My Parents Tried to Evict Me at 6 A.M. — Until the Deputy Read the Name on the Filing

his monitor toward me. “Your parents filed this case claiming to be your landlords. They attached a rental agreement.”

My blood turned to ice. There on the screen was a one-page lease with my name at the top and a signature at the bottom that looked like a child’s attempt to forge my handwriting.

“I never signed that,” I said.

“There’s more,” the clerk continue reading …