Couple’s mobile home left in Houston street by moving company after tow hitch breaks demolished

[@cheryldenkins1597]

I had something similar happen to a tenant of mine several years ago. I had a small, low income mobile home park at the time. The company they hired left their trailer on a side street a block from the park. With a broken axle and two tires missing. I felt a certain responsibility since they were coming into the parks as new tenants and had ran out of money. I paid to have brought on into the park and they paid it out along with their pad rent.

[@tinytim4657]

Mobile homes are not meant to be moved after they are set- especially when they are old. No one got insurance for their moves?

[@anonymousanonymous-tw3wm]

That was great of you 😊

[@chriskirk9708]

The moving company should be insured for this or they are not a legit company. All companies are required to carry insurance in the US

[@nicoler3499]

You're a good human Cheryl 🙏🏻

[@ericgeorgetruckgrilling]

Nice of you to do that and even nicer that they paid you back!!

[@anye76]

Just when you think you've heard it all. My goodness. Heartbreaking. So sorry for them.

[@Kaatu-barada-nikto]

Nonsense. The mobile home frame collapsed as you can plainly see. This is not the fault of the moving company. The homeowner should have insurance for the move and if not, he is stupid.

[@jeffder7143]

When you move something like trash. It tends to look like trash as an end result.

[@AnastasiaBeaverhousn]

They brought this on themselves!! 🤡🙄

[@josephhodges9819]

Yea those hitches are made to move the trailer with just the bare appliances in it. They had 16 years of stuff which added thousands of pounds to the hitch.The welds att eh hitch only hold so much.

[@reesierobinson808]

None of these things before the Us was flooded with immigrants ..The crooks are treacherous...Never seen or heard of somenof this stuff other than on TV..

[@misstriciaskitchen8640]

That mobile home probably was too old and too structurally unstable to be moved. We sold our seven year old mobile home. It still had the hitch and original tires and was in good shape. It was moved with no problems. My sister lives in a 50 year old mobile home. It’s been modernized and looks great but there is no way you could take it on the road without it falling apart.

[@mplsmark222]

Judging by the photos, it looks like that thing collapsed while being moved. That mover should have never taken the job.I’ve seen mobile homes that were heavily modified, but by doing so, makes impossible to move in one piece. I hope these folks find a new place to live,

[@rbsmith3365]

It was an unexpectedly surprise. Lot of apartments In Houston is getting too expensive.

[@godblessamerica7048]

Wrong! There should not have been a problem. It was mistreated by the movers, probably because they pulled it through the ditch. I've worked in the mobile home industry for many years and my family even owned a park at one time.

[@greggv8]

It shouldn't have been moved while still full of all their stuff. No manufactured home would hold together loaded with furniture, appliances, and everything else while being moved.

[@greggv8]

@jj cash would be the #1 item to save

[@jesusgarcia-hk5jx]

A fully loaded house adds tremendous strain on the structure. And also on the trailer.

[@jala1662]

That’s what I see. Bet it was overloaded

[@AmyC28713]

not an excuse to leave it in the middle of a street -and not answer the phone....

[@Just_janee_]

The movers are responsible for that they know what the can move and what they can’t

[@nunyabidness3075]

Thanks, I was wondering if it should have been emptied. Toughest part of life is figuring out who to trust.

[@skaetur1]

You get wit u pay for

[@nicoler3499]

OMG. I would be absolutely devastated. Hope the people responsible are held accountable.

[@jessicatymczak5852]

They will not be, this is Texas you see

[@SalisburySnake]

The only thing responsible for this is rust and decay. It would be nice if the moving company refunded half, since they didn't complete the job, but they don't really have to. They did the work.

[@dosmundos3830]

@@SalisburySnake There's zero evidence of "rust and decay", only evidence of gross overweight. The frame, hitch and wheels were designed to move only the home, not to be used as a moving truck.

[@troyb.4101]

@@dosmundos3830 Yes there is ???? Why do you think it's all bent up????? I moved 100's of them. Now they all owe the clean up cost.

[@Highvibes777]

@@SalisburySnake no they didn't get the trailer to where it belongs.

[@kbrown5218]

Looks like the moving company failed to inspect the framing's integrity. I'm sure the moving company has zero insurance and wonder if they are licensed.

