ANAHEIM, Calif. —
In a hotel room not
far from Disneyland,
BEN HALLMAN
Renee Genel slumps on a couch, her family’s meager possessions
scattered nearby in torn plastic shopping bags. ¶ Unlike most
of the guests here, Genel is not a tourist. This room, until noon
tomorrow, is home. ¶ Last month, on Aug. 1, Bank of America
evicted Genel, her two children, her toddler niece and her
boyfriend Christopher Mogelberg from a condominium they
rented. Since then, the family has lived a nomadic life, shuffling
from hotel to hotel, staying in whatever cheap room they can
secure using a discount travel website. ¶ This evening they got
a good rate at a Hilton and splurged. The room is cleaner, and
larger, than th eir usual accommodations.
Christopher
Mogelberg,
Renee Genel
and Genel’s
niece, Jaylyn,
made temporary accommodations
at a Hilton
in Anaheim,
Calif., after being
evicted from
their home
by Bank of
America.