As Bob Peniska rolled out the doors of Douglas County court, he asked himself a question familiar to many public housing tenants leaving eviction proceedings: Where will I go now?

After nearly a decade at Benson Tower, the Omaha Housing Authority wanted him out. The lifelong Omahan, who is missing his left foot and uses a motorized wheelchair, knew his options were limited.

About a week after he left his apartment to comply with an agreement reached in court, Peniska pitched a worn blue tent near a Casey’s gas station in Carter Lake, Iowa.

For the next 17 nights, he hunkered down in a sleeping bag and watched TV on his phone to help him nod off. During the days, he charged his wheelchair inside the convenience store when the manager wasn’t running him out.

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Omaha’s public housing residents are facing eviction more often – and sometimes over small debts