[@Undertaker1134Tx]

the driver most likely didn't even have a CDL either

[@AnastasiaBeaverhousn]

They got what they paid for!! 🙄🤡

[@timeforchange6818]

The moving company should have said it can't be moved. It looks like to crumbled during the move and they could not move it further without it braking apart.

[@adape0884frank]

I agree with you because there should always be an inspection before the move to avoid trouble. 2:26

[@aday1637]

Frames rust out over time. Floors and framing deteriorate over time too. The integral strength goes away while sitting and being used. Time takes it's toll. Everything has a limited lifetime, including us.

[@dosmundos3830]

nothing rusted out, they tried to use their home as a moving van. The moving company knew it was wrong for sure, whether they told the owners we don't know.

[@troyb.4101]

@@dosmundos3830 Most likely overloaded to the max. Should have been empty.

[@lovenotes5299]

They usually put those tow hitches on there, it broke and 3 tires popped, they could have put on another hitch, but they probably never got a permit and license expired

[@justdoingitjim7095]

One of the guys working for me down in Houston said someone had given him a free mobile home. All he had to do was to move it. I was skeptical, so offered to go look at it and give him my opinion. The frame was rusted through in several places (this is close to the coast where salt air corrodes everything) and lots of the framing was rotted. I told him to pass on it, because he'd never get it to it's destination in one piece. He reluctantly took my advice, but apparently someone else took it. A few days later it was sitting in the road just a block from where it was originally...broke in half! Now the new "owner" was financially responsible for cleaning up the mess!

[@markae0]

Buy some steel and wield it up at least first.

[@starrionx1]

Offer a free mobile home, someone drags it off your property, instantly not your problem anymore.

[@steeveomcjameson8673]

@@markae0 you can’t weld rust

[@markae0]

@@steeveomcjameson8673 Yes if the rust is thicker than whats left of the metal frame , you could not weld new angle or square steel on top.

[@steeveomcjameson8673]

@@markae0 if it’s to the point we’re it’s falling apart good luck finding something you can grind on and weld to. Stop trying to justify saving that trailer it was junk and should of never been moved.

[@lissakaye610]

It’s amazing how quickly they can mobilize to tear down a home, and find the funds to pay a demolition crew… but just can’t seem to find the resources to actually help…traffic through that street is more important than this family. Shameful and disturbing.

[@lolly1405]

What do you want them to do? He’s lucky they’re not charging him to demolish it. Are they supposed to just leave it in the middle of the street until it falls to pieces. The home was not salvageable. He is technically responsible for the demolition and hauling off all that debris. This is a very sad situation, but it’s hardly the cities fault.

[@Kaylin_h]

​@Lolly I don't know the whole story-If it really was the owners-direct fault-then o.k. But I am disputing & possibling going to court over being referred to the movers from Hell. They decided to send a Brand new young person w zero org or moving -which has much to do w-how to schedule & make quick albeit smaller decisions-FOLLOWinstructions from Boss & Customer-Not just continue on--this newbie & his wimpy not well managed this person nor did he follow my inst. & both constanly disagreed w me-causing it to ru. Into 9pm hrs from. 10:00 am w little done-Yet there were broke items-,they moved my work [paperwork] throwing it into boxes while I wasn't looking-- Then chgd me foe extra day of uhaul- Too much to mention-- If these ppl didn't cause it-thry will have to sue the company. It the way this country works unfort. When a person or esp. A Family comes on hard times- It's very heartbreaking to loose any home... Plus be shamed or bc it wasn't up to standards of ? I was Thrilled to hear Myself--the outpouring of concern , empathy & wishing to help instead of just acting like they deserved it -as if some other solution was not auto. possible. This is a complex world & its not fair for sure-but we all can do our best to give benefit of 2 sides-extenuating circim.we r prob not privy 2, or Hard Times happen 2 us all. If they did "deserve it 100% - I'm sure that pretty much was reaping what they sowedzplus fines & poss. Lawsuit resp. In future.

[@glitter_fart]

That "mobile home" was beyond repair. It NEEDED to be demo'd before someone died in it.

[@josephhodges9819]

The demolition crew are city employees.

[@patriciamoore603]

What?????

[@lprice5583]

This happened to my grandparents in the 60s, except it was a storie and a half house. The moving company got all the way to the end of the driveway. Then the brothers that operated the moving buisness got in a fight. The house sat at the end of the driveway for a whole year before my grandparents made them finnish the job with litigation. It taught me that the most rediculous things can go wrong that were not your fault, but you are the one that will be stuck fixing it.

