Three landlords tried kicking her out in one year. She wonders whether she can last much longer.

Three landlords tried kicking her out in one year. She wonders whether she can last much longer.

"Here now was another stranger at her door telling her to go. 

A property manager hired by the new landlord, he said. Patricia Mendoza had never seen him before, but she could guess what he was about to say.

..."OK," the property manager said. "You haven't paid rent since December, right? So December, January, February. Three months." He explained that the new owner, who had purchased in December, was planning to renovate all four of the units.

But Mendoza had heard it before. 

Since the coronavirus's arrival, three landlords have owned her apartment. 

The first two had tried to get her out, but she was still there.

...It was a fact that once again hit Mendoza as she turned around, noticing for the first time that her daughter was only a few steps behind her, filming the encounter on her phone, silently crying...Read all.