Officials in Nevada demolish tiny homes built for homeless in Las Vegas
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2022
- Full story on KTNV Channel 13: www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/...
Home means Nevada. It's our state's official song.
Still, many people in Las Vegas have no place to call home, living instead on the streets, under overpasses, or in washes and tunnels. But 13 Investigators uncovered how local leaders are bulldozing an approach that could provide shelter for some of our most vulnerable citizens.
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This is just evil! They don’t want homeless loitering on their properties , but also won’t let them live in peace on their own properties. What the heck!
It's because there's no benefit for them to do so, they'll destory these homes hoping they make there way to prisons. They'll do everything in there power to make the lives of the poorest worse because they're a bunch of heartless corrupt bastards who we voted into office based off a shitty lobbist payed campigans so they can get some greed corrupt pos into office for there own benefits. Nothing will change till people get smarter or we do something about lobbying.
Living proof that the devil lives amongst us.
Of course it's evil. Those government officials worship satan. Don't worry, God will destroy them ALL. And those homeless will soon own the mansions of those bastard city officials
@Joebiden.Dumbfuck did you see the video? This was private property. Maybe you should put down the pipe.
@Joebiden.Dumbfuck YES, OWN THEIR PROPERTY, PUT DOWN THE WHISKEY AND PILLS. IT'S LONG OVERDUE.
They don’t care about people they only care about money and greed. The man who bought the property for unfortunate people. Thank you. You are a hero.
Thing is the extreme left is
Against tiny homes. They consider them inadequate for homeless people who want an apartment, not a “shed.” 🤷🏻♀️. Look at the arguments presented by DSA groups, they’re always against any politicians who propose tiny homes. At least that’s the problem we have here in Echo Park. That’s the argument they use to malign current City leaders.
He really is. He’s making a difference, but all this country wants is for people to live in the system, working their bs jobs and paying their bs fees.
Start by letting a homeless or two live in your house or or backyard, if you don't care about money and greed. Rather than making them stay in other peoples neighborhood, people who work and invested in they're homes value.
100000% Nevada government is a shame to America
They who? Cupcake? They who paid for it? They who pay the taxes on it? And JUST a piece of land is like giving a kid a baloney sandwich with no mayo. They can eat it but its not delicious like it would be with mayo. That piece of land needs toilets, faucets, etc. So what good was he really doing?
I remember when when this happened in LA, before destroying them, they put padlocks on them and didn’t let the homeless people retrieve their belongings. So evil
Omh,plaster the picture of those officials on utube,and the story,with mayor,city officials,etc,this is inexcusable
They don't want homeless on streets yet tear down shelters put locks on pure evil no good
Joesph did something that made the government look back so they destroyed it. He proved it could be done
Correct. Democrats are evil.
That is just disgusting.
As some one who was formally homeless this absolutely destroyed me.
This reminds me of a story from ten years ago where a guy made like 1500 tiny homes for the homeless in Los Angeles. It made huge news, Then the mayor demolished them and the excuse was it could’ve been a safety hazard because the city hadn’t sent building and safety inspectors to see if it was safe to live in the tiny homes. Then to add insult to injury the mayor tried to make his own version of it and charge the homeless. We all saw it as a BS attempt to save face and take a good idea and capitalize off of it. He got voted out because of it.
He'll probably end up in hell. God hates those who oppress the poor and helpless. He said so repeatedly,.
@@amartin9293 Most of the people passing the laws that harm the impoverished claim to be Christians, mostly protestants. God does nothing to intervene in peoples lives. If he did, how would he justify all the people being killed in his name, all the rape and pillaging going on, and all the innocent people that suffer unnecessarily. If he is all mighty and powerful he could easily erase all suffering and injustice with the snap of his fingers.
LA county makes a lot of money off of keeping people homeless, it is now where gangs deal drugs and women are sexually assaulted, LA county knows about it and does nothing. Everyone knows they are making money off it, you call them out and say something about COVID, this city is Gotham City now, just like they want it. CA and LA are under a political stranglehold.
@@EvilOtto580 without free will, God wouldn't know us, nor us him. He doesn't make mistakes. We do
As if being homeless and exposed to the elements is not a safety hazard. Please!
Tbh the fact the officials refused to be interviewed is a huge sign that they did this out of maliciousness towards the homeless and not to enforce any laws.
Yup.
Yup Fing cowards
Finland has ZERO homeless. Other states and cities are will approach Zero homeless by 2024. Residents pay according to their income and landlords get huge TAX BREAKS. Why is Vegas not doing this?
The attitude of American politicians toward homelessness mirrors their attitude toward health care. If you are rich, we will build homes...if you are not rich.....die.
Same malicious to illegal migrants
This is disgusting and that person who reported the Tiny homes.. shame on you!! Shame on the Nevada state officials 😢😢😢
Judgement will come that person in name of JESUSCHRIST. The repayment will be 7 fold by the power of the HOLY GHOST
Joesph did something that made the government look back so they destroyed it. He proved it could be done
Nevada voted BLUE thats what ya get!
The most sickening part of this is that they paid money to demolish those houses.
Someone has a construction/demolition company and they're friends with someone on the city board.
👏🥇🏆YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT ABOUT THIS AS THAT WAS MY VERY FIRST THOUGHT ! 🏆🏅👏 I spent over 6 years dealing with the city and county officials as everything I was constructing on my acre lot in the middle of absolutely nowhere in southern Utah needed to be approved. No one could decide who would be in charge of building my home in the unincorporated area of Southern Utah where only one other home was constructed. One city official said the auxiliary structure could not be more than 25 ft from the main structure and one County official said that the Casita had to be less than 20 ft from the main structure and another official told me that the Casita could only be 33.3% the size of the main structure which were all contradicting each other. Without obtaining permits someone turn to my home into a hotel.
