A Michigan woman's act of kindness backfired when she let her daughter's hippy friends park their oversized school bus in her driveway... and they refused to leave.
Kandie Sherman agreed to have a 'self-sustainable' family park the bus next to her home in Vassar, about an hour and 30 minutes outside of Detroit, for six weeks starting last October.
But now, four months later, the bus, with the words 'spirited nomads' written on it, remains in her driveway because its occupants have refused to move it.
They've even gotten Sherman kicked out of her own home after she chose to take legal action.
'I was generous enough to allow a family to park their bus in my property because they said they were self-sustainable,' Sherman told WNEM. 'And they were supposed to leave within six weeks, they refuse to leave.'
'I'm feeling frustrated, helpless, and angry,' she continued.
Because they refused to get off her property, Sherman decided to file an eviction notice, but that swiftly backfired on her as well.
'Because I went and got an eviction notice, they got a PPO and threw me out of my home,' she said, referring to a personal protection order.
Kandie Sherman allowed her daughter's friends to park their school bus in her driveway in October for just six weeks. The massive vehicle is still there and they now refuse to leave.
They've even gotten Sherman kicked out of her own home after she chose to take legal action.
A man on the bus said they aren't leaving because they have written permission from Sherman to stay on her land.
One of the bus residents, Kyle Holyoke, filed the order against Sherman, which has banned her from not only getting near the bus but also from being at her residence, according to the legal document reviewed by the Daily Mail.
The petition claimed that Sherman stalked and threatened to kill or injure them, among other allegations.
Now, Sherman has resorted to living in her car as the grueling legal process continues.
A bus passenger told a WNEM reporter they aren't leaving because they have written permission from Sherman to stay on her land.
The individual was seen recording the journalist on his phone as he ducked behind a sheet hanging from the bus's door, while a woman with several facial piercings got out of the vehicle and appeared to be on a phone call.
While the nightmare battle plays out, nearby residents have complained to police about the eyesore bus in Sherman's front yard, the city of Vassar said.
According to Vassar Police Chief Ben Guile, the bus dwellers are in violation of two city ordinances - having a commercial vehicle parked in a residential zone, and people occupying and living in a commercial vehicle.
But, because of 'some mechanical issues,' the bus residents told police they cannot move the vehicle right now, Guile told the outlet.
The bus has the words 'spirited nomads' written on it, as well as the phrase 'If not now..... when?'
A woman with several facial piercings got out of the vehicle and appeared to be on a phone call when approached by reporters.
'So, we're talking with them to get a timeline to get the bus removed,' he added.
Guile said Sherman demanding that they leave is not enough to get them to do so because 'they've established some sort of residency here by being there for a certain amount of time, receiving their mail there, things along that nature.'
He added: 'And when somebody does that, they can gain residency rights. And that makes it more difficult to remove someone. It's no longer "get off my property", it's an eviction process.'
The police chief has urged both Sherman and the bus occupants to come to a resolution soon and put all of this behind them.
'Let’s all be adults. Let’s come up with a plan to satisfy everybody,' he pleaded.
'It might not be on the timeline that you want, but if we can give the folks in the bus the amount of time that they need to make the repair to move, we can satisfy the city's need for the bus to be removed, it would satisfy the property owners need to not have the bus on their property anymore.'
Sherman said she hopes for the same and just wants her home back.
'It would feel so wonderful,' she said.
When contacted by the Daily Mail, Sherman said the bus is now off her property but because of the PPO, she can still not go back to her home because they only moved 'around the corner' from her.
'Due to them being in my town they still have the right to go to my house and I can go to jail if I go home,' she said.
There is no clear timeline for when the bizarre situation will be resolved.
'All I know is the judge is the only one who can lift [the PPO],' Sherman added.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Vassar Police Department for comment.