Evictions continue to displace renters, families

KITV-4's Kristen Consillio reports how evictions are now back on the rise -- leaving many renters in vulnerable positions. For news you need to know, visit www.KITV.com.
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[@QuantumAnonPlus]

The renter had 2 years to re-invent herself, yet she just waited for the landlord to give her the boot, what about the Landlord's rights, who is going to compensate them for the back rent.

[@cvn6555]

Everyone assumes it's some rich fatcat lighting his cigar with hundred-dollar bills so, as they have been programmed to do, they side against him and with the sad case. That's often not the situation, though, and as a society it is insane to hate those that have more. People only see the trappings of success and turn a blind eye to all the work and sacrifice required to get that success.

[@dymondlyfe1603]

This is also a problem when people begin to use property ownership as a source of wealth. One thing (e.g. a plandemic) could cause the whole house of cards to come crashing down.

[@Blah-blah-sure]

As a landlord who works for UPS no one cared. We still had to pay the mortgage & taxes & water. And they never deferred any payments. And the main reason rents are skyrocketing is b/c the large investors are buying properties setting that trend. It’s not the small landlords. Think about it how could we do that when we weren’t even allowed to evict tenants but still had to house them for free, even now. So bad tenants like this scammer makes it bad for everyone

[@marciawade9101]

@@dymondlyfe1603 GREAT point!

[@FC-hj9ub]

Lies

[@jeffshackelford539]

She lives for free for a long time and then she gets mad at the landlord for being greedy. Stuff like this is part of the reason rent is skyrocketing.

[@Fat12219]

Right , 😮

[@Lifestinks]

She's lucky to have had it this long. Plus she got out of paying rent for years. She expects to stay there when there's lots of us single parents already living with family to avoid homelessness

[@jglee6721]

Deadbeat tenants need to be kicked out. She needs to move in with family or friends. If not then the shelter.

[@barbie6695]

It hasn’t been years and the math doesn’t add up to years. If her rent is $2500 a month. 12*2500=$30,000. She owes over 25k, so she hasn’t paid in in about one year.

[@MrGHawaii]

She has no income, and she's living in a house that nice. Does anyone notice how entitled people are nowadays?

[@marciawade9101]

Yep. Again, probably thumbed her nose at the landlord during the pandemic and it finally caught up to her.

[@itsdebbiecakeyoubigdummy828]

@No name She can go drive a truck... Her kid is finishing school. They can go on the road and live in the truck. Bet she won't do that either

[@marciawade9101]

@Mark Stewger 🤣🤣🤣 Yep, because that's her mentality and that's where she belongs!

[@ericsacco7406]

@No name 1000%!

[@AKAAAK]

That view is priceless....but unfortunately for her the house isn't....time to hit the road and don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you.

[@anonymouseditor4758]

Wow I guess they don’t have Uber in town, or waitresses, or cashiers, or construction laborers, or literally any other Job that’s ALWAYS hiring 365 days a year 🙄

[@brianpan6453]

Amazon was open during the entire pandemic. They still have 20,000 job openings.

[@janegrey4374]

It's difficult to be sympathetic towards this woman. She refused to leave when first asked, before racking up $25K in unpaid rent and fees. Her attitude is that everyone owes her, and, when no one owes her, she blames everyone else for her current circumstances except the person she sees in the mirror everyday.

[@ericsacco7406]

I agree... and she says the owner has not had the same pain as her after she gets 25K in free rent..... time to move in with mom or find a much lower cost way of living like renting a room like I did. She wants her cake and to eat it too. Let rents fall where they will fall... once the economy drops rents will fall with it as landlords compete for quality renters.

[@JosephKulik2016]

You people are standing so close to the tree that you don't see the forest. Normally, i would say that this woman is a victim only of her own bad judgment. But reports on individuals like these distract from the reality that this woman is just an isolated data point in a Horrible Nationwide Problem. Why not talk about how the American Economy has sunken so low that even many people with full time jobs live out of their car ??? America is on the verge of an Economic Depression worse than the 1930's. To blame all the suffering to come on those afflicted would be disingenuous at best.

[@jakejones5736]

@@ericsacco7406 If 25K in free rent is painful, where can I sign up for such pain?

[@ericsacco7406]

@@JosephKulik2016 True on the economy... yet if you cant make it on your own time to consolidate with family or rent a room... this gal should not have her own place. She should have done that a year ago yet she decided to live for free. Yes... the dems did so much damage to this economy by putting out WAY to much stimulus... over 2 T in less than a year. Now we are paying the price with inflation. Yellen said it was transitory.... I think she is standing too close to the tree.

[@sg5720]

This made no sense- she the one not trying to get a job and racking up back rent. Like come on. Sheesh

[@MrRo004]

She owed 25k in back rent? GTFO and stop playing victim lady.

[@Lion-dq9uj]

Really !!

[@rigormortis1355]

Grifter.

[@sct4040]

I agree, her landlord is the victim here.

[@bertha4304]

Without accounting late fees, etc., that's 10 months' rent. Tired of hearing about the 'plight' of single moms. Most are single moms due to their own poor choices.

[@jglee6721]

@@sct4040 And the media let her make the statement that the landlord is purely greed driven.

[@wavyhanzo]

She refused to find a job and provide for her kid? Shame… How can she even show her face lol I would never want the public to find out I was the type of person.

