1 00:00:07,174 --> 00:00:09,009 Are you evicting all my tenants? 2 00:00:09,134 --> 00:00:11,094 Is it him? - Oh, that's your tenant? 3 00:00:11,094 --> 00:00:12,971 I heard you take money from these people? 4 00:00:13,013 --> 00:00:14,598 Okay. This is Atlanta, mate. You don't want to come here… 5 00:00:14,723 --> 00:00:16,433 You should be ashamed friend. Hey. Hey. 6 00:00:16,433 --> 00:00:18,268 ...start if you don't know what's going on, okay? 7 00:00:18,268 --> 00:00:20,979 What if he wasn't there? What, big man? What do we do? 8 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:22,898 I'm Flash Shelton. 9 00:00:22,898 --> 00:00:26,443 In 2019, squatters took over my mother's home. 10 00:00:26,485 --> 00:00:30,155 The sheriff couldn't get them out so i did. 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,698 It turns out that my family are not alone. 12 00:00:32,741 --> 00:00:35,410 Across America, thousands are staying of homeowners locked out 13 00:00:35,536 --> 00:00:36,954 when an occupant moves in. 14 00:00:36,954 --> 00:00:39,206 Now my team and I are… - We're coming in. 15 00:00:39,331 --> 00:00:41,792 -...travels around the country and confronting these squatters… 16 00:00:41,792 --> 00:00:43,335 Leave me alone. 17 00:00:43,377 --> 00:00:45,212 -...face to face... - We are not moving anywhere. 18 00:00:45,337 --> 00:00:47,130 -...to help families with getting their homes back. 19 00:00:47,172 --> 00:00:48,882 Yo, back up out of my face mate. 20 00:00:48,882 --> 00:00:50,676 -Out of my house. 21 00:00:57,307 --> 00:00:59,935 I'm here in Atlanta, Georgia. 22 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:03,355 In 2024, Atlanta revised the laws 23 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,941 to help homeowners with getting squatters out faster. 24 00:01:05,941 --> 00:01:08,610 But house occupation is still on the rise. 25 00:01:08,610 --> 00:01:10,195 Trey, Flash. -Hello. 26 00:01:10,237 --> 00:01:12,239 -Flash, nice to meet you. Trey. -Nice to meet you. 27 00:01:12,281 --> 00:01:13,574 So, yes. 28 00:01:13,699 --> 00:01:15,576 i understand that you have been through 29 00:01:15,617 --> 00:01:18,120 quite a squatter's nightmare, huh? - I have that. 30 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:19,830 -You have a situation, where you, like, 31 00:01:19,955 --> 00:01:21,498 literally trying to renovate a house around a squatter. 32 00:01:21,540 --> 00:01:23,000 - Right. Precise. 33 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,793 It would only take 30 days to renovate the house 34 00:01:24,835 --> 00:01:26,378 and now it has been six months. 35 00:01:26,420 --> 00:01:29,923 - So that's the house behind me, right there? 36 00:01:29,965 --> 00:01:31,717 -Yes. That's it. My Hell House. 37 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:33,302 -What is your status now? 38 00:01:33,302 --> 00:01:35,762 Hope you renovate this house to move in? 39 00:01:35,804 --> 00:01:37,306 -Yes, yes, yes. 40 00:01:37,431 --> 00:01:39,016 So I'm trying to renovate it, so i can move in 41 00:01:39,057 --> 00:01:40,642 and I have not been able to do that 42 00:01:40,642 --> 00:01:42,603 because there has been someone who have inhabited the place. 43 00:01:42,603 --> 00:01:44,104 -What have you been? through? 44 00:01:44,146 --> 00:01:45,605 - I bought the house in August. 45 00:01:45,647 --> 00:01:48,317 So I'm going on a two-week vacation, coming back 46 00:01:48,442 --> 00:01:50,110 and there are three people has moved into my house. 47 00:01:50,152 --> 00:01:51,778 As soon as I open the door, 48 00:01:51,820 --> 00:01:53,613 I discover that someone is sleeping someone on the sofa. 49 00:01:53,655 --> 00:01:56,616 I wake them up. I ask, "Hey, what are you doing here?" 50 00:01:56,742 --> 00:01:59,202 And they refuse to leave the place, so I call the police. 51 00:01:59,244 --> 00:02:01,121 The police are coming and they say, "Hey, 52 00:02:01,163 --> 00:02:03,123 there is nothing we can do because it is a civil matter." 53 00:02:03,248 --> 00:02:05,250 I got two out. There's still one here. 54 00:02:05,292 --> 00:02:06,752 -You actually got 55 00:02:06,793 --> 00:02:08,502 two of the occupants out alone? 56 00:02:08,502 --> 00:02:10,797 - They ended up leaving for a few weeks 57 00:02:10,839 --> 00:02:12,507 and then tried to move back in. 58 00:02:12,549 --> 00:02:14,968 And I could show the police that they had moved out, 59 00:02:15,093 --> 00:02:17,137 the room was empty, and that they are now trespassing. 