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Then I saw it.
I drove past, on an errand, but on the way back I stopped to find out what this was all about.
I took a picture of the car and some of the tarps.
The owner came over, looking annoyed.
I'm with the media I explained.
"Well, that picture will show my license plate," she said.
"I can photoshop it out," I replied.
We talked about the sign on the car. "It's for real," she told me. She, her name's Diane, was being evicted for failure to pay her rent.
"I went to the state looking for help, but I'm working. I have a job. I just can't afford it any more," she explained.
Ends up her husband is three months behind in child support. She has an 11 year old daughter. You could tell by all the girls toys for sale. Diane was selling them to try to come up with the rent.
Diana is selling her daughter's toys to make rent by the 15th
When I spoke with her, about 3:30 PM, the day mostly gone, she'd raised about $150. She needed about $2400 by October 15th to pay the month's rent she was late, the next month's rent and court costs. Her landlord had taken her to court when she let them know she was having financial trouble. Court costs are close to $200 on top of her rent, which just over $1000 a month.
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