[@trtommy3337]

Clearly a narcissist. Everything is about her, it's everyone else that causes her problems, she knows everything and is never wrong, etc. I'm sure she was thrilled to be on the news. These kind of people are insufferable and unfortunately, often are government bureaucrats. Argh.

[@anyonename8067]

She is not forced to move. She refuses to pay the rent!

[@Blah-blah-sure]

Thank you. Key words refuses to pay. Like many other government & mass media helped scammers.

[@truther001]

I love how these freeloaders try to pass themselves off as victims. Not only did the skrew the landlord, their selfish, irresponsible behavior has caused rents to rise exponentially which is hurting other renters who paid their rent.

[@jeretso]

Nice home. I am sure there is a line of people just waiting to move in.

[@dampam4273]

well said.

[@peterpipeher260]

We need to create a petition that will force her to payback thr landlord!

[@BestoftheBest-oz4ei]

Bingo! Those losers who didn't pay rent during the pandemic, even though they received stimulus money and state unemployment (with extra federal unemployment on top of that) are to blame for the rent increases. Nothing is free, you'll pay one way or another. This just hurts the responsible renters who paid their rents but now the increases are affecting them as well.

[@mattp4079]

An unemployed interior decorator could easily wait tables, stock shelves or drive a school bus. Instead, it's easier to project your situation onto others and perhaps wait for a crowd fund.

[@Blah-blah-sure]

Better yet as an interior decorator your business should be booming considering home sales. So she’s either lying or a horrible interior decorator.

[@chasingsunsets87]

Not true. I was only able to find a temp job. With no promise nobody wants to hire my SKIlLED boyfriend. I stop teaching private swim lesson privately because parents in fancy homes kept low balling me and the price they try give me barley covers my transportation to make all my appointments. Put it together and get real. Also...landlords are pervasively greedy towards restaurants ..marking up the prices. Sorry the world is not the same.

[@FC-hj9ub]

Yes that certainly pays...not

[@somethingdifferent4u247]

I was thinking the same thing 🤔

[@gregorycyr9272]

My rent is $525 a month for a studio apartment everything included in Raleigh NC near NC STATE.😀

[@Lion-dq9uj]

This is crazy she should be thankful she was able to stay that long !!

[@markpang8847]

It’s embarrassing that she’s not embarrassed. I know people (families) that struggle to live in a single ROOM with 5 people. They do it, but save on rent until they are able to purchase a home. They make sacrifices. I feel as if entitlement has overtaken most of the US citizens. People just want to be rich and not put the time or sacrifice for it.

[@kimberlyguillen7324]

What is she to be embarrassed about? Millions of people are dealing with the same issues so no need for anyone to be embarrassed about this. Remember the pandemic happened for 2 years making millions of people lose work. Duh!!

[@marciawade9101]

@@kimberlyguillen7324 Uh, her rent was DOUBLED because she didn't want to leave initially when told to do so. Stop being SILLY!

[@truther001]

@@kimberlyguillen7324 She should have gotten a crappy job and made some payments. I know small landlords who did not evict tenants who were at least trying.

[@iveyhealth2266]

@@kimberlyguillen7324 No Excuses!!!

[@FC-hj9ub]

Your comment is embarrassing.

[@carsilk2492]

I don't think there's one person here who feels bad for this lady. Work. Or don't work, and see what happens.

[@dew30po51]

👍🤣🤙

[@pilauopala843]

Yes, I keep hearing about the shortage of workers. She needs to work 2 or 3 jobs like locals

[@dew30po51]

@@pilauopala843 sell meth like aw u 8🤡8PUPPETS

[@dymondlyfe1603]

If she's from the mainland she should move back there and let a hardworking local family rent that beautiful home.

[@A-t-r-u-s]

I love how these tenants say it's greed yet they are the ones with the entitlement mentality that they can just live somewhere for free for as long as they want and justify it however they feel.

[@cvn6555]

It's sad for people but you can't live in someone else's property and not pay them. The landlord still has to pay all the property taxes and any other fees associated with ownership- home insurance is not cheap. All these people that did not pay rent seem to have believe that they would never have to pay it again. It sucks but nothing is free and no culture survives attempts to make everything free or equal.

[@marciawade9101]

Well said. The thumbing their noses up at these landlords during the pandemic finally caught up to them.

[@Dc-sl3up]

Greedy destoryed humanity. If I'm running for president, I will added housing is right in the constitution.

[@cvn6555]

@@Dc-sl3up Why not free cars? Free everything? There is no such thing as a basic human right that requires another human to labor without compensation. Ideas like yours always sound so noble but end up as catastrophes because they come from a place of complete ignorance of economics, human nature and the history of big gummint freebies.

[@Dc-sl3up]

@@cvn6555 yea. Wait til you are priced out of food, housing. Health, and dies cause you are poor. What crimes did they do recieved inhumane punishment? Take out greedy and money equation than you will be happy to build and help others while you can. Fyi God created this world and what did you paid him? Why dont you created your own world like metaverse and live in your own fantasy world.

[@cvn6555]

@@Dc-sl3up Not to be that guy but your grammar and syntax make your screed barely readable. Please try to do better- slow down, proofread. I will never be priced out of food, housing or healthcare. As a young person I was diligent, took a very long view, made excellent decisions, followed a path where my talents would help me to rise high and stayed away from trouble with the law and never did any drugs. As a result of this I am quite financially successful, have a near-monopoly on the services I provide to a very large region and work in a field that is mostly immune to economic downturns. So don't lay awake all afternoon worrying about me. Take out the profit motive and we all die from lack of food, energy, goods and services. It is the profit motive, trying to move up the economic ladder that has led to all advances, led to the abundance of goods that we enjoyed until Joe Biden was elected, leads people to work a hundred hours a week to build their dreams, that creates the incentive to innovate and improve all of our lives. No freeloader ever did one thing to help advance society.

