ACORN breaks into home

ome community activists could face criminal charges after breaking into a home in Southeast Baltimore.

After snapping a lock with bolt cutters, ACORN member Louis Beverly told supporters “this is our house now.”

The home in the 300 block of Ellwood Avenue used to be owned by Donna Hanks. She lost this home in September, after owning it since 2001. When things got tough she struggled to make her payments. Her mortgage? $1995 a month. Her income? $2200. Donna’s story is one that ACORN is taking a stand against.

ACORN says that they will move Donna Hanks back in despite the fact that she no longer owns the house. During the taping of this story a man by the name of William Lane told ABC2 News that he owns the house currently—and plans to sue Acorn.