[@dmo848]

Can't move stuff that's falling apart. Also ya take the things out of the house when u move. U don't leave it in there so the weight is even more. Nothing smart I see here at all.

[@robbitt]

So they show him taking his belongings out, including an old piece of crap stove, but he lost almost everything? He can grab a stove, but not a piggy bank with $800?

[@dcg590]

This is completely their own fault. The media always tells one Sid elf the story for sympathy, not for actual facts.

[@charleneclaassen]

I think the piggy bank was probably stuck under the rubble part of the home.

[@AnastasiaBeaverhousn]

Thank you.!!!!!! I said the same thing!!! They're looking for money!!! This whole thing is probably a scam WITH the company to start a GoFundMe!!! 🙄🤡

[@fhuber7507]

Yep... the stove was worth $350 new... but was 25 years old. The piggy bank would have been a much smarter thing to save.

[@charlescurran1289]

Was that mobile home in such bad condition that it fell apart as it was being towed? From the looks of it, it was the home that broke apart not the tow company’s equipment. Maybe I’m missing something but if the the home was in such poor condition was it really the tow company’s fault.

[@mrbeefynuts]

Because the home still had all their stuff, the mobile home should have been empty before being moved

[@johnconklin4452]

Yes you're responsible for anything you tow

[@yildendelta6761]

That's disgusting, 40 years ago my husband and I had our mobile home moved from northern Indiana to Paris, TN and even though 2 tires blew on the highway, the driver just changed them and we were off again, the home was 16 years old when we moved. It is appalling that this company just ditched it when a problem arose. When you move them you don't have to take anything out, although we took everything precious or valuable in our vehicles, but such a short distance I can see why they didn't. It's heartbreaking that they lost most everything. This company should be held responsible for everything from cleanup to replacement, all of that was in our contract and this is why you make sure they have insurance. My heart goes out to this couple, I would like to know if they have a gofundme page so I can hell.

[@Jesusiscoming24]

The trailer broke in half there is no way to move it now ... Didn't you see the front hitch bent all the way up .. no truck can move that

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

I'd never try moving one loaded, they are not designed to be carrying that kind of weight OTR.

[@billsgym5579]

Once it buckled not much could be done. They should have taken all the appliances, furniture, etc. and moved it as empty as possible, maybe even removed windows, doors, cabinets, hardwood floors, etc...

[@kayhenry6293]

Always go with reputable businesses. Check to see if they are licensed and bonded. Due diligence, people. But I’m awfully sorry for what happened to these folks.

[@zarondagaskin1101]

It probably was a monetary decision to use that company.

[@Tman76]

And never pay up front.

[@kayhenry6293]

@@zarondagaskin1101 I’m sure it was. But the old adage “you get what you pay for” holds true once again.

[@nftshiller8485]

He hired a Mexican 😅

[@tc539]

i dout the people that hired them are LEGAL so no chance of them actually doing something right when it comes to moving it

[@PDGula-lk6dq]

Its sounds like the moving company didn't calculate of all of the weight inside when moving it.

[@dosmundos3830]

the moving company knows the home only has enough tires to cover the weight of the home empty, they just didn't care.

[@TheTonialadd]

No legitimate moving company would have quoted a price of $1600.00. I find it a little hard to believe that these people didn’t know this or get quotes from other movers. I’m sorry they lost their house. I’m sure they will get a lot of donations for a replacement.

[@dosmundos3830]

no legitamate moving company would haul a home with its belongings still in it. it was grossly overweight.

[@ratsumatra3003]

In the initial report the $1300 was a deposit with the other $1300 upon delivery. Why their property was still inside stumps me. This is a bad situation.

[@dosmundos3830]

@@ratsumatra3003 it says right on the guys receipt "$1600 with $800 repost" 1:37 lol

[@ratsumatra3003]

@@dosmundos3830 I was going by what the initial news report said. Lord knows we can't trust anything they say.

[@zarondagaskin1101]

Unfortunately you are correct

[@Kiyonce.Kartier]

This is FOUL! Effectively leaving these people homeless and abandoning their stuff without any communication. I hope the moving company goes down!