60 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:26,772 So I had them criminally expelled… 61 00:02:26,813 --> 00:02:28,315 -Okay. -...and had them removed. 62 00:02:28,357 --> 00:02:29,691 But one is still there. 63 00:02:29,816 --> 00:02:31,234 They have been here for six months, 64 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:32,861 and she is little cooler. 65 00:02:32,861 --> 00:02:36,657 -And how is your contact been with her? 66 00:02:36,698 --> 00:02:38,241 -I get craftsmen to come, 67 00:02:38,241 --> 00:02:40,369 and she's screwing them up, and will not let them work. 68 00:02:40,494 --> 00:02:42,496 But she hasn't been, like, violent or something. 69 00:02:42,537 --> 00:02:44,247 She is very motherly and very sweet. 70 00:02:44,289 --> 00:02:47,459 And, like, I feel pity with her, because she is 60, 71 00:02:47,584 --> 00:02:49,836 have nowhere to go and has lost her daughter. 72 00:02:49,878 --> 00:02:52,798 -So I need information. If you have pictures... 73 00:02:52,798 --> 00:02:54,549 - I can actually show you a video. 74 00:02:54,675 --> 00:02:56,176 -Okay. -Let's see. 75 00:02:56,301 --> 00:02:58,053 Just Miss Wanda. 76 00:02:58,053 --> 00:03:00,055 It's not okay -- So, duet shouldn't be here at all. 77 00:03:00,055 --> 00:03:02,057 - I'm getting out of here. 78 00:03:02,182 --> 00:03:03,934 -What do you mean -- What is it? -Soon! 79 00:03:03,975 --> 00:03:05,894 -When is "soon"? -Soon, soon, soon! 80 00:03:06,019 --> 00:03:08,438 -So she says she wants to move, so... 81 00:03:08,438 --> 00:03:10,440 -Yes, but every time is it friday 82 00:03:10,482 --> 00:03:12,192 Then comes Friday. It's next Friday. 83 00:03:12,234 --> 00:03:13,568 Then it's next Friday, so… 84 00:03:13,694 --> 00:03:15,362 - I have heard that a hundred times. 85 00:03:15,362 --> 00:03:17,239 It's just about buying time. -Exactly. 86 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,282 -And you clearly don't live in the house right now. 87 00:03:19,282 --> 00:03:21,576 -No. So the first one every month do I have to pay my mortgage. 88 00:03:21,618 --> 00:03:23,537 I have to pay my rent so it's just been, like, 89 00:03:23,578 --> 00:03:26,164 a really big drain for me financially, mentally. 90 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:29,000 She has earned over $1,000 in utility bills. 91 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,961 -Okay. - So I didn't pay the bill. 92 00:03:30,961 --> 00:03:33,255 - Then the electricity company closed the current of? 93 00:03:33,255 --> 00:03:34,673 -Correct. Yes. -Okay. 94 00:03:34,714 --> 00:03:36,508 How did it go? - It didn't go well. 95 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:38,844 So, like, of course she would have me keep paying for the electricity. 96 00:03:38,885 --> 00:03:40,262 She is really spoiled. 97 00:03:40,387 --> 00:03:41,805 So, how do you expect me to have to pay for electricity? 98 00:03:41,930 --> 00:03:44,266 You shouldn't be here at all. -Yes. 99 00:03:52,899 --> 00:03:55,569 So I can see that the house is broken up right now 100 00:03:55,610 --> 00:03:57,571 everywhere except at the back door. 101 00:03:57,571 --> 00:04:00,031 - Exactly. I boarded the house because other people 102 00:04:00,073 --> 00:04:01,908 tried to break into the house and move in. 103 00:04:01,950 --> 00:04:03,243 So I just wanted to make sure my house. 104 00:04:03,243 --> 00:04:05,203 In that way if no more occupants move in. 105 00:04:05,203 --> 00:04:07,414 When I did, she ended up to call the police on me, 106 00:04:07,456 --> 00:04:09,791 and said that I did not allow her to enter the property. 107 00:04:09,916 --> 00:04:11,418 And the police came 108 00:04:11,418 --> 00:04:13,670 and they made me remove the plank from the back room, 109 00:04:13,795 --> 00:04:15,922 which is where all her stuff is. 110 00:04:23,430 --> 00:04:25,599 -So when she leaves into the back of the house, 111 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,350 she doesn't have access for the whole house? 112 00:04:27,476 --> 00:04:28,852 -No. I locked it from the inside 113 00:04:28,894 --> 00:04:30,437 so she can't get in there longer. 