A Ferguson, Missouri, mother is speaking out after discovering her home had been cleared out in what turned out to be a false eviction.
Storm Burris, a mother of two, said she returned to her unit at the Renewal Heights Apartments to find her belongings stuffed into trash bags and scattered in the hallway. Burris told KSDK, “They were laughing…’This is crazy. They were pointing to the trash can. When I took a good look at it, it was all my babies’ stuff in it, and I was in shock.”
According to reports, the incident was the result of a mix-up during either a maintenance or eviction process. Despite Burris being up to date on rent, property staff mistakenly targeted the wrong apartment. Tenant advocates say the error violated Missouri’s legal protections, which require landlords to notify residents before discarding property…