A Tampa Bay-area woman says she’s now homeless after paying rent on a house she learned was never in her name in the first place.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For Nikita Jones and her two daughters, this two-bedroom, one-bath house in St. Petersburg was finally home.
“I had been homeless for eight months, already with two kids. I was sleeping in my truck. My kids were staying with my friend,” Jones said.
Praying for a miracle, a co-worker let her know of someone she knew who could possibly help her find a place to live.
“I had to fill out an application with her. I paid the application fee. She ended up sending me this address. She told me to go by it but I couldn’t get in,” Jones said. “I was looking through the windows. And I said, ‘OK. This, this is OK for me and my kids.’
“I paid her …