in her room 90 percent of the day. I really did try to work with her. She would just sit in her room all day. So I told her, you either have to perform or you gotta leave."

The Bracamontes served Stretton with new legal papers on Wednesday evening. She has three days to respond to the legal notice.

The Bracamontes say they know the eviction process can take a while but they wanted to speak out to warn other families and to advise them to always use an attorney is such matters.

video:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nightmare-nanny-wont-leave-home-family-says/

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

ROMARY — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:50:38 GMT

Better to hire a nanny through a legal nanny agency. They pay the nanny, fill out and deduct the necessary taxes, etc. If you aren't happy with the nanny, they will terminate her/him legally. That's the only way, IMO. Same with caregivers.

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

MrsSweetieBear — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:51:26 GMT

I don't understand why the employer can't just escort her out of the building like they do with other positions.

Is this just a weird California law? Geez Police are basically worthless now.

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

MaggieToo — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:51:38 GMT

I read today that she is camped out in her car at the police station.

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

shesallthat — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:56:31 GMT

On 6/28/2014 MaggieToo said:
I read today that she is camped out in her car at the police station.

they just said on ABC World News that she was still in the home. no way is she that crazy to think that she could get away with that at a police station!!!!

i would not hire ANYONE from Craigslist!!!!!! especially someone to live in my home and watch my kids! no way!!!

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

adelle38 — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:58:39 GMT

""Ah Bartleby! Ah humanity!""

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

MaggieToo — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:58:51 GMT

http://abc7.com/news/upland-nanny-holes-up-in-car-at-police-station/146123/

There is a video there to watch. If she left the house, why don't they just lock the door. Make her get her own food.

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

missy1 — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:01:27 GMT

I can't imagine this. They had to put a lock on their fridge. It's just like having a roommate. If they don't leave you have to file eviction papers. Can take months. I hope they never leave the house alone. ( who knows what nanny is capable of) I heard she left, but her belongings are there. They have to leave them there. ..... Why didn't they look up court documents before hiring her? She has over 25 claims. Red flag!

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

MomOf4 — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:02:14 GMT

This woman is pure evil!!!

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

shesallthat — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:02:17 GMT

UPDATE:

just saw this. what in the heck is wrong with ABC????

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The live-in nanny who was fired but refused to leave has apparently left.

Diane Stretton baffled Marcella and Ralph Bracamonte of Upland, California, when, they said, she stopped working after several months, was dismissed, but refused to move out.

Stretton's standoff with the Bracamonte family became public this week and Stretton left the house early Thursday morning.

“She left around 7 a.m. yesterday morning and she never came back,” Marcella Bracamonte told ABC News.

“I have no idea where she goes. I don’t know what happened,” she said.

The mom said that when Stretton left Thursday, there was no indication that she wasn't coming back and her belongings were still in her room.

Stretton has not responded to numerous phone calls from ABC News.

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

MrsSweetieBear — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:02:32 GMT

On 6/28/2014 MaggieToo said:
http://abc7.com/news/upland-nanny-holes-up-in-car-at-police-station/146123/

There is a video there to watch. If she left the house, why don't they just lock the door. Make her get her own food.

Well if she is physically out of the house now then, they can just change the locks. I'm sure she will sue them for her belongings.

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

JaneMarple — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:03:59 GMT

I read in the ny daily news today that she has left and no one knows where she went. (the story is on their front page)

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

maryebrown_1 — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:04:28 GMT

This is a really bizarre story.

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

MomOf4 — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:05:05 GMT

On 6/28/2014 shesallthat said:
UPDATE:

just saw this. what in the heck is wrong with ABC????

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The live-in nanny who was fired but refused to leave has apparently left.

Diane Stretton baffled Marcella and Ralph Bracamonte of Upland, California, when, they said, she stopped working after several months, was dismissed, but refused to move out.

Stretton's standoff with the Bracamonte family became public this week and Stretton left the house early Thursday morning.

“She left around 7 a.m. yesterday morning and she never came back,” Marcella Bracamonte told ABC News.

“I have no idea where she goes. I don’t know what happened,” she said.

The mom said that when Stretton left Thursday, there was no indication that she wasn't coming back and her belongings were still in her room.

Stretton has not responded to numerous phone calls from ABC News.

What do you mean, "What is wrong with ABC"?

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

JaneMarple — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:05:45 GMT

On 6/28/2014 MrsSweetieBear said:
I don't understand why the employer can't just escort her out of the building like they do with other positions.

Is this just a weird California law? Geez Police are basically worthless now.

If she lived there and received mail then she is considered a tenant. They would have to go the route of having her evicted.

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

shesallthat — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:06:02 GMT

On 6/28/2014 MrsSweetieBear said:
On 6/28/2014 MaggieToo said:
http://abc7.com/news/upland-nanny-holes-up-in-car-at-police-station/146123/

There is a video there to watch. If she left the house, why don't they just lock the door. Make her get her own food.

Well if she is physically out of the house now then, they can just change the locks. I'm sure she will sue them for her belongings.

yea she likes to do that it seems.

where does she get the money to keep suing people!?

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missy1 — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:06:20 GMT

On 6/28/2014 MrsSweetieBear said:
On 6/28/2014 MaggieToo said:
http://abc7.com/news/upland-nanny-holes-up-in-car-at-police-station/146123/

There is a video there to watch. If she left the house, why don't they just lock the door. Make her get her own food.

Well if she is physically out of the house now then, they can just change the locks. I'm sure she will sue them for her belongings.

They have to wait until the courts say they can...They can't change the locks either. They are in limbo. I hope the crazy nanny hasn't set up spy cameras etc.

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

shesallthat — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:10:39 GMT

On 6/28/2014 MomOf4 said:
On 6/28/2014 shesallthat said:
UPDATE:

just saw this. what in the heck is wrong with ABC????

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The live-in nanny who was fired but refused to leave has apparently left.

Diane Stretton baffled Marcella and Ralph Bracamonte of Upland, California, when, they said, she stopped working after several months, was dismissed, but refused to move out.

Stretton's standoff with the Bracamonte family became public this week and Stretton left the house early Thursday morning.

“She left around 7 a.m. yesterday morning and she never came back,” Marcella Bracamonte told ABC News.

“I have no idea where she goes. I don’t know what happened,” she said.

The mom said that when Stretton left Thursday, there was no indication that she wasn't coming back and her belongings were still in her room.

Stretton has not responded to numerous phone calls from ABC News.

What do you mean, "What is wrong with ABC"?

try and follow along ok..............

i said in my FIRST POST that ABC World News just ran the story AGAIN and said the woman was still there. upon a further search online - an ABC affiliate had a story that the woman had left THURSDAY MORNING.

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hckynut — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:12:40 GMT

On 6/28/2014 MrsSweetieBear said:
Well if she is physically out of the house now then, they can just change the locks. I'm sure she will sue them for her belongings.

Sounds like she is considered a tenant and they cannot lock her out. Depends of what kind of contract they signed, if any. If no contract in many areas they have to go through the eviction process to have her removed. Now that is if she is considered a tenant, but from what I saw of the story that is the reason they cannot just throw her out.

I ain't a lawyer and making no claim to know all the laws, but this is the way I understand it from what I saw on the news, and no it was not ABC.

Re: nanny nightmare - she was fired but refuses to leave the home!!!!

herekitty_kitty — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:16:48 GMT

2 things come to mind

No good parent goes to craiglist to find a nanny or babysitter.

The woman aka the nanny is a parasite. she sues people. a parasite that won't be missed.