[@AnastasiaBeaverhousn]

Oh please, they got what they paid for!! 🤡🙄

[@Jeep-Life]

Not being snarky, but in no way was anything about that trailer in sound condition. The city did you a favor. We'll all pitch in to make right!!! I pray you a new house my friend! ❤

[@shawnpitman876]

So you'll pitch in to make things right for a family who simply hired scummy people, but not for the thousands of veterans who have mental illnesses and are homeless and on the streets, huh?

[@shawnpitman876]

So if you help, why are there still so many vets on the streets? Seems you're more interested in helping people like this, and not those who have served the country and have been left to rot.

[@manuelsaiz7539]

​@@shawnpitman876 are you ok dude?

[@sequoyamaisonblacque]

thanks for updating!

[@crinklecut3790]

These poor people. I’m so sorry this happened. I’m about to go donate

[@mikemiller659]

kick in some for me

[@theotheleo6830]

Left a piggy bank filled with $800 in the trailer? Was it a gift for the movers? Cuz it's theirs now.

[@leadfarmer73]

I wish they were closer to South Carolina. I have a single wide mobile home on my land that they can have free of charge. I feel so bad for this good family.

[@shellycassidy5473]

Sending my prayers sorry for your Lost 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@jurupa]

Because prayers work so well.

[@naturalkinks8683]

Loss not lost 👍

[@mgman6000]

Let's see one hand is full of prayers the other full of cash i wonder which hand the couple would take

[@brianstevens3858]

The City should have at least helped them get the stuff out before destroying it, and should be hunting down and charging the moving company for not only replacement of the trailer but the cost of having it demolished.

[@barrybb5409]

Lol is a shock that the city of houston did anything at all.

[@R_C420]

The city happily took the money for the permit. So I guess the entire way it was attempted must have been approved by the appropriate authorities.

[@troyb.4101]

@@R_C420 What makes you think they had a permit?? Did I miss something. Are you guessing they had that permit? No mention of a permit either. They had plenty of time to move, waited until the last minute and this happened. I'll bet the land owner was glad to see them move.

[@jaygreentree4394]

The moving company should be held responsible. They clearly did not have the proper equipment to move it. Where I live they moved an entire house with almost no issues and the house still stands today.

[@donfinstad1685]

That mobile home should've never been touched to begin with. You can see how rusted the frame is in the video.

[@tbbryant3793]

its not the companies fault that the home frame failed. should have been inspected better. but they didn't cause it to break.

[@OWK000]

The left all the appliances and furniture and stuff in the prefab/mobile home when they moved it. Too heavy?

[@Danimal-D-Animal]

When I checked on getting my mobile home moved, the company told me if they couldn't get it in the new place they'd leave it on the street. And they refused to send someone out to make sure it would work first. It hasn't been moved.

[@cheryldenkins1597]

I've had several moved. A good company will come out and look the site over, where it's going as well as where it's coming from. The price has definitely increased. The first one, in 2012 was $750. The next was $1500. It was $1200 to bring my tenants trailer on into the park. My son has two quotes currently, $3000, and $4500, for having one moved.

[@Danimal-D-Animal]

@@cheryldenkins1597 I'm sure my first mistake was trying to find someone to do it on my budget.

[@cheryldenkins1597]

@@Danimal-D-Animal it's hard. Everything has went up so much.

[@Danimal-D-Animal]

@@cheryldenkins1597 I bought 1/4 acre 60 miles and had utilities put in. That took 5 years on my budget. I start (paid) training for my CDL on Monday. I'll probably end up moving it myself.

[@paulacornelison243]

Why haven't the moving company been cited for abandoning the mobile home in the street?

[@harveysmook9657]

This is definitely a sad situation. Looking at the condition of the mobile home parked on the side of the street it seems obvious to me that the unit wasn't stucturaly sound, so it didn't survive the move, unfortunate that the city was so quick to clean it up and the people couldn't retrieve their belongings

[@anthonylagunas6737]

They stated that the trailer that the moving company used broke.

[@starrionx1]

@@anthonylagunas6737 Look at the video. It looks like the frame of the mobile home failed in the center, and the hitch broke off. If the frame was rusted or the contents of the house made it overweight is hard to say, but it was obviously not structurally sound to travel.

[@anthonylagunas6737]

@@starrionx1 Probably a cheap price for move. You get what you pay for.

[@tbbryant3793]

@@anthonylagunas6737 no. the trailer house frame broke. had nothing to do with the moving company or truck.