114 00:04:30,479 --> 00:04:31,938 -Okay. Fine. 115 00:04:32,105 --> 00:04:33,648 -There is also a key box, if you need a key. 116 00:04:33,690 --> 00:04:35,525 -Yes. Yes. We need that. 117 00:04:35,567 --> 00:04:37,736 How much does she have in that room? 118 00:04:37,778 --> 00:04:39,654 - It's quite messy. -Okay. 119 00:04:39,696 --> 00:04:43,617 Are you willing to sign a lease with me as your tenant? 120 00:04:43,617 --> 00:04:44,868 -Yes. Okay. 121 00:04:44,993 --> 00:04:46,411 I definitely have compassion. 122 00:04:46,453 --> 00:04:48,121 I understand she does what she needs to survive. 123 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:50,123 But at the same time shall I protect 124 00:04:50,165 --> 00:04:52,209 what I want to build for my own life. 125 00:04:52,250 --> 00:04:53,835 Okay. Thanks Flash. -Okay. 126 00:04:56,963 --> 00:05:01,843 Okay. So we're on our way to our squat, Wanda. 127 00:05:01,843 --> 00:05:04,763 We have a woman over 60 in this case. 128 00:05:04,805 --> 00:05:06,973 She has no history of violence. 129 00:05:06,973 --> 00:05:09,810 I think I'll go in slightly less threatening, 130 00:05:09,851 --> 00:05:12,103 maybe without a vest in this round. 131 00:05:12,145 --> 00:05:14,314 The house is right up here. 132 00:05:14,356 --> 00:05:16,024 It's the corner house. 133 00:05:16,066 --> 00:05:18,026 You will notice, that it is so, tilboarded. 134 00:05:19,152 --> 00:05:20,862 Wow. Damn it. 135 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:24,366 Okay. Then the back part of this house right here -- 136 00:05:24,491 --> 00:05:26,451 There is a back door, that is not on board. 137 00:05:26,493 --> 00:05:27,911 There it is, our squat is. 138 00:05:28,036 --> 00:05:30,205 It's basically a box. 139 00:05:30,205 --> 00:05:33,375 This is what she lives in without electricity, without water, 140 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:36,711 without heat and without access to the main house. 141 00:05:36,753 --> 00:05:38,004 I mean, look at that ladder. 142 00:05:38,129 --> 00:05:40,465 It's just a ladder. It is not secure. 143 00:05:40,465 --> 00:05:42,843 She can't come into the house without it, right? 144 00:05:42,843 --> 00:05:44,344 That's what I think. 145 00:05:44,386 --> 00:05:47,764 Okay. I go and talk to her. 146 00:05:47,806 --> 00:05:51,226 We have access to this house immediately. 147 00:05:51,226 --> 00:05:53,603 But if she decides to barricade himself in there 148 00:05:53,603 --> 00:05:55,438 and does not open the door, 149 00:05:55,564 --> 00:05:58,733 then according to the law we cannot force her to open the door for us. 150 00:05:58,733 --> 00:06:02,904 So it can be hard to get Miss Wanda out of her room. 151 00:06:08,660 --> 00:06:10,704 Miss Wanda? 152 00:06:10,745 --> 00:06:12,205 Wanda. 153 00:06:16,126 --> 00:06:18,795 I'll let you know. I'm going in now. 154 00:06:18,795 --> 00:06:21,089 We have two entrances. 155 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:22,883 The front door is blocked with boards. 156 00:06:23,008 --> 00:06:26,261 The back door where Miss Wanda resides, 157 00:06:26,261 --> 00:06:28,471 we have keys to that, so we try that die first. 158 00:06:28,471 --> 00:06:31,766 The top lock has been replaced. -Received. 159 00:06:31,766 --> 00:06:34,227 - I will pause for a moment. 160 00:06:34,269 --> 00:06:35,979 That the lock has been changed means 161 00:06:36,104 --> 00:06:38,773 that she tries to preserve possession of the house. 162 00:06:38,773 --> 00:06:41,568 So we must have the upper hand it immediately. 163 00:06:41,610 --> 00:06:43,737 Hey, Cam, we're going the plate of the front door. 164 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:45,238 I need your help here. 165 00:06:45,280 --> 00:06:47,574 Understood. 166 00:06:47,574 --> 00:06:50,577 - My handyman Reaves. 167 00:06:50,619 --> 00:06:51,995 Okay. 168 00:06:58,460 --> 00:07:00,754 Okay. Let me see the crow's net. 169 00:07:03,882 --> 00:07:05,383 Cam, come on. 170 00:07:07,344 --> 00:07:08,887 Hello? 171 00:07:08,928 --> 00:07:10,847 - Yes. I don't know. - It's stripped. 172 00:07:10,889 --> 00:07:13,308 It doesn't look like they made it far with the renovation, 173 00:07:13,433 --> 00:07:16,936 before the occupants moved in. 174 00:07:18,938 --> 00:07:21,232 Man. 175 00:07:21,274 --> 00:07:23,443 There's a lot of stuff in there. 