[@habuteru]

She saying its all about greed? Bish, you haven’t paid rent in months. You expect the owner to let you freeload forever?

[@cvn6555]

It is all about greed. Hers. How many people took all the govt money, didn't pay their rents and ordered takeout, bought new TVs and otherwise frittered that cash away instead of covering their obligations?

[@Leonardo-1]

@@cvn6555 How many people took the goverment money? You have the numbers? The receipts of their purchases? You went to their house and saw their TV ? No? Or yes? If no then, you know ... all bla-bla-bla !

[@cvn6555]

@@Leonardo-1 Many, millions, took the govt money. I have been to most of their apts and personally seen the big tvs, the small appliances and designer items they have purchased with their free govt money. I did not ever ask to see the receipts because that would be just rude.

[@gohan3448]

@@cvn6555 stop lying on KZbin 🤣

[@cvn6555]

@@gohan3448 Dang, you caught me. Guess I'll have to lie elsewhere...

[@Hugatree1]

This is new face to of entitlement and self perceived victimhood. Imagine being a landlord and having to deal with people like this!

[@jakejones5736]

I AM a landlord and I DO have to deal with this! That's why I'm getting rid of my commiefornia property.

[@c.m.4858]

The title of the video should be "Squatter refuses to pay 25k unpaid rent, refuses to move, refuses to get a real job and jobless. Landlord is stuck with property taxes and other expenses"

[@markpang8847]

I’m so glad this freeloader is getting flamed. She probably didn’t even TRY to work with her landlord. Sometimes landlords just want to KNOW tenants have goodwill to pay rent and even will take payment plans. She says she doesn’t HAVE the money. But she has beautiful furniture. Guess what many landlords sacrifice and don’t even have furniture themselves.

[@Blah-blah-sure]

Thank you for telling the truth.

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

And I digress.... What does having nice furniture have to do with? quite sure she had furniture when she moved in....but anywho....shes selling it and definitely should get out...but that was weird observation.

[@Blah-blah-sure]

Thank you as I'm 1 of those landlords that use what income I should've gotten to improve on my properties. But after getting beat I can't afford to make improvements.

[@JT-cl9np]

She tried taken it 🍑 out in trade but the landlord's wife put a stop to that according to ABC News.

[@mcsuchnsuch]

The victim mentality is a pathetic mindset to have. There was a time when people were too embarrassed to be broke or homeless, so they would do whatever it took to make it work. It’s tough but nobody is gonna do it for you except yourself.

[@Blah-blah-sure]

And that’s what’s gone wrong in this country

[@ypcomchic]

Have you tried to rent lately? Rents are up to horrendous prices of which a majority of middle class single people don’t qualify for with a $50,000 annual income. Have to make three times the rent. And don’t say go buy a house. Same prob there. Fixity people trying to buy one house and a majority of home sellers skip the people and sell to cash buyers. The world is a sad place right now.

[@wotawanancy3249]

Exactly how do you get away with not paying rent for two years?? My landlord wouldn't tolerate more than a week. Never knew you could get away with that long. Amazing!!

[@Stay-vigilant]

There are plenty affordable places to live on the mainland. Can't get something for nothing. Pay your rent like everyone else lady.

[@shaquitacurtis3632]

Hold up....did she just say "they know I don't have the money so it's pure greed" ma'am have you lost your mind. You expect to live in someone home for 2 years and not pay a dime then think it's okay to continue to do it.... now that's pure greed.

[@tamarawatson6347]

It would be fairer to cover both sides of this issue. What about the homeowner who may have a mortgage to meet on that rental? How is it fair that they are forced to keep a renter who can't or won't pay rent? Not every renter qualified for government help and not every homeowner was able to recoup rent via government programs. Very unfair, imho.

[@puidemare2337]

That's the media for you. They rather tell a narrative, then, report all sides. The days of more fair journalism are gone

[@anonymouseditor4758]

Haha .. media cover both sides . . Haha

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

I like coupons

[@dcg590]

@@anonymouseditor4758 exactly. The media is owned by the left. Landlords don’t count.

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

Renting is risky , like the sock market ..don’t rent if you can’t handle the risk

[@domc9413]

Biased reporting. When my single mom couldn’t afford our place we moved from a house to a unit behind a garage to make ends meet. This lady entitled af

[@rayfujimori9833]

Why are the landlords the bad guys here. They're trying to make up for lost income themselves. What about the relief money the the government said they gave, where did that go? News editors instead of causing division help all of these people. Be mediators instead of dividers.

[@jeretso]

The news did capture pictures of the beautiful home and furniture so wink wink.

[@trainsandlocomotives]

I agree with you on that. I think when lots of families are evicted, things change because the people and government only cares about “families”. There’s not much videos about single people and roommates getting kicked out. They know it won’t get attention. That’s why things are going the way they are going since covid started.