I know, right?!
They don’t want to help homeless and also don’t want other people to help them. This is just beyond cruel. People in power are so heartless.
And you will still keep voting for them 🙂
Maybe you have room in your yard, or on your street?
yeah maybe you could house them?
@@mxbass1036
These people were given their own discreet housing away from everyone else. They weren't in anyone's driveway.
And they started destroying their homes during the beginning of a pandemic!
Interesting the government isn't doing anything and refuses to let anybody else do anything about this problem.
Keep voting democrats who love regulations
They did the same thing in LA. A few celebritys started making tiny homes and the goverment steped in and destroyed the tiny homes there as well. They want things like they are.
@@elsikpych Uh durrrrrrr.
I agree,they are making it much worse. They are letting millions of migrants in. This is diverting resources away from our homeless people. Many of the migrants are ending up homeless themselves. I leave for work around 3am. I always see 20 -30 of them sleeping up against the wall at the gas station. Evidently the government doesn't even have enough resources to find them a place to stay either.
@@tahoeclay having a stroke bud
I don't understand how people can be so cruel towards homeless people just because they're less fortunate. I've had a homeless friend on the internet once, and he was one of the nicest people i've ever met.
They feel it isn't just plain luck that they have it better.
I'm surprised they didn't mention how it's illegal to sleep on the sidewalk. As someone with a sibling on the streets of Las Vegas it's appalling that the city criminalizes their existence.
It's happening all across America. The homeless are being penalized for being poor. This is absolutely heart breaking.
Not where I live in Springfield, MO!!! We have multiple tiny home areas…for our homeless. I have been blessed to have volunteered with our church in planting flowers and helping with general maintenance for these precious villages, the folks living there are lifting up their lives, one step at a time and our community is more than happy to walk this path with them!!
Because Americans believe not being successful in capitalism makes you the inferior race that needs to die.
Plenty of jobs available.
Here in Tennessee they passed a law stating that if you are homeless and on state property you will be arrested. 🙎🏿
@@cavidicusdurtisness5238 You cannot get a job if you don't have ID or a address. Didn't you listen to the man said it took him forever to get his birth certificate in order to get his ID??🥴
“Zoned for a single family home” became “license to destroy your belongings and leave you on the streets with no shelter.” Unsurprisingly this was done by people with no shelter issue in their own life. To what end? Their amusement? Sheer joy at harming others? I can’t imagine any other.
The ones who destroyed those homes are satan's children. They will soon be destroyed themselves. Just watch. Military tribunals are coming
Interesting how illegals want to come experience this "American Dream" lmfao they storm illegally while our own are destroyed this way! Figure it out in their own country So as we can help our own!
Your imagination is defective.
Try greed.
Power tripping.
The government would rather have these people behind bars than giving them a fighting chance with a safe place to sleep and call home. This is heartbreaking. Hope and pray these folks get their homes back. To the gentleman who provided the land and homes....God bless you and keep you safe. ✌️💛
This is making me so emotional, the mixture of sadness, anger, and bewilderment. What is wrong with people and human compassion. How could you let a legal technicality prevent people from having shelter and safety.
👏👍🏻YOU SERIOUSLY PUT THIS IN MY EXACT WORDS! 👏👍🏻
i'm so disgusted by the officials who destroyed these people's second chance. How is destroying someone's shelter, leaving them to roam the streets, for the public good?
they want them to leave the city, its easier than actually helping them which would cause their republican hearts to bust into flames!
@@davidbrandenburg8029 It's MUCH deeper than them just wanting them to leave the city. ! Just saying
They don't care. All governments serve the Satanic kingdom. This Earth belongs to the devil and the only way out is Jesus. PERIOD
@@davidbrandenburg8029 funny how Democrat run cities are the biggest @$$# holes.
@@shanghunter7697 tell us then
If you've ever been without a home, food, running water, electricity, heat; you know how much losing or gaining one of these necessary features impacts your life.
No
GET A JOB
Get a job
We just had a power outage for 3 hours and I was dyin I dunno how homeless can do it here in the desert.
Lost again...yes!! " walk a mile in my moccasin and then perhaps your life will be changed with compassion"💔
People experiencing homelessness are vulnerable enough as it is. The general public are doing everything they can to help and yet council and government policies are of no help whatsoever. How heartless and cruel can some people be? This is heartbreaking 💔
The worst part is nobody even complained! A city worker took it upon themself to report it which led to the demolition. He just destroyed their chance at bettering their lives and for what reason? People are such assholes - especially people with any power such as city officials
This idea worked so well in Finland where the government set up tiny homes and a program to help the people in them to find jobs and get clean and sober. They found that by given their homeless people the security of a home, they were more able to pull themselves out of poverty and destitution. It is working exceptionally well. I honor these volunteers who are making a real effort to try to alleviate the homeless crises. Too bad the greedy officials can only think about their revenue and archaic law loopholes.
Finland is the most advanced country in the world. I just chose to buy a Nokia smartphone because it was designed in Finland ... even though it's manufactured in China (which bummed me out). But still, too bad the Finns sold out to China.
In the US, the government/politicians are the only ones who prefer to be seen as saviors/helping the community. To be seen as god. They don't want the People working together and helping eachother out. Reason why the gov/politicians constantly work on creating great division amongst the People. They don't want us United. A house divided against itself falls. If We Unite, they fall, because the Constitution is against tyranny.
America isn't Finland and its people aren't like Fins. Meaning you can give them a home here, they don't want it. They want drugs and the street.
@D T "Number of people" vs "Number of people" has nothing to do with the morals and values of a country, and Finland has an extremely advanced population that uses great intelligence and common sense to take care of its population.
Finland is admirable to do that..
