while the property’s owner, Patti Peeples, wasn’t allowed on the premises.“It gives me a real feeling of positive hope that we still have the ability to discuss challenges in our society and work with our legislatures in a bipartisan way,” Peeples said.I-TEAM: Court ordering women to leave rental property where owner says they’ve been squattingThey refused to leave, and it was Peeples who was banned from the premises as the case spent weeks moving through civil court.
It was soon after that date when Peeples first shared her story with the I-TEAM. Later, she was invited to share it on national TV and then, in Tallahassee.“I’ll tell you why. Because at the crux of this issue is just basic unfairness, you know, if we don’t have the right to inhabit our own property, then what kind of world are we living in?” Peeples said.