[@mk-vi5mx]

Sorry for her that this lady needs to move out. But how you could accumulate $25K of back rent? Didn’t she receive UI if she lost jobs, or PPP or EIDL fund if you were small business owner? Also many housing support was available. Many of my friends who economically suffered by pandemic was get by with those support, also worked as Uber driver etc. Need to hear from how Landlords suffered too. What if that rental house was Landload’s only income sources? Even if they paid off the mortgages, they can’t make their living. Please don’t set image on landlords as greedy animal so easy.

[@luisestioko23]

i think its hard for her because she’s a single mother no one would take care of her daughter after she came home from school. unless if the girl is old enough to take care of herself.

[@cvn6555]

Even if they paid off the mortgage they still have homeowner's insurance and property taxes as well as any maintenance on the property (which they still have to do even if the renter does not pay). I think the bottom line here is an irresponsible person that just hoped she'd never be held responsible for paying her rent, ever.

[@Blah-blah-sure]

Thank you. As a small landlord most media outlets never reported our stories. And whenever we tried to protest, we had to follow the government’s strict guidelines on what to say & where we could protest. So polite words don’t get noticed So we got nothing

[@chasingsunsets87]

Landlords have gotten greedy. They shot themselves in the foot. The victim mentality from landlords who also complain about homeless people is laughable. I can respect that its their property and they want to back. But most landlords are in it for greed not for being practical. If they actually lived the house they owner and not be on the bandwagon get rich quick and if I dont I blame everyone else the market would be more correct. But no...they want to hoard the homes that families are suppose to live, communities are supposed to be established and then play the victim. Sorry GREEDY landlords you earned. It

[@chasingsunsets87]

@@cvn6555 you mean the fantasy tenant that landlords make up and beg pays those bills. If you cant pay those bills as homeowner then become a renter if it so easy :). Oh wait...you own a home for reason. Sorry you made the poor decision that you trying to pass the cost to people who are not able to and blame it on them. We are just trying to find home to live in. We need create the greed in the industry.

[@joeyriveira6697]

The price for living aloha & in paradise . Sista thinks she can cry and get sympathy without actually trying to put forth an honest effort to right her back rent . Maybe if she was honestly trying to make things right she could possibly stay . Plus she’s living in an actual house not an apartment or even a studio apartment . She’s actually living da life in paradise in a house with a yard . Many have to live in smaller places with more people to have a home . Sorry not trying to be a d..k just stating reality . She should have thought this thru before putting her daughter in this bad situation that’s on mom .

[@dymondlyfe1603]

You're not being one, you are spitting straight facts here!

[@reallifesuvlife9051]

That house, that view! You mean you couldn't have found something cheaper? Come on now. This is entitlement. I want to live in the best neighborhood and my kids go to the best kids. Come on!

[@hellodolly9879]

It's ridiculous to believe you're entitled to stay in a home and not pay.

[@nonstophorizon]

I don't understand why people try to make the landlords out to be the bad people here. They have to make a living just like anyone else. If you don't like dealing with landlords and property you can't afford, move somewhere that will allow you to buy or rent something you can afford.

[@chasingsunsets87]

The problem is the greed in the industry. Why are putting down working tenants? You realize that greedy landlord hoard the properties and mark up the prices?

[@nonstophorizon]

@@chasingsunsets87 No, that is only a small part of the problem. The thing is, a landlord has the right to do as they please with their property as long as it is within the law. If the rent hikes are within the law, you can't put the blame solely on them when you know they're doing it because someone will pay it. So what if you can't live in a specific neighborhood anymore; that's not really a landlord's issue. It doesn't matter if a tenant is working or not; your lease agreement states that you'll stay if you pay your rent, not if you hold down a job. Is it wrong for anyone to buy multiple properties? Does that stop someone from buying their own property somewhere they can actually afford? Also, people had almost 2 years to save up at least a dime on the rent they owed. MOST landlords have worked with those that are trying by choice even though legally they didn't have to. When you look at people being evicted, they're carrying out their new flat screen tv's, their new Playstation and Xbox consoles, or they're recording their last walk through on their $1,000 iPhone12 or 13... they can afford that, but they didn't have time to save up even a couple of hundred dollars towards what they owe? Really? Also, if landlords didn't buy property and rent that property out, who would you rent from? Stop trying to play the victim. Some landlords went nearly 2 years without pay, so stop acting like they suddenly are in the wrong for being able to evict people so that they can get their properties back, pay for any damages, and then get their lives back together as they prepare to rent their property out to someone else hoping that piece of paper will urge the tenant to keep up the end of the contract that they clearly agreed to in the first place. They can get more money out of their investment in the same way an employee can demand higher wages. Nothing stops a tenant from finding a place to rent that they can actually afford. Funny how there's plenty of housing away from the beaches and tourist towns and no housing crisis in those places.

[@jerrymiller9039]

@@chasingsunsets87 The landlord is owed 25 thousand. That is a lot of back rent. She should have moved out to a cheaper place and gotten a job long ago.

[@mindright9771]

And herein lies the problem with rent relief during the pandemic. People become spoiled and entitled to the point where they feel they don't have to work or think there will be some other sort of "relief" from the state or federal mandates they can sponge off of. The thing is, the landlord or property owner isn't afforded that same relief and stands the risk of losing their property should they not be able to pay their mortgage. This lady could have worked something out with the landlord to stay in her home but decided to be defiant instead. I feel sorry for her child who now has to suffer possible homelessness and other consequences of her mother's poor choices.

[@marciawade9101]

Yep, that's what I said.

