CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tenants pushed back against corporate landlords fighting for a right they say everyone deserves: Housing.
A protest erupted near the Charlotte Hills Mobile Home Park leasing office in east Charlotte Monday night.
"It's insane and really unfortunate that we are having to deal with these predatory landlords," a resident at the event said.
Sandra De Lossantos, who said she is being evicted two weeks early, said the support meant a lolt to her, but still, she is running out time to find a home.
"They initially said they were going to renew my lease, now I'm having to leave involuntarily," De Lossantos said.
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"We have been here seven years, and we have never missed a payment," De Lossantos shared.
De Lossantos said this upsetting news came after she's invested a lot of time and money repairing her property after requests to the landlord went unanswered.
"We told the landlord that we fixed the issues, and their only response was 'Good, if you want to repair it, then do it,'" De Lossantos recalled. "So now, we are saying, if you want us to continue investing, then give us the house."
De Lossantos has eight kids who are depending on her for shelter.
Action NC members said they're committed to helping families and ensuring they have a safe place to lay their heads.
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