176 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:25,612 Stop it 177 00:07:26,321 --> 00:07:27,405 Damn it. 178 00:07:27,447 --> 00:07:29,699 Okay. 179 00:07:29,824 --> 00:07:32,035 What the hell is this? 180 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,453 Oh 181 00:07:39,376 --> 00:07:41,086 - Damn it. - What the hell is this? 182 00:07:41,211 --> 00:07:42,712 Oh 183 00:07:42,754 --> 00:07:45,006 - To a sweet old lady, right a weapon. 184 00:07:45,048 --> 00:07:46,466 A spiked bat -- I mean, 185 00:07:46,591 --> 00:07:48,259 after all, it's "Walking Dead"-like right there. 186 00:07:48,426 --> 00:07:50,804 I find a spiked bat. 187 00:07:50,804 --> 00:07:53,765 The only thing that bat could be used for 188 00:07:53,890 --> 00:07:56,393 is serious injury or death. 189 00:07:58,561 --> 00:08:00,855 Someone is going to vomit hang on to this one. 190 00:08:00,897 --> 00:08:02,691 We have to get this one out. 191 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:06,945 I removed the ladder because It is not a safe situation. 192 00:08:06,986 --> 00:08:08,655 Let's back out of here. 193 00:08:08,697 --> 00:08:12,033 But so long Miss Wandas possessions are in this house, 194 00:08:12,075 --> 00:08:15,578 can she come back and lay claim to the property. 195 00:08:15,620 --> 00:08:17,539 Hey Reaves, I'll just close this one. 196 00:08:17,580 --> 00:08:19,290 Just put two screws in again 197 00:08:19,290 --> 00:08:22,210 and hold up this plywood temporarily. 198 00:08:24,796 --> 00:08:26,214 That's good. 199 00:08:26,256 --> 00:08:27,966 Okay, Cam. 200 00:08:27,966 --> 00:08:33,722 We have secured the front door, we disabled her lock… 201 00:08:33,763 --> 00:08:36,765 and we have removed small ladder. 202 00:08:36,765 --> 00:08:40,520 So she doesn't come easily in there. 203 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,440 which means that if she comes back, 204 00:08:43,481 --> 00:08:45,817 is my confrontation out here in the garden. 205 00:08:45,859 --> 00:08:47,444 And that's how I want it, okay? -Okay. 206 00:08:47,444 --> 00:08:49,279 - So we look around. 207 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,157 Buckets, anything that looks like, she could stand on 208 00:08:52,198 --> 00:08:54,034 to get in there, we move. 209 00:08:54,159 --> 00:08:56,953 Yes. I think I found out where she used the bathroom. 210 00:08:56,995 --> 00:08:58,371 Let me guess. 211 00:08:58,371 --> 00:08:59,956 The bucket right there. -Yes. 212 00:08:59,998 --> 00:09:02,000 I assume that's why you didn't move the bucket. 213 00:09:02,042 --> 00:09:03,835 Yes. -Oh, man. 214 00:09:03,835 --> 00:09:05,670 Well, I think it's safe to say, 215 00:09:05,712 --> 00:09:07,839 that she won't stand on it anyway, 216 00:09:07,839 --> 00:09:10,508 so you can leave it. 217 00:09:18,308 --> 00:09:19,976 It's so insanely hot. 218 00:09:25,231 --> 00:09:27,942 Okay. I have someone coming up here. 219 00:09:30,236 --> 00:09:33,656 It's probably her. I'll go out and see. 220 00:09:34,491 --> 00:09:35,992 Wanda? 221 00:09:36,034 --> 00:09:38,244 Are you Wanda? 222 00:09:38,369 --> 00:09:39,913 - Yes. - How's it going? 223 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:41,915 - She's here, guys. She is here. It's her. 224 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,417 - My name is Flash. 225 00:09:44,417 --> 00:09:47,629 I understand you have taken over the house here. 226 00:09:47,629 --> 00:09:49,589 - Yes. I have lived here. - Yes? 227 00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:51,049 Well, I'm here to help you, 228 00:09:51,049 --> 00:09:53,218 because you can't live here longer. 229 00:09:53,343 --> 00:09:54,803 Because it is not livable. It's not healthy. 230 00:09:54,844 --> 00:09:56,471 -What happened to the stairs? 231 00:09:56,513 --> 00:10:00,058 -Yes. This is not safe. It's dangerous to be in here. 232 00:10:00,183 --> 00:10:02,143 -Are you the police? - I'm not the police, no. 233 00:10:05,814 --> 00:10:07,941 -You took my stairs. 234 00:10:07,941 --> 00:10:09,984 -Those stairs were an old one, dilapidated ladder. 235 00:10:10,026 --> 00:10:12,654 I can't have you climb a ladder. 236 00:10:12,695 --> 00:10:14,614 This is not your place anymore. - It's my place. 237 00:10:14,656 --> 00:10:17,242 You are invading my space. -No. No. 238 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:19,410 -Why -- Why are these people here? 239 00:10:19,536 --> 00:10:21,704 - It's my home now. You must not be 240 00:10:21,746 --> 00:10:23,164 in this house. -What?! 241 00:10:23,164 --> 00:10:24,541 Because it isn't habitable. 