Just remember there is no lack of funds to solve this problem, ONLY lack of empathy and compassion. This is ridiculous. Worse than how we treat stray animals.
Amen 😒 I was just thinking how we care more for our animals/pets than other human beings😮💨
So very sad. Shame on the officials that did this.
This is RIDICULOUS! How can officials be so evil?!?!? This man's organization is genuinely trying to help the less fortunate. How can they find hope when every effort to help continues to be demolished! May God swiftly judge ALL responsible for causing these efforts to help the less fortunate to be thwarted. They won't get away with this...even if it seems they have. 😔
This is one of the most disgusting actions by a city I’ve ever heard of.
LA did a similar thing years ago. Where an independent guy building small homes for homeless than the city government instantly told him "no you cant do that, you need to stop now"
and he couldnt continue
This is nothing compared to what New Orleans did in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
If they allowed this it wouldn't stay at a few - You'd have shanty towns springing up all over Vegas.
@@rhondareed3002 and yet it's hard to EARN without an address. No address means no ID's, no records mean you can only work under the table and means no credit history. No info means banks ignore you, you'll get picked up for vagrancy and be jailed and lose everything and start over again. Needing an address for ID, which means no hirin...
I'll meet you partway and agree that If they hadn't had anything even close to a porta potty service out there and a water connection you have a point but the alternative is honestly worst looking, and more dangerous.
Like Boston taking the homeless alcoholics out of their wheelchairs and crushing the wheelchairs in a garbage truck.
This is infuriating. Unbelievable how callous these politicians are.
Heartless!
Do we do anything knowing we outnumber the gov? No. Will this continue happening. Yes. It happend in LA years ago.
Hmmm🤔 Maybe we should start calling them bunions🦶🏻
LOOK UP THE DEFINITION OF "DEVIANT". MOST PROPERTY OWNERS AND GOVERNMENT PROTECTORS OF PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE TWISTED AND BENT LIKE DIRTY COPS WHO DO THE DIRTY WORK. THINK ABOUT IT. IS THIS THE LIFE YOU BELIEVE IN. THERE EVER WAS AN AMERICAN DREAM. IT WAS THE CARROT HELD OUT TO GET OUR FOLK TO STAND BY HELPLESSLY WHY OTHERS DESIGNED AND CALLED THE SHOTS. THE BIBLE WARNS WE ARE NOT TO BE CONFORMED TO THIS SYSTEM OF THINGS. EVERYTIME ALMIGHTY GOD PUNISHED HIS PEOPLE IT WAS DUE TO HOW THEY TREATED THE POOR. READ UP ON IT IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES AND RENEW YOUR HEART AND MIND. THIS SYSTEM IS WHACKED AND ITS DEVIANT UNJUST GREEDY GOV
Autocorrect error correction: THERE "NEVER" WAS AN AMERICAN DREAM, MY PRIOR COMMENT SAID "THERE EVER WAS AN AMERICAN DREAM."
Someone needs to find out who that employee is and expose him/her for snitching on the homeless,.... how heartless can you be. I hope that person's karma hits in such a way that they will know what is like to be homeless and hopeless. I pray there's greater help coming to help all homeless people.
They didn’t even let the people get their belongings out of the tiny house before demolishing it? How rude is that?
It would also be more humane to make them at least 500 or 700 ft.² each. A little kitchenette, a place for a bed a bathroom. The desert is huge there should be plenty of room. And I noticed the temperature was 95° on the video so that’s inhumane to make people live in that if they don’t have to?
Heartbreaking. Sad how the local government is more eager to enforce building codes that are a cause of homelessness than actually trying to solve homelessness.
Yeszzz
It's too obvious that driving us all into homelessness is literally the whole plan.
The government will just keep raising property taxes until the renters and homeowners are all in the same boat.
They don't want anybody owning their own homes they want to make permanent renters out of all of us.
Yes, here in San Antonio, the city demolished tens of thousands of homes for “safety violations”, during the same time bigger cities were in the less than hundreds. Now there is great gentrification and those people left homeless are more vulnerable. I’m sure the head of that department is getting handsome performance bonuses that should be called what they really are, bribes.
This is how you create a slum, and eventually have a favela styled city like brazil.
It might sound harsh but it’s true, no one benefiting from society wants to be living next to a favela. Favelas and slums are the exact reason why brazil is so dangerous
The homeless would be treated like royalty if they defect to Mexico and come back across the Southern border with the rest of the illegals ...
Disgusting that city officials would rather be part of the problem and openly choose not to be part of the solution. My heart breaks for those that lost their homes and so much more because our government is 100% screwed up at every level.
NOT screwed up... corrupt.
If someone isn't getting their pockets filled with cash then nothing constructive gets done on their watch.
Thats litterally there job. To make life worse
If someone died in a building fire due to improper utilities or no utilities at all, then people would be wanting to sue the city for allowing them to live in them to begin with. So technically the cities can't win in that sense. They're blamed either way.
they dont keep stuff clean the buildings were probably all destroyed condemned see the person in the thumbnail WORTHLESS
You people really think that giving drug addicts tiny homes is good?!?!
