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Is Octomom Getting Evicted Next Week?
FILE - This March 9, 2009 file photo shows the La Habra home in which Nadya Suleman, mother of octuplets, has been living in (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
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It's that time again... Time for the bank who holds the loan on the La Habra residence that Nadya "Octomom" Suleman and her brood of 14 children call home to schedule an auction to sell the property, and plan for the family's eviction.
The auction is on the books for Monday, according to City News Service, who confirmed the detail with Suleman's attorney, Jeff Czech. Suleman is nearly a year behind in payments, and owes $33,000 on her loan.
Czech, however, thinks it's unlikely the bank will go through with it, or that the Suleman family will get the boot. Czech told CNS via email that whoever purchased the home at auction would "have to force Nadya Suleman and her 14 children out of the house."
The lawyer also explained how the loan for the home was set up: "Amir (Haddadin) sold the house to Nadya but agreed to maintain the loan with the bank. Nadya was, in turn, supposed to pay Amir.''
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This isn't news though, to Suleman or anyone who has followed the woman and her unique family since she gave birth to octuplets in January 2009.
In September 2011, Suleman tried to sell her home, hoping to cash in on her "celebrity."
The single mom has previously used her status as a headline-making persona to help her make ends meet. Though she initially shied from the press and complained about their intrusion in her life, she soon came to rely on publicity to draw the public to her very own front lawn, where she has not only held a garage sale of personal items (nursing bra, anyone?) and hosted a PETA advocacy sign, all to make some bucks to feed her large family. She's also had her mortgage paid previously by local porn company Vivid.
Still, Suleman has been unable to keep up with the payments. Haddadin has told the media Octomom is approaching the 11-month mark for late payments. Suleman claims she doesn't have the money, according to Haddadin.
Of course, getting a buyer for a house without a working toilet where the kiddies have to poop outside might be a hard sell. Zillow estimates the value of the home on Madonna Lane (seriously, that's the street on which this single mom with babies born by artificial insemination lives!) at $430,900.
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