[@tbbryant3793]

@@anthonylagunas6737 has nothing to do with the company. the structure of the old mobile home was not very good anymore. and it obviously failed.

[@zarondagaskin1101]

Y'all that's terrible. If I had the money I'd buy them a brand new triple wide,and furnish it. I'm praying for them. 🙏

[@zarondagaskin1101]

@AnIdiotMakesThings What do you do to help others? I may not be rich but I make it a point to help someone else everyday. God bless

[@JB-pe2yn]

Very sad situation. Hoping for better days ahead for these folks.

[@kurtwinter4422]

Our house, in the middle of the street

[@luvya143ful]

I don't see go fund me page posted as stated in video

[@evanthibodeaux5172]

Democrat city. No surprises.

[@r8edrv4fun65]

Did they try to move it without moving out first?!?!?

[@dosmundos3830]

fools and their home are soon parted lol

[@theseventhgeneration6910]

Keep going KPRC. Expose them, don't let them get away with it. Look at truck sales and see if they try to dump the trucks that broke it's hitch. Imagine trying to relocate your entire history and someone steals your money,then dumps your life in the middle of the street.

[@fabianbuentello5694]

Kprc just got a notice, the risk was clearly stated it would befall on the homeowner. The homeowner agreed.

[@troyb.4101]

@@amberlance182 Most likely no insurance, and no permit to move it. It never should have been moved. Torn to pieces and scraped where it was. Saw saws , big hammers, and a big trash can / haul away type. They made their problem someone else's problem.

[@rbsmith3365]

It’s hard for me to see in the map. Most be far west. West Little York to Clay Rd at Addick area.

[@aday1637]

Mobile homes deteriorate over time. Metal frames rust out. Moving should only be done by experienced mobile home movers. Even then, I've seen bent and damaged mobiles sitting in storage lots after things went wrong.

[@gasparma2316]

What’s the name of the moving company so it can be blacklisted

[@stuwest3653]

Watch the video, idiot.

[@AmyC28713]

-serratos

[@americandream7419]

1:43

[@Jeep-Life]

watch the whole video. 🤦‍♀️

[@rbsmith3365]

Leave it to BBB. Movers and homeowners might not have any insurance too bad.

[@christinaFaith84]

They had a piggy bank with money but tbey took the oven?? I need more information.

[@DanniDuck]

Insurance fraud

[@carlawick2704]

The structure was busted...things shifted, moved and got covered.... Grab what you can find. Nothing hinky in that...

[@marthaandrews441]

Just some kind people in the area, grabbed what they could get out of the home before it was demolished.

[@ostrich67]

No one said that he didn't get it.

[@dosmundos3830]

@@ostrich67 1:20

[@nosleep2156]

The mobile home is the trailer tho and that’s what broke. Shoulda been emptied out before moving

[@Jerry-ko9pi]

The people's insurance might be ;liable as well as the moving company, but good luck getting anything from anyone! This goes to show ALWAYS have insurance and check the company you hire for anything and a contract. He should have taken more time to find a reputable moving company, at least a couple of days or weeks at least. You get what you pay for.

[@kevinrice7635]

Sixteen years still no English hombre what's up with that?

[@actuallyitisrocketscience]

This is a SCAM to make you feel sorry and give money The tongue of the trailer broke and the tires blew. That’s not the truck company’s fault, that’s the trailer owners fault. You can see that the whole frame of the trailer bent and broke. It was a garbage mobile home. The moving company did at least try to help these people. If they had left it on the land, I’m sure these people, or the land owners, would have had to pay a garbage hauler to take it to the dump.

[@JNisHIScr8n]

Huh? The moving company is supposed to be the professionals. They knew better if that's the case yet proceeded anyway. If the house was so bad then it was a danger to other motorists. 100% liable

[@actuallyitisrocketscience]

@@JNisHIScr8n it’s completely on the home owner. If they paid for set up, that would mean leveling and connecting the sewer. For $1600, that’s just a truck hauling it. It would cost that much to drag it to the dump. Truck drivers are not home inspectors.

[@niaprice3267]

Essentially all of our lives are just materials and memories. We are but a vapor just passing through.

[@madtrucker0983]

Thank you Confucius

[@rejanedesevigne]

That's true, but us vapors like to have a safe place for our families to lay their heads at night.