Thank you KTNV and Darcy for your coverage on this VITALLY CRUCIAL STORY. 🏆 The city officials who were responsible for yet again, committing such atrocities against these citizens MUST EACH BE FINED and Compensation given to the New Leaf group. I find it unconscionable that rather than assisting these efforts to house the homeless, they CHOSE to DESTROY the ONLY HOPE that these unfortunate individuals had of having a "makeshift" roof over their head. 😡🤬 I hope that the people who were involved in the demolition of these and the ticketing and towing of them ends up homeless in very short order. 😤 I have been in the New Home building business for over 25 years and it takes eons to get a "City Official" to even review a permit, an inspection, complaint or any document and then completing the necessary documents and then reviewing them at the weekly board meetings. I can bet you 100 million dollars that the NECESSARY DOCUMENTS to DEMOLISH these structures on a PRIVATELY OWNED PIECE OF PROPERTY WAS NOT EVEN SIGNED ✍ OFF NOR APPROVED BY A JUDGE IN COURT!!! 👊✍ The SHORTEST TIME PERIOD FOR ANY LEGAL ACTION IN CONSTRUCTION/EVICTION IS THIRTY (30) DAYS. I built my first home in Irvine, California in 1986-1987. Spent MANY YEARS 40 + in CONSTRUCTION & FINANCE. I built my last home in severely Mormon bureaucratic Southern Utah from 2011 - 2016. I was told by several different individuals that I would never be permitted to live in the home that I built with my own cash because I did not have a husband and I was not baptized by the Mormon cult. So I do have my fair amount of experience dealing with individuals who will do anything in their power to make sure you do not eat live or breathe in their state because you do not need a man for nor can I provide all of those people with the amount of elicit drugs that they wanted. I am currently in Vegas and I will attempt to reach out t o this New Leaf to ask if I can be of assistance in some way. In the very least I can design a 1200 square foot structure where they could provide a decent facility for these people to get meals and showered. All I can say is shame Shame Shame Shame on those people for not helping this man attempting to help these people in need.
Homelessness is usually the result of bad choices. Prayers for all the people affected. I can’t imagine the hopelessness.
Note: aware of the typos, apologies.
Not untrue but you're over generalizing and over simplifying. Some people like my sister-in-law outright choose to be homeless, although I wouldn't be surprised to find out she lacks the cognitive ability to understand the gravity of her circumstances and make appropriate responsible decisions. Others end up with a crappy situation they have little to no control over. When my husband and I had tk sleep in our car for a month out hear in 2021 my mother in law lost her mind and drove us out of her mother's home. We had no one else to turn to and his grandmother just let her do it... leading to being jailed for trespassing in a park whose gates were fully open and no signs posted anywhere to let anyone know it closed at a certain time or at all. Leading to being fired from my job of 10 years as a DSP in a healthcare facility. Leading to fines I can't afford, a warrant I can't pay, and now not being able to get a job because of said warrants and fines. Now I have a warrant on my name so i can't go anywhere without fearing I'll be harassed by police for whatever and ang reason. Thats my current hell because of a dysfunctional family home and having to use the bathroom late night and not having no choice but to use a public restroom after I get off of work at 12am. Bur ya know, I have a record so my existence is worthless now and I deserve the bs I have to go through because of it. Not just me but my husband and my newborn son are effected as well so.. maybe you personally don't think that way but ive met plenty who do.
This man's efforts are so admirable.
He’s done more than our government that’s for damn sure. I guess they’re embarrassed he came up with a solution so they tore it down.
Agreed! He seems like a really good soul, working so hard for the benefit of others.
Absolutely!
just not too smart.
Amén
Las Vegas, has the money to demolish tiny homes, for the homeless, yet they don't have money to build new shelters, or provide adequate security for the shelters, or permanent beds, and flexibility for homeless people to be able to work late shifts, and come and go as they please! We have several Hotels that are not reopening, and could easily be converted to low-income housing, with social service, and medical facilities on-site. There's absolutely no reason that the Government can't buy these properties and convert them, instead of letting them be torn down!
Yes...Sonja. Same here in Idaho.
Watch the video again. 👍
ouch, you really hit that nail on the head there. Yeah, when I stop to think about it. That became someone's JOB - to organize and plan the demolition and file all the legal paperwork to make it happen. That was a full time job (...knowing government, it was probably like 3 people's jobs when it could've been done by a part time staffer)
Do these zoning laws allow someone to build an apartment block? This way everyone can have the square footage they need. If I had the means this is what I would do. Stack the homes on top of each other and leave lots of room for kids to play outside.
@@bumblebee4280 Depends on zoning. Since this was a single-family zone, no. You probably couldn't even get away with a duplex. However, pushing to change the zoning might be a better option, or building in an area where the zoning does allow for it.
Who wants to live next to a homeless encampment?
The North Las Vegas city officials refused to speak on camera.
These people need to be named and exposed. They can't do this without taking responsibility.
Mayor Michael Hancock of Denver Co and Eric Garcetti of LA are both guilty of Treason towards the American people. Both democrats.
It's because they're COWARDS! 😠
Karma is going to get them for being so cruel!
FOIA
Mr. Lenkowski, GOD BLESS YOU.
Till then; let them move in with you. A little crazy and drug addiction viewing will do you good.
The lack of empathy by these officials is disgusting. Shame on them.
Pray they don't ever find themselves in these dire straits. Homelessness can happen in a twinkle of an eye
Sadly this has been going on for years, 5+ years ago there was another guy who build homeless shelters where they also took them away. Iirc the reason that time was that the mini houses were an eyesore.
Vote all the politicians out!!!
this is the heart and soul of America, having none.
See God flooded Las Vegas. KEEP PRAYING FOR GOD TO AVENGE. They gonna learn today!
What kind of BS from these city officials. The city officials should be ashamed of themselves.
No one wants to live next to a gathering of addicts, even if some of them are in recovery. Big waste of resources to not work with the local government to determine where they would permit the camp.
What really upsets me is that the millionaires and billionaires, especially those in the gambling and entertainment industries, who could afford to purchase and donate land and finance tiny homes, do NOTHING towards helping the homeless. It's always the middle-class folks, who are willing to volunteer their time and efforts to help the needy.
rich celebrities and millionaires prefer make donations and help other countries and pose in the press or on social networks to show their narcissistic virtue but let thousands of Americans die.
The millionaires and billionaires are SCUM
It's called Capitalism...helping people is Socialism. The rich are Capitalists...the poor and middle don't count. Socialism = Bad
Welcome to America!