242 00:10:24,582 --> 00:10:26,793 It's not healthy. -Damn it, man. 243 00:10:26,918 --> 00:10:28,628 You're stopping me in coming home. 244 00:10:28,628 --> 00:10:30,421 I have to go in with my things. 245 00:10:30,588 --> 00:10:32,882 -You will be removed. 246 00:10:32,924 --> 00:10:35,260 -I need something to stand on, please be nice 247 00:10:35,260 --> 00:10:37,470 -One way or another you will be removed. 248 00:10:37,595 --> 00:10:39,722 - I need something to stand on. -So... 249 00:10:39,722 --> 00:10:41,391 -Come on, man. 250 00:10:43,268 --> 00:10:45,228 So I can't let you in here, okay? 251 00:10:45,270 --> 00:10:46,646 It is uncertain. 252 00:10:46,771 --> 00:10:48,314 You don't get in there. 253 00:10:48,314 --> 00:10:50,066 You say it is uncertain. Okay. It is uncertain. 254 00:10:50,108 --> 00:10:51,401 I have lived here. Well, I'm sorry. 255 00:10:51,526 --> 00:10:53,153 I'm sure. 256 00:10:53,153 --> 00:10:55,613 This house is not a home for anyone. 257 00:10:55,613 --> 00:10:58,074 If the sheriff's office or health authorities come, 258 00:10:58,116 --> 00:11:00,785 she will have a few minutes to get out of there. 259 00:11:00,785 --> 00:11:03,746 So she might as well let me help her. 260 00:11:05,081 --> 00:11:08,126 Where are my steps man? 261 00:11:08,126 --> 00:11:09,586 Mm 262 00:11:09,627 --> 00:11:12,755 I can walk up this one. Up there... 263 00:11:12,797 --> 00:11:15,466 Mrs. -- Mrs. Wanda, it just doesn't happen. 264 00:11:15,466 --> 00:11:18,595 I won't let you come into the house here. 265 00:11:18,636 --> 00:11:20,889 What will you do to stop me what? 266 00:11:20,930 --> 00:11:22,473 I'll just have to stand here. 267 00:11:22,515 --> 00:11:24,475 It... You are blocking me! 268 00:11:24,601 --> 00:11:26,186 No one is allowed to stay in this house. 269 00:11:26,311 --> 00:11:29,647 Do you understand that? So yes, there are no more steps. 270 00:11:29,772 --> 00:11:32,567 - I'm trying to get in in my house where my things are! 271 00:11:32,609 --> 00:11:35,278 This is no longer yours. 272 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,448 I can send you off or I can help you. 273 00:11:43,119 --> 00:11:44,537 I don't want all that which is out here! 274 00:11:44,537 --> 00:11:45,955 I just want in! 275 00:11:45,997 --> 00:11:49,792 Help me get these people out of my face! 276 00:11:49,834 --> 00:11:51,544 -Hello. 277 00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:55,590 Okay. 278 00:11:55,715 --> 00:11:58,384 I think maybe she just needs to some time. 279 00:11:58,426 --> 00:12:00,845 -It just shows that she really don't have much, bro. 280 00:12:00,970 --> 00:12:03,473 Because I mean, the only thing black she kept crying over 281 00:12:03,514 --> 00:12:05,183 was "my things, my things, my shit.” 282 00:12:05,225 --> 00:12:08,102 -But sometimes, when you have very little, 283 00:12:08,144 --> 00:12:10,855 it means very little so much. 284 00:12:10,897 --> 00:12:13,441 -Yes. - It's your whole world. 285 00:12:13,483 --> 00:12:17,028 I look at Wanda and I think, snap she's someone's mother. 286 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:19,822 She might even be someone's grandmother. 287 00:12:19,864 --> 00:12:23,576 And it breaks my heart to imagine 288 00:12:23,701 --> 00:12:27,121 that there might be someone out there who care about Wanda. 289 00:12:27,163 --> 00:12:30,375 who just knows she lived under these conditions. 290 00:12:30,375 --> 00:12:32,418 According to the health authorities, 291 00:12:32,418 --> 00:12:35,380 no one may live in a house, that are not designed to be lived in. 292 00:12:44,722 --> 00:12:47,100 See. You have done house occupation here. 293 00:12:47,267 --> 00:12:49,602 I can offer you help. 294 00:12:49,602 --> 00:12:51,145 -As long as you cooperate, 295 00:12:51,271 --> 00:12:53,481 can i take you anywhere you want to go 296 00:12:53,523 --> 00:12:56,192 and we can help with everything, what you want moved. 297 00:12:56,234 --> 00:13:00,113 But I can't allow you to continue living in here. 298 00:13:00,113 --> 00:13:01,489 It's not healthy. There is no power. 