[@you2angel1]

That is heartbreaking, that poor family. I pray that God will find them justice & more soon. Sincerely Wyoming °~•.♡.•~°

[@paulettebarrow9791]

The company that did this should be responsible for everything including a new mobile home.

[@cybersal7]

After months and months without payments I had to foreclose a 16 acre property on a woman with an alcohol problem. She had an old trailerhouse on it which she hooked up to a farm tractor. Dragged it off the property down the road. It had no wheels and it tore up pavement. I was so thankful she took it herself, and I wasn’t stuck with the cost of having to have it dismantled. Her ex-husband had done a lot of work on the inside, but the thing was not meant to be moved without wheels.

[@troyb.4101]

Looks like a pile of crapola to me. I use too move these homes. This one looks like the frame totally rusted away, or they overloaded the crapola out of it. Making it so heavy it collapsed under it's own weight. All of them are now responsible for the clean up cost. Always hated the idea they always take the original axels and tires away after they move each time. This leaves the movers more work the next time. Trying to replace axles, tires. trying to make something work. when the original equipment (the axles/ springs, and tires ) are gone. I do not like mobile homes. Look at the frame on this one all bent up. Looks like Evil Karneval Jumped the Salt river with this one. I doubt they had a moving permit for this one, and you needed one. KPRC should look into the rusted out frame and the permit.

[@n.waters7222]

Grabbed the oven but not the "piggy bank" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tymz-r-achangin]

Gross incompetence by the tow company and its insurance company. So the tow company gave a careless attitude to the home owners by making them scavenge around the area for people to help them get their things out of their home, and then where is the insurance company? Why isnt the tower's insurance company IMMEDIATELY sending a representative there to examine the destruction of their home and then provide them with a hotel room until further resolving can be done???

[@Kaatu-barada-nikto]

Another false story presented as the moving company fault for leaving the home where it broke down. The failure is not the moving company equipment but the mobile home frame and tow hitch structure. It sure would be nice if these media clowns would stop misrepresenting facts and tell the truth. The home owners should have insurance for this move and if not it is their fault.

[@kmarch6630]

Where's the link?

[@RetirementFund750]

I’m sorry but the mobile home is what broke. They don’t put a trailer under the mobile home to move it, the mobile home is a trailer that they build a house on top of. The mobile home is what broke not the “trailer the moving company used”. This is sad but not adding up. Just like the guy said he had a piggy bank inside that had $800 in it but they didn’t get it🤔 so they had time to remove the washer and dryer but not a piggy bank that was worth more than most stuff in it? Idk it just sounds like they’re fishing for money but idk.

[@RandomRandomnessKCMO]

Seems like an awful amount of effort to “fish for money” 🙄🙄

[@ellakajfasz2569]

He means after the fact. I thought so too. They were able to get other stuff out so why not the piggy bank!? I mean, I feel bad that it happened, but you don't have to lie.

[@fam5451]

The original axles and hitch are often long gone and the mover will supply some when it's time to go. Obviously I dunno if that's what happened here or not though.

[@ceciliapetrowsky2572]

This is the most intelligent comment in here. Many people are not understanding that the mobile home IS the trailer. It looked pretty rusted out and just broke from the weight of all their stuff and rolling down a road. The moving company should have done an assessment before they agreed to move it. In addition, tires were rotted.

[@azeleapark]

@@ceciliapetrowsky2572 YEP!!!! Basically *JUNK!!!!*

[@susannaschnell4147]

These monsters who do this to people need to be held accountable for the damage and loss of their home. God works miracles! You both will be blessed with another home in Jesus name!

[@phantomduck65]

Why was it being moved fully furnished All the extra weight is probably what caused it to break

[@dosmundos3830]

It's definitely what caused it to break. I've seen many homes in worse shape than that moved...empty.

[@scottparrish2422]

Sorry we have illegals to help and ukraine still needs billions. We can’t take care of any citizens

[@mandyellis876]

Defund the military and you’ll be able to feed, house, educate, medicate your entire population!

[@fam5451]

We could if Republicans would let us. We're the richest planet on the face of the Earth. For some reason they hate America though.

[@vickinutter5733]

That is so sad and horrible

[@chrisfoxwell4128]

It's only called a mobile because it has wheels to get it where it's going once. If a mobile home needs to be moved it needs steel girders slid under and dollies attached.

[@ToyManFlyer1100]

Better now than when the 1st hurricane hits...That "house" was a death trap waiting to happen...