Welp, thanks to our politicians in bed with the globalists, in a few short years, we wont have a middle class either.
I was homeless many years ago, and having a tiny house like these would have made all the difference in the world.
This city really needs to do a better job.
How about the homeless need to fcuking work and get off the street.....
Now that you're not homeless, invite a bunch of your friends to live with you.
The city doesn't want to do a better job. They worship satan. They are TRYING to destroy lives on purpose. God will remove those bastards and vindicate the homeless. VERY soon the homeless will all be loving in the mansions of the city officials who destroyed those tiny homes. Mark my words
@@FoulPet “pats self on the back”
@@southernsmoke8391 Awe, that was a cute follow up. Hope it made you feel tingly. The best thing about dating a homeless girl is you can drop her off anywhere. I thought that was a cute joke.
Something a little stronger than a tent and they take that away from them...heartbreaking
This is tragic and heartbreaking 💔
This is just so cruel. How can anyone take away someone's home, shelter, safety, hope and live with themselves? Politicians make selfish, horrible, sinful decisions.
have you seen how disgusting the homeless are? they shit everywhere and shoot up drugs and harass children. They need to be dumped on an island somehwere.
True 💯 especially the ones from that area. The city employee who reported that is complete trash I hope that person gets karma.
@@Luna-mx7fi we should be the ones bringing the karma to them. For us younger people we have the responsibility to revolt, revolutionize and put an end to this shyt
It's sinful & cruel
May they rot in hell.
its a sad day when you cant even live in a tiny house in the middle of the desert without bureaucrats destroying your home because its not big enough.
What really disturbs me is that these people had a chance to bounce back and get their lives back. Now they have nothing once again. Being kicked back down. What a shame. Instead of having a heart those officials would rather keep their own citizens down.
Breaks my heart man
How is it that one of the most famous and prosperous City's in the world can treat their own citizens like this. Unbelievable.
Famous maybe ,.. most prosperous i doubt it ... most Americans have no idea how the rest of the world looks like , almost every European city is more prosperous then this shit hole
That generates $1Billion a week in cannabis, gambling and liquor revenues.
Should we just give them free homes and food forever. You'll then see all the homeless from San Francisco flock here.
@@thealize808 You aren't giving them anything. This PRIVATE organization is giving them a hand up. The goal is to get them on their feet enough for them to complete the job of putting their life together. You can't lift yourself up when you're squashed into the ground. You are probably one of those "property rights" people. But then turn around and say but not "that" property right.
@@writerconsidered of course
This breaks my heart. I hope he never gives up the fight to get as many homeless people off the streets and into a safe shelter, giving them back some dignity. God bless this man!
We all have to help.
@@resolutionarybeing1885 What's this "We", you have to help, not me! These people put themselves in this position by making bad life decisions! It's not worth the effort to help these people, they are bums who don't want to work, and want everything to be free for them.
@@JENDALL714 your mother made a bad choice giving birth to souless piece of waste like you ,
@@JENDALL714 How about the people taking in millions of dollars for doing nothing more than price gouging life saving medicines like insulin, for no reason other than they can?
You can't have a FOR PROFIT medical system, FOR PROFIT college AND FOR PROFIT prisons, and not have a BOOMING homeless population.
You absolute simpleton.
@@JENDALL714 and that's why this nation will fail because its always me me me me with you people. mental illness runs deep within the homeless community we don't know what these people have been through and its not in our place to make their predicament worse.
I was homeless in 1980. I overcame impossible odds. Homelessness has no mercy. It has no soul. Just when you think your life can't go lower, homelessness finds a way to get you there. To the homeless, take it one day at a time, believe in yourself. Nobody will help you crawl out of it.
So Heartbreaking😥
A good lawyer could argue that any of those structures was a “single family home”. The zoning does not say anything about traditional. This is another example of government being completely out of touch.
The requirement is for a single family home exceeding 1200 square feet. The group needs to meet that requirement first.
@@username00009 exactly.
@@username00009 the new law says that they have to have space for small homes. they're just dragging their feet and waiting until the deadline whilst also destroying these people's sanctuary
I'm not sure of the regulations in NV but I do know in some areas of FL, the 1,200 square feet could have been met by having the houses connected in someway or have them on paper as bedrooms. Did they have to be built to the Universal Housing Codes?
No money, no lawyers.
How could people demolish these? That is so heartless and disgusting! The world needs more people like the kind man who built these and tried to make a difference!
Not only that, but it’s a waste of resources. Demolished buildings are typical not reusable.
They're NOT people, those evil creatures demolishing anyone's living space!
@@pacmantravel2158 who?
@@pacmantravel2158 are you denying others their humanity? You are the one who deserves to be treated as lesser. Honestly if I could have it my way, people who believe others are less human than them should be hung by the feet upside down and have rocks thrown at them until you're bludgeoned to death.
@@haydenlandry3837 In response to kimking, the evil sorcerers that demolished those homes
They don't generate property taxes. That's why off grid is being attacked. Its about money. The leaders don't gaf about anything but money
This is horrible 🤬 whoever ordered this to be done is a cruel person
This needs more coverage. I hope this goes viral. Everyone needs to know who and what these politicians are. They are always talking about personal accountability, so let's see a press conference with these decision makers taking questions for the public and defending their actions.
It can be the most viral thing and nothing will change as this shit has happened numerous times before. The fact is the local govts are more than happy to spend tons of money fucking over the homeless rather than spending less money to try and elevate them and give them aid to get them back on their feet. The end result will be increased amount of homeless and increased crime.
Another Democrat run city
I agree!
Hope not, Nevada is too far gone for its own good. Too tied to California and shares it's fate.
Exactly, the world needs to see what 2 ex casino black jack dealers have to say about zoning laws.