[@iveyhealth2266]

Thank You!

[@TypeOneg]

I got one here with 3 kids and a roommate. Bye bioch! You had 33 months to figure it out.

[@musictosoothe]

Exactly....and she still does owe the money. And the gov't took over property without compensation...unconstitutional and illegal.... not to mention voiding contracts.

[@earthbiscuit_td4594]

For someone who uses the name mindright, you didn't get it right this time around. The lady did try to work it out, by acknowledging she would be falling behind and attempting to get rent relief. Then the agency that is to provide that financial help went into state mandated remediation through the courts to solve some of those issues between landlord and tenant. Perhaps the court system wasn't seeing cases at their prior pace because of the pandemic and got backlogged. But the jackass landlord upon learning she was unable to pay on her own doubled her rent. And of course being unable to pay she accrued all kinds of late fees and fines. If landlord was so uncomfortable and worried he'd lose his property he could have filed for his own government relief, IRS fresh start tax forgiveness program, something. But the landlord isn't a person is it; it is a corporation and based in another video I just watched received government rental aid/compensation for this woman in 2020 at the original $2500 rent price but when it was nearly finished that's when the company hiked up the rent. How long did she receive rent assistance for? No one says. Was it enough time for her to get back on her feet if she'd been diligently trying to do so? I don't know but it doesn't seem like getting a job as a hostess, bus driver or whatever people have been suggesting is going to cover the rent even if the corporation had left it at $2500 and not doubled it like the greedy f-ers did just because they could.

[@anonymouseditor4758]

I wouldn’t be surprised if we see her on the news again in a few months after committing auto-theft and then trying to shame the car owner for not letting her steal it 😂

[@marciawade9101]

🤣

[@seriejohnson698]

U 😄 😁 funny

[@lucywynn4048]

🤣🤣🤣

[@tcla3854]

Now that's interesting.

[@gdoll835]

Greed ? 2 years of no rent but you want to live rent free after owing $25k …. I’m a single mom and pay rent on time all the time !

[@jakeliujakeliu]

She should pay or leave. How you able not pay any money every month.

[@dymondlyfe1603]

She's a former "interior designer" - one of the most useless careers to have.

[@brianpan6453]

She lived $25,000 worth of free housing for God knows how long. She's right; the pain and struggles aren't spread fairly.

[@Gigilovehugs]

I’m watching these videos on rent increases so I can remember to be thankful for my home

[@Shadow-7773]

Genia Foster' Thankful yes!, but never for get about fires, and weather, could change you life too!.

[@sisterfister698]

For the people who are mad at the landlords. Try getting into the rental property business and being a landlord, then you can have an opinion that means something. If not, you're just a kid trying to tell everyone how a NASA rockets works.

[@chasingsunsets87]

Try being a tenant in this market.....lol!!! And if I own a home and have the income I would LIVE in it. Not be delusional and entitled thinking it is successful business with no risks. I have to give up my apartment because propety managers dont deserve a dollar from all the harassment and not keeping the propepty in working condition. I would rather sleep in my boyfriend truck and put money towards building my house on cheap land I purchased where the fires were.

[@ms.w.9214]

She kept saying "my home" well it's not her home, renters lease or rent space/or property. Over 25,000 back rent lady it's time to go. No the struggle is not going to be spread equally because some of us know how to get out when they are over their head. AIso some of us live within our means when times are good. It's not the landlord's responsibility to take care of you and your daughter. Once again where is that child's father??????

[@jglee6721]

Entitlement.

[@gr8tefaith]

Gurl ain’t nothing free, you knew you couldn’t pay the rent the first month, second month, third month and so on !! The property manager needs you out so they can get paid and pay there bills unlike you did. Things happen I get it, but don’t take advantage of someone els then play the victim!! I lost my job me and my child slept in a car , then went to a shelter. This was the hardest thing ever I was so scared. I prayed and cried and hustled until I got a job, and is in the process of closing on my OWN home. Peace and Blessing!!!

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

Go Girl 💯

[@adamantium2012]

What an amazing story. Congratulations on your new home, and wishing you the best on your journey.

[@bogdan78pop]

Good for you ..bravo..!!

[@p.r.xchange3012]

Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 🥳 .. thank you for sharing this.. ❤

[@lauraborabeee]

You need to see it from both sides you can’t expect the landlord to allow this lady to stay in their house for free they need to pay the mortgage they have payments too they have every right to make this woman move out even if she’s on the street they need to worry about their well-being as well.

[@Lion-dq9uj]

Don't forget UTILITIES !!

[@lauraborabeee]

@@Lion-dq9uj Yes all the payments

[@anonymouseditor4758]

She sounds like the kind of Karen who gets fired from a job and then sues the company for not paying her even though she hasn’t worked there for 6 months 😂

[@dew30po51]

Hope she njoys ur streets 🤣

[@Blah-blah-sure]

Exactly

[@deliciaford4343]

I used to think like this lady but for the people who live off of rental property income and stop getting it. That could be a major problem that could even put their homes into FORECLOSURE!!!

[@jaws7794]

owners don't own properties outright..some need to still pay the bank's or lender's. you don't pay as a renter, owner can't pay for this property and the one he lives in... foreclosed is next option...just for YOU!!! no way..get out.

[@savemyneighborhood]

The right way is to pay the landlord and not taking advantage of the situation during crisis.