[@rbsmith3365]

Agree! I think that they are nearly Addick area that flood will wash it out or rusted up.

[@say2muh]

How do u move a mobilehome with all belongings inside dont be ridiculous of course it was bound to break

[@ericalara8154]

We need to help them

[@karlabritfeld7104]

This is what happens when you have no money in the usa.

[@ihave35cents95]

And what happens when you don't have any money in other countries.😂

[@Luis-nm5qy]

HOUSTON, WHERE YOU DONT CARE ABOUT NEIGHBORHOR OR COMMUNITY ANYMORE. AFTER 31 YRS I MOVED AWAY

[@rbsmith3365]

Also it flooded underneath. It rusted including tires. It fell apart. Depreciation value probably $500.

[@murphyville]

This is so wrong! This crook of a company needs to be shut down!!!

[@vulcan2882]

AFTER they are made to pay for this couples new home.

[@jhowardsupporter]

I pray the family can find a new place to do their drugs.

[@mel...s]

@@jhowardsupporter I 100% guarantee you're a drug or alcohol abuser. And I also 100% guarantee you're generally miserable.

[@mel...s]

Unfortunately there's a huge market for trailer haul movers. Especially affordable ones. They likely have many customers lined up and theyve likely caused a great deal of damage to other trailers. A 16 year old trailer is structurally vulnerable and requires an expensive process to safely move.

[@troyb.4101]

@@vulcan2882 NNNNNNEEEEEEWWWWW. What a good laugh. Both should be paying for the clean up cost.

[@savagenomore]

I think a lot of people are being mislead by this news lady saying "The moving company's trailer broke" ...it wasn't the moving company's trailer, it was the frame of the house trailer that broke so for those that don't understand, the people's house fell apart when someone they hired tried to move it, how is that the issue of the moving company other than the fact they tried moving something that wasn't structurally sound enough to be moved

[@WilldoAldone]

I bought a 1959 mobile home and paid to have it moved which cost $2800. The moving company told me up front, If it cannot withstand moving, we will have no choice but to unhitch it and leave it on road. They also said it must be empty of furniture and appliances to keep it as light as possible. Moving companies are not responsible if the home breaks because of age and condition while moving, so please have the mobile home checked out to see if it can stand being moved before you pay a company to move it. There are no refunds, if it breaks while in transport and will abandoned it on road, because they cannot fix it.

[@JNisHIScr8n]

The professionals know this like you yet still made the attempt. This does make them liable. If a repair person comes to your home to fix something and creates a bigger problem unrelated to the service needed are they not liable? If a person can sue a dry cleaner for damages, these people have a solid case. If the moving company did tell the owners to empty out the house, then they are only partly responsible.

[@rbsmith3365]

Get insurance!

[@WilldoAldone]

@@JNisHIScr8n no one knows for sure if an old mobile home can stand to be moved. But you're right the movers should have told them that it might not survive the move and move at your own risk.

[@marietrini7784]

Sue them both !!

[@ambercarter9746]

I hate it when people get screwed. So sad to this family.

[@robertgreen9980]

Isnt the hitch part of the trailer?

[@dosmundos3830]

yes

[@kathywilson8168]

Many years ago we had a mobile home moved across town that had been in one spot for many years. It made the trip just fine. We were never asked to unload our belongings. They just gave us some helpful hints such as, place the lamps in the bathtub with bed pillows to keep them from breakage and secure all cabinets with breakables. I'm pretty sure mobile homes are sold with the appliances already in them and most of the time they're fully furnished. I've never heard of having to remove your belongings to move them that's a new one on me. Maybe things have changed your maybe none of you ever had and experiences with mobile homes. Sounds like a lot of wealthy people in here. I can't believe how people are calling them cheap and saying bad things about them. I'm sure they're doing the best they can. This is a very unfortunate situation.

[@LoriL010]

Doesn't the house sit on the trailor and tires all the time? Was it the movers trailor or the homeowners? And if it was the homeowners trailor attached to the house, why is it the movers responsibility that it was old, rusty and weak?

[@ihave35cents95]

No they don't sit on tires all the time😅

[@AccountInactive]

Called it. Even brand new trailers lose tires and are raggedy to begin with as far as transportation is concerned. I suspect the moving company told them it shouldn't try to be moved and the owners insisted. Seen this happen before. Don't be fooled yall.