299 00:13:01,489 --> 00:13:02,865 There is no heat. There's no water, okay? 300 00:13:02,907 --> 00:13:05,660 - I have lived in it. It's livable to me. 301 00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:09,163 -So what I'm trying to do, is to offer you help 302 00:13:09,163 --> 00:13:10,790 before you stay physically removed. 303 00:13:10,832 --> 00:13:12,292 -Have you ever been on the street? 304 00:13:12,292 --> 00:13:13,835 - Yes, I have. -Okay. 305 00:13:13,835 --> 00:13:15,420 - But I haven't broken in in someone's house. 306 00:13:15,461 --> 00:13:17,714 - This is not the street. -But I didn't break -- 307 00:13:17,755 --> 00:13:19,882 - I didn't break in. I pay rent. 308 00:13:22,510 --> 00:13:24,679 -Can you prove it? How did you pay him? 309 00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:26,848 Do you have proof of payment? Do you have receipts? 310 00:13:26,848 --> 00:13:30,059 - No. - Who do you pay rent to? 311 00:13:30,184 --> 00:13:31,978 -Some bald guy... 312 00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:33,479 -Okay. -...who took payment from me. 313 00:13:33,521 --> 00:13:35,606 - I paid 100 dollars. This is my place. -One hundred dollars. 314 00:13:35,606 --> 00:13:37,191 So there's a bald guy 315 00:13:37,317 --> 00:13:39,736 that got you in here and takes rent from you. 316 00:13:39,777 --> 00:13:41,571 Seriously? -Yes. 317 00:13:41,612 --> 00:13:44,449 -Do we have a name? -Frank. 318 00:13:44,490 --> 00:13:47,160 -Okay. Do you have a surname? - I know him as Frank. 319 00:13:47,201 --> 00:13:48,995 - Well, help me go after him. 320 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,456 I have the opportunity to to offer you resources 321 00:13:51,497 --> 00:13:54,292 and help you further with your life. 322 00:13:54,333 --> 00:13:56,711 But if you don't cooperate, I will stay have to treat you as an illegal resident. 323 00:13:56,711 --> 00:13:58,212 -Damn, I don't even know, where he is. 324 00:13:58,254 --> 00:14:01,049 I paid him. I live here. That's the end of the story. 325 00:14:02,675 --> 00:14:04,969 Just... 326 00:14:05,094 --> 00:14:06,596 -Of course. 327 00:14:08,473 --> 00:14:10,975 -Someone -- What's your name? - My name is Flash. 328 00:14:10,975 --> 00:14:14,604 -Flash. One called Flash. They are looking for you. 329 00:14:14,645 --> 00:14:17,940 No, it's not the police. 330 00:14:18,066 --> 00:14:20,693 He says, that it is his property. 331 00:14:20,818 --> 00:14:23,362 and I'm the squatter, and I do not obsess! 332 00:14:23,362 --> 00:14:25,615 I paid you! 333 00:14:25,656 --> 00:14:28,367 Yes. Now get your ass. 334 00:14:28,367 --> 00:14:32,205 -This job, most of the time, I have dealing with very bad people. 335 00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:36,250 My gut tells me that Miss Wanda might not be a bad person. 336 00:14:36,375 --> 00:14:38,878 But at some point I have to ask myself -- 337 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,755 Does she tell me the truth 338 00:14:40,755 --> 00:14:43,883 or is it just another made up story from another squatter? 339 00:14:44,008 --> 00:14:45,843 But under no circumstances 340 00:14:45,843 --> 00:14:48,721 can i let miss wanda enter the house again. 341 00:14:48,721 --> 00:14:51,599 So can I arrange a trip for you? 342 00:14:51,599 --> 00:14:53,518 - No. Let -- Let me just... 343 00:14:53,559 --> 00:14:55,144 Let me get it out of the way. - Okay. 344 00:14:55,186 --> 00:14:56,687 - I'll be back. 345 00:15:02,527 --> 00:15:06,906 - I think Miss Wanda is very torn about what she should do. 346 00:15:06,906 --> 00:15:10,243 Her life becomes fundamental disturbed. 347 00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:11,744 Oh, damn. 348 00:15:14,664 --> 00:15:16,582 Can I help you, sir? 349 00:15:20,294 --> 00:15:23,214 - Can I help you? - How's it going? 350 00:15:23,256 --> 00:15:24,799 - Who are you? - My name is Flash. 351 00:15:24,799 --> 00:15:28,052 - Are you evicting all my tenants? 352 00:15:28,094 --> 00:15:29,720 Is it him? - Oh, that's your tenant? 353 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,430 Then you must be Frank. 354 00:15:31,472 --> 00:15:33,516 So you are responsible for this? - It's my house. Yes. 355 00:15:33,558 --> 00:15:35,059 - This is your house? - I rent it out. Yes. 356 00:15:35,101 --> 00:15:36,602 - This is your house? - Yes. 357 00:15:36,602 --> 00:15:38,855 So the owner of this house, his name is Trey. 358 00:15:38,896 --> 00:15:40,940 - Is your name Trey? I thought your name was Flash. 