First Jobless, Now Homeless. Times Getting Harder in America
Editor's Note: This image contains graphic content that some viewers may find disturbing. Click to view the image, or use the buttons above to navigate away. All images/John Morre/Getty Images Sheriff's deputies wake Harvey Lesser, 58, with a court order to evict him from his apartment on Dec. 11 in Boulder, Colo. Lesser, an unemployed software developer with chronic health problems related to obesity, said he stopped making rent payments after all of his savings were spent. Evictions and foreclosure rates soared nationwide in 2009, amid skyrocketing unemployment and an ongoing mortgage crisis. Sheriff's deputy Seth Poe waits to escort Harvey Lesser, 58, from his apartment after serving him with a court order for eviction. Editor's Note: This image contains graphic content that some viewers may find disturbing. Click to view the image, or use the buttons above to navigate away. L...