The way we treat our fellow human beings is absolutely disgusting. Heartless, soulless, greedy society.
Tiny homes are against the plans of those in charge
This is heart breaking and despicable. Senseless
So wait a minute, this land was bought and paid for, and the city was just able to come in and bulldoze it like that? Evil. All I see is evil in power.
Just because your name is on the deed doesn't mean you own it,Unfortunately that's the reality now, the city still has a say in what you can do with your property, the American Dream is a scam.
Exactly can you imagine hearing something like that happening in China it would have been breaking News in the media. This is very cruel and not normal like I've never seen any other developed countries treat homeless like this.
@@marshalljulie3676 Are you stupid? This kind of stuff and worse happens in China and they laugh. The Chinese are nearly heartless compared to us.
Yea I would of shot them for trespassing.
@@russellmorrow8385 stop bien as ass hat, The story is about a guy trying to help his community and the city screws him over, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.😠😠
This is outrageous. They ruined people's personal property and documents or momentos. Heartless.
They let them remove their belongings, unfortunately the structures were demolished
@Custos Luminis Drama queen
WE have to should write to this kind man, Joseph Lankowski! Let us support him. I am going to find him and write to him and see how to support him. What about the expenses he used to make the tiny homes?
Heartless!!!! WTH? This is outrageous and so inhumane!!!!
Way to be working FOR the people...get these tyrants away from society..
Names needs to be called out and brought to accountability. "City Officials"? Just like turning off heat in the dead of winter for lack of payment use to be allowed this response is inhumane.
When Americans are screaming about how “free” we are, why don’t they ever take up causes like this. Why aren’t we free to help each other?
Nothing is free and no one is free lad
@@evanl.3689 Actually that is incorrect…
because americans are brainwashed by the billionaires and their media to believe in only freedom for the wealthy.
@@lottatroublemaker6130 its just the illusion of freedom, AKA american dream.
@@lottatroublemaker6130 Soon they will charge you for AIR. They already charge you for clean water.
This demolition is too cruel, too evil, too selfish! No conscience at all!
Heartless
The city officials who failed to embrace this and pave the way for a better community should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. Zero compassion.
Go ask Brazil if their favelas and slums are “good communities” and get back with me
@@notyourmama4166 but if those slums were bulldozed today where would the people go? They have to live somewhere eventually.
Zero common sense
@@joejones9520 EXACTLY WHY YOU PREVENT THEM FROM BEING CREATED IN THE FIRST PLACE, HELLOOO!!!
@@missterri9612 this whole situation will never get fixed because a large majority of the population doesn't believe in the hard truth.
So let me get this straight. They don’t like to see homeless encampments, push them away, and then tear down their tiny homes that’s on private property? Are you kidding me? Why because there’s no money in it for them? What a set of evil selfish people. I feel sorry for them.
You hit the nail on the head. It's all about money. Tiny home owners don't pay the taxes that big home owners do, and they don't need the services big home owners need, either. Smh.
@@mollflanders9314 services like water , electric and sanitary systems . wake up man .
@@gph9252 they don’t have those services on the streets either
@@gph9252
And property taxes
You mean they shouldn't get jobs and earn money? McDonalds is paying $18/hr to any warm bodies right now.
The city council needs to explain how they’re going to rectify this attach on the vulnerable.
This is bull. Give these people Hope. This is what tiny homes do. Politicians are useless, except for the rich.
Every town with homeless issues should set aside land for tiny homes, this gets them off the street, gets them help. Heartless bureaucrats.
There is so much hate against less fortunate people. During the great depression, my parents helped feed and shelter the poor. Politicians are so corrupt.
Well that's what you get when you have the politicians who are part of the elite the elite doesn't have any good plans for people and not just the homeless either upper and middle class people also they got something for you I don't know why people refuse to look at this politicians for who they really are and who they really a part of I mean damn come on this is 2022 you guys still don't know LOL okay
This is so wrong. This man owns this property, they should not be able to tell this man that he can't help people. He's right, these people don't have time! This needs to be fixed NOW. Shame on them... idk how these people sleep at night. I couldn't even dream of doing this to someone, let alone a group of people. Awful...
It is private property but the zoning laws dictate that it has to have a single family home of at least 1200 sqft.
I'm not allowed to put a second dwelling on my property either.
They could have left them alone. I'm sure they had other things to concentrate on. At least while having that space, they weren't homeless.
But all democrats, unanimously, voted to send $54 billion to Ukraine to kill Russians, and also place the entire Ukrainian government on U.S. paid wages. But, according democrats needy Americans can go to hell or continue addicted to CIA/Cartel sponsored fentanyl and meth.
The city says: "The ramshackle arrangements located on the property were non-permitted structures that violated both Uniform Housing Code and Municipal Code regulations, and significantly increased the dangers of death from building collapse, fire and exposure to extreme temperatures. By flagrantly ignoring codes and regulations, the property owner created an unsafe, unsanitary condition on the property, to the extent that it was deemed uninhabitable."
Single family zoning - one of the largest drivers of the North American housing shortage. Building anything other types of housing is largely illegal in the US and Canada.
It's ridiculous. Charge him for some kind of permit and move along. Like, seriously. There are more important things they could be working on right now. Idk how some people sleep at night or live with themselves.
THE CITY HAVE NO MORALS SHAME SHAME
How sad that they crushed the hope of people who have none, what are we doing as a society, extremely shameful
If they did not qualitify as homes then they were just sheds. The city destroyed his sheds.
This man bought this land. He was kind enough to put it to good use. So, what they’re basically saying is that he can’t do whatever he wants to do with his property. I am livid. It’s outright arrogance and greed on the city’s part. They need to compensate this man for the money he lost. I also think that they should rebuild what they had no right destroying.
