WHITEHALL, Westmoreland — The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) on Monday demolished two homes in the Whitehall Phase Three housing settlement, leaving Donnette Campbell, a mother of two and the son of 79-year-old Lloyd Brevett O.D, manager of the vintage Skatalites Band, homeless and hopping mad.

An incensed Campbell explained that she leased the premises from Leton Brown who yesterday furnished documentation that he purchased the lot from Rural Agricultural Development Agency (RADA) since 1980,although he has yet to receive the title.

He provided documentation which proved he bought the land and completed payment for it.

According to Campbell, she was at work early Tuesday afternoon when she received a call with the disturbing news that her house was being demolished.

Upon arrival on the scene, men armed with sledge hammers and pick-axes, under the watchful eyes of a police party, were in the process of flattening the building, forcing her to salvage what was left of her belongings from the ruins.

The demolition crew also partially floored an almost completed three-bedroom concrete structure belonging to the older Brevett, halting their operation after Brown arrived on the scene with valid documentation that the land on which Campbell constructed the house, belonged to him.

Richard Jones, senior manager public relations and community development at HAJ noted that the Whitehall Phase Three property belonged to the HAJ, and is to be developed with housing solutions for low and middle income purchasers.

“We are not aware of any private premises there. As far as we are aware the lands that are there are HAJ lands so we will have to have more particulars to determine the veracity of that. But our records show that the lands that are there belong to the Housing Agency of Jamaica,” he said.

He however acknowledged that RADA owns some lands in the area.

“Yes there are some RADA lots there but those lots should not be occupied”.

According to Brevett’s son, Damian, his father, who left the island two days ago, bought the land on which he constructed the house, from two men who identified themselves as rangers employed to the Housing Agency of Jamaica.

In the meantime, Campbell is hoping that it does not rain as she, her 12-year-old daughter and one-year old son have had to seek to shelter on a verandah near to her ravaged home.