A HOMELESS couple has struggled to find housing in one major US city due to a prior eviction.
The unnamed 44-year-old man and his wife have been forced to live apart after they were kicked out of their Denver, Colorado, apartment in March over unpaid rent.
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He's now living at various rehabilitation facilities due to health issues and she's staying with her parents at the senior community where they live, KMGH reported.
"The minute you say eviction, it's like, 'Oh no can't do anything,'" the man told the outlet of his interactions with landlords.
"They treat you worse than a leper because they don't want to have anything to do with you."
He wrote a letter to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston about his strife shortly after the politician was sworn in last month.
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"What are your intentions to really and truly address the homeless situation with real change?" the man said.
It's possible for the couple to have the eviction waived, but that's a process that would take a significant amount of time.
"In order for them to drop it, I either have to pay off the balance I owe them or have to complete a payment arrangement in order to do that," the man said.
He's also reached out to several organizations that aid unhoused people in Colorado, but hasn't had any luck.
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"We can help tenants understand what their legal rights might be and understand what the eviction is and what the application process is and laws around that," Lauren Rafter, a managing attorney at the Colorado Poverty Law Project told KMGH.
Those struggling with housing can also reach out to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.
"We can obtain housing vouchers that have supportive services funding, meaning we can help the individual work with the landlord through the term of the lease so if issues do arise, we can help mediate those," said Cathy Alderman, who works with the group.
Denver Human Services, a government agency that's provided some aid to the couple, did not immediately respond to The U.S. Sun's request for comment.