359 00:15:41,107 --> 00:15:42,608 - My name is on the lease for this house. 360 00:15:42,733 --> 00:15:44,443 -So your name is Trey? -So you are responsible 361 00:15:44,569 --> 00:15:46,612 for the person who lived here below this 362 00:15:46,737 --> 00:15:48,573 and in that bucket there? 363 00:15:48,698 --> 00:15:50,616 -Are you the person in charge to throw them out? 364 00:15:50,616 --> 00:15:53,619 - I am responsible for getting her into a safe environment, 365 00:15:53,619 --> 00:15:55,288 because you put her in this hole. 366 00:15:55,288 --> 00:15:56,914 - Ha! Okay. -And then I heard 367 00:15:56,956 --> 00:15:58,499 that you receive money from these people? 368 00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:00,918 -Okay. Yes! That's what a landlord does. 369 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,628 And stealing people's property? 370 00:16:02,753 --> 00:16:04,505 -Stealing people's property. -You steal people's property. 371 00:16:04,505 --> 00:16:06,757 - "Stealing people's property." - And then you. 372 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:09,468 - That is well said by a man named Flash! 373 00:16:09,510 --> 00:16:10,928 -Hey, wait a minute. No. Let's not forget the fact -- 374 00:16:10,928 --> 00:16:12,680 - No. I don't have to wait a moment on someone. 375 00:16:12,722 --> 00:16:14,765 -Let's not forget the fact, that they have no bathroom, 376 00:16:14,807 --> 00:16:16,475 no water, no heat, no supplies. 377 00:16:16,517 --> 00:16:18,060 -This is Atlanta, mate. You don't want to come here… 378 00:16:18,186 --> 00:16:19,812 -You should be ashamed over yourself, man. Hey. Hey. 379 00:16:19,937 --> 00:16:21,939 ...start if you don't know what's going on, okay? 380 00:16:28,487 --> 00:16:29,906 Hey, you're a piece 381 00:16:29,906 --> 00:16:31,699 Oh, I'm a long way now. 382 00:16:35,453 --> 00:16:37,371 What should we do? -What if he wasn't there? 383 00:16:40,791 --> 00:16:44,212 Yes. Do you have more victims, shall we go out and save? 384 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:48,466 The villain in this story is Frank 385 00:16:48,466 --> 00:16:51,010 because he steals someone else's house 386 00:16:51,052 --> 00:16:52,720 and then profit. 387 00:16:52,762 --> 00:16:55,431 That in my world is a scammer. 388 00:16:55,431 --> 00:16:57,308 Okay, Frank. 389 00:16:57,308 --> 00:16:58,976 See you later mate. 390 00:17:02,772 --> 00:17:05,441 Wow. What a piece 391 00:17:11,781 --> 00:17:14,909 I am here with my heart, 392 00:17:14,951 --> 00:17:18,579 and right now i will do everything i can 393 00:17:18,621 --> 00:17:21,082 to help Lady Wanda get to safety. 394 00:17:21,123 --> 00:17:23,792 And then I can get the home owner to insure this house 395 00:17:23,792 --> 00:17:27,380 and keep this bogus landlord off his property. 396 00:17:27,505 --> 00:17:29,131 Hello, Mrs. Wanda. 397 00:17:29,131 --> 00:17:31,551 -Hello. -So, how are you? 398 00:17:31,592 --> 00:17:34,637 Pretty sad, but... 399 00:17:34,679 --> 00:17:36,305 - Yes. I understand that well. 400 00:17:36,305 --> 00:17:38,266 I want to help you get somewhere, 401 00:17:38,307 --> 00:17:41,269 where you can clear your head and where you can start over. 402 00:17:41,310 --> 00:17:42,770 Nobody deserves that! 403 00:17:42,812 --> 00:17:44,772 I don't want you to settle for this. 404 00:17:44,814 --> 00:17:46,899 -Where do my things go? so be? 405 00:17:46,941 --> 00:17:48,693 - We can take care of your things. 406 00:17:48,734 --> 00:17:53,281 We can move them to a warehouse for you until you fall asleep. 407 00:17:58,411 --> 00:18:00,037 I don't know, but you know what? 408 00:18:00,037 --> 00:18:01,998 I am a human being and so are you. 409 00:18:02,123 --> 00:18:05,501 Right now you're scared, okay? 410 00:18:05,501 --> 00:18:06,919 -Yes. 411 00:18:06,961 --> 00:18:08,921 -But the time has come. 412 00:18:08,921 --> 00:18:13,926 - I need to know... where my things should be. 413 00:18:13,968 --> 00:18:15,595 - Okay? - Yes? 414 00:18:15,636 --> 00:18:19,348 -There are like six warehouses within a few block radius. 415 00:18:19,473 --> 00:18:21,934 There. Right there. - I want it right there. 416 00:18:21,976 --> 00:18:24,562 Okay. 417 00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:28,399 - We'll probably manage that. So, what do you think? 