Every single story here is true. To protect those involved, many of these stories use fake names. However, if you'd like to contact anyone involved, contact us.
A single mom who rented her spare room to help pay for her kids' childcare. Her tenant wouldn't pay, but, fortunately, left voluntarily. Shannon will NEVER rent a room out again, taking another unit off the market.
A wonderful landlord poured her heart out to vulnerable people but her independent living arrangement had to be closed because of a harassing, non-paying tenant that could not be evicted.
An immigrant who moved to the US for a better life, saved and bought 1 home and 1 rental. Now he can't help his elderly mother because his tenant won't pay and he can't remove them.
An Oakland landlord was so riddled with stress about losing his property because the tenant refused to pay rent, he was hospitalized, became disabled, and was forced to quit his job.
A single mom who rented a room in her home to help pay the bills. Now, she and her kids are forced to live with someone who won't pay and won't leave.
A SF renter who lives in an apartment with her partner and his son. When a drug dealing squatter moved in next door, scary people with serious drug addictions were climbing up her balcony day and night to get and use drugs next door. Yet the landlord couldn't remove them.
A single dad who bought a duplex so he could have a renter to help pay the bills. He helped out a friend by letting their estranged father move in so he could be close to his kids. Now, the tenant won't pay and won't leave and Art may lose his home because his tenant refuses to sign the landlord assistance paperwork.
A black man who inherited a home from his father. Before the eviction moratoriums began, he was a few days from evicting tenants that weren't paying and who were damaging the property. Two years later, they are still there, and he is required to pay all the bills. And, he can't move into his own home.
Not every landlord is a giant, greedy corporation. In fact, small landlords are the most likely to do good. Read this perspective from a good landlord.
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