I'm a Gold Star Father battling for a group of veterans being evicted - we have until September 1 to save our heroes
Christopher Harper
Published Sep 03, 2026
AMID ongoing evictions of veterans in a tiny home village, a state representative has pledged to find them new homes before a looming deadline.
In Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Republican State Representative Steven Xiarhos, who serves in the 5th Barnstable District, is contacting local and state agencies to assist in new residences for the displaced veterans.
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The tiny home village, formerly a motel, is shutting down due to the cost of bringing the housing up to code, per local NBC affiliate WBTS.
Two years ago, the property was purchased and renovated to offer affordable housing for retired military service members.
Although Carol Eklund, the property manager, noted that it cost too much to bring the complex up to the codes set by local government officials.
"It's just too much money at this point, we already put a lot into it," she told the outlet.
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"A lot of these people have a hard time paying [the rent] as it is."
Eklund continued: "We did this to try and help. As long as we can get these people into a situation where they're safe, clean, and taken care of, we're happy."
The property manager stressed the need for help finding another place for the veterans to move to.
"If there's anybody out there that can help, has a room or unit for rent, we've got some good people here," she pleaded.
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That's where Xiarhos is supposedly stepping in to take action in finding the appropriate place for the veterans to go for long-term housing.
Without the updated code, the tiny home village can only be used short term, and residents have until September 1 to move out.
That means the state representative has less than one month to sort everything.
Several veterans who currently live at the village have expressed their fears and concerns about what might happen at the end of this month.
As The U.S. Sun previously reported, one of those worried tenants is David, a disabled Coast Guard veteran, and one of many former members of the Armed Forces being evicted from the Cape Cod community.
"Pretty much out of the blue here," he explained to WBTS.
"I don't really know what's going on because I pretty much keep to myself, but I get served a notice to get out in 30 days, and there's no housing around here, especially when you have a pet."
"I'm dying of cancer, I'm not going to die in my car," he concluded.
A veteran in the neighborhood of Ocean Beach, at the westernmost point of San Diego, California, is also battling what he claimed was an unjust eviction.
The landlord for the apartment complex on West Point Loma Boulevard, Michael Mills, has come under fire from some residents, including US military veteran Damin Dixon.
He has claimed Mills unlawfully evicted him from his ocean-front unit, per local NBC News outlet, KNSD.
Dixon hired an attorney to assist in a suit against Mills, who allegedly gave him a notice to vacate the premises in July.
"There’s no reason to boot me out. I’ve been here for over two years," he stressed to the outlet.
"I’ve always paid on time — 100 percent disabled veteran.”
For more related content, check out The U.S. Sun's coverage of a veteran who claimed he was suddenly evicted from his home in North Carolina over a little-known law.
The U.S. Sun also has the story of a veteran in Florida who was served an eviction notice for what the homeowner claimed was a mistake that had nothing to do with him.
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