Not "his" land it was bought with donations from hard working people. The land belongs to New Leaf.
@@stanleyhape8427 Semantics. The spirit of the original comment still stands. 🙄
I don't want slums next to me if I buy and built before him in what I thought would turn into a neighborhood. Slums can be built next to you.
@@konichiwa3744 They literally said none of the neighbors or companies nearby had any complaints.
It's also outrageous how quickly they moved to demolish everything. Other issues are merely addressed using nice words but nothing ever gets done about them.
This just breaks my heart. Nothing like kicking someone when they are already down.
They aren't down. They've chosen to live this life. More like kicking the moochers off of your couch.
@@t_c5266 not everyone has chosen to live this way. Most of us are a few paychecks away from being homeless. I pray that you never experience it or you may find yourself couch surfing.
@@marilynglazier9794 I won't ever experience it because I'm responsible with money and I've built up my life.
I didn't waste it on drugs like most of these idiots.
@@marilynglazier9794 it might be good for him to experience it a little
@@popejaimie I agree, everyone needs to come as close to homeless as you can to know what it feels like. Even then some people still won't have empathy.
HEARTLESS.
Thats heart breaking! That is so cruel.
As a city planner, I am shocked and amazed that any city code enforcement could act that quickly to bulldoze something built on one's property, meeting code or not. I also find it incomprehensible that a city wouldn't acknowledge this person's generous efforts to house people where they have failed to do so. At the very least, this should tell them they have to reexamine their Comp Plan and zoning code. It has to be way off if this treeless, moisture starved parcel of rocks and dry, bare soil is zoned single family residential. I question its habitability or suitability for building on in the first place. At the very least, it can be zoned for temporary shelters until the city leaders can get their act together and build suitable housing for everyone who needs it. Same in Atlanta and across the country.
That's the proper way sad this is its a dirt. Lot Noone really that. Close to it it's bs Vegas has so many homeless. Living in storm tunnels under the casinos and under passes its crazy I'm from NYC and phx when I moved to Vegas I was shocked there was so. Many
Can God show you spellcheck?
@sislt777 lol Fair enough. Hallelujah!!!
@sislt777 it's so sad I lived there for 8 yrs to treat fellow humans that are clean an sober this way. Just isn't right
@@jpwjr1199 no auto. Correct isn't right either
Absolutely criminal, legal or not. One can only hope these "officials" get to find themselves in the same boat, dealing with the same "official" attitudes, and no where to go.
Nothing will happen if locals aren't outraged and insist on change. Even then it's a tough road because official pricks like these only know the currently popular technique of doubling down on stupidity.
These official are working for the tax payers and home owners.
Politicians make the laws and the regulations. THEY can do whatever they like unless the people fight back and replace them regularly,
The only way these officials will feel that same type of feeling is if they're incarcerated in insolation.
@@rampar77 To spend tax dollars on heavy machinery for demolishing homes built with volunteer hours on private property? I wouldn't not think bulldozing small homes for homeless people is worth any tax dollars. And now having no place to be and loss of hope, crime rates will rise, and you think that's what home owners want?
This is the world we live in. If the state or government can't make $$$ off of it then it's a "violation "
I wonder if there is a way to skirt around the zoning issue with the single-family home, maybe build one building to be representative of a home that can fit in that area but it’s a bit like a tiny apartment complex with a shared kitchen and bathrooms?
Shameful…hats off to the founder of the tiny house program. Hopefully he gets it up and running 💙🙏🏘
Build a couple tiny houses in your yard, or take in a couple homeless people.
@@jimbendtsen8841 your lady lives with me part time does that count?
@@TheHouseAlwaysWins-xs8zd
@@TheHouseAlwaysWins-xs8zd meaningless and meanspirited crapola. Beyond cruel, unbalanced, dismissive and spiteful. Without the Humanity there is no Economy. Economic Justice is affordable housing transportation education health care and nutrition.
I, does his lady live with you in the free tiny house you live in, or did they destroy it and kick you out?
There is no excuse for this level of tyranny against a citizen of a supposedly free country with civil rights guaranteed by the constitution. Not only inhumane and without compassion, these actions will also prove to be illegal and end up costing the authority that perpetrated this crime, but the taxpayer in the long run. Those in charge of this action need to be held accountable.
They are criminals for doing this, , they have earned the hate from the public, but they are cowards and are hiding so no one knows who gave the orders to destroy the tiny homes
@@ricknelsonm I know there are constitutional violations here and local, regional/county or State laws cannot trump the constitution. Your home is your castle. Where was due process? Where were the warrants to breach someone's home, seize their property and take it by theft (the destruction of it)? Under color of law, to commit these crimes, violate inalienable rights, violate someone's home, is most egregious and they NEED to be held accountable and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Case law on the sovereignty of the home is well established to the extent that those involved, law enforcement, town council, mayor, whoever, should loose their qualified immunity and be personally liable. I'm guessing this is going to cost the powers that be and even the taxpayers a LOT of money. But it needs to happen to stop this kind of tyranny!
@@wildbuslife they didn’t pull permits to build. They didn’t have water and Seems nobody cared to do it correctly.
That’s what sucks.
A Citizen is a masonic slave. We are Sovereign Nationals with our Bill of Rights and Common Law Courts as our true God given rights. The CONstitution has never been ratified by we the people. It is an Admirality/Maritime Law system (law of the water) British rule. Law of the water is never suppose to be on our land. Search Gold fringes around the American flag. Problem: Our common law courts have been removed. The fix is in. The only thing we do have left is Article 11 of our Bill of Rights. We are at war.
@@scott2862 Doesn't matter. It was their home. They are entitled to due process and two wrongs never make a right, the authorities need to follow the law and not circumvent Constitutional Rights. The laws are in place to work issues like this out and not for Government to ignore to run roughshod over people and their rights.