[@chasingsunsets87]

Ok cool. Then why are you owning property if you cant pay the bills? Wtf should the rest of the world be paying for property that you took off the market. Then you should live in it and pay it.

[@jaws7794]

@@chasingsunsets87 why rent if YOU cannot pay!!!! it's the renter who can't pay the bills..then get f$ck out!!!!

[@FC-hj9ub]

Then they shouldn't even be renting. It's like playing with fire. What were they thinking?

[@bogdan78pop]

@@chasingsunsets87 Then why do you even own a store , if you have to take money from the people who take goods from your store...!!..Same argument. Still doesn't make sense..!!

[@phoebelee55]

What about the owners having to pay their mortgage, what about their hardship?? This woman should absolutely feel ashamed of herself

[@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN]

I’m a landlord, how about pay your rent? 🤡Not paying rent means u saving money. As a landlord I need money to pay mortgage if you are not. Was she working? Looks able bodied.

[@markpang8847]

Maybe she is mentally ill. But even then…gtfo and go to public housing. There’s people in shelters who actually work and try to make a better life. But she is the epitome of entitled. SMH.

[@theirmom4723]

She was and still is reinventing herself.

[@glum75]

This is not one or two months rent she owes. She’s too entitled and needs to find a job.

[@TheTeganOsmondChannel]

Exactly. I have a friend literally being harassed and stalked by her insane landlord because she temporarily lost her job and was 2 weeks late with 500 dollars. This is just insanity on the other side. Narcissism epidemic all over the place

[@williamegler8771]

I am a landlord and I own a 45 unit building. When the eviction moratorium went into effect in my state about half of my renters stopped paying. They claimed that they were unemployed or had their hours curtailed. Instead of using the extra money that they were getting an unemployment to keep up with the rent they decided that new televisions new furniture or newer cars were more important. I faced a serious shortfall of income and had to rely on savings and had to cash in a life insurance policy so I could still make the mortgage and property taxes. When the moratorium was over I sent the tenants notice to make payment arrangements for back rent or face eviction. I gave them 30 days. I had no qualms whatsoever evicting tenants and sueing them for back rent.

[@Will4fun]

I feel sorry for the owner of the home who has lost so much money. Property tax, insurance and many other expenses have to be paid even when the landlord is losing money

[@mahnli]

I'm sorry but homeowners need to pay mortgages. Looks like she has a lot of nice stuff....and the job market is very strong right now. So.....????

[@chasingsunsets87]

Yes. Then live in the house you a mortgage. Just because you have mortgage does mean the world owes. Good to know of I qualify for a mortgage I can just blame it on tenant that I know average people cant afford.

[@fremontpathfinder8463]

This isn't actually a good example of renters being evicted. She is entitled and needs to get a job. There are really unfair situations going on in Florida in which people who are working and are paying rent have rents doubled.

[@jakejones5736]

Really? I have a few FL rentals and my rents have barely risen. Are my property managers doing me a disservice?

[@fremontpathfinder8463]

@@jakejones5736 In South Florida rents are rising like crazy. You sound a bit arrogant

[@jakejones5736]

@@fremontpathfinder8463 Then maybe I need to contact my property manager and reevaluate things. Being clear across the country, I have no idea what the local rent climate is.

[@arrigo29]

They want you out because you aren’t paying . I had someone not paying me and I had to work double shifts at work to pick up there apartment.

[@jakejones5736]

My wife has to work to pay for the housing of TWO deadbeat tenants. She has bad knees and has to climb stairs several times a day! Not to mention rising before the sun does and commuting long distance. Think I'M not pissed. That's why I'm having my lawyer boot out the scumbags.

[@billg4630]

When they start giving houses away let me know...i had to pay for mine and bank didn't cut me any slack on payment or insurance or property taxes...greed is what drove you to cheat the landlord...i worked and sacrificed for years to get my rental im in my 60s...my wife is fighting cancer...our income is below poverty level...and we get no assistance...we stand on our on two feet...try it sometime

[@williamswanson6424]

Why do people think that landlords should let people live in their investments for free? Do they work at jobs where they work for free? Labor demands a wage, land demands rent and money demands interest.

[@braceyourselvesfortruth2492]

Evictions are good. They fix the economy. Pay your bills.

[@mmp495]

That is quite a house and area for a single person in Hawaii. As a renter she’s delusional to think things would stay the same. Rents will always continue to go up. She should be in an affordable place, living below her means and saving her money to buy a place of her own for her and her daughter. The only ones I feel bad for is the landlord not getting his rent and the daughter having to be uprooted and moved.

[@jeretso]

Of course you get a spike when evictions are stopped for 2 years. People continue to accrue huge debt and just sit there waiting for government to print money. If you cannot pay then move to a cheaper place immediately. Now you have a huge debt and a house full of stuff. People who waited out the 2 years now face a huge price increase. 2 years ago prices were cheaper. Like a traffic jam you are the reason prices are so high as people who can pay have to wait for you to move.

[@sylviafarese8837]

I’ve not missed paying my rent for I rely on no aid. There’s always a group of people that just want to have that free ride. C’mon, everyone is out there hustling and paying their bills. How are you just going to continue to live there without you paying?

[@Kevlar67476]

$25,000 in arrears and she still calls herself a tennant?

[@TypeOneg]

This news station totally failed to make a case at all. Their first mistake was admitting this woman willfully didn't pay $25,000 worth of rent... And the renter thinks she's entitled to this. And thinks it's unfair and that it's an unlevel playing Field. She is literally delusional. And I'm surprised the new stations editor didn't pick this up..

