Facing Eviction (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

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• SG

  @sg8953 · 4 years ago

  My parents have owned a trailer park + 2 apartments in the same property as their home since the 70s. In all that time,  they've had to evict 3 tenants. People would just come to them,  say they were having trouble and they'd work out a deal. If someone lost their job,  my dad would ask everyone in town if they were hiring and if the tenant would be a good fit,  ect. When they got a new job,  they'd just pay a little extra until the backrent was repaid.  No late charges or fees. Currently they have 1 tenant who mows in lieu of rent. In the fall,  he handles the leaves and in the winter,  he does the snow shoveling.  He also keeps the gutters cleared and trims branches and little things.  He's been there since the 90s. Another tenant drives my dad to the post office every day because he's losing vision due to macular degeneration. She's been there about 15 years and it was the only affordable place she could find that would let her keep her big dog (that's my dad's buddy now). The tenants look out for my dad (my mom passed last year) because he's looked out for them for decades. A lot of the problem today is that the landlords do not live in the same community as their tenants. Their tenants aren't their neighbors, they're just their revenue.

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• JB

  @jbaby007 · 4 years ago

  It's crazy how much protection is available for squatters than there is actual paying tenants.

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• JJ

  @jjdotj5028 · 3 years ago

  I feel so bad for those who have legitimate reasons for falling behind on rent. Especially, when children are involved. The saying is true, "If you have a roof over your head and food on the table, you are truly blessed."

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• JE

  @jessesingh2308 · 2 years ago

  I work 40 plus hours a week and I'm still homeless. System is broken. Just going to keep grinding. 2024

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• TH

  @thehomemadetreasure9882 · 3 years ago

  I applied for that rental help because I needed rent relief. I waited 1 year. I called customer service. They would just say that my application was IN REVIEW. And, I got, after 1 year, about $150 to help pay for an electricity bill. They never gave me the rent relief. Don't wait for help. Stop borrowing money from this country and use cash. When we need help, there is no help!

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• CB

  @CBG9000 · 4 years ago

  I personally feel living with parents should not be a matter of shame. Sad to see this.

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• PI

  @Pichycena2011 · 4 years ago

  Getting evicted is one of the most humiliating and difficult experiences I’ve ever been through. My family and I were evicted from our forever home in 2011. I was still in high school and my dad never told us he was behind on the mortgage. I remember that day. I woke up to a sheriff knocking on my bedroom door telling me to get out. Seeing all our stuff outside in the front yard in front of our neighbors was difficult to go through.

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• MM

  @mmggttmmggtt · 3 years ago (edited)

  I was a drug addict. Got evicted I was nice about it. Got treatment after living in storage. Put all my stuff in storage first obviously. Been clean 3 months. New job. New apartment. Eviction sucks. I’ll never do it again.

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• ME

  @mercermercepanama6334 · 4 years ago (edited)

  This documentary was difficult to watch because I have personally experienced eviction. Being evicted is a degrading, humiliating, and traumatic experience and you are at a loss of knowing what to do. I had to live in a homeless shelter until I eventually found permanent housing. I had no family to stay with like Alexys Hatcher did. She should be thankful she had a grandmother to stay with. This was 12 years ago. Today, I live in a nice home in a middle-class neighborhood and I work my ass off to make sure I never experience homelessness again. &nbsp;I hope and pray all of the people featured in this documentary were able to get their lives together and find new homes for themselves. To all the people in the comments section making insensitive comments about the people featured in this documentary, Becoming homeless can happen to you too. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br><br>I &nbsp;like the way this documentary also explored the issue of eviction from the landlord&apos;s perspective instead of being biased in favor of the tenants. Excellent &nbsp;Frontline documentary! 👍

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• AS

  @AshlleighLynn · 4 years ago

  I was evicted from my home during the pandemic &amp; while I had covid. Was very bad... but I praise God I&apos;m doing better now. This is very sad.

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• TH

  @ThirstyUrkel · 4 years ago

  During the pandemic when the moratorium was in place in NYS I was doing great paying rent. I ended up getting sick in the winter, not being able to work, and ultimately got behind in rent. Last month I had applied for emergency rental assistance. I still had to go to court though. The lawyer for the property manager and I sat down and talked for about 15 minutes. I explained that I’m back working again and that emergency rental assistance is willing to cover 6 months. We were able to work out a deal in order for me to stay at my place. I’ve simply had to work my butt off to cover the rest. I have one more month to take care of and then I’ll be caught up. I’m just glad the landlord and lawyer were willing to work with me.

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• MA

  @makebetterchoices2026 · 2 years ago

  I believe those who work and do the right thing with their money should be rewarded. Instead my taxes go to those who choose not to do the right thing.

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