“My kids are scared to even open the door now, Mendoza said. When somebody knocks, they re terrified. They don t even want to go toward the door because they think it s going to be another paper, it s going to be the landlord.
Mendoza told NBC 7 she has offered to pay her landlord 80% of the rent she owes since December, but he has refused. She now faces eviction order No. 3 in just five days.
“I m not leaving, Mendoza said. I don t have a place to go. it s been the hardest nightmare. I wish I could just wake up from it.
That’s where the San Diego Eviction Prevention Collaborative is helping launching Housing Helps, a one-stop resource to support San Diegans struggling to pay rent, stay housed and understand their housing rights during the pandemic.