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Durham County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Michael Wood has the job that no one wants \u2013 especially not today, just a couple weeks before Thanksgiving, in the freezing weather.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today is \u201cpadlock Friday,\u201d the end to yet another week of evictions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wood has a stack of papers sandwiched between the sun visor and the roof of his white sheriff\u2019s cruiser. Each one is a court order to complete an eviction, or a padlock, as they call it in the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just above freezing, so Wood will have on his embroidered \u201csheriff\u201d beanie, which falls just inches above his glasses. With a puffy black jacket on and a laptop that\u2019s next to his steering wheel, there\u2019s not much room left on the driver\u2019s side of the car.<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u2019ll spend the day meeting with landlords and property managers, searching houses and apartments, and making sure that the locks have been changed on those properties so the evicted tenants cannot return.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes he finds families with children, abandoned pets, or, in one case, a tenant inflicting injuries on herself. But there\u2019s nothing the sheriff\u2019s office can do to change the eviction, Deputy Wood says.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey were going to lose the property or wherever they live long before I got there,\u201d he says, \u201cand if it hadn’t been me doing it it’d have been somebody else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Durham saw <\/span>9,335 evictions in 2018<\/span><\/a>, or about 180 every week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They all start with the same letter, calling the tenant to small claims court to answer for their failure to pay rent.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tenant isn\u2019t obligated to come to court, but if they don\u2019t show, the eviction process will continue without them, Wood says.<\/span><\/p>\n

***<\/span><\/p>\n

Eviction court starts at 9 a.m. sharp nearly every weekday. Get there late for your hearing, and you might miss it in the sea of dozens scheduled for that morning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On some mornings, the magistrates will hear well over 100 cases, especially at the start of the month, when landlords file more claims.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once defendants find their names on the docket outside, they slip quietly into one of the hearing rooms. Unlike in District Court, defendants here are handled first-come, first-served.<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s no bailiff or court reporter. The only record of each hearing will be the magistrate\u2019s scribbles on the back of the case envelope.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are two tables. One is for the landlord and an attorney; the other is for the tenant and their attorney. But tenants rarely have one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes, the landlords won\u2019t show up. They\u2019ll contract the case out to a law firm that specializes in eviction cases; lawyers will come in about every month or so, outgunning dozens of tenants in just minutes each.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is your agreed-upon rent $550 per month?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Did you fail to pay rent for the months of September and October?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Are you still in possession of the property?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Tenants will admit that yes, they did sign the lease. And yes, that is the amount of rent that they agreed to. Yes, they missed rent for a month or two, but they were in a bind. They just lost their job, or their spouse died. Or their car broke down. Or a relative was sick.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And many tenants tell eye-opening stories about poor conditions. Tammie Gibson said her rental home turned from a family atmosphere into a nightmare, a toxic environment that led her to develop depression. She described a stove that routinely caught fire, persistent issues with rats, and domestic disputes with other residents.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t want to be there a minute longer,\u201d she said to the magistrate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes, tenants purposely won\u2019t pay their rent to try to force their landlord to address a nagging problem such as a rodent infestation or perpetually clogged plumbing.<\/span><\/p>\n

But North Carolina doesn\u2019t allow this retaliatory action. If you live there, you have to pay for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

The court also has no responsibility to evaluate why tenants can\u2019t or won\u2019t pay. Despite Durham\u2019s problem with skyrocketing rents, with <\/span>average rent rising 15% in the past three years<\/span><\/a>, the court cannot grant tenants reprieve. From the court\u2019s perspective, it\u2019s simple: the tenant hasn\u2019t paid rent, and the landlord needs the property back. The magistrate then has to rule against the tenant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unless the tenant appeals the judgment within 10 days, it becomes a permanent eviction record, influencing credit scores and job applications for years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n

***<\/span><\/p>\n

Once that judgment is processed by the court, it\u2019s added to Deputy Wood\u2019s docket of padlocks.<\/span><\/p>\n

He crisscrosses Durham every day, from downtown luxury apartments to public housing to\u00a0 new suburban townhomes. Every hour, on the hour, he has an appointment to meet with a landlord to enforce the court\u2019s ruling.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Deputy Michael Wood\u00a0 | Photo courtesy of the Durham Sheriff’s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cYou’re there for a job. You’re not there to judge people,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

When he arrives, he gives the landlords his standard spiel: the tenant has seven days to reach out to the landlord to retrieve their property. Whatever is left in the property, whether it\u2019s an unplugged fridge with rotting food or hordes of roaches scurrying around the corners, is up to the landlord to deal with.<\/span><\/p>\n

He avoids most of their questions, advising them to get legal advice from somewhere else.<\/span><\/p>\n

He knocks and presses his ear against the door, listening for movement to assess what he\u2019ll face inside.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith a padlock,\u201d he says, \u201cyou don’t know what’s behind the door. You don’t know what’s in there. You have no idea.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He walks in and holds up a flashlight as he searches rooms, closets, and cabinets,, hoping to avoid a possible threat around the corner.<\/span><\/p>\n

People hide, he says. They\u2019ll hide in nooks and crannies around the house, hoping to stave off eviction for a few more days, clinging to the time they have left.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there\u2019s no wiggle room, he says. He can\u2019t give a tenant a couple hours, regardless how dire the situation. He is required to complete the eviction.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt some point they have to know if they haven’t been paying their rent or fulfilling their obligation to the landlord … they’re being evicted,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

A rare and lucky few will successfully appeal their eviction in District Court and get to stay in\u00a0 their home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many others will work it out with their landlords \u2014 last-ditch efforts to cover the overdue rent or hastily work out a payment plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re standing there, the locks are in hand, they’re about to get changed and (the landlord and tenant will) make a deal or they’ll work it out and they’ll stop,\u201d Wood says.<\/span><\/p>\n

More often than not, though, he\u2019ll find an empty property. Maybe the tenant left to avoid embarrassment, or maybe they fled the country, fleeing their eviction record as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there\u2019s nothing he can do about it now. He posts the orange sign and leaves.<\/span><\/p>\n

In photo at top: Deputy Wood posts this sign before a landlord changes the lock. Once a padlock is complete, the tenant has seven days to arrange a time to pick up their belongings. Photo by Niharika Vattikonda | The 9th Street Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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