Evicted tenant Angie Tyma gets the keys to her house from neighbour Danielle Calder who bought it for her.

All I want for Christmas is... somewhere to live.

When 89-year-old Angie Tyma was evicted from her home right on Christmas, her neighbour came to her rescue in the most generous way – she bought the house and gave her neighbour the keys.

Florida woman Angie Tyma had lived in the house with her late husband for 35 years, Today reported. But the overseas owner ran into financial difficulties and needed to sell. The property was bought by an investment firm that forced Tyma out.

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When next-door neighbour, 65 year-old Danielle Calder found out, she jumped to the rescue. She bought back the house, for US167,500 (NZ$235,700) and gave the keys to Tyma, who had been living in a motel for three weeks. Neighbours had painted the house for her, and the handover, coincidentally, happened on Tyma's 89th birthday.

Calder told Today, "Quite honestly, I didn't need another house. But I needed her. I couldn't see her living in a motel room; she's been here so long. Everyone looks out for her.

"Everybody knows Angie. She has two little dogs that she walks. She's an elderly woman, but she's pretty feisty, and she has lots of energy."