Burned & burglarized: help needed for disabled residents of Eagle s Nest Apartments
and last updated 2021-08-03 07:54:03-04
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. â It has been a rough couple of weeks for residents of a Broken Arrow apartment complex for the disabled.
First, a fire forced all tenants to vacate. Then, some belongings left behind were stolen.
The front doors of the Eagleâs Nest Apartments are locked, and all windows are intact. The only opening to get inside is from above.
Before being boarded up, the ceiling over the front doors was left uncovered because of fire damage. That is where the Eagleâs Nest manager believes a thief got in and stole several sentimental items like a bike, gold coins, and fishing poles.
Sundance Apartments was contacted multiple times via phone call for this story but did not respond.
Nearly 1 million Americans are evicted each year according to national estimatesâa process proven to result in severe financial, emotional and physical stress and long-term ramifications that can affect tenantsâ ability to find housing again.
In San Marcos, 540 apartment tenants had evictions filed against them in 2018. In 2019, that number increased to 673 tenantsâa 24% increase, according to Hays County Justice of the Peace court records. Prior to the pandemic, 2020 was on track for a similar increase before the U.S. government halted most evictions.
The implementation of the 120-day CARES Act eviction moratorium March 27 paused evictions in federally-subsidized housing, covering between 12.3 and 19.9 million households. After the moratorium expired in July, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued its own eviction moratorium Sept. 4, set to