[@natrixxvision6997]

The landlord is gonna be homeless if they don’t get paid rent.

[@AlexandraPasoFinos]

Why isn't her child's father paying anything toward his child's home? Why is the landlord greedy because they need the rent to pay bills on the home?

[@realtalk6720]

That's easy to answer. She Chase him away to be a single baby mama so she can use the system for money. 👈

[@MissKim671]

Come on man, $25,000 in past due rent/fees?! Give me a break! I don't feel sorry for this woman at all!. Why should her landlord carry her because she refuses to leave, or get a job?. This has to stop! Take responsibility and accountability for your actions and decisions lady!

[@rigormortis1355]

Zero accountability, zero self awareness.

[@Swampertchamp]

She ain't disabled, but didn't she pay any rent?

[@garygerard4290]

I sold a home about 2 1/2 years ago. I Briefly thought of putting a renter in it. Thank You God for steering me away from that idea. I'd go crazy having to let some deadbeat suck up free rent. I'd probably end up in jail, again, Thank You God

[@jakejones5736]

I HAVE deadbeat tenants and it's all I can do to stay OUT of jail...

[@spreadlovenotlies77]

If I can't pay rent , I deserve eviction period! These people have gotten over for far too long , some people had money to pay rent , yet still cheated landlords out of money

[@thebastardgift]

She owes over 25,000.00 in rent and based on this report not saying she paid anything is to assume she has not paid a dime and just NOW packing to move. Is she surprised at this outcome? Am I missing something?

[@clapoutloudclapoutloud]

Who in their right mind thinks a landlord owes them a free place to live. Any place I have rented you pay rent or you move out, it does not matter if the landlord has the building paid for or not - they do not owe someone a free place to live, this woman is not paying rent, so needs to go.

[@kimberlydavis5034]

This is happening all over the country. There already is a lot of people homeless all over the country.

[@kedra626]

Greed!? Landlords have to make a living too that's their income. You owe over $25K in rent. Did you even try to get them their money when you were taking advantage of not having to pay smh. I would put her out too. They should of did this news broadcast on someone who deserves it.

[@apllu17]

I am offended that this tenant calls her landlords greedy. She was asked to leave, an offer that would avoid eviction. But she refused, and didn't work out a way to pay the rent while she continued to stay building up this rental debt. Increasing her rent was another hint that her landlord is struggling and needs to make up for two years of loss. The landlord raising the rent like this was a sign of desperation. This tenant is defamatory in her statement.

[@808ecobeast7]

Okay KITV ... where's the balanced reporting ... interview a landlord in a similar situation ... there's lots of them, it doesn't have to be this one since they declined to be interviewed especially since they might be scared because KITV will demonize them instead...so? Fair reporting??? I'm positive you'll find MORE people supporting the landlords view!!!

[@808ecobeast7]

I'm betting this tenant is a friend of a reporter....

[@dymondlyfe1603]

This is the MSM, they don't do journalism anymore, they just are paid script readers.

[@dinapagoada]

I owe rent, but I also have been paying it off and applied for help through the state of NJ to catch up completely.

[@hermanrogers1325]

And she is still going to have to pay 25 grand for back rent even though she has been evicted and that makes it impossible to find another place to live

[@KidCity1985]

Yup, that's how it works. If you want to live there, pay the rent.

[@bunny12989]

Not once do these people say they feel sorry for the landlord and not being able to pay. All you they keep saying is that they have to move or be evicted. These people work hard for there place for others to just take advantage of them. Your free paper is over. Sorry to here that🙏

[@808ecobeast7]

So ... if you don't pay rent ... the owner can not pay their mortgage ... so if the owner has to sell the property ... you have to move anyway!!! and you'll still owe the back rent!!! Yes it's not fair ... the landlord always comes out sucker!!!

[@dcg590]

She’s so entitled. You haven’t paid in over a year! GET OUT! No one owes you housing.

[@kpackard1]

Let the government subsidize renters who need help. Thats not the job of a landlord. No citizen has to pay the bills of another citizen!

[@theirmom4723]

ummmm...if the government is subsidizing the renters...then you, the CiTiZeN/s are paying the bills...

[@kpackard1]

@@theirmom4723 its not the same as forcing an individual to pay another citizens bills. Why don't u pay your neighbors mortgage?

[@Nauvie_Nala]

I’ll pay the rent gimme dat cherry spot

[@Rahsaun77]

She better work that thang🤙🏽

[@dymondlyfe1603]

IKR!? She should go back to the mainland, and all the other haoles and nonlocals should follow her!

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

@@Rahsaun77 nahhhh. 🤮....the money please...I INSIST 😐

[@kawikadee9670]

You are one sick perverted fool and will be punished for saying such a distasteful comment.

[@trustjesus8389]

I DO NOT FEEL SORRY FOR HER AT ALL! THIS WAS A WASTE OF TIME AIRING THIS INTERVIEW. THEY SHOULD HAVE INTERVIEWED SOMEONE WHO IS REALLY MAKING AN EFFORT TO PAY. SHE'S SO ENTITLED

[@kitdinker]

The headline is funny. Yes, if you're living in a house and not paying rent you will be evicted and displaced. How do you expect the owner of the house to pay the mortgage if you are not going to pay the agreed upon rent? You will be rightfully evicted so that someone else can move in and pay rent so that the homeowner can pay the mortgage on the house you formerly lived in. See how that works?

