Black balloons carrying banners with the words "Displacement", "Homelessness" and "Pay to Play" drifted to the top of Airbnb's atrium, as speaker after speaker recounted stories of being evicted and the effects that these evictions have on low income communities.
What's more, according to Amnesty International, in 2008 some 150,000 Cambodians were at risk of being evicted, meaning that some 420,000 Cambodians have been affected by evictions since 2003.
I've had the experience of being evicted.
He was on the verge of being evicted from his home.
I had to go to a funeral instead of being evicted.
Is there a possibility of being evicted from my co-op over something like that?
His family is in danger of being evicted from its apartment.
But a tenant could hang a flag inside a window without fear of being evicted.
Fear of being evicted is the No. 1 concern of her clients, she said.
The possibility of being evicted, and of having to declare personal bankruptcy, has left her distraught.
"He was in the process of being evicted," Mr. Carmon said.
