On Sept. 23 Paul Parrish got a letter from his landlord telling him that he’d have to evacuate his home the day before Christmas Eve or face eviction from his single-wide trailer in Sunriver. The U.S Army veteran lived there for 13 years, and watched it gradually sink into disrepair as the now 50-year-old home neared the end of its lifecycle.

The front deck is rotted to the point that FedEx won’t bring packages to the door. Water seeps in through the roof when it rains. The front door doesn’t fully shut. The refrigerator is broken, and Parrish has to constantly transfer food to the freezer and back to make sure nothing spoils. The hot water pipes under the house leak, so they’re kept off unless needed to avoid sky-high utility bills. There’s no ventilation in the kitchen and smoke fills the house whenever he cooks.

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