Next time give them a job and only give temporary housing while they wait on their first paychecks.
While they keep trying out solutions that don't work , more & more folks just slipping into homelessness. SAD.
They told him to do this on private property and he does and they STILL tear down the tiny homes. It’s truly despicable
Finland has ZERO homeless. Other states and cities are will approach Zero homeless by 2024. Residents pay according to their income and landlords get huge TAX BREAKS. Why is Vegas not doing this?
Because in Finland housing is a right.
from a realtors perspective, everything they did makes sense legally.
yes it was private property but he didn't apply for permits, get certificates of habitation, or obey the zoning laws.
i've seen these tiny home villages before but they require electricity and a certain numbers of bathrooms per 25 people, usually will be public bathrooms in the center or off to the side.
it's ridiculous to just throw some huts on your property and think the city will let you get away with it.
@@AzzekaTheRealOne allowing landlords to get tax breaks will just encourage them to buy more property and make housing prices rise even higher. i get what you are saying but the market doesn't operate on emotion.
one way to fix this is to address single family zoning. more people should live in apartments, duplex, or townhouse. letting people fantasize about the white picket fence american dream is why housing is so expensive right now.
@@GalacticTradingPost It's not the case. It's 24 empty properties for 1 homeless. Just empty houses all around the US.
Stop using housing as a stock and it'll be fine.
Sounds like if the local community gives a damn at all, they need to band together, publicly identify and call out all involved city and state officials behind it all, and take action to get them removed from office. Hold them accountable!
"What you tolerate will continue."
People can't even have a discussion over real issues. Seriously?
@@KD-qp3gc Do you know something about it all that is not being reported?
You should take in a couple homeless people in your home. Everyone has to do there part.. here in Phoenix, the homeless problem is spiraling outa control.
@@nashvillain171 There are people trying to help these folks, just for the sake of good, and even trying to go through proper channels to get something done, only to have government and their cronies come in and grind it all to dust.
"What you tolerate will continue." Yes, it applies to homelessness. But good people can do nothing while hamstrung by the 'elected' who stand in the way.
Now the border areas, with the invasion going on...? That is unfortunately a horse of another color. Same problem, yes, but far different circumstances, and ....*gasp* our government, arm in arm with criminal cartels and traffickers, is behind it all.
"What you tolerate will continue."
What Is so hard to understand here...?
Alright lead the charge, we're here waiting. And something tells me that isn't going to change...
How tf do you bulldoze something on his land? But your okay with people living on the street or in tents🤦🏾♀️
That is so incredibly sad.
I hope they don't let this discourage them. I'm gonna make a donation to this organization. I really hope they use some of their funding to get legal assistance to get the necessary permits they need to build the houses permanently without risk of having them torn down for breaking codes.
I was thinking same. Grants are available
@@elizabethlaird4171 right. They've got a wonderful idea on their hands. They just need to hire a lawer or legal team to help them build their tiny homes within the proper legal guidelines.
The BLM founder just bought a $50 MILLION house. Save your money.
@@English_MoFo Yeah, for sure... must be true, read it on the interwebs.
Actually, just made it up, cause I can't find anything about $50 million house bought by anyone involved.. did you decide it wasn't inflammatory enough that she bought some properties for about $500K or less and it's been reported she checked out some property in the Bahamas at some point? Oh no,, one oh her homes have gone up in value to $800K, better demolish or sell it out from under her... no one gets away with that!
How can they do this to people trying to get their life’s back! Absolutely disgusting!
not paying property taxes.
I know! The people building the tiny homes should be ashamed for not following the rules! This is what happens when people skip the first step. Once again the homeless people are the ones that suffer because they trusted a idiot that pretended there was no rules. Couldn’t even build a fence right and got the mini houses destroyed.
@@channelofstuff6662 Tax the poor! Tax breaks for the rich! Typical GQP. Bet you call yourself a "Christian," too. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We're not supposed to get our lives back
@@cosmicllama6910 are you stupid! They are homeless people! We have to help them if we can!
So from what I understood it's safer to live on the streets than a tiny home according to the city officials? Correct me if I'm wrong
This is sickening! I just moved to Vegas less than a month ago, thank God I have children living here or I would still be homeless in North Idaho.
So many are a check away from being homeless, now that is extremely sad.
There needs to be a solution and very quickly, there needs to be housing regulations which have to address the price of housing for all. Light and Love to all ✌️💜🌈
This is really evil because the city and/or state don't want to take care of their homeless problem and yet they won't allow someone else to do it. Just shows they don't give a damn about their homeless citizens! Too sad!
"Because the homeless are there to scare the shit out of the middle class so they will stay in line and work harder."- George Carlin
They're getting so much money by keeping people homeless especially if there's drug use, drugs make business boom money wise in the legal system.
Yes in Seattle the Leftists in power wouldn't allow churches to help the homeless in many ways. Codes, it upset the neighbors or some such sh**,
If you don't care, it isn't on your mind. When you actively hate, it is very much on your mind and you do something like this.
I can’t believe this happened!! Those tiny homes were a great starting over point. I hope something happens for those people.
The guys name is Savage iam not surprised he’s probably a sex offender that’s why he didn’t give he’s real name
I can believe it, these people are evil under greed and capitalism
I hope enough of us wake up and overthrow the government before it's too late.
They are driving us all homeless on purpose. They will keep raising property taxes until renters and homeowners are all in the same boat.
Pray for the Homeless people.😥😓😢😰😤😠😡😠😡😤😥😓😢😰🕯️🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏
What in the world is wrong with Las Vegas? I just watched a video on the solution that Reno NV has done to solve the homeless crisis. Why can't Las Vegas do the same thing? Just demolish tiny houses?? Why, just what did they do that was so good????
heart breaking