[@specialks1953]

It was not the moving company's trailer. The mobile home frame broke and if you just look you can see it was in horrible condition and should have never been allowed on the streets in it's condition. The trailer tires were old.

[@40Acres_and_A_Mule]

told yall that was trash it was done before it moved lmao

[@ericabaysinger6343]

How Sad

[@MIRAISHOME000]

Sad

[@ericc.1570]

Name of Moving Company ?

[@jonthanvigil1763]

Sue the movers an make them pay for the loss of home an all pain

[@FreeThePorgs]

What about the original company??? Any negative response for them????

[@BBguns5213]

Scandalous 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@6996brandyl]

I don't understand how they can grab a stove , but not get a piggy bank with $800 in it

[@patriciamitchell9365]

Someone went into the home and stole it before they could get to the trailer.

[@RandomRandomnessKCMO]

Could be in the collapsed part?

[@sencih9912]

That moving company should have 1 million dollars insurance policy.

[@rbsmith3365]

Amateurs does not make much money.

[@tonyyaden]

Is it normal for mobile homes to be moved with all the stuff inside of it? That looks like a lot of weight for a truck to haul...

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

ALWAYS hire Licensed and Bonded contractors and movers. ALWAYS.

[@rbsmith3365]

Amateur movers.

[@lionelhowell4972]

What happened to the INSURANCE from that moving company???

[@troyb.4101]

WHAT INSURANCE????? Grab and go.

[@davidbrown-hi8qh]

Had same thing happen to me. At time had 4 kids and our home was left at corner of 2 state roads. My mobile WA a 4 axle model and movers only installed 2. Disaster

[@cachacuas98]

How did you resolve it? I am in a similar situation and I don’t know what to do…

[@tomhogan3843]

LAWSUIT!!!

[@savebees]

I'm sorry but wouldn't you have emptied the mobile home completely before it was moved

[@dosmundos3830]

legally you would have to. The wheel and tire assemblies are rated for the weight of the home empty.Not to mention the frame and hitch.

[@rosecullum4356]

WTH did they move it full?? That's ridiculous!! People need to think!

[@Amadorcrew]

Well thats where the problem started you cant move a mobile home full.of stuff. I live in one have for more than 20yrs and yes we have moved a few in thise years. Any reputable moving company will tell u that your home needs to be packed and emptied before they can move it. Thats why it collapsed 🤦‍♀️

[@socorroguerrero7157]

Sue!!!

[@Highvibes777]

No link

[@joymcarthur5429]

Lawyer up Hugo. Aside from that; who leaves cash in a MH being moved?

[@angelastewart9497]

Can’t they sue the moving company?

[@arishem555]

"Jose dad Jose son" Co? :)

[@rbsmith3365]

Not that easy. Court will find that Mobil home age. You know depreciate value about $500. In Houston experienced lot of flooding that can rusted underneath the house and wheels. Same as cars. I hate garbage Houston.

[@carbpumper]

The moving company’s trailer broke? It’s not the family’s trailer??

[@brittbrattsmilesalot]

But why didn’t y’all place the link here?

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

After moving a mobile home a few times. The moving company failed in its inspection to see if the house was sound enough to move. Just looking at it, there was no bracing. I'm betting the floor decking was rotted and the exterior walls collapsed through it onto the floor joists and all that damaged the tires and the hitch. In other words the house should never have been moved. The moving company needs to pay the customer the 1,600$ and the city for cleanup. If you need to move a home you MUST have it inspected for structural intergrity either professionally or by someone experienced in home construction.

[@mryeahisaidit]

The truck did not damage the house . The house broke its own frame which doubles as a trailer hint why they are called trailer homes . He's not liable for structural failure caused by the homeowners trailer. Their lucky he's not charging them for any damages 🤔🤔 Still a messed up situation to be in , best of luck to them

[@dosmundos3830]

The mover knew it was overweight because it was full of contents. Mobile home frames are designed to transport the home empty, truck frames are designed to haul the household contents. He would have never made it through a weigh scale.

[@JNisHIScr8n]

The movers are souly responsible. They're supposed to be the professionals. They should have inspected the home, made sure the owners emptied content ( if necessary), they should have made sure there was no structural problems like rot etc . They were the ones who should have known better. 100% liable

[@pc4189]

ppl should picket outside this moving companies address.