{"id":752844,"date":"2025-11-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/?p=752844"},"modified":"2025-11-11T16:11:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T22:11:22","slug":"grimm-eviction-highlights-legal-representation-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/11\/12\/grimm-eviction-highlights-legal-representation-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Grimm Eviction Highlights Legal Representation Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_zPrG2cVlq9Q?client=wp&amp;client_version=2.6.0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Barbara Grimm was evicted from her Pine Lake apartment in Oklahoma City in early October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a series of disputes with her landlord, she received a <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/oklahoma\/title-41\/section-41-111\/\">30-day <\/a>non-renewal notice on Sept. 5. The notice informs the tenant that the landlord will not seek to renew the lease after the agreed-upon term has expired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grimm had until Oct. 5 to vacate the premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe recognize that your time here has not been without challenges,\u201d Justin Schmidt wrote in the notice of non-renewal. \u201cAlthough we have worked to address concerns, it seems clear that the home has not been the right fit for you. With that in mind, we believe it is in the best interest of both parties to bring the lease to a close and allow you the opportunity to find a residence better suited to your needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The property had leaks, sewage back up and walls decaying from water damage. Grimm had requested it be fixed, but the problems kept creeping back in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll they had to do was fix the sewage stuff,\u201d Grimm said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha show-image image-alignright ts-4 is-1 is-landscape is-style-borders\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"752923\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>the latest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"754196\" class=\"tag-attorney-general tag-cdc tag-covid-19 tag-george-monks tag-measles tag-oklahoma-news tag-oklahoma-state-department-of-health tag-oklahoma-state-medical-association tag-whooping-cough category-health category-publichealth type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2026\/01\/05\/oklahoma-health-department-refuses-to-share-county-level-measles-data\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Oklahoma Health Department Refuses to Share County-Level Measles Data\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 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data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-Paul-Monies.jpg?resize=48%2C48&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-Paul-Monies-96x96.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/paulmonies\/\">Paul Monies<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-05T06:01:00-06:00\">January 5, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-05T11:05:42-06:00\">January 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>She was evicted on Oct. 1, but it was later dismissed without prejudice after Justin Neal, an attorney with Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, informed the judge and the landlord\u2019s attorney, Robert Goldman, that the wrong notice had been filed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/oklaw.org\/resource\/landlord-tenant-rights-and-duties#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20behind%20in,for%20up%20to%20three%20years.\">5-day notice to pay or quit<\/a> had been filed, as opposed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/oklaw.org\/resource\/landlord-tenant-rights-and-duties#:~:text=Health%20&amp;%20Safety%20%2D%20If%20you%20break,the%20end%20of%2015%20days.\">10- to 15-day notice to vacate.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 10- to 15-day notice to vacate is the appropriate form for evicting a tenant that the landlord claims violated the lease agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Neal alerted the judge and landlord attorney to that matter, a new eviction notice was sent, this time the appropriate 10- to 15-day notice to vacate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf it goes before the judge, the tenant is more likely to get a fair trial,\u201d said Neal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eviction court can intimidate the tenants facing it, and without legal representation, tenants rarely reach the judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Grimm\u2019s case, her second time in eviction court for the 10- to 15-day notice, she was without representation, so when Goldman approached her with the judgment, she signed, not fully understanding what it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI really didn\u2019t want to sign the paper,\u201d Grimm said. \u201cBut I was scared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Oklahoma County, only 7% of tenants received legal representation, compared to 72% of landlords, <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/63f7cd1462ebb57fd8fe6dbe\/t\/67afd39cbc4546315b751d78\/1739576229721\/Shelterwell+-+2024+Eviction+Data+Report.pdf\">according to a 2024 Shelterwell report.<\/a> Having representation makes tenants more likely to <a href=\"https:\/\/okpolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Legal-Representation-and-Eviction-Outcomes-in-Tulsa-County-via-Open-Justice-Oklahoma.pdf?x69990\">show up for their hearings and to stay in their homes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn attorney\u2019s role is to be a zealous advocate for their client,\u201d said Katie Dilks, the executive director of Oklahoma Access to Justice. \u201cThe critical piece of information that\u2019s missing is that their role is to be an advocate for their client\u2019s wishes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lack of representation often leaves tenants on the <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2024\/12\/23\/tenants-on-the-wrong-side-of-policy\/\">wrong side of policy.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a judgment is signed or a tenant defaults by not showing up to court, <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/11\/03\/evictions-through-the-lens-of-a-law-enforcement-officer\/?