[@viewpoint7404]

2 years rent free and now upset she has to now move? I am lost here. What does she think should happen? I really do believe UK or Australia May better fit her mindset.

[@Tony-hx2fj]

hard to feel sorry for someone who milked the poor landlord for so long. where is the father of her kid, her parents, friends. people who live in such an expensive , sought after area should expect to have rent raised after not collecting rent for so long . In the past , I have not raised rent in 8 years on my two units that I bought for retirement . Because of people like this, I will raise my rent EACH year 5% plus the CPI just to recoup losses. No good deed goes unpunished. I will live by those words of wisdom from now on. what I cant believe is that during the moratorium, property taxes were still due. That makes me sick.

[@jmcnally647]

The problem is very simple: greed does not know fear. It's a problem effecting everything, and we are left with a civilization that operates on the false premise that money is an unlimited resource.

[@jakejones5736]

It's an unlimited resource when it comes to free rent. Yet somehow it becomes a fixed pie when someone makes more money than someone else. At least that's what a democrat says. Funny how that works...

[@coffeecup3177]

I would like to see a follow-up to the story to see how this single mother is doing and if she found a new home to live in. If she is living in a family homeless shelter as an interior decorator possibly she could help spruce the place up and that would help bring a positive to the others staying at the shelter.

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

$25K in back rent? She has been living rent free for a long time. I don't feel sorry for her at all. You need savings and a good income to live in that area. Prime real estate is not cheap.

[@sanchezhandymen3444]

25K??? WTF she should be in jail

[@mariapug]

Sorry, she’s upset for being evicted when she hasn’t paid $20K? She expect to continue living for free?

[@chrisljieun]

NOPE, I DO NOT FEEL SORRY FOR THIS FREELOADER!

[@thegraceofalady3629]

Greed? You expect to live rent free and the owner is supposed to pay the mortgage while you're there? What's happening?

[@TheGQBrotha]

Why exactly is this a newsworthy story. She owes 25K in back rent. Is she supposed to be some kind of victim.

[@jakejones5736]

In the eyes of a democrat she is.

[@madamelebuff]

The banks are foreclosing on landlords who have been unable to pay their mortgages due to unpaid rent. This woman needs to complain to the bank, not the people she owes $25k.

[@toshioikene8200]

Government: If you think the problems we create are bad, you should see the solutions. 8P

[@33Jenesis]

Changed circumstance means you gotta adapt. It means you have to sell valuable to make ends meet. It means you may need an extended stay motel room now before you can find an affordable rental again.

[@mariekatherine5238]

I did this for three years while trying to work full-time + and help my sister with her disabled child. I couldn’t live with her because there wasn’t room, and because my well established job was located 80 miles away in a very heavily populated large metropolitan area. So I took a room at an Extended Stay America residence motel six miles from my work M-Th nights, drove up to my sister on Friday night, spent the weekend, and left around 4:45 AM on Monday morning. All I had to cart with me were my work supplies, clothing, and a few personal items. The motel had everything, pots, plates, cutlery, a laundromat, a cleaners with tailor, 24 hour mini mart, gym, pool, hair and beauty salon, and a walk-in medical office across the street, also 24 hours. If you didn’t want to do your own cleaning, there was daily maid service for an extra fee. If you stayed a full week, you’d get the regular maid service like any other hotel. WiFi was included, and was excellent, very fast, no glitches. There was parking for $10.00 night for stays under a week, (a bargain in this city!), $50 per week, or $100 per month. No car was no problem. There was free shuttle service every hour to the nearest :airport three miles away, sign up in advance. If you couldn’t get on, then taxi, Uber, Lyft, or bus. To the two more distant airports, you were on your own, but there was no lack of public transportation. Private limo for top price and speed, to bus, tram, to bus and subway and bus again, slow as molasses in January, but cheap! Sort of like frequent flyer miles, you got frequent guest discounts. The more you stayed, the less the price. It was certainly less than renting an apartment or moving around to rooming houses or the YMCA, considering all the services and conveniences. Oh, yes, in the morning there was complimentary grab and go breakfast. Coffee, tea, hot cocoa, orange or apple juice, granola and cereal bars, instant oatmeal packs, and dried fruit like raisins, cranberries, apples, pineapple.

[@ocean12]

Hopefully no other landlord gets stuck w this entitled tenant. Evictions are like the plague when you are a landlord. Esp if they got evicted for refusing to pay $25K.

[@jackiebridges7138]

Give me a break I live in small house on half acre land I purchased cash by working three jobs for three years to pay cash for a house.she really wants us to feel sorry for her when she living behond what she can afford it's insanity at it's best and behind 25 grand please...

[@teresaalford5978]

When you RENT and do not own this is your future!!!!!!!! No free rides.. Should of planned your finances better!!!!!

[@Enlightened77777]

Why is she on here? She back owes 25,000 in rent? Her eviction is legal and necessary, unfortunately the owner has to pay his mortgage and if you haven’t paid that long, it’s sad, but no one owes you a free place to live period.

[@MaureenKo1]

This renter doesn’t pay the mortgage, homeowner’s insurance, building improvements, yard maintenance, land taxes, electricity, gas and her utilities. She’s absolutely right, the cost of her housing is NOT EVENLY SPREAD. Greed?! Who’s paying to house her and her daughter.? Not herself.