The New Homeless: Part One

Rodger Jacobs and his girlfriend Lela Michael have only lived in their North Las Vegas home for five months, but they have fallen behind on rent and face an eviction hearing Monday, August 23, 2010. Jacobs, 51, is a freelance writer who has had trouble finding work during the recession. Jacobs' cousin owns the house and charges $1,050/month, but the couple will soon be moving into an extended-stay hotel where they can pay $200/week to save money.

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[mookixox]

ZERO pity for 2 adults who bought into the 'American Dream' only to wake up to the American Nightmare. That guy probably spent enough money smoking cancer sticks his entire life to buy himself 10 top quality RV's. They were probabaly assholes to their kids so they don't want to help them out now.

[surfsupl]

When your cloths dryer broke your electricity doubled? WTF? As for the sprinkler valve leaking see that green box, turn off the main water valve

[surfsupl]

quit smoking and save that money for a bill, I did

[HappyHooker83]

@kingofthepaupers STFU with this partisan ship shit! BOTH PARTIES DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT YOUR ASS! How do you expect assholes of all colors who went to Harvard, Yale, PRINCETON to understand where the fuck you are coming from? These assholes are, pardon me, pieces of shit who will fuck over your votes and fuck with anyone, anything, sell out their own ideals, for money. GTFO of here with that shit. The world's becoming more awaken now to all the BS they and YOU spew.

[kingofthepaupers]

Jct: You signed your mort-gage death-gamble. I can understand the worry about being morted to death. Life was working really well for awhile so he voted for the usual bunch and now it's time to pay for not having found a true reformer. Don't tell me debts aren't whips.