_thumbnail_id=752396\">county sheriffs will perform a lockout<\/a> and return possession over to the landlord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is better to go before the judge than sign a journal entry,\u201d Neal said. \u201cA lot of people have better defenses than they think they do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Tulsa County, some steps have been taken to ensure tenants get to eviction court and have legal representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingsolutionstulsa.org\/ltrc\/\">The Landlord Tenant Resource Center<\/a> is housed in Iron Gate, a food pantry and soup kitchen in Tulsa, and provides legal aid resources, tenant education tools and connects people to rental assistance resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resource center <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/10\/03\/tulsas-eviction-rate-now-lower-than-oklahoma-citys\/\">has helped reduce Tulsa\u2019s eviction rates,<\/a> and in 2021, the Tulsa County District Court issued an administrative order that required every eviction notice to be accompanied by a resource sheet provided by the Landlord Tenant Resource Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Included in the resource sheet is a free bus pass to get to court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe bus pass is awesome,\u201d Neal said. \u201cA lot of people default because they can\u2019t get to court.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the tenant is not present, the landlord wins by default and county sheriffs can carry out the lockout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neal said an administrative order like the one in Tulsa would drive evictions down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTenants need to know that legal representation is available,\u201d Neal said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having legal representation the first time she was evicted bought Grimm nearly an extra month to find new housing. However, she said she didn\u2019t want to find somewhere new, she just wanted the issues with the apartment addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was just tired of being threatened that I\u2019ll lose my home every day,\u201d Grimm said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grimm is now homeless with her dog, Sadie Sue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s uncomfortable,\u201d Grimm said. \u201cIt\u2019s not right, it\u2019s so not right. I\u2019m not doing drugs, I\u2019m not running to the streets, I\u2019m not doing any of that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-748603\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:219px;height:219px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=140%2C140&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C706&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Jake Ramsey covers evictions, housing and homelessness. Contact him at (405) 370-3798 or jramsey@oklahomawatch.org.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha is-grid columns-3 colgap-1 show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"752844\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>MORE FROM JAKE RAMSEY <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"753973\" class=\"tag-beheard-movement tag-broken-arrow-public-schools tag-city-lights-foundation tag-homelessness tag-housing tag-iron-gate tag-oklahoma-news tag-reese-hundley tag-tulsa-housing-solutions tag-vanguard-academy category-housing category-vulnerable-populations type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/22\/inside-a-high-school-project-tackling-homelessness\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Inside a High School Project Tackling Homelessness\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/22\/inside-a-high-school-project-tackling-homelessness\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Inside a High School Project Tackling Homelessness<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>High school students at Vanguard Academy in Broken Arrow spent a semester researching homelessness and working with community partners across Tulsa. Their projects included a food drive, coat drive and an educational video.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T06:01:00-06:00\">December 22, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T09:01:14-06:00\">December 22, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"753855\" class=\"tag-affordable-housing tag-cash-flowing-investments tag-displacement tag-evictions tag-fair-view-mobile-homes tag-housing-conditions tag-housing-crisis tag-housing-inequality tag-landlord-tenant-disputes tag-legal-aid tag-mobile-homes tag-oklahoma tag-oklahoma-news tag-predatory-lending tag-real-estate-investors tag-rent-increases tag-rent-to-own tag-slumlords tag-tenant-rights tag-trailer-parks tag-tulsa category-evictions category-housing category-vulnerable-populations type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/16\/trailer-park-owner-hikes-rents-forces-tenants-into-rent-to-own-deals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trailer Park Owner Hikes Rents, Forces Tenants Into Rent-to-Own Deals\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/16\/trailer-park-owner-hikes-rents-forces-tenants-into-rent-to-own-deals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Trailer Park Owner Hikes Rents, Forces Tenants Into Rent-to-Own Deals<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tenants who live in Jordan Lee\u2019s Tulsa-area trailer parks have a less-than-luxurious existence. They\u2019re struggling with toilets that won\u2019t flush, lights that won\u2019t turn on, rain that falls through ceilings, and, now, higher rents. Lee, who seeks investors, recently added three Green Country properties to his multi-state portfolio. He\u2019s hiking up rates via illegal contracts\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-16T06:00:00-06:00\">December 16, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T06:57:49-06:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"753448\" class=\"tag-evictions tag-government-shutdown tag-kori-petty tag-oklahoma-policy-institute tag-sabine-brown category-evictions category-housing category-vulnerable-populations type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/03\/snap-cuts-contributed-to-evictions-across-oklahoma\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"SNAP Cuts Contributed to Evictions Across Oklahoma\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/03\/snap-cuts-contributed-to-evictions-across-oklahoma\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">SNAP Cuts Contributed to Evictions Across Oklahoma<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the government shutdown, when SNAP benefits were cut, many tenants found themselves forced to choose between paying rent and buying food. 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