418 00:18:28,399 --> 00:18:30,067 Can I help you? -Can I trust you? 419 00:18:30,067 --> 00:18:32,737 -You can trust me. 420 00:18:32,862 --> 00:18:37,908 For me, I felt that the best I could do for her 421 00:18:37,908 --> 00:18:41,078 was to help her further. 422 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:44,332 Her life is getting better outside that room. 423 00:18:44,457 --> 00:18:46,959 This is good. This is going to be really good. 424 00:18:48,419 --> 00:18:50,212 Even thanks. And I give sound. 425 00:18:50,254 --> 00:18:52,715 And we'll make sure you get it, okay? 426 00:18:52,715 --> 00:18:54,467 Okay. I do. 427 00:18:59,555 --> 00:19:01,849 Time to get the owner to come back. 428 00:19:05,811 --> 00:19:07,438 Trey! -Hey, Flash. 429 00:19:07,563 --> 00:19:09,065 - This is Cam. - Cam. Nice to meet you, Trey. 430 00:19:09,106 --> 00:19:10,483 -Cam, nice to meet you. Trey. -Nice to meet you. 431 00:19:10,524 --> 00:19:12,193 -We got your home back. 432 00:19:12,234 --> 00:19:13,986 I know you will by Miss Wanda, 433 00:19:14,111 --> 00:19:17,239 and i want you to know that she is taken care of. 434 00:19:17,281 --> 00:19:18,866 She is not thrown out on the street. 435 00:19:18,908 --> 00:19:22,620 From now on, to ensure that, keep people out -- 436 00:19:22,620 --> 00:19:24,789 It is your responsibility now. - Absolutely right. 437 00:19:24,789 --> 00:19:28,084 - She was actually led into this house by another guy 438 00:19:28,084 --> 00:19:30,294 who charged her rent for that. 439 00:19:30,419 --> 00:19:32,630 So you have to get cameras installed 440 00:19:32,672 --> 00:19:34,632 so that it doesn't happen again. 441 00:19:34,757 --> 00:19:36,175 Unfortunately, houses like this 442 00:19:36,217 --> 00:19:38,886 easy targets for squatters. 443 00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:42,056 So as soon as you can come in here and secure the property, 444 00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:44,558 this is what I would recommend. -Okay. Great. 445 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,435 It feels really good to get my property back. 446 00:19:46,477 --> 00:19:47,728 She finally gets to get to a place 447 00:19:47,853 --> 00:19:49,438 there is much more secure and safe for her. 448 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,233 So in that way it's a win-win for both of us now. 449 00:19:52,274 --> 00:19:54,318 - Do you want to look in? - Yes. Let's look at it. 450 00:19:54,318 --> 00:19:55,986 - You know, it's just -- 451 00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:58,781 It's amazing how much crap there is in here, man. 452 00:19:58,781 --> 00:20:01,242 It's... disgusting. 453 00:20:01,242 --> 00:20:02,576 Yes. 454 00:20:02,576 --> 00:20:04,286 I mean, it's hard to find the floor. 455 00:20:04,412 --> 00:20:05,913 Can you imagine living like that? 456 00:20:05,955 --> 00:20:07,415 No. It's insane. 457 00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,208 - No. It is uncertain. - It's just unhygienic. 458 00:20:09,250 --> 00:20:10,835 It's a lot more crap than you saw. 459 00:20:10,835 --> 00:20:12,420 - Yes, it's a lot. It's insane. 460 00:20:12,461 --> 00:20:14,255 I don't even know how she got all this in. 461 00:20:14,296 --> 00:20:15,923 I promised Wanda that everything 462 00:20:15,923 --> 00:20:18,843 would be taken care of, moved into a warehouse for her. 463 00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:20,636 - Understood. -And remember -- 464 00:20:20,636 --> 00:20:22,638 What you may think is trash, may she think are treasures. 465 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:23,973 -Exactly. -Okay, man. 466 00:20:23,973 --> 00:20:25,516 Here is your key. -Thanks. Thanks. 467 00:20:25,516 --> 00:20:26,851 Thank you so much, Flash. -Of course, man. 468 00:20:26,892 --> 00:20:28,978 Make it your home, okay? -Okay. 469 00:20:29,103 --> 00:20:30,771 I am incredibly grateful and happy 470 00:20:30,813 --> 00:20:32,523 so that I can finally move into my house. 471 00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:34,984 I can finally move on my life, put this chapter behind me, 472 00:20:35,109 --> 00:20:37,528 finally don't worry about to have to pay for two properties 473 00:20:37,653 --> 00:20